News of 21 October 2026
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Wrenhaven Marathon unveils a flatter route along the coast
The new course swaps the climb through Northfield for a loop round Greyling Bay, and organisers hope it will attract more first-time runners.
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Beekeeping: honey season at the hives
From mountain slopes to woodland edges, beekeepers' colourful hives and combs full of work.
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Shipping lines agree voluntary slow zones on North Atlantic whale routes
Member states of an international maritime body have backed seasonal slow-speed areas along whale migration corridors in the North Atlantic, asking ships to cut speed to 10 knots where humpbacks gather.
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Tarnmere village post office saved as residents open a community shop
When the village's only shop and post office closed in the spring, neighbours raised €140,000 in shares to reopen it themselves, with volunteers working alongside two paid staff.
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Family doctors urge residents to book routine check-ups before the winter rush
Practices across Wrenhaven say appointment demand typically climbs sharply in the colder months, and they are encouraging people to arrange non-urgent reviews and screening now.
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What's in season at the Old Quay weekend market, and what to cook with it
Squash, kale, the last of the plums and the first proper leeks: the market stalls on Old Quay are heavy with autumn produce. Traders and a local chef share what to buy now and how to use it.
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Wrenhaven bird-ringing station joins flyway census from West Africa to the Arctic
Volunteers at Fenwick Point are among more than 200 sites counting and ringing migrating birds this autumn, building a picture of the journeys made by waders and songbirds.
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Tour of the Asher Valley cycle race adds a mountain stage in the Greyling Hills
Next year's five-day race will finish one stage at the top of the Cairnside climb, giving the event its first summit finish.
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Mountain roads: hairpins and high meadows
Tarmac winding beneath the clouds, dirt tracks plunging into forest and pastures opening onto the peaks.
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Bayside AC sprinter, 16, breaks a 12-year-old national junior 400m record at Kestrel Park
Imogen Hart clocked 52.41 seconds at the regional open meeting, taking almost three tenths off a mark that had stood since before she started running competitively.
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Old Quay fish auction goes online as inland restaurants join the bidding
Buyers can now bid for the morning catch from a phone or laptop, and fishers say prices at Wrenhaven's oldest market have become noticeably less volatile since the switch.
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Museum of the Sea opens Knots and Nets, an exhibition of maritime crafts
More than 300 objects, from hand-braided rope ladders to a herring net still smelling faintly of tar, fill the museum's grand hall in a show built around the skills that kept the harbour working.
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Wrenhaven-made app predicts queues at public car chargers across the region
Built on open data from charge-point operators and the council, the free app tells drivers how long they are likely to wait at each charger and has grown to about 19,000 regular users.
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Three Bayside club records fall on the opening day of the winter swimming championships
More than 600 swimmers from 28 clubs are competing at the city aquatics centre over four days, and the host club made a fast start in the 50-metre pool.
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Millbrook's community orchard harvest day: apple pressing and grafting lessons
Around 600 people came to pick, press and learn at the Millbrook community orchard at the weekend, leaving with juice, saplings and the beginnings of a new skill.
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Empty Harbourside office blocks to become 600 flats as remote work reshapes the docks
Three office buildings that have stood largely vacant since staff began working from home are being converted into homes, the biggest scheme of its kind the city has approved.
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Kestrel Park fully reopens after two-year restoration of its lake and woodland
The fences are down at Kestrel Park, where a two-year restoration has cleared decades of silt from the boating lake, added 600 trees and given the city's largest green space a new play area and café.
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River Asher regatta draws 600 rowers in its 120th year
Crews from 41 clubs raced over two days on the stretch between Millbrook and the city, making this year's anniversary regatta the largest in its history.
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Wrenhaven scientists join survey tracking giant iceberg off West Antarctica
Researchers from the Wrenhaven Marine Institute are part of an international team following a newly calved iceberg roughly twice the size of the city as it drifts away from a West Antarctic glacier.
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Tidewater Theatre Company opens its season with four new plays
Every production in the company's new season is a premiere, and three of the four were written by playwrights living within a tram ride of the Tidewater stage.
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Coastal guesthouses fill quiet months by bundling walks and food breaks
Small hotels and guesthouses around Greyling Bay report a rise in out-of-season bookings after joining forces to sell guided walks, cookery sessions and harbour suppers as short-break packages.
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Council to restore 48 neighbourhood football pitches across Wrenhaven over two years
Patched goalmouths, rusted frames and waterlogged corners will be tackled in a phased programme, with the first 20 sites chosen after residents and local clubs flagged the worst problems.
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A book club on the morning ferry: commuters read together on the Saltings route
Every weekday at twenty past seven, a dozen or more passengers gather on the upper deck of the Saltings ferry to talk about a novel. The crossing takes 35 minutes; the club has lasted three years.
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An autumn foraging walk in the Greyling Hills, and the rules every forager should follow
Blackberries, rosehips and sweet chestnuts are plentiful this year, but experts warn that mushrooms should never be eaten unless identified with complete certainty.
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Wrenhaven Film Week brings free open-air screenings to the quayside
Alongside its usual programme in the Asher Arts Centre cinema, this year's Film Week is putting up a giant screen on the Harbourside quay for six free evening shows.
