A surfer from St Agnes who nearly drowned in the sea off Porthtowan Beach has told ITV News that he is lucky to be alive.

Cornish surfer who almost drowned thanks rescuers

Senior police officer in Cornwall says surfers shouldn't "take the mick" by travelling long distances to beaches.

Senior police officer says people can surf - but shouldn't travel long distances

A local GP, who is also a keen surfer, has urged people to stop surfing amid fears it will send the wrong message to others.

A select group of surfers were invited in to ride the first waves at the new inland surfing lake in South Gloucestershire.

The site, which has taken nine years to construct, is due to open this autumn.

Organisers have cancelled the four-day event in Newquay after weather warnings for strong wind and rain. 

Surfers with physical or mental disabilities have been competing at Fistral Beach this weekend. 

Surfing will debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but there are strict qualification requirements. Ellie Turner and Luke Dillon are optimistic.

Three months after the accident at Gwithian beach, Steve Bowens is teaching other surfers basic first aid so they would know what to do.

The man behind Europe's biggest surfing project quit his job as an osteopath and set about raising millions to make his dream a reality

A Cornish surf lifesaving club is bidding for 1.3 million pounds of government funding to create a new environmental centre and club house

Tom Butler received serious injuries after surfing in the same place in 2016. 

'I hope that my performance gets more visually impaired girls and guys out in the water.'


Emily Currie from Bude is a hopeful for the UK's first Olympic surf team. Surfing is making its debut in the Tokyo 2020 Games 

But Andrew Cotton - who is credited with riding the biggest wave on the planet at 60ft in 2014 - says it hasn't put him off.