Yorkshire Coast News from Friday, October 2nd, 2026

Conservative Party chairman and Filey MP Kevin Hollinrake has again expressed his frustration at the lack of progress.

A special adults-only pre-Halloween disco will take place at Scarborough's Rosco Rooms to raise essential funds for Saint Catherine's Hospice.

The Seasiders take on Matlock Town in the Derbyshire Dales on Saturday.

A new £700,000 storage tank in Staxton will hold up to 73,000 litres of excess wastewater to significantly reduce storm overflow discharges into the River Hertford.

A former training site in Scarborough is set to be transformed into a specialist construction centre to help tackle workforce shortages on the Yorkshire Coast.

Millions of pounds in new funding will see Scarborough's Construction Skills Village reopen to train a new generation of builders and tradespeople.

Medical professionals have warned councillors that patients may opt out of data sharing and care due to ethical and security concerns surrounding the NHS's £330 million contract with US technology firm Palantir.

Chopstix, the UK’s largest Asian-inspired fast food restaurant, has submitted plans to open a new branch at the Primrose Valley Holiday Village in Filey.

North Yorkshire Council leaders have raised concerns about taxpayers subsidising empty buses as the Combined Authority approves a £3.5m assessment into a proposed bus franchising scheme.

A Grade II listed public house in the village of Sleights has been bought by a local couple who plan to sympathetically restore and reopen the venue to the community.

A dedicated Scarborough couple are stepping up to run a new support hub to help foster families and vulnerable children along the Yorkshire Coast.

The Honeypot Inn near Filey has submitted plans to North Yorkshire Council to install eight prefabricated glamping pods to expand its tourism offering in the village of Speeton.

A Scarborough transport charity that provided more than 23,000 trips for older and disabled residents last year has bolstered its leadership team with three new trustees.

North Yorkshire Council has warned that meeting a strict 30-month government deadline to create a comprehensive new Local Plan for housing and development will be a massive and complex challenge.

More than 2,000 students and their families have explored future career opportunities at a record-breaking apprenticeship event in East Yorkshire.

Residents are being urged to help shape future spending on essential public services as local budgets face mounting financial pressures.

Councillor Steve Gallant, the leader of the Labour group on East Riding of Yorkshire Council, has unexpectedly defected to the Conservative Party to continue his local campaigning.

Holiday accommodation on the Yorkshire Coast could face a five per cent price hike under new government plans, prompting local businesses to warn the levy could devastate the region's tourism sector.

Scarborough Athletic are just two victories away from reaching the proper rounds of the FA Cup as they prepare for a challenging away fixture against Macclesfield.