Yorkshire Coast News from Wednesday, August 5th, 2026

Local football clubs are gearing up for the start of the new season this weekend, with Scarborough Athletic returning home after a year in exile and Bridlington Town beginning their FA Cup campaign.

Supermarkets are facing pressure to stop selling disposable barbecues after a severe fire broke out in woodland on the outskirts of Scarborough.

York and North Yorkshire's deputy mayor for crime and policing has proposed a multi-agency meeting to address growing concerns over the impact of HMOs and emergency accommodation on Scarborough residents.

SeaGrown Ltd has submitted plans to convert a coastal farm shop and café at Flatts Farm into a new research and cultivation hub, which could create up to 25 jobs.

A Yorkshire Coast MP and the GMB Union have welcomed new government procurement rules that prioritise job creation over environmental targets, though green groups warn the shift should not come at the expense of nature.

A major restoration project has secured the future of Whitby's historic Old Town Hall, bringing the eighteenth-century landmark back into public use with a refurbished first floor for community events and a returning outdoor market.

Brave participants will attempt to run across a 37-foot suspended and greased pole to capture a flag as a traditional challenge returns to the Whitby Regatta this weekend.

A body believed to be that of a missing 13-year-old boy has been recovered from the water following a major multi-agency search operation off the coast of Hornsea.