April 29, 2025
From Classroom to Canvas: How Coastal Living Transformed a Newquay Artist’s Life and Work
Artist and surfer Phil Strugnell shares how Cornwall’s wild coast fuels his creativity and shapes his art.
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February 10, 2025
Meet Steve Davies – owner of Dinosaurland, Lyme Regis
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February 4, 2025
Coast Character: Cornwall glassmaker Dreya Bennett
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October 4, 2024
Coast community: Cornish winemaker Derek Crookes
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…
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August 15, 2024
Coast character: Jamie Jones
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…
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July 25, 2024
Coast character: Ross Geach
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March 21, 2024
Coast character: Jamie (James) Lawrence
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…
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March 14, 2024
Meet Blue Badge guide Nigel Philpott
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…
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February 29, 2024
Coast character: Melissa Thom on Hope Cove
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…
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February 1, 2024
Coast character: Terry Ferguson
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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February 1, 2024
Coast character: Emily Evan
A holiday visit to Cornwall turned into something rather longer for water-borne entrepreneur, Emily Evan. WORDS: DIANA MASSEY Emily Evan is the founder of sustainable swimwear brand Mor Swimmy, and lives in Penzance, where she…
