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Technology · 2 min Tidal turbine prototype starts generating in the channel off Fenwick Point The 500-kilowatt machine sits on the seabed and turns with the incoming and outgoing tides, and engineers will spend two years testing how it copes with strong currents. Rafael Ortega · Lifestyle · 2 min Six coast-path walks around Greyling Bay, from easy strolls to a full-day hike Whether you have an hour with a pushchair or a whole day and good boots, the coast path around Greyling Bay has a stretch to suit. Here are six of the best, with distances and how to get there. Freya Collins · World · 2 min Wrenhaven bird-ringing station joins flyway census from West Africa to the Arctic Volunteers at Fenwick Point are among more than 200 sites counting and ringing migrating birds this autumn, building a picture of the journeys made by waders and songbirds. Marcus Feld · Business · 3 min Coastal guesthouses fill quiet months by bundling walks and food breaks Small hotels and guesthouses around Greyling Bay report a rise in out-of-season bookings after joining forces to sell guided walks, cookery sessions and harbour suppers as short-break packages. Marcus Feld · News · 2 min All nine Wrenhaven beaches pass bathing-water tests for a third year running Every beach in the city has met national bathing-water standards again, with six rated excellent, after sewer overflow upgrades cut the number of spills into Greyling Bay by more than half. Daniel Osei · Lifestyle · 2 min Fenwick Point lighthouse opens to visitors after a two-year restoration For the first time in its history, the public can climb the 117 steps of the Fenwick Point lighthouse, take a guided tour of the lamp room and have lunch in the old keeper's cottage. Mateo Silva ·