Yorkshire Coast News from Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026

Six months have passed since the smoke cleared over Fylingdales Moor, and the landscape is beginning a quiet but determined recovery.

In a significant operation this morning, officers from the Neighbourhood Crime Team and the Kinetic Organised Crime Group executed a warrant in Driffield, leading to the arrest of a 32-year-old woman.

A rail company has applied for permission to install dozens of security cameras at Scarborough station.

A tense meeting saw clashes over a 10-year harbour strategy for part of the North Yorkshire coast.

Just short of £100,000 of funding will be used to address coastal erosion on the North Yorkshire coast.

Whitby Town Council is progressing its plan to manage and operate Whitby’s Grade II listed Old Town Hall.

Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume has voiced her strong opposition to the proposed decommissioning of Whitby’s historic Cliff Lift, joined by a chorus of local councillors and residents who describe the 93-year-old landmark as a "necessity" rather than a luxury

Residents across the East Riding may soon notice more than just bins being collected, as the local council launches a UK-first initiative to turn refuse trucks into mobile life-saving units.