Filey News

Here is the latest Filey News from This is the Coast

• Deliberate Fires Surge Across North Yorkshire After Exceptionally Dry Summer

  Deliberate secondary fires involving grass and rubbish have surged across North Yorkshire this year, driven by increasingly hot and dry summer weather.

• Experts Say Flat Rate Visitor Levy Offers Simplest Solution for North Yorkshire

  A proposed flat-rate visitor levy of one pound per night could raise up to £26 million annually to support infrastructure and tourism across York and North Yorkshire.

• Parents Urged To Have Their Say On School Transport Changes

  Families across the Yorkshire Coast are being asked for their views on proposed updates to North Yorkshire's home-to-school travel policy.

• Rural Bus Network Shake-Up Explored To Tackle Yorkshire Coast Connectivity

  Bus services across the Yorkshire Coast could be transformed following a major study into the challenges facing rural public transport networks.

• Mayor Thinks Rural Policing Would be Threatened by Yorkshire Police Merger Plans

  Plans to merge existing police constabularies into a single Yorkshire-wide force will drain vital policing resources away from rural communities and into large urban centres, North Yorkshire's mayor has warned.

• Councillors Warn Planning System Is Failing Scarborough Due to HMO Conversions

  Scarborough town councillors are calling on North Yorkshire Council to introduce stricter regulations and require planning permission for converting properties into Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

• Outdoor Fires Surge Across North Yorkshire Over Summer Months

  Small outdoor blazes became the most frequent emergency for fire crews this summer, though targeted safety campaigns are successfully driving down the number of house fires.

• Live Facial Recognition Cameras Go Live in North Yorkshire

  Live facial recognition technology will begin scanning crowds in North Yorkshire this week to identify wanted criminals and locate vulnerable missing people.

• Claims Asylum Seekers Will Be Housed In New Council Properties Rejected As £18m Scheme Approved

  False claims circulating on social media that more than 100 homes being acquired by North Yorkshire Council are intended for asylum seekers have been firmly rejected by officials.

• Two Weeks Of Work Experience Guaranteed For North Yorkshire Pupils

  Every secondary school pupil in North Yorkshire will be offered two weeks of meaningful work experience as part of a major expansion to a regional careers programme.

• Second Home Tax To Be Looked At By North Yorkshire Council Committee

  Councillors are set to debate calls for North Yorkshire Council to suspend its controversial second home council tax premium after a petition attracted 1,000 signatures.

• North Yorkshire Councillors Refuse To Change Controversial School Transport Policy

  North Yorkshire Council chiefs have rejected calls to scrap an unpopular school transport policy, telling opposition councillors they would make the same decision if they were responsible for the authority’s finances.