Yorkshire Coast News from Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

Employees of Britain's oldest cliff lift in Scarborough say they feel unvalued and left in limbo following its indefinite closure over safety concerns last month.

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.

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