21 Apr 2020

The National Trust has acquired a former Lincolnshire golf course, including 2km of coastal land, to help create a new 30 hectare, (74 acre), coastal nature reserve.  Working in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, East Lindsey District Council and the Environment Agency the reserve will form part of the Lincolnshire Coastal Countryside […]

03 Mar 2020

Coastal Challenge Summit Report 2019 8th October 2019, Southampton Solent Conference Centre Introduction On 8th October 2019, 62 delegates gathered in Southampton for the second Coastal Challenge Summit, themed around climate change and coastal policy. The aim of the annual Coastal Challenge Summit is to bring together coastal communities from around the UK and the […]

18 Feb 2020

Frontiers in marine science Summary: The Firth of Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, was once one of the most productive fishing grounds in Europe. However, successive decades of poor management and overfishing led to a dramatic loss of biodiversity and the collapse of finfish fisheries. In response, concerned local residents on the Isle […]

04 Feb 2020

Amy Pryor ‘The Coastal Partnership Network is working alongside the Coastal Communities Alliance, Natural England, the National Coastal Tourism Academy and the New Economics Foundation on a designated Year of the English Coast in 2021. As we come together to celebrate the opening of the new England Coast Path National Trail – which not only […]

28 Jan 2020

Guardian ‘Treat coastal erosion as a natural catastrophe, UK ministers urged East Yorkshire councillors bemoan lack of national guidance and funding Ministers have been urged to step in to help families whose homes are at imminent risk of collapsing into the sea on the fastest-eroding coastline in northern Europe.  Residents in the Yorkshire village of […]

19 Aug 2019

There always used to be an All Parliamentary Group on Coastal Communities … this reincarnation will be another helpful group to help recognise the pressures that coastal communities are facing not least from climate change. Hartlepool MP Mike Hill is heading up a new group of MPs aimed at boosting the country’s coastal towns. Mr […]

06 Aug 2019

The State of the British Coast – Observable Changes through Art Imagery 1770 to the present Day This is a remarkable report and body of work which uses paintings, images of the coast to remind us of the changes that are continuously underway. Robin McInnes The report can be downloaded here  This report by Professor […]