A new boardwalk on a Devon beach made from recycled plastic will improve accessibility, according to a local landscape association. South Devon National Landscape (SDNL) said the boardwalk at Blackpool Sands, near Dartmouth, would improve access for “people of all ages and abilities”. Ivybridge-based The Plastic Company made the slats out of almost 10 tonnes...
A powerful king tide caused damage as it battered Sydney’s coast on Tuesday evening. Waves reaching 5.5 metres shattered glass and lifted floors at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Icebergs pool. The surf club’s manager said the sheer magnitude of water was like nothing he had seen before. Further down the coastline, residents in Botany Bay were...
Plans for a round-the-clock dog washing facility at a car park near Instow in north Devon have been turned down. Barnstaple-based company Dog Wash Express hoped to create the “self-service dog washing unit” near the coast path and Tarka Trail. The dog washing service would have included a blow dryer and a big screen showing...
A cinema house in Miami Beach, Florida, is urging city residents to oppose the city’s attempt to terminate their lease agreement after the theater screened an Oscar-winning documentary on Israel’s apartheid and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. City leaders, including Mayor Steven Meiner, have accused the theater, O Cinema, of promulgating “pro-Hamas” and “terrorist propaganda” by...