Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the people, places and exciting goings-on that are worth knowing about

From childhood collections to international exhibitions, artist Steve McPherson transforms the Kent coast’s cast-offs into powerful works of memory, mystery and meaning

Consider a plastic bottle bobbing on the ocean’s surface, thousands of miles from the nearest coastline. To the naked eye, it appears lifeless – just another piece of discarded waste adrift on an endl

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Amy McPherson explores the importance of the lost kelp forests and how they are making a return

After her first dumpster dive, Amy was hooked. Then she set herself a festive mission…