A STREAM of sewage was discharged across Teignbridge’s coast this week, as a result of the recent stormy weather.

Over the course of the weekend, alerts were issued at Dawlish Town Beach, Teignmouth Town Beach, Shaldon and Holcombe. Just Coryton Cove remained clear. Many other popular beaches across the South West also received pollution alerts.

Although much of the pollution cleared up throughout the week, the charity Surfers Against Sewage urged people to stay out of the water over the weekend.

However, many sewage monitors are now being turned off for winter, making it difficult to gauge the full extent of the pollution. The Mid-Devon Advertiser also found that over the past year, monitors in Teignmouth and Dawlish that were installed to regulate and track such pollution events have either been faulty or turned off.

South West Water has previously said that they are working to resolve both sewage pollution and monitoring issues.