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After devastating floods swept across the UK last year, MPs are urging for new flood risk management reforms. A number of MPs believe that setting up a new flooding and coastal board, a rivers and coastal authority and having a UK floods commissioner are the best strategies for tackling this increasingly common problem going forward.
A first-of-its-kind storm wave study by Scottish researchers could provide vital storm damage protection to coastal areas. The study, undertaken by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and in Japan, involved creating a model that looked at how water in strong waves collided with buildings, seawalls, rocks and cliffs. The model involved replicating stormy wave
Earlier this year, it was announced that a £90m Coastal Communities Fund would be up for grabs in a bid to revitalise British seaside resorts. Businesses based on the coast were invited to apply for a share of this funding to help regenerate and improve seaside areas, encouraging visitors and creating new job opportunities. This multi-million-pound
A fundraising coastal walk is set to take place at the end of this month to raise vital cash to safeguard the network of paths that hug the British coastline. The South West Coast Path Challenge attracted more than 700 people last year, covering over 9,000 miles and raising thousands of pounds in sponsorship. This
A survey revealed that more Brits enjoyed a staycation by the coast this year. Around 58% of the people surveyed hit the British seaside over the coming months, either for a mini break or their main holiday. The survey also revealed that spending was up compared with last year, with British holidaymakers splashing more cash