An attempt is being made to keep the art of coracle-making alive through a two-day workshop. Organiser Simon Rouse, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire said he felt the skills involved have been slowly ...

How dwindling fish stocks and new regulations are killing off the ancient tradition Dusk is falling on the Teifi as Len Walters and his son, Aaron, prepare for another night’s fishing. They check off ...

Shropshire has a special connection with the humble coracle, with Shrewsbury, Ironbridge and Welshpool each having their own unique variations of the crafts. And last weekend a special race was held ...

In the 1930s this paper also ran an occasional Forgotten Days where such pictures appeared like early members of the Drogheda Brass and Reed Band, Drogheda from old photographs, sailing ships on the ...

During the 1930’s, the river authorities decided that angling as a sport would be more profitable if there were no nets on non-tidal sections of west Wales rivers. At this time, a license lasted the ...

Coracles have been used in India since eons. They are a crude form of boats; are round in shape, and are made up of reeds, bamboo, plastic sheets & other materials in order to make them sturdy and ...

EVER since pre-historic man decided there was a limited future in the shipping industry for hollowed out logs, the coracle has held sway when it comes to home-made boats. All you need are some lengths ...

Thanks to a funding boost from the People's Postcode Lottery, works to reconnect the Old Coracle Shed to the river for the first time in over 70 years will start next week. Over the decades the ...