An outdoor pool is set to reopen this weekend after bosses were forced to shut the attraction because high tides failed to refill it. Shoalstone Pool in Brixham, south Devon, relies on the tide for its water. But this week’s calm sea conditions meant the water did not travel high enough. David Thomas, operations manager,...
Mary McCool BBC Scotland News PA Media Operators now have to carry out assessments that take emissions from burning oil and gas into account The UK government has published guidance on how it will consider fresh applications for oil and gas projects. Operators will now have to draw up new environmental impact assessments that take...
The second phase of urgent repair work to Exmouth’s sea wall has been completed, a council has said. East Devon District Council (EDDC) said the “critical phase” of the project involved installing 150m (490ft) of steel sheet piling, extending the defences from the phase one works at the Sideshore Development to the old lifeboat slipway....
A community project in Exmouth, is aiming to teach more than 1,000 schoolchildren water safety at the seaside. Sideshore Sea Safety was formed in 2022, when it said just one school and a handful of pupils visited the seafront area in East Devon. This year there would be 24 schools and hundreds of children taking...
Theatre Alibi is hosting a maritime-themed Paddleboat Theatre production at Emmanuel Hall on Sunday 6 July. Signals of the Sea follows the keeper of an island lighthouse as he seeks out what’s really going on beneath the waves. The production is the culmination of workshops held with young people and families during a two-year outreach...
Ken Banks BBC Scotland News Gavin Geddes Jim Runcie is pictured on the right on board Loraley with a crewmate at sea The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been solved by BBC Scotland News. Friends Ellinor Rosen Eriksson and Asa Nilsson found...
Emergency services have described how they worked together in a “complex life-saving operation” where a man suffered suspected spinal injuries while wing foiling. The RNLI said two lifeguards responded to the emergency at Bantham beach just before 11:00 BST on Sunday after spotting a man waving for help in windy conditions more than 200m (656ft)...
A sea tractor in Devon that connects a small island and its hotel with the mainland has undergone major refurbishment ahead of the summer season. The Burgh Island sea tractor was originally built in 1969 and transports passengers daily across the 270 yards (250m) from the island to Bigbury-on-Sea. The restoration included a complete rebuild...
Julia Quenzler Vladimir Motin will remain in custody until his trial The captain of a cargo ship that crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to gross negligence manslaughter. Vladimir Motin was captain of the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong which crashed into the US tanker Stena Immaculate off the...
Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Getty Images Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming. The heatwave is most intense off the west coast of Ireland as well as...
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Reporting fromPagasa Island, Philippines BBC/VIRMA SIMONETTE Fisherman Larry Hugo, right, was nearly rammed by a Chinese coastguard ship At just 37 hectares, the Philippines-controlled island of Pagasa – or “hope” – is barely big enough to live on. There is almost nothing there. The 300 or so inhabitants live...
Anna Turns talks to Martin Attrill about the secret world of seagrass and its survival Read full article at source...
Remembrance services for fishermen lost at sea were held across Devon and Cornwall on Sunday. Brixham Fish Market was packed for the Fishermen’s Mission (FM) memorial service which marked the second National Fishing Remembrance Day. During the service FM area officer Helen Lovell-Smith read the names of the fishermen who had been lost in local...
The University of Exeter A mural to celebrate the trail has been painted on the side of The Strand Inn pub in Exmouth A new interactive art trail aims to tell the stories of Devon families with a strong connection to the sea. The Voices of the Exe Trail, created by the University of Exeter’s...
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland Getty Images There is concern over the pace of transition for oil and gas workers into the renewables sector The Great Energy Transition is under way, and may come to define this era, but it’s not going smoothly. For the oil and gas sector, a further sign of...