Yorkshire Coast News from Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

Campaigners from Frack Free Coastal Communities are urging residents to join a protest outside Scarborough Town Hall on April 24th to oppose controversial plans for a gas drilling rig in Burniston.

A new vehicle registration scheme will launch at North Yorkshire's household waste recycling centres on April 27 to ensure the service is used fairly by residents and to save taxpayers up to £400,000 a year.

Fans of science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal are preparing to descend on the Yorkshire Coast this weekend as Sci-Fi Scarborough returns for its twelfth consecutive year.

Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency are rolling out a £150 million investment and advanced monitoring technology to tackle the persistent bathing water quality issues in Scarborough.

An eight-year review has revealed that a Maritime and Coastguard Agency funding programme for seafarer training contributes more than £500 million to the UK economy.

York Magistrates Court has granted a three-month partial closure order for a property on Regent Street in Scarborough to tackle anti-social behaviour while safeguarding the resident.