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The Yorkshire coast has been the focus of several cultural festivals including Scarborough Lights - Image: Charlotte Graham

Dynamic new strategy to boost North Yorkshire’s culture and heritage

The reopening ceremony of the RNLI lifeboat station at Staithes in 1928. Image: A.E. Graham, Redcar (from the RNLI Heritage Collection)

Look back at the 'jubilant' reopening of Staithes Lifeboat Station in 1928

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IN PICTURES: 39 photos of a Big Night Out in Scarborough from May 2014

Working on Three Brothers refit. Photo courtesy of Ian Coultas

Work on 112-year-old sailing coble nearing completion in Bridlington

An old painting of the Clifton Hotel

The incredible history of Scarborough’s Clifton Hotel

Pokemon characters, like those pictured, are among toy deals at Aldi (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Cowabunga! Iconic 1990s retro toys comeback in supermarket deals

Katie Doubtfire, front, and Jo Oxlade, right, with clients from Creative Day Care Services based at The Street, Scarborough

Award thrill for all at Scarborough's The Street-based care service

The pavilion is one of the oldest remaining examples

Victorian tennis pavilion in Scarborough on national Endangered Buildings list

Raven Hall consists of a Georgian mansion, a Victorian extension and modern flat-roofed additions

Raven Hall: Historic England decline to give hotel listed status

Newly born twin lambs Ebony and Ivory - it's rare for twin lambs to be different colours

Farm's surprise twin lambs - one is black and one is white

JLS are at Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Thursday July 11

JLS send shout out to fans ahead of Scarborough's Open Air Theatre gig

Come on and join the party – that is the message from JLS ahead of their gig at Scarborough Open Air Theatre later this year.

Sue Wilkinson

Lindey O'Neill is offering to sing in local care homes in and around Scarborough

The singer offering to sing on care homes for free - because it's good for her

This is a historic photo shared by the RNLI depicting a call out in 1943. Photo courtesy of RNLI.

Bridlington RNLI share 80-year-old image of rescue to save cat and nine men

Raven Hall Hotel

Raven Hall: New owners promise major investment in hotel will respect heritage

Whitby RNLI volunteer Henry Freeman photographed in 1880 (left) and modern recreation featuring Bridlington RNLI volunteer Bob Taylor (right). Photos courtesy of Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society (left) and Mike Milner Bridlington RNLI (right).

Bridlington RNLI recreate historic photo for 200th anniversary

A finely decorated antler comb and case (a particular Viking specialism) discovered in Coppergate is found on the £2 issue.

Royal Mail stamps illustrate North Yorkshire’s Viking heritage

Atticus, Freckle, Marie and Matt Salt from Norfolk, dressed as characters from Wind in the Willows

Whitby Steampunk Weekend 2024: All the best photos of fantastic costumes

A great night out in Scarborough.

IN PICTURES: 29 photos of a Big Night Out in Scarborough from January 2012

​Former Bridlington Post Office subpostmaster Lee Castleton, who now lives in Scarborough. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Mr Bates vs The Post Office: Bridlington subpostmaster 'grateful' for ITV show

The lots include a model of Sir Nigel Gresley that is around the same age as the actual Pacific locomotive

'Astonishing' model railway up for auction after Yorkshire collector's death

Leader who reshaped politics in North Yorkshire - Coun Carl Les has received an OBE in the New Year Honours List. (Picture contributed)

New Year Honours recognition for leader who reshaped politics in North Yorkshire

St Mary's Church beside the ruins of Whitby Abbey

Fears over future of clock at famous Dracula church in Whitby

Flooding and damage caused by flooding around Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington in December 2013.

IN RETRO: Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington hit by severe floods back in Decem...

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19 photos from Winter Wonderland at Bridlington's Sewerby Hall over the years

A look back at some of the Krampus Runs in Whitby over the past decade.

IN RETRO: Whitby Krampus Run pictures from the past few years

The gas mask is of a type issued to civil defence volunteers such as ARP wardens (photo: Mike Cockerill)

Lost WW2 air raid shelter with gas mask inside found in Filey

Sheila Westland, who now lives in Scarborough, spent most of her life and career in York

Convent school deputy headmistress who remembers York Blitz marks 100th birthday

These Scarborough and Whitby school starter photos were taken at the start of the 2009-2010 academic year.

IN RETRO: Scarborough and Whitby new school starter pictures from 2009

We took a look back through our archives and found these brilliant pictures of school starters from across the Scarborough and Whitby area from 2009.

Duncan Atkins

Flamborough Head Lighthouse has had new LED lights installed to modernise the structure, however a number of people are not happy with this decision. Photo: James Hardisty

Hundreds sign petition after Flamborough Lighthouses' new LEDs cause outrage

Scarborough South Bay Beach. (Pic credit: Richard Ponter)

Best beaches to visit along the Yorkshire coast no matter the weather

Scarborough's Central Tramway was opened in 1881 to improve access between the town centre and the beach The project is expected to take up to three months, with the lift due to reopen in March. The Central Tramway Company was formed in the 1870s to develop and build a new funicular railway to link the Foreshore with St Nicholas Gardens. 6th January 2022. Picture Bruce Rollinson

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Pictures from a Scarborough night out, August 2017.

IN PICTURES: 17 photos of a Big Night Out in Scarborough from August 2017

Early members' only steam gala at Goathland in June 1970.

North Yorkshire Moors Railway: 17 photos of Yorkshire stations through the years

North Yorkshire Moors Railway welcomes King Charles III to commemorate its 50th anniversary. (Pic credit: Simon Jacobs / NYMR)

Yorkshire railway sees rise in tourists worldwide due to links with Heartbeat

Beggar's Bridge spans the River Esk at Glaisdale

Power tool used to engrave 17th-century bridge in 'staggering' act of vandalism

The Star Inn Harome.

The Star Inn, Harome: Man, 28, charged with arson after fire destroyed pub

Leanna Robinson chats with Amy Simms by their 1891 Fowler traction engine

Whitby Traction Engine Rally 2023: All the best photos of mud-plagued steam fair

File pic showing the exterior of the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough . Image: ©Tony Bartholomew

Major restoration project at Scarborough’s Rotunda Museum

Volunteers caring for the Scarborough Fair Collection

Yorkshire vintage transport museum enjoying visitor boom after TV exposure

Scarborough Fair Collection

Vintage transport museum in Yorkshire closes because it has too many visitors

The show has been held since 1800

Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show returns for the 222nd time

A Big Night Out in August 2013

IN PICTURES: 33 Photos from a Big Night Out in Scarborough in August 2013

Flags displayed at the White Rose Hotel in Askrigg. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Yorkshire Day 2023: The history of Yorkshire’s symbol White Rose of York

Man waves the Yorkshire flag. (Pic credit: Bryn Lennon / Getty Images)

Best things about Yorkshire according to locals ahead of Yorkshire Day 2023

No1 Skinner Street is part of a row of Georgian townhouses

Bistro in Whitby to 'return to being a townhouse' as holiday lets approved

A former restaurant in Whitby is to become holiday lets despite objections from locals concerned about an ‘oversupply’ of holiday accommodation in the town.

Grace Newton

We look back at big nights out in Scarborough and Malton in 2013.

IN PICTURES: 21 photos of people enjoying Big Night Out in Scarborough and Malto...

Saltwick Bay near Whitby. (Pic credit: Marisa Cashill)

Best Yorkshire Coast hidden gems where you can admire the sea

Dr Nick Hiley, whose 1970s recordings of people who lived through the Bombardment of Scarborough in 1914 will form part of Scarborough Atlas, photographed in Scarborough’s Old Town

Help bring Scarborough’s rich history to life for new digital project

Spitfire planes fly overhead. (Pic credit: Glyn Kirk / Getty Images)

RAF in Yorkshire: Iconic aircrafts to fly over Yorkshire this week

It used to be one of the most familiar sites on the NorthYork Moors

Incredible photos show what was inside the 'golf balls' at RAF Fylingdales

A smaller landslip the day before was only a precursor to the damage that was to come.

IN PICTURES: 30 years on after landslide carried Holbeck Hall Hotel into the sea

Grand Hotel, Scarborough

Simon Heffer calls North Riding 'architectural wonderland' and praises Grand

Ben Robinson on Villages by the Sea. (Pic credit: BBC)

TV show hosted by Ben Robinson to explore coastal villages including Flamborough

Whitby Beach. (Pic credit: Danny Lawson / PA Wire)

Houses for sale in Whitby just a short walk away from the beach

Yorebridge House, Bainbridge. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Best places in Yorkshire to get married

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