The jet-set jeweller with the gem of a job

Whitby jet is a rare British gemstone,’ says Sarah Steele, a gemmologist with a lifelong passion for this mysterious black stone. Whitby’s coastline is unique in the UK in being a source of jet, but –

Chartarumludentist Anthony Wilkins [FT458:63] may wish to visit China. While living there in 2005 I found so many discarded playing cards on the ground that I was able to assemble a unique deck of 52

A fleet of vintage trams and buses take ...

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

Acclaimed landscape artist Sarah Adams shares how the tides, geology and ever-shifting light of the Cornish coast shape her immersive oil paintings

Provenance is everything for potter Matthew Blakely. He sources his clay and rock from all over Britain and each of his unique stoneware pieces reflects where his materials come from