This is the Coast

Thousands of free primary and secondary school uniform items will be available to Scarborough families this week as part of an initiative to tackle the cost of living and reduce clothing waste.

Scarborough residents can enjoy a free evening light display at Peasholm Park this week after organisers salvaged artworks from a weekend event cancelled due to severe gales.

Seven schools across Scarborough and Whitby will share in a £22.5 million government investment designed to boost extracurricular activities and help young people develop new skills.

A dated tennis court near Filey will be transformed into a modern multi-sport facility featuring floodlights and a digital booking system.

Sweeping national changes to the planning system taking effect this month will see most housing developments decided by unelected council officers rather than local councillors across North Yorkshire and the East Riding.

Rogue traders and shops selling illegal vapes or tobacco to children across North Yorkshire could soon face stricter penalties under a revised enforcement policy.

Residents and emergency services are recovering after Storms Austen and Boelo brought extreme downpours, flooded homes, and widespread disruption to Scarborough and Whitby.

The future of housing, jobs, and the environment across North Yorkshire will be shaped by a new 20-year blueprint as a six-week public consultation launches today.

Residents across North Yorkshire can now borrow therapeutic light kits from their local libraries to help combat Seasonal Affective Disorder during the darker winter months.

Bridlington Town's reward for beating Curzon Ashton is a home tie against National League North high-flyers Macclesfield. Scarborough head to 2024/25 FA Trophy Finalists Spennymoor Town.

Motorists and public transport users will face a five-day daytime road closure on the A174 at Lythe Bank, with a replacement shuttle bus maintaining links to Whitby.

Volunteer lifeboat crews from Bridlington and Scarborough battled 50mph winds and four-metre waves during a major search operation sparked by an emergency beacon in the North Sea.

Two British men have been charged with national security offences following an incident at RAF Fairford last month.

A woman has died in the sea off the Isle of Wight, while the search for a man swept into the sea in Scotland by large waves has been suspended.

The directors recruited to steer Poundland through its emergency sale process less than two weeks ago are on the brink of resigning, heightening the risk that one of Britain's biggest discount retailers will collapse within days, risking thousands of job losses.

The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 10,000, government data showed, as fears that the epidemic could spread to more African countries grow.

Another of the UK's biggest banks has posted billions in profits in part thanks to higher interest rates.

At least three Chinese companies are cutting ties with Kylian Mbappe after he appeared to refer to Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China, as a dictator.

Meghan Markle has said she "can't wait" to join as a host for the upcoming series of Junior MasterChef Australia.

Owners of Apple's first foldable iPhone have reported problems with the device's screen - just days after the product went on sale. 

Two British men have been charged with national security offences following an incident at RAF Fairford last month.

The directors recruited to steer Poundland through its emergency sale process less than two weeks ago are on the brink of resigning, heightening the risk that one of Britain's biggest discount retailers will collapse within days, risking thousands of job losses.

A woman has died in the sea off the Isle of Wight, while the search for a man swept into the sea in Scotland by large waves has been suspended.

Another of the UK's biggest banks has posted billions in profits in part thanks to higher interest rates.

Microsoft is offering voluntary severance packages to 60,000 of its staff - more than a quarter of its workforce - including some in the UK.

Two strangers who killed a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they raced their high-performance cars along a city centre road have been jailed for 16 and 12 years.

Senior Sudanese commanders allegedly implicated in a campaign of rape during the country's conflict have been sanctioned by the UK government.

Senior doctors in England plan to go on strike for two days in November over pay, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.

At least three Chinese companies are cutting ties with Kylian Mbappe after he appeared to refer to Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China, as a dictator.

The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 10,000, government data showed, as fears that the epidemic could spread to more African countries grow.

Meghan Markle has said she "can't wait" to join as a host for the upcoming series of Junior MasterChef Australia.

Israel has continued to commit genocide in Gaza despite last October's ceasefire, a UN commission claims.

Meghan Markle has said she "can't wait" to join as a host for the upcoming series of Junior MasterChef Australia.

Nicki Minaj said Donald Trump "has given us a future to look forward to" as she joined the US president on stage at a rally in Michigan.

They looked like a modern-day Morecambe and Wise. But at least they weren't sharing a bed like the famous comic duo.

Actor Tom Skerritt, best known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died at the age of 93.

Two British men have been charged with national security offences following an incident at RAF Fairford last month.

The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 10,000, government data showed, as fears that the epidemic could spread to more African countries grow.

Andy Burnham says that an "honest discussion" is needed about readopting the EU's free movement rules.

Nicki Minaj said Donald Trump "has given us a future to look forward to" as she joined the US president on stage at a rally in Michigan.