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Piers
November 2023
‘Doesn’t go to fundamentals’: autumn statement misses mark in Southport
Jeremy Hunt’s measures fail to impress small traders in Merseyside town where key tourist sector has been struggling
July 2020
Pier review: Clacton attraction named pier of the year 2020
National Piers Society says award recognises decade of improvements made by owners
February 2019
Making It Happen review - from a jewel-like cabin to a poignant pier
Community architecture doesn’t have to mean bits from a skip. It can be elegant and beautiful, as this exhibition proves
January 2019
The battle of Hastings pier heats up as owner shuts gates
Locals furious over decision to close the pier for two months, a year after it won the Stirling prize
July 2018
Walking on water or lost at sea? Hastings split over its people’s pier
A prizewinning seaside gem has been sold to a private buyer, bitterly dividing a community
June 2018
Plan to sell Hastings pier to entrepreneur angers locals
Group has raised majority of £500,000 target to keep pier in community ownership
December 2017
The Guardian view on Hastings pier: in need of support
Editorial:
The community worked hard and gave generously to save one of Britain’s great coastal landmarks. Their efforts must not be in vain
July 2016
Hastings Pier; i360, Brighton review – two magnificent achievements
Blue-sky thinking results in contrasting but equally ingenious projects to replace two piers on the Sussex coast
May 2016
Once more on to the beach: how Britain’s seaside towns bounced back
Pier pressure: local push pays off as Hastings prepares for reopening
April 2016
Eyewitness
Eyewitness: Hastings, England
Hastings Pier reopens following £14.2m restoration project
September 2015
Eyewitness
Eyewitness: Blackpool, UK
Photographs from the Eyewitness series
July 2015
Charred remains of Eastbourne pier rise again as artistic tribute to seaside fun
Summer season
Cromer Pier: a visual tour
September 2014
Fire-damaged Eastbourne pier to partially reopen next weekend
Two-thirds of historic pier will be accessible to pedestrians after construction of walkways
August 2014
My eulogy for Eastbourne – and its pier
Alex Clark
Eastbourne pier has become another coastal wreck, but its magic will live on
Fern Riddell
Eastbourne pier to get £2m restoration as government invests in UK coast
Eyewitness
Eyewitness: Eastbourne, UK
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