Winter storms are arriving earlier. Here is how to read the harbour’s own warnings.
You do not need a forecast app to know when Marrow Bay is about to turn; the harbour has been signalling its moods for generations, if you know what to watch.
Marrow Bay oyster beds reopen after a summer of closures, but the growers are wary
Water-quality tests have cleared the bay’s oyster beds for harvest, ending months of lost income, but growers say the underlying problem has not gone away.
Tide-gate repairs slip to spring, leaving Lower Quay exposed for another winter
The single flood barrier protecting Lower Quay will not be fixed before the storm season, and residents want to know who signed off on the delay.