28 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock Deprivation in coastal communities has reached a point where it can no longer be dismissed as a hidden or unknown problem, MPs argued in a Westminster Hall debate, as members from across the parties pressed the government to recognise the specific pressures facing seaside and island communities in how it measures […]
09 Jun 2026
Photo by Lison Zhao The Environment Agency issued pollution alerts at four Isle of Wight beaches following a sewage release by Southern Water, with bathers warned to stay out of the water at Totland Bay and Colwell Bay on the island’s west coast. Similar warnings were also in place at Gurnard Bay and Ryde. Southern Water attributed […]
26 Apr 2016
Tidal energy work – two examples 1. Perpetuus – Tidal Energy Centre – Isle of Wight The MMO has approved an application for a grid-connected tidal energy development off the Isle of Wight coast. The application, from Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre Ltd, includes activities relating to the construction and operation of a tidal energy centre […]