Day: January 18, 2025

Local people criticise council over decision to raze hut built in 1909 to make way for work on nearby pier

Admittedly, it looks a little shabby. A wooden slat next to the front door and a window pane are missing and a lick of paint would definitely not go amiss.

But in the seaside town of Bournemouth there is disquiet at the prospect of the structure – beach hut number 2359 – being razed when structural work on the nearby pier begins. Continue reading…
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More sightings may be a positive sign for growing population but also indicative of effect of climate change

The slap of an enormous tail upon grey waters as a humpback whale leaps from the sea is becoming an increasingly possible – although still rare – natural thrill around Britain.

The 30-tonne, 15 metre-long migratory giants are being spotted in growing numbers and locations this winter from Kent to the Isles of Scilly. Continue reading…
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