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One year, 17 towns, dozens of voices: what we heard along the coast of England and Wales
On our journey around the coast we saw this first-hand – young people who had become isolated and despondent. For decades, they have taken the blame, with countless media articles describing them as “lazy” or “feral”, and their towns as “scum”. We wanted to shine a light on the positive things that are being created by and for young people on the coast, to highlight just what it is we cannot afford to lose.
One year, 17 towns, dozens of voices: what we heard along the coast of England and Wales
If you were asked to summon up images of the coastline of England and Wales, you might think of sunny days, buckets, spades and carefree holidays. But for many young people growing up by the sea, decades of evidence tell a very different story. For them, rather than a picture-perfect horizon full of hope, the sea has become a boundary that swallows up opportunity.
‘When I leave, part of me stays’: why Scarborough’s youth won’t turn their backs on the seaside town they love
From left: Charlie, 17, and Keane, 19, both from Eastfield, and Jack, 17, from Scarborough, pictured at Oliver's Mount, overlooking Scarborough. Keane wrote a play as a ‘love letter’ to his home town Photograph: Polly Braden/The Guardian It’s the morning after a wet and stormy day in the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough. The waves, which the previous day had been crashing dramatically on the harbour walls, have calmed and a few brave souls have entered the water with surfboards.
‘Hope and relief’ as seaside town’s last youth centre saved
Pie Factory Music has campaigned for more than a year to save Ramsgate youth centre, where it provides a range of services to children and young adults.Photograph: Pie Factory Music The last remaining youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal places has been saved from being sold after a long campaign by the charity that has for 13 years called it home.
The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal
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2025 is ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off England’s south coast
Cornwall Wildlife Trust say more than 200,000 octopuses were caught in UK waters this year. Photograph: Kirsty Andrews/Cornwall Wildlife Trust Record numbers of sightings of one of the world’s most intelligent invertebrates over the summer have led the Wildlife Trusts to declare 2025 “the year of the octopus” in its annual review of Britain’s seas.
‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns?
It is a lovely sunny autumn day in Ramsgate on Britain’s Kent coast, and quintessential seaside chippy Peter’s Fish Factory is doing a roaring lunchtime trade. Across the road, at the entrance to the town’s pier, local MP and chair of the newly reformed coastal parliamentary Labour party (PLP), Polly Billington, is having her photo taken. In between shots she shows us the community art project that adorns the fence along the entrance to the pier.
Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure
The last remaining youth centre in one of the most deprived coastal areas of England is facing closure after a year-long campaign to try to save it was rejected by the council. The looming closure comes despite an independent report that estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care.
growing up in the most deprived place in England
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‘I say where I’m from and they tell me they’re sorry’: growing up in the most deprived place in England
Millicent, a 22-year-old fine art graduate, says: ‘There’s not much here. But you saw me come out of my house – it’s right on the seafront. I just love that’ Photograph: Polly Braden/The Guardian The village where 22-year-old Millicent has lived all her whole life is often her most closely guarded secret – at least until first impressions have been established. “It’s almost like a superpower,” she says.
growing up in the most deprived place in England
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‘I say where I’m from and they tell me they’re sorry’: growing up in the most deprived place in England
The village where 22-year-old Millicent has lived all her whole life is often her most closely guarded secret – at least until first impressions have been established. “It’s almost like a superpower,” she says. “I wait until people are comfortable with me, and then I’ll do the big reveal.” It doesn’t matter where she goes, the story is always the same. “I’ll go to meet new friends and at some point I’ll tell them I’m from Jaywick,” says Millicent.
Could giving this pod of dolphins the same legal rights as humans help keep them safe?
It is a beautiful sunny day on the island of Jeju in South Korea and as the boat cuts through the water all seems calm and clear. Then they start to appear – one telltale fin and then another. Soon, a pod of eight or nine dolphins can be seen moving through the sea, seemingly following the path of the boat.
is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?
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is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?
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‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?
On the beach in Weston-super-Mare, on the south-west coast of England, there is a hint of a chilly breeze in the air but the sun is out and the clouds are faint, whispy streaks across a pleasantly blue canvas. A couple of fishing boats are tethered to the harbour wall and a lone man with a metal detector wanders slowly along the sand. A small shop selling ice-creams has a few takers, despite the nip in the air.
Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition
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Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition
Young people living in the most deprived stretches of England’s coastline are three times more likely to be living with an undiagnosed mental health condition than their peers inland, according to new research. This “coastal mental health gap” means that young people in these towns, which include areas of Tendring on the east coast and Blackpool and Liverpool to the west, are suffering disproportionately, often alone and with no help, said the researchers who conducted the study.
How the ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis is threatening our oceans
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‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
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‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems - study
The world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as they warn that a key measurement shows we are “running out of time” to protect marine ecosystems. Ocean acidification, often called the “evil twin” of the climate crisis, is caused when carbon dioxide is rapidly absorbed by the ocean, where it reacts with water molecules leading to a fall in the pH level of the seawater.
The scientists warning the world about ocean acidification - ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis
On a clear day at Plymouth marina you can see across the harbour out past Drake’s Island – named after the city’s most famous son, Francis Drake – to the Channel. It’s quite often possible to see an abundance of marine vessels, from navy ships and passenger ferries to small fishing boats and yachts. What you might not spot from this distance is a large yellow buoy bobbing up and down in the water about six miles off the coast.
TV has made stars of the haenyeo but what is their real story?
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South Korea’s female freedivers: TV has made stars of the haenyeo but what is their real story?
There is an episode in the Netflix drama When Life Gives You Tangerines where a woman dives into the sea and brings back a catch of abalone (sea snails), which she says will feed her family. The woman is a haenyeo. Haenyeo, or “women of the sea”, have been recorded as far back as the 17th century and are unique to the island of Jeju in South Korea, where they fish sustainably, diving time and again on a single breath to bring back shellfish and seaweed.
Ils rêvent d’aller peupler le royaume de Neptune
En Angleterre, des scientifiques se préparent pour aller mener des recherches jusqu’à 200 mètres sous les mers durant plusieurs semaines d’affilée. Dans un proche avenir, les techniques et les infrastructures mises au point pourraient servir à assembler des cités sous-marines. Le quotidien britannique “The Guardian” a tenté d’en apprendre plus sur ce mystérieux projet. Cet article est issu de Courrier Week-end.
‘I know their names, what they eat’: tracking polar bears on Svalbard’s shifting icescapes
When Rolf-Arne Ølberg is hanging out of a helicopter with a gun, he needs to be able to assess from a distance of about 10 metres the sex and approximate weight of the moving animal he is aiming at, as well as how fat or muscular it is and whether it is in any distress. Only then can he dart it with the correct amount of sedative. Luckily, he says, polar bears are “quite good anaesthetic patients”.
A flooded quarry, a mysterious millionaire and the dream of a new Atlantis
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A flooded quarry, a mysterious millionaire and the dream of a new Atlantis
The Deep project aims to create underwater units, known as sentinels, in which people can live under the ocean and observe marine life in situ. The Deep project aims to create underwater units, known as sentinels, in which people can live under the ocean and observe marine life in situ.
Selfies und Surfsimulatoren: Junge Kreuzfahrer erobern das Meer
In diesem Sommer war es das erste Mal, dass die 31-jährige Daisie Morrison eine Kreuzfahrt unternahm, als sie mit zwei Freundinnen, die ebenfalls Anfang 30 sind, eine zweiwöchige Reise antrat. „Eine meiner Freundinnen hat es vorgeschlagen“, sagt sie. „Sie hatte verschiedene Influencer auf Instagram gesehen, die Kreuzfahrten machten.
Selfies and surf simulators: the young cruisers driving boom in sea holidays
This summer was the first time 31-year-old Daisie Morrison had been on a cruise when she set sail on a two-week holiday with two friends, also in their early 30s. “One of my friends suggested it,” she says. “She had seen different influencers on Instagram going on cruises.
The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past – photo essay - NewsBreak
Richard Forrest walks along Lyme Regis beach in Dorset, where he regularly hunts for fossils. Photograph: Max Miechowski/The Guardian When Richard Forrest walks along the Lyme Regis beach on the Jurassic coast in Dorset, he carries in his small backpack a pointed pick, a geological hammer and an old kitchen knife. But he very rarely uses them until he is back home with a rock or two to work on. “The most important thing to take with you is your eyes,” he says.
Norma Major ‘discreetly’ moved her clothes out of Downing Street in anticipation of a Labour victory
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Norma Major ‘discreetly’ moved her clothes out of Downing Street in anticipation of a Labour victory
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Norma Major ‘discreetly’ moved her clothes out of Downing Street in anticipation of a Labour victory
Photograph: Allstar Picture Library/Alamy John and Norma Major were so resigned to a Conservative party defeat by Labour in the 1997 election that Norma “discreetly” moved her clothes out of Downing Street in the weeks leading up to polling day, declassified files from the National Archives show.
‘Ingrained in the fabric of British society’: the iconic lava lamp turns 60
When Ringo Starr popped into a shop in Birkenhead in 1963, little did he know that his visit would help change the future of what was to become a celebrated British brand. The Beatles’ drummer had stopped off to buy a lava lamp, the brightly coloured interior piece that has hypnotised millions over the years with its slow-moving exchange of liquid and warmed wax inside a glass cylinder. After the Birkenhead shop announced its celebrity visit, sales of the lamp rocketed.
Washed away: can Britain’s crumbling castles be saved from the sea?
On a cold, windy winter’s day, standing among the 13th-century remains of one of Britain’s most famous castles , you can see why Tintagel has inspired poets, artists and storytellers over the centuries. Looking at the crumbling, toothy remains of the walls, it is easy to imagine a time when people dined in splendour in the great feasting hall. King Arthur, thanks to some help from Merlin’s magic, is said to have been conceived on this spot.
The Gardener And Land Owner Pairings Making Happy Unions And Plenty Of Produce
Rocketing demand for allotments across the country – some with people on waiting lists for years – has made the ambition to grow your own nothing more than a pipe dream for many. Inspired by this mismatch between supply and demand, Conor Gallagher, a former architect from Belfast, gave up his job last year and launched a website, AllotMe, to match want-to-be gardeners with owners of green spaces that were otherwise lying unloved or unmanaged.
UK government budget: tax relief cuts
High earners could lose as much as £13,500 in tax relief in the budget as signs suggest the chancellor is planning a raid on the pension pots of those earning over £150,000 a year. At the moment, anyone making pension contributions gets tax relief on them at their marginal rate (between 20% and 45%). In their pre-election manifesto, the Conservative party promised that if re-elected they would restrict pension contribution allowances for those earning over £150,000.
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