Dawlish News

BLACK Swan couple Bert and Kimba now have a grand total of seven eggs on their nest. The pair, part of the population in Dawlish, are now taking it in turns to sit on the nest which is on the manmade island built on the Brook at Tuck’s Plot.

Dirty Business tells the story of Heather Preen who died 12 days into a family holiday to Dawlish Warren. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

POLICE will be holding a surgery at a village hall in Teignbridge soon. The Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team are holding their latest ‘Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting on Tuesday, March 3 at Stokeinteignhead Village Hall.

MORE than 50 people gathered in Dawlish to mark four years since the full invasion of Ukraine. Dawlish Town Council hosted a short service at the Manor House to honour the lives lost show solidarity with those who continue to endure hardship, and reflect on the importance of peace and unity during a ...

Meat lovers across South Devon are being encouraged to celebrate the skill and dedication behind their favourite cuts as National Butchers’ Week returns this March.

A CAMPAIGNER from Teigbridge is calling for better water quality testing as a new Channel 4 drama features the true story of a child who died from an infection after holidaying in Dawlish Warren.

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. Law firm Leigh Day said it was opening the claim to include people from the Devon towns of Dawlish, Sidmouth and Teignmouth, as well as Newquay and Penzance in Cornwall.

A PERMANENT home for the Dawlish Banking Hub is now open for business. The facility has officially opened at premises in Brunswick Place. A spokesman for Dawlish Town Council, which campaigned with traders for a hub in the town, said: ‘Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen — a ...

NEW fencing has been installed on Dawlish sea wall while repairs to storm damage continue. Signage indicating the footpath was closed had been in place but there appear to have been incidents where the signs were ignored.

A FUNERAL home in Dawlish has launched a new monthly bereavement café. The ‘Coffee and Friends’ sessions, held at Co-op Funeralcare Dawlish, on Lawn Terrace, take place on the first Friday of every month from 10.30am to 12pm.

LEGAL ACTION against South West Water over sewage pollution has been expanded to include people living in Dawlish and Teignmouth. The claim led by law firm Leigh Day will now be open to people living in the two Teignbridge towns.

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. The eight-year-old, from Rednal in Birmingham, died 12 days into a family holiday to Dawlish Warren, after a beach walk in the south Devon town.

THE ICONIC Black Swans of Dawlish are now collectively sitting on a total of 10 eggs. The two breeding pairs have five eggs each now, laid just weeks after storms swept away their previous nests and eggs.

SOUTH West Water bosses have responded to tonight’s Channel 4 docudrama which features the death of a child after contracting E-coli following a holiday in Dawlish Warren. Eight-year-old Heather Preen died in 1999 following the family’s visit to the Warren where days earlier a nearby storm pipe had ...

A NEW SPECIALIST unit at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish has won a prestigious award. The Brook, a 10 flat block for patients with learning disabilities and autism, won the Best Specialist Care Design category at this year's Healthcare Design Awards.

POLICE will be holding a surgery at a Bishopsteignton pub this week. Members of the Teignmouth and Dawlish Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at Old Commercial Inn in Bishopsteignton on Thursday, February 26.

POLICE will be holding a community surgery in Ideford this week. Members of the Teignmouth and Dawlish Policing Team will be at Ideford Village Hall on Friday, February 27. Officers will be on hand from 10.30am until 11.30am.

Residents in Dawlish are being advised that essential cliff stabilisation works will begin behind Great Cliff on Marine Parade from Monday 2 March 2026. Improving Safety After Previous Cliff Falls.

Residents can find out about the numerous charities, voluntary organisations and community groups that are active in and around Teignmouth at an exhibition taking place at Teignmouth Arts Action Group (TAAG) from February 28.

With new homes in Dawlish around 20% less expensive than those in Exeter, and Dawlish also being one location where it costs less to buy than to rent, Bloor Homes is holding an information weekend (21/22 Feb) at its Dawlish View development for first time buyers so they can make fully informed ...

Costume swap rails are coming to libraries in Newton Abbot, Chudleigh and Dawlish next month as Libraries Unlimited and Recycle Devon celebrate World Book Day. World Book Day 2026 takes place on Thursday, March 5 and library swap rails are now up and running until March 8.

Sign in for podcasts, documentaries and analysis. A storm in February 2014 left the Dawlish railway dangling over the coastline. Train departure boards were littered with cancellations when Storm Ingrid battered the South West of England last month - and for many, it all felt quite familiar.

DAWLISH will mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. Members of the Ukrainian community and friends are invited to an event at the town council offices on Tuesday February 24.

GOVERNMENT ministers have pledged to keep South Devon’s vital rail link running reliably as winter storms increase. Newton Abbot Liberal Democrat MP Martin Wrigley raised concerns about the safety of the coastal line between Teignmouth and Dawlish after recent storms.

A Dawlish running group has donated £500 to Teignmouth Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) after selecting the lifesaving organisation as its 2025 charity of the year. Dawlish Coasters chair Alex Sykes presented a cheque to Teignmouth RNLI fundraising chair Wendy Richards Wood at the running ...

DAWLISH railway station has been given a brand new look. The Grade II listed station has now been returned to its traditional colours of chocolate and cream with new signage and painting. The work has been carried out by rail operator Great Western Railway which is responsible for the station.

THE MAYOR of Dawlish is to host the town’s first beer and cider festival. It is hoped the festival, to be held on Saturday March 28, will become the first of many. Local brewers have been invited to take part in the event which takes place at the Strand Centre between noon and 10pm.

NEW Dawlish councillor Pat Hackett says he ‘can’t wait to get started’. Pat, who moved to Dawlish a few years ago, brings with him a distinguished political background as a former leader of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, where he led a minority Labour administration, and also as a former Mayor ...

THE CYCLEWAY between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren is to close for five weeks for improvement work. Devon County Council says the ‘permissive’ cycleway alongside Shutterton Brook, Dawlish, from Exeter Road to Dawlish Warren Road, will be closed for up to five weeks from 23 February.

TOWN councillors in Dawlish have approved their budget for the next financial year. Among the priorities for 2026 to 2027 will be redeveloping the avian-flu hit waterfowl aviary. Last year, up to 50 of the town’s ornamental birds had to be humanely culled after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic ...

A NEW Channel 4 drama into polluted water will feature the death of an eight-year-old girl linked to sewage discharged into the sea at Dawlish Warren. The case of Heather Preen, who died in 1999 of E coli poisoning after a family holiday, is among a number of stories told in the drama due to air ...

PARTS of the timber from wrecked Teignmouth Pier are still being washed up along the coast in Dawlish. Piles of the wood from the end of the pier appeared at both Dawlish seafront and Coryton Cove following the devastating storms.

PREPARATIONS are well underway for the renowned Dawlish Water Rotary Club Mega Quiz. Rotarians are hoping to raise another substantial amount from their hugely popular quiz, the first one of the year.

COUNCILLORS have paid tribute to the clean-up crews who mopped up after the South Devon coast was badly hit by recent storms. Cllr Nutley, the council’s executive member for leisure and recreation, said the damage to the pier had been ‘devastating’, while damage caused in other parts of Teignmouth ...

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to help a popular Dawlish coastal cafe which was damaged during the recent storms. Buddy’s at Red Rock has been forced to close after a sinkhole appeared under the area of decking.

DAWLISH Hospital Minor Injuries Unit remains closed again this week due to continued staffing problems. The unit has been closed for most of this year so far. Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust says the situation is reviewed on a weekly basis and it will only reopen if a ‘safe and consistent’ service ...

REPAIRS to a large sink hole which appeared along the sea wall between Teignmouth and Dawlish have been completed. The footpath along the sea wall between Teignmouth and Smugglers Lane has now reopened.

TEAMS from Teignbridge Council have started assessing and repairing damage to seafront and coastal areas following the impact of Storm Ingrid last week. Both Teignmouth and Dawlish were hit particularly hard, with powerful waves throwing debris onto roads, paths, and public spaces.

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THE leader of Devon County Council has issued an urgent request to Government for financial support to help communities hit by Storms Ingrid and Chandra. Storm Ingrid severely damaged the sea wall between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren.