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The Spa and Grand Hotel, Scarborough. Copyright Peter Church/Geograph.

Grand Hotel included in wider South Bay bathing water study

HM Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire Johanna Ropner (centre) with Andrew and Emma Lister.

Trio’s dedication recognised at cadet awards

Scarborough Spa Cliff Lift. Courtesy North Yorkshire Council.

£100,000 funding appeal for Scarborough Spa Cliff Lift

Illuminated Whitby Abbey. photo: Marisa Cashill

Whitby Abbey in Lonely Planet's Secret Wonders of the World

The replacement is part of a wider programme.

£1.5m mains replacement scheme starts in Snainton

The incident occurred in the early hours of October 3.

Five bikes stolen near Grosmont as North Yorkshire Police appeal for information

Ashley Palliser.

Scarborough man jailed for throwing corrosive substance in ex-partner's face

Town Mayor of Whitby, Coun Sandra Turner, with Milewood's walking team.

Milewood in Whitby raises more than £5,700 for suicide awareness

A 38-year-old Scarborough woman and a 31-year-old Scarborough man have been arrested in connection with an act of outraging public decency and are currently in custody.

Two arrested after outraging public decency in Scarborough town centre

People

Futureworks and Scarborough Rotary Club are ready for Christmas

'Santa's little helpers' help Rotary Club prepare for the festive season
Santa is almost ready to begin his Christmas meet and greet in Scarborough town centre, thanks to help from an unusual source.
Louise French

The Scarborough Neighbourhood Board has agreed £485,000 over three years towards The Scarborough Fair and £400,000 towards a wider £3.6 million programme of improvements at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Pride in Place investment helping bring arts and culture to more people

Deputy Mayor, Cllr Rick Arrand, presented the various group representatives with Small Grant awards. Photo courtesy of Bridlington Town Council

Bridlington Town Council’s Small Grants boost for 11 groups

From left: John Hamlin of Staithes International Film Festival (SIFF), actors Tony Pitts and Katherine Kelly, Barbara Govan (SIFF) and Paul Bader (SIFF).

First-ever Staithes International Film Festival declared a success

Belgian steam ship SS Charles, lost at Saltiwck Nab.

Whitby wartime heroism to be remembered in Larpool Cemetery walk

Nearly half of homeowners have incurred late payment fees

Disorganised households estimate they pay an extra £801 on bills

Sick of soaring bills? They’re not all going up

The household bill that costs less than 10 years ago

Readers from across the Yorkshire coast, including Whitby, Bridlington and Scarborough, said what they think the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham should tackle next. Photo credits: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images, Richard Ponter, Marisa Cashill.

What the Yorkshire coast thinks the new Prime Minister should tackle first

Wonderful images of this year's Whitby Boxing Day dip antics.

IN PICTURES: all the fun of Whitby Boxing Day dip 2025

Crime

Vicky Glass's body was found near Danby on November 3, 2000.

£20,000 reward for answers 26 years after Vicky Glass's body found near Danby

Paul Davey

Scarborough man jailed for breaching sexual risk order

The vehicle was stolen between 11AM and 11:30AM on October 22.

North Yorkshire Police appeal after vehicle stolen from Scarborough car park

North Yorkshire Police received a report that a 'heavily intoxicated' man had been refused entry to an event near Malton.

North Yorkshire Police chase ends with drink-driver arrest near Malton

Tracy Bancroft

Filey woman jailed over nine years for 'heinous' sexual offences

A driver has been summonsed to attend court after being stopped by police in Bridlington.

Bridlington police foot chase ends with driver summonsed to court

Business

Karen Hunt founder of Wellness Roots and Flourish on Ramshill Road

Counsellor draws on 17 years of experience to open new wellbeing practice
A counsellor with 17 years of experience has opened a new counselling, beauty and wellness practice in Scarborough, hoping to create a space where people can seek support, relaxation and a fresh start.
Louise French

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Sibling Yorkshire coast businesses collaborate on celebration lager

Extensive work on the corner of Chapel Street.

Heritage buildings in Bridlington improved by Property Pride campaign

Michelle Ovens CBE says greater support is needed to help side hustles grow into sustainable businesses.

Ad Feature Side hustling UK adults face outdated systems

Minister McDougall tours the Woodsmith Mine

Government minister visits Woodsmith mine to see reindustrialisation in action

Traffic and Travel

Pier Road in Whitby will be closed to traffic for next nine evenings. Image: Google Maps.

Pier Road, Whitby to close to traffic for next nine evenings

Whitby Goth Weekend begins on Thursday October 29.

Road closures announced for Whitby Goth Weekend

Flooding across Scarborough kept fire crews on the move on Friday October 23.

Flooding incidents keep fire crews busy

The closure will start from from 9am on Friday 23 October.

Road closure in Norton, near Malton, announced for Northern Gas Network works

Health

New proposed pathology facility, Scarborough Hospital.

Major milestone reached in £25m Scarborough Hospital lab project

People will be able to find out about local job vacancies in adult social care.

Free adult social care career sessions at The Hinge Centre

Ad Feature Winter’s coming: How to take care of your ears in cold weather

Scarborough Hospital UECC. Courtesy Numminen/LDRS

Scarborough A&E waits more than double York’s, NHS figures show

Flamborough woman Sarah Bayes has turned around the fortunes of Maple Court Care Home.

Scarborough care home manager named finalist in two major awards

Scarborough Hospital. Courtesy Numminen/Ldrs

‘Inadequate’ dialysis unit put into special measures over safety concerns

Politics

Pier Terrace, Scarborough. photo: Google Maps

Government overturns decision on Scarborough café's seafront decking
A Scarborough seafront café has won a planning appeal over a controversial decking area that North Yorkshire Council said should not have been approved because of harm to the area.
Anttoni James Numminen, Local Democracy Reporting Service

57 Church Street, Whitby - proposed shop front.

Whitby vape shop wins approval for changes to Grade II-listed building

Nicola Shaw, Yorkshire Water

MP likens Yorkshire Water leadership change to 'shuffling deckchairs on Titanic'

Museum Terrace and Rotunda, Scarborough. photo: Google Maps

Scarborough TripAdvisor favourite proposes changes overlooking South Bay

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Clapped out? A carriage owned by Northern

Every train in northern England is ‘clapped out’, minister says

Subway to open 70 new stores inside major supermarket

Subway to open 70 new restaurants in Asda

Dean Mayhew, left, got his unusual Clubcard tattoo in July 2022 after months of considering the idea. He’s here with tattoo artist Dan Rossetter

Tesco tattoo dad says supermarket is too expensive

A snake spotted in a sewer pipe by Thames Water.

Giant snake among bizarre sewer discoveries

UK Trending

Over half of parents saying their child avoids creativity due to fear of getting it wrong

Parents say screen time and homework hold back children's creativity

Fern Brady reveals UK's biggest housemate icks

Brits biggest houseshare 'icks' revealed

1 in 3 are choosing to spend their weekends cooking

Brits ditch nights out for home cooking

Brits spend nearly four days a year handling ‘life admin’ for others on their phones

Brits spend nearly four days a year on phone life admin

Miniature billboards, shop signs and railway adverts were installed throughout Bekonscot Model Village and Railway

Bekonscot Model Village goes big on itsu Jumbo Spring Rolls

It's estimated shoppers will splash out £170 more than they did last year

Consumers will spend an average of £304 this Black Friday

Weather

Though showers are expected, harsh weather is expected to ease up. Picture: Richard Ponter

Weather to brighten up this week after Yorkshire coast hit by Storm Boelo

The flooding caused chaos across the region.

Storms Austen and Storm Boelo cause widespread flooding across Scarborough

Severe weather kept Yorkshire coast fire crews busy over the weekend.

Fire crews in Scarborough, Bridlington and surrounding areas busy after storm

Education

Students and dignitaries during the graduation ceremony at St Mary’s Church in Beverley.

Celebrations for East Riding College and Scarborough TEC students

Alison Hume MP & Schools Minister Georgia Gould.

Schools Minister meets local leaders in Scarborough to plan education reforms

Airy Hill School pupils celebrate a 'Strong Standard' Ofsted report.

Airy Hill School celebrates landmark year after superb Ofsted report

Staff and guests with pupils at the celebration. Picture: Richard Ponter

St Augustine’s celebrates official re-opening of transformed school library

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