Yorkshire Coast News from Friday, July 31st, 2026

It's another busy day of cricket up and down the Yorkshire Coast.

A free public screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing will take place at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough on Saturday at 2.45pm, followed by a facilitated community discussion.

Whitby Museum will mark Yorkshire Day this year with an event celebrating the amazing range of fossils found on the North Yorkshire coast.

Families are invited to a free open day at Scarborough Fire Station to meet local emergency services and community partners.

A community football tournament in Hunmanby will raise vital money for the teenage cancer ward at Leeds St James's Hospital in memory of Dylan Kennedy.

Whitby Town will conclude their pre-season friendlies this Saturday at the Towbar Express Stadium against a newly-promoted Guisborough Town side managed by former boss Nathan Haslam.

Scarborough Athletic will travel to recently-relegated Harrogate Town for their final pre-season friendly before the new National North campaign begins.

Campaigners have handed a 1,000-signature petition to North Yorkshire Council demanding the suspension of the 100 per cent council tax premium on second homes.

Reform UK candidate Susan Rumford has narrowly secured the Castle Ward by-election for Scarborough Town Council, defeating her Labour rival by a single vote.

A new £70,000 bronze replica will replace Whitby's iconic whale bone arch after the current structure suffered significant weather damage.

Communities in Scarborough, Whitby and Filey will benefit from locally retained income tax and business rates as York and North Yorkshire gains unprecedented new devolution powers.