For the first time in almost two decades, the UK will have its own surf and skate expo, held in the country's surf capital of Newquay, Cornwall. Running in September, the expo will bring together a ...

It’s] the first time we have had to cancel mid-competition due to sewage.” Dirty water forces end to surf contest in the UK.

“There’s no better time to be a young UK surfer with Olympic dreams at the moment.” GB Surfing’s performance coach Luke Dillon has been part of the UK competitive circuit for two decades. During that ...

I love surfing. The fact I can barely stand for longer than five seconds hasn't put me off pursuing what has to be the biggest high you can have on earth for free for the last five years. From the ...

“Back in the ’20s this shop used to be an undertakers, and they started handing out coffin lids so people could go wave riding on them, surfing wasn’t a known thing back then.” said Toby Dray, who ...

A surf competition has been cancelled due to polluted water, the organisers have said. Surfing England which hosted the 2025 ...

You truly have to love surfing to practice the sport in the United Kingdom. The area isn't exactly teeming with warm beaches full of sunbathers, and absolutely no easy spots to find big waves. To be a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When Nick Hounsfield was five years old, his father, Brian, bought a surfboard. It was the mid-1970s, and surfing, thanks to the nascent commercialisation of the sport in California and Australia, was ...

A charity in Dunbar that provides Surf Therapy to young people facing mental health challenges has been able to purchase ...

Women are beginning to outnumber men in surfing schools across the country as surfing has been found to be the best overall body workout. 'Girls who surf eat loads and still have the most amazing ...