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 8, 2024
Meet the coastal artists
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.…
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December 21, 2023
Coastal walking: breaking down the barriers
Coast is partnering with the Ramblers each month to promote coastal walking. In this month’s column, SAM KNIGHT, mountain leader, reveals how a new video guide makes taking a trek easier for everyone. Among all…
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December 21, 2023
Coast Character: Robert Thompson
Chef ROBERT THOMPSON enjoys the ways island life can help shape his cooking philosophy. WORDS: AMBER BEARD As the youngest chef to have received a Michelin Star, not once but twice, Robert Thompson’s love affair with…
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November 16, 2023
Meet Mick Oxley: creator of coastal artwork
The Northumberland coast has always been a major part of Mick Oxley’s life. STEVE NEWMAN explains why today his coastal artwork both in watercolours and acrylic is held in galleries and private collections across the…
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November 16, 2023
Coast character: Rupert Cooper
A switch from professional sport to teaching cookery has proved to be a winning formula for Cornish entrepreneur Rupert Cooper. Formerly a professional rugby player, Rupert Cooper took over Philleigh Way Cookery School on Cornwall’s…
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November 16, 2023
Coast character: Elsabe White
Elsabe White reveals the major responsibility and the huge variety in her role as CEO of a small but important trust port in the north west of England. Working in a dynamic environment that’s shaped…
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November 15, 2023
Coast character: Paul Hutchings
Making waves with sea safaris on board a 12-metre RIB that gets up close and personal to the local wildlife, a traditional seaside town is being revived by local legend Paul Hutchings, reveals Alex Green.…
