Whitby News

Here is the latest Whitby News from This is the Coast

• New Restaurant Week Event for Whitby

  Residents and visitors are being urged to try something new as Restaurant Week comes to Whitby.

• Knife Bin Rollout In Scarborough, Whitby and Pickering

  People across North Yorkshire are being urged to play their part in helping prevent violent crime as a county wide roll out of knife bins gets underway.

• Council Finds £660k to Repair Whitby's Fish Quay

  Whitby’s main fishing area will receive £660,000 of investment to fund repairs to the ‘poor’ condition of Fish Quay.

• Scarborough And Whitby MP Says Artificial Intelligence Stole Her Work

  Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume has raised concerns about the use of creative content to train Artificial Intelligence models, describing it as "theft" on an industrial scale.

• Green Bin Collection Charges Increase on North Yorkshire Coast

  Residents across North Yorkshire can now pay for their garden waste licence ahead of this year’s collections starting in March.

• Warning that Government Spending Review Could be "Disastrous" for North Yorkshire

  A government review of local authority funding could be disastrous for North Yorkshire Council’s future spending plans, a senior councillor has warned.

• North Yorkshire Council Approves Site Swap Plan for New Scalby School

  North Yorkshire Council has agreed to a site swap arrangement to facilitate the construction of a new school in Scarborough, replacing the current Scalby School.

• Scarborough and Whitby See December Footfall Declines

  New figures indicate that Scarborough and Whitby experienced a fall in town centre footfall in December, contrasting with the overall trend in North Yorkshire.

• Battling Blues Go A Point Further Clear

  Whitby Town's 1-1 draw with Hebburn on Tuesday means they're now three points away from the NPL Premier relegation zone.

• Whitby 24-Hour Adult Gaming Centre Plan Attracts More Than 500 Objections

  Councillors will decide on plans for a 24-hour adult gaming centre in Whitby’s town centre as the number of objections passes 500.

• North Yorkshire Councillor's Local Funding Pot Cut in Half

  North Yorkshire Council is to halve the amount of locality funding available to councillors, reducing it from £10,000 to £5,000 annually from April.

• Scarborough and Whitby MP Advocates for Increased Rail Funding on the Yorkshire Coast

  Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume is campaigning for fairer funding for rail services in Yorkshire and the Humber.