Dawlish News
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 soon.
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 disease.
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.
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.
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 and Dawlish was ‘staggering’.
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 can be provided.
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.