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More than 600,000 people a year visit Birling Gap, part of Seven Sisters cliffs, which are vulnerable to coastal erosionThe National Trust has banned coaches from one of Britain’s most popular beauty spots in an attempt to reduce the growing numbers o…
Votes invited for the public’s top 10 resorts and experiences, from beach huts and lidos to the Blackpool TowerThe British seaside may be derided by some for being as tacky as the candyfloss stuck to the side of your mouth. Yet tackiness is fundamental…
Potentially lethal to fish and dangerous for humans, the summer’s toxic invader is caused by warming seas and strong windsWhen Owen Francomb from Margate set out on a walk with his dog Gertie along Kent’s picturesque Thanet coast early this month, he d…
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Athletes competing on stretch of UK coastline where reduced water quality at centre of dispute over sewage dischargesAt least 57 people fell ill with sickness and diarrhoea after competing in sea swimming events at the World Triathlon Championship Seri…
Concerns over water quality have discouraged a quarter of summer bathers from taking the plungeAlmost a quarter of the UK’s sea swimmers may not take a dip in the ocean this year because of sewage dumping by water companies, according to a poll.Sewage …
Hundreds of dead birds including guillemots, razorbills and gannets found on Pembrokeshire beachesAn outbreak of avian influenza has been confirmed in one of the world’s most important areas for seabirds with hundreds of guillemots, razorbills and gann…
Licensing for scallop dredging and trawling must comply with National Marine Plan after judicial review by Open Seas charityThe Scottish government should stop approving licences for fishing vessels using methods believed to cause harm to habitats, a c…
Barring public access to beaches and other sites is not a model for development. Transparency and engagement are neededWalk along a Caribbean beach, which may stretch for miles, and your stroll is guaranteed to be cut short by an angry hotel security g…
With 100 tonnes of clothing from the west discarded every day in Accra, ‘fast fashion’ brands must be forced to help pay for the choking textile waste they create, environmentalists sayA group of secondhand clothes dealers from Ghana have visited Bruss…