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February 10, 2025
Paleontologist Steve Davies owns Dinosaurland, a fossil museum in Lyme Regis which houses 26,000 specimens – and is growing all the time Steve Davies’ affinity for the Jurassic Coast dates back to his school days,…
February 4, 2025
From Gladiators to glassmaking, a polymath career woman in Cornwall is smashing the glass ceiling in every sense… Dreya Bennett is a former Gladiator Crunchie Flying Circus wing walker, professional kite surfer, now turned successful…
October 4, 2024
The world of wine is opening up to people in Cornwall, thanks to the efforts of enthusiast, Cornish winemaker Derek Crookes. Derek Crookes is the co-owner and wine buyer at Kernowine in Falmouth. Del, as…
September 19, 2024
Helicopter commutes, treacherous weather and puffin colleagues…all part of the nine to five for the people working on the UK’s most remote islands, discovers JENNY OLDAKER. Clare Henderson is an archaeologist for the National Trust…
August 15, 2024
No two days are the same for Jamie Jones, who has been working at Great Yarmouth’s Pleasure Beach since he was a teenager. WORDS: LIZ BLAKEBOROUGH Being part of the fourth generation of a family business…
July 25, 2024
Professional chef Ross Geach turns to his farming heritage to cook up the perfect coastal feast. WORDS: JULIA HUGHES It was as a 13-year-old up to his elbows in washing suds, that Ross Geach realised his…
March 21, 2024
Making traditional prawn withy pots is not for the faint-fingered, as KAREN YOUNG discovers when she visits retired fisherman Jamie (James) Lawrence in West Sussex. Willow or ‘withy’ pots are traditional traps that fishermen would…
March 14, 2024
A Blue Badge guide and volunteer on one of the south coast’s most familiar historic ships has plenty of tales to tell about its past. Nigel Philpott is a registered Blue Badge guide for south…
February 29, 2024
MELISSA THOM, founder and CEO of Bristol Academy of Voice Acting, embraces a favourite spot both personally and professionally – Hope Cove. My favourite stretch of coastline in the UK is south Devon, where I…
February 8, 2024
It is where the sea meets the sky, but for coastal artists and art lovers alike, the coastline represents so much more, writes CAROL BURNS. The coast has always held a unique fascination for artists.…
February 1, 2024
Working the ferries between Scottish islands for many years has produced a wealth of stories for one dedicated worker. Terry Ferguson. WORDS: KATY HUGHES A three-week stint covering for an absent team member turned into…
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