In childhood my favourite seaside resort was Filey on the North Yorkshire coast, where we spent our summer holidays. It is a beautiful bay with golden sands and rock pools, and I sometimes pay ...

Volunteers have begun putting oyster and mussel beds into the sea in a Somerset village as part of an initiative to revive shellfish farming. The trial is taking place in Porlock Bay, where the ...

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Oysters and mussels are being reintroduced to Porlock Bay in Somerset today. Oyster farming at Porlock Weir was once a thriving industry but 100 years ago the beds were raided and destroyed by ...

The West Somerset village of Porlock Weir is bracing itself for more flooding when tomorrow morning's high tide strikes. This evening's high tide at 8pm didn't cause serious problems. The road to the ...

Paddy Burt finds a picturesque little harbour and very large portions of fish at the Anchor Hotel and Ship Inn in Porlock Weir. The Anchor Inn is set in a tiny, picturesque Somerset harbour Porlock ...

A rescue boat is being hauled 13-miles (20.9km) across land to mark the 125th anniversary of a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) mission. The Overland Launch is being celebrated with a ...

Our critic enjoys the atmosphere (and the local brews) at this shoreside hotel, but finds the cooking needs a little more oomph... William Sitwell is the restaurant critic and a columnist for The ...

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