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• Scarborough's Reform UK Mayor Backs 'Courageous' RNLI Following Abuse Reports

  The Reform UK mayor of Scarborough has publicly supported the RNLI, praising its volunteers as "courageous" after reports emerged of the charity's staff facing abuse.

• Hospitality Businesses Push MP For VAT Reduction Ahead Of Autumn Budget

  Hospitality owners across Scarborough and Whitby are calling for a reduction in VAT to help ease the burden of rising operating costs ahead of the upcoming budget.

• Deliberate Fires Surge Across North Yorkshire After Exceptionally Dry Summer

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

• Experts Say Flat Rate Visitor Levy Offers Simplest Solution for North Yorkshire

  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.

• Life-Saving Defibrillator And Bleed Kit Planned For Scarborough Town Centre

  A new 24-hour emergency defibrillator and bleed control kit could soon be installed on a busy Scarborough shopping street to help save lives in the town centre.

• Parents Urged To Have Their Say On School Transport Changes

  Families across the Yorkshire Coast are being asked for their views on proposed updates to North Yorkshire's home-to-school travel policy.

• Scarborough Spa Cliff Lift Staff Feel "Forgotten About" Amid Safety Closure

  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.

• Rural Bus Network Shake-Up Explored To Tackle Yorkshire Coast Connectivity

  Bus services across the Yorkshire Coast could be transformed following a major study into the challenges facing rural public transport networks.

• Mayor Thinks Rural Policing Would be Threatened by Yorkshire Police Merger Plans

  Plans to merge existing police constabularies into a single Yorkshire-wide force will drain vital policing resources away from rural communities and into large urban centres, North Yorkshire's mayor has warned.

• Major Investment And New Jobs Targeted For Scarborough In Westminster Push

  Leading financiers have gathered in Westminster to explore four major regeneration projects designed to bring new jobs and investment to Scarborough.

• Councillors Warn Planning System Is Failing Scarborough Due to HMO Conversions

  Scarborough town councillors are calling on North Yorkshire Council to introduce stricter regulations and require planning permission for converting properties into Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

• Pupils Dance Into The School Day With New Rise And Shine Initiative

  An East Riding primary school is boosting pupil wellbeing and punctuality by starting the day with a playground dance party.