Beaches23 hrs agoDog walkers oppose planned beach restrictionsDog owners criticise plans to ban dogs from part of Birchington beach and impose lead restrictions.23 hrs ago3 days agoLifeguard cover reduced as summer season endsThe RNLI says as the summer season has finished some sites will move to weekend-only cover.3 days ago8 days agoArtist returns to beach to create sand portraitsGert-Jan Van Der Kooij thrills the festival with his sand portraits of the good and the great.8 days ago8 days ago'Shocking' 1940s and 50s litter found on beachesLitter pickers found a World War Two tin lid and a 50-year-old medicine bottle from Colombia.8 days ago21 Sept 202682-year-old man dies after beach fight over sunloungerAn 82-year-old man has died after getting into a fight with a man in his 70s over a sunlounger on a beach in Greece, local media is reporting. 21 Sept 202621 Sept 2026Lifesaving club building approval 'huge milestone'The replacement building is being supported by the Making Space for Sand project. 21 Sept 202617 Sept 2026Council mulls disposable barbecue beach banSingle-use barbecues could be banned on beaches to cut fire risk after summer heatwave blazes.17 Sept 20268 Sept 2026Why our changing weather could be bad for seahorsesWith increasing winter storms predicted vital habitat for seahorses could be under threat8 Sept 20266 Sept 2026Safety warning as lifeguards to pause for winterThe RNLI says summer has been "one of the busiest and most demanding seasons" in Kent and Sussex.6 Sept 2026...