George Shuttleworth has become a firm favourite among Coronation Street viewers since he made his Weatherfield debut in 2020. The funeral director, played by Tony Maudsley was introduced as the son of Archie Shuttleworth.
11.04.2022 - 12:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A former newspaper editor paid just £8,000 for a tropical island and has dedicated spent the rest of his life to restoring its appearance and nurturing the island wildlife.
Brendon Grimshaw, left behind his high-pressured life as he faced unemployment - before the age of 40 - and took an extended holiday.
In 1962, he bought Moyenne, a tiny island just half a mile wide in the luxurious Seychelles, a grouping of islands in the Indian Ocean.
The ex-journalist fell in love with his new home immediately, with its peaceful surroundings and wild tangle of vegetation.
Brendon lived almost completely alone on the island, report Mirror Online.
Moyenne had been left abandoned for decades, prior to his arrival and was so overgrown that falling coconuts were said to never reach the ground.
It has previously been likened to “a tiny rainforest erupting from the ocean”, Yorkshire Live reports.
With the help of 19-year-old Rene Antoine Lafortune, the son of a local fisherman, Brendon, who is originally from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, set about forging paths through the undergrowth.
They also planted trees in an attempt to transform the island.
Brendon built a humble wooden home for himself.
But to truly transform the island he knew he would need to nurture its wildlife back to full health.
He gradually introduced giant tortoises to his corner of the Indian Ocean and eventually shared Moyenne with 120 of the indigenous creatures.
Brendon’s relentless hard work inevitably attracted the attention of wealthy investors, who viewed the Seychelles as a tropical paradise and an ideal spot for a luxury holiday destination.
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George Shuttleworth has become a firm favourite among Coronation Street viewers since he made his Weatherfield debut in 2020. The funeral director, played by Tony Maudsley was introduced as the son of Archie Shuttleworth.
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