This is the Coast

The executive of North Yorkshire Council has today unanimously approved a loan facility of up to £150,000 to support Scarborough Athletic Football Club following a challenging period of displaced fixtures and lost revenue.

As a 12-week national government consultation on the proposed "Overnight Visitor Levy" reaches its conclusion, the future of the Yorkshire Coast's tourism landscape hangs in the balance.

A community-led battle has commenced in the Woldgate area near Bridlington as residents and local representatives unite to oppose plans for a potential new wind turbine development.

Leisure centres across the East Riding will have solar canopies installed at its car parks, reducing both costs and carbon emissions.

Bed and breakfast owners and hospitality providers from across North and East Yorkshire are being invited to a special attractions literature distribution and networking event on Tuesday 17th March 2026.

A proposal to spend £100,000 a year supporting North Yorkshire’s town and parish councils to take on additional responsibilities has been rejected.

Scarborough residents took part in a public meeting last night to discuss the future of the town.

Alison Hume MP has welcomed a significant government initiative to cover the travel expenses of children and young people receiving cancer treatment, highlighting the particular impact the move will have on families along the Yorkshire Coast.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway says £130,000 has now been raised towards the urgent stabilisation of Bridge 42, marking a major milestone in efforts to restore services ahead of the 2026 season.

Crowds are expected to descend upon the streets of Scarborough this Tuesday, 17th February, to witness the town’s annual Pancake Day extravaganza.

On a day when crowds traditionally gather in the streets of Scarborough for Shrove Tuesday celebrations, the future financial stability of the town’s community football club will be under the spotlight in a key council meeting.

Residents across North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire are being urged to take extra care as a yellow weather warning for ice comes into force this evening.

Essex Police are assessing information around private flights to and from Stansted Airport following the release of the Epstein files.

Iran is not being subtle. 

A "Good Samaritan" ended a deadly shooting at a US ice rink, police have said.

British dual nationals who don't have a British passport could be stopped from entering the UK under new rules coming into force later this month.

Strikes have been launched by US forces on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean, killing 11 people.

A former head gamekeeper has told a jury that he "didn't like" the ex-colleague he is accused of murdering.

Russia is set to have athletes competing under their own flag at the Paralympic Games for the first time since 2014.

A "violent" prisoner with gang affiliations who is due for deportation is on the run for the second time in a week, Sky News understands. 

Essex Police are assessing information around private flights to and from Stansted Airport following the release of the Epstein files.

Sir Keir Starmer has warned "public health isn't a culture war" and urged parents to check their children are up to date with vaccinations after a measles outbreak.

A "violent" prisoner with gang affiliations who is due for deportation is on the run for the second time in a week, Sky News understands. 

The family of a man stabbed to death at a retail park in south London have said "a light has gone out in our lives".

Bomb disposal experts are investigating items found at a property in Plymouth as a number of homes are evacuated, police say.

British dual nationals who don't have a British passport could be stopped from entering the UK under new rules coming into force later this month.

A former head gamekeeper has told a jury that he "didn't like" the ex-colleague he is accused of murdering.

A cold health alert has been issued across much of England, as forecasters predict snow could hit parts of Wales and the Midlands.

Iran is not being subtle. 

Iran and the United States have reached an understanding on "guiding principles" after fresh talks on Tehran's nuclear capabilities in Geneva, Iran's foreign minister has said.

Russia is set to have athletes competing under their own flag at the Paralympic Games for the first time since 2014.

Strikes have been launched by US forces on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean, killing 11 people.

Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf has been arrested after allegedly assaulting two men in New Orleans amid Mardi Gras celebrations, police say.

The UK's entrant for this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be YouTuber and electronic artist Look Mum No Computer.

Hollywood icon Robert Duvall, star of films including The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at the age of 95.

The executive producer of hit TV spy thriller Tehran has been found dead in an Athens hotel, police have said.

"Britain's loneliest sheep" has given birth for the first time.

"Keep hope alive". This was Jesse Jackson's message, delivered at the end of his famous 1988 speech at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, his second campaign for the presidential nomination.

Sir Keir Starmer has warned "public health isn't a culture war" and urged parents to check their children are up to date with vaccinations after a measles outbreak.

Iran and the United States have reached an understanding on "guiding principles" after fresh talks on Tehran's nuclear capabilities in Geneva, Iran's foreign minister has said.