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Hiking the ridge trail: health one step at a time
Walkers on a path between rocky hills made their way past bright orange poppies.
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Bird migration and wetlands: the season of wings
From flocks of geese filling the sky to flamingos feeding in shallow lakes, scenes from along the flyways.
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Old Quay market traders adopt card payments as cash use falls
Almost every stall at the weekend market now takes cards after a group deal cut fees, though traders say they will keep accepting coins for regulars who prefer them.
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Greyling Bay lifeboat crew rescue four kayakers swept out by offshore wind
Volunteers launched within minutes of the alarm and found the group clinging to two overturned boats about two kilometres from shore.
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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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