Lisa Young

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Lisa Young |Chloe Parkman

Image source, RNLI/Nathan WilliamsImage caption, The RNLI said its lifeguards will start beach patrols on SaturdayWater safety experts across the south west of England and the Channel Islands are advising swimmers and surfers to be safe in the water this May bank holiday weekend. The Surf Life Saving GB (SLSGB) said its volunteers had already had a busy start to the season and had carried out 219 lifesaving interventions this year.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Lisa Young |Matt Small

Image caption, Matt Cole is walking 251 miles (400km) from his home in Oxford to his brother's home in St JustA man who underwent surgery for prostate cancer last year is walking hundreds of miles to visit his brother who has been diagnosed with cancer. Matt Cole is walking 251 miles (400km) from his home in Oxford to his brother's home in St Just to raise funds for three charities which have helped his family.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Lisa Young |Matt Small

Brother walking 250 miles for special cup of teaLisa Young & Matt SmallBBCMatt Cole is walking 251 miles (400km) from his home in Oxford to his brother's home in St JustA man who underwent surgery for prostate cancer last year is walking hundreds of miles to visit his brother who has been diagnosed with cancer. Matt Cole is walking 251 miles (400km) from his home in Oxford to his brother's home in St Just to raise funds for three charities which have helped his family.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Lisa Young |James Dundon

Indoor fun park opens on fairground museum siteLisa Young & James DundonBBCThe new fun park features a dodgem from the 1960s, a waltzer from the 1980s and a modern fun houseDingles Fun Park is a collection of fairground attractions that for the first time are being housed indoors. The Lifton site was previously home to the Dingles Fairground Museum owned by the Fairground Heritage Trust. Park manager Tom Ellis said the team was using February as a trial.

Jan 18, 2025 | yahoo.com | Lisa Young |Tamsin Melville

A wildlife charity has said the number of whale sightings off the Cornish coast has "gone through the roof" in the last few years. Bex Allen from Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said monthly surveys show an increased number of humpback whales which she called "one of the greatest recovery stories". Whaling had reduced the humpback population to less than 5% of its original size, she said, but since the species had been protected since the 1960s, numbers have increased.