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Filey beach and seafront. picture: Richard Ponter, 174612

Council £90,000 funding bid to ‘buy time’ for Filey coastal residents

Lower Flat Cliffs, Filey, including Art Deco house built by Billy Butlin. picture: Google Maps

Council to ‘buy time’ for Filey residents facing ‘imminent’ loss of properties

Yorkshire Water has a five-year plan to replace more than 1,000km of water mains.

Yorkshire Water will invest £406m to renew the region’s mains network

Yorkshire Water will implement measures to improve the bathing quality in Bridlington Bay.

Yorkshire Water to improve bathing quality in Scarborough and Bridlington

Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume speaking in the House of Commons, in October 2024.

Scarborough and Whitby MP highlights area's ‘crumbling water infrastructure’

(Photos: Pexels)

Water bills to rise by £123 on average - some households hit harder

A sinkhole along Halifax Road, Hedben Bridge in Yorkshire has turned up on Google as an unlikely tourist attraction and five star reviews.

Watch: Sinkhole becomes 'tourist attraction' with five star reviews

Alison Hume MP speaking in the House of Commons

‘Block Yorkshire Water CEO bonuses until water pollution addressed’, says MP

View from the bottom of a storage tank.

More than £1m investment in Hawsker storm overflow near Whitby under way

View from the bottom of a storage tank.

Yorkshire Water £3m investment in effort to improve water quality at Bempton

Bridlington South Beach missed out on a Blue Flag award for water quality this year. Photo: Tony Johnson.

Questioned answered for poor water quality on Bridlington’s South Beach

Several factors, including natural waste from seabirds, are to blame for the poor water quality on Bridlington’s South Beach.

Claudia Bowes

Yorkshire Water is looking for volunteers to support conservation efforts at its Tophill Low nature reserve site in East Yorkshire in the coming months.

Volunteers needed at East Yorkshire nature reserve

Piglets at Tophill Low nature reserve

Yorkshire Water appeals for volunteers at East Yorkshire nature reserve site

An aerial shot of Filey sea wall, which will benefit from a £2.95 million repair scheme.

Repairs to protect against coastal erosion in Filey to begin

Bottlenose Dolphins off the coast at Scarborough - Image copyright: Stuart Baines

Free family fun sea watching event in Scarborough

Discharge is seen flowing into the River Thames at Crossness sewage treatment works in March 2024 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ofwat investigating every England and Wales water firm over pollution

(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Water bills are going up across the UK - what it means for you

Yorkshire Water will begin engineering work on May 28

Yorkshire Water to begin work to reduce discharges into North Sea in Scarborough

Protesters at Scarborough's South Bay

Surfers Against Sewage protest about water quality at Scarborough's South Bay

Steve Crawford takes to the waves

Surfers Against Sewage to stage sea protest in Scarborough's South Bay

Dolphin in front of Scarborough beach huts - Image credit: Stuart Baines

‘Wild Eye’ propose new seawatching station for Marine Drive

Yorkshire Water's discharge reduction scheme is taking in Whitby. MP Sir Robert Goodwill MP is pictured with the project team, on a site visit.

Work ongoing at Whitby West Cliff in effort to reduce discharges into Esk

PM Rishi Sunak answers reporters' questions on visit to Scarborough. LDRS

Rishi Sunak defends ‘robust plan’ for improving water quality

Due to the intense wintery weather that has spread across the Yorkshire coast, Yorkshire Water is preparing for possible damages to pipes in the region.

Yorkshire Water prepares for freeze-thaw due to intense weather

Temperatures across Yorkshire are set to drop this week, and Yorkshire Water is reminding its customers to insulate their pipes to prevent them from freezing and bursting. (Pic: Yorkshire Water)

Advice for North Yorkshire residents on how to protect your home

The continued heavy rain in the region has caused a lot of flooding to occur. Photo: Richard Ponter.

Further update on flooding in the East Riding following Storm Henk

An aerial view of the Scarborough Road development site. Photo courtesy of Keyland Developments Ltd

Developer's successful bid to build 126 affordable homes in Bridlington

Sites in Bridlington and Filey are expecting to be generating renewable electricity in August 2024. Photo courtesy of Simon Hulme.

Yorkshire Water sites in Bridlington and Filey to get solar panels

Solar panels are set to be installed at Yorkshire Water’s wastewater treatment works in Filey and Bridlington.

Claudia Bowes

A key route linking Malton and Norton has fully re-opened to traffic today as highways officers continue to monitor the situation after heavy rainfall affected both of the North Yorkshire towns.

Major route through Malton fully re-opens to traffic following major flooding

Work will take place on Esplanade, North Terrace, White Point Road, North Promenade and Argyle Road in Whitby.

Whitby to get £1.3m investment to reduce storm overflows

The ‘pop-up rainforests’ project will improve soil quality and reduce flooding risks.

Twenty East Riding farmers using ‘pop-up rainforests’ to reduce flooding

Runswick Bay. Picture by Simon Hulme.

Bathing water quality at Yorkshire beaches reduced from ‘excellent’ to ‘good’

Yorkshire Water is set to invest £2.8m in its network in Scarborough to reduce the number of discharges into the sea. picture: Richard Ponter

Yorkshire Water to invest £2.8m in Scarborough to reduce storm overflows

Scarborough's South Bay.

Action plan drawn up to tackle Scarborough South Bay bathing water problems

Yorkshire Water has set up a dedicated River Health team to help deliver a joined-up, region-wide approach to river health across the many organisations and stakeholders in Yorkshire that have a role to play in further improving the health of watercourses.

Yorkshire Water creates dedicated River Health team

With warmer weather expected over the weekend, Yorkshire Water is reminding people of the dangers of open water and to resist the temptation of entering reservoirs.

Yorkshire Water reminds the public not to swim in reservoirs despite hot weather

Claire Campbell, the Environment Agency’s technical bathing waters expert, sampling water at Bridlington South.

Investigation in Bridlington beach ‘poor’ water quality to start this summer

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

The environmental group Sons of Neptune has said it is “confident” that upgrades in sewage quality will achieve “significant improvements” in Scarborough’s bathing water quality next year.

Environmental group ‘confident’ Scarborough will see improved water quality

Environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey

Yorkshire Water's 'ridiculous' advert criticised by campaigner Feargal Sharkey

The construction of a large three-storey care home in Eastfield has been given the green light by North Yorkshire Council.

North Yorkshire Council approves construction of 66-bed Eastfield care home

Yorkshire Water is encouraging customers to save water, as high temperatures have caused a surge in usage. The resevoir in Harrogate pictured here was during last year's hose pipe ban. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Yorkshire Water urge customers to cut down on water consumption as usage surges

Steve Crawford, bottom left. Courtesy of Surfers Against Sewage.

Surf instructor says poor water quality in South Bay has made him ‘redundant’

Water quality in South Bay has been declared unsuitable for bathing in a number of recent reports

‘Poor’ water quality of Scarborough’s South Bay raised at full council meeting

Surfers and paddle boarders will protest against Scarborough’s South Bay's sewage pollution this weekend. (Pic: Fred Brown)

Protest against Scarborough’s South Bay's sewage pollution planned weekend

A protest has been planned against the sewage pollution in Scarborough’s South Bay this weekend.

Louise Hollingsworth

Scarborough's South Bay - pretty in the sunshine but people are advised not to swim in the sea Picture by Marisa Cashill

Surfers in Scarborough to protest against sewage pollution

Rainy Castleton - calls are being made to combat river pollution in the North York Moors National Park.

Five-point plan to combat North York Moors National Park river pollution

Sewage spills have contributed to the decline of the river's ecology, the anglers claim. (Photo: Contributed)

Pickering anglers take legal action against Government over sewage spills

The Environment Agency revealed England’s 10 water companies recorded 301,091 discharges through storm overflows in 2022 – an average of 824 a day.

Sewage discharged in Yorkshire’s coastal communities for thousands of hours

Matt Machouki, project lead for Groundwork North East with Ana Cowie , Marina Pollution Officer for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (left) and Allison Pierre, Environment Agency Project Officer. picture: Tony Bartholomew

Living sea wall and hanging fish shelters installed at Whitby harbour

The council said it wants to resolve the dispute with the North Bay Railway.

Scarborough Council seeks to resolve lease dispute with North Bay Railway owners

Scarborough Council are set to approve Hunmanby housing plan despite concerns about impact on water, drainage, and public services.

Council set to approve housing plan despite concerns about impact on services

Glorious day on Whitby's West Cliff, looking from the Cook statue towards the Abbey Headland. picture: Duncan Atkins

Discarded fishing rod sparks warning to Whitby householders

The spelling mistake was shared widely online by amused residents.

Spelling mistake on Scarborough road marking fixed after workmen mocked online

The spelling mistake amused residents online. (Photo: Louise Hollingsworth)

Hilarious blunder on Scarborough road marking as workers make spelling mistake

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