Pickering News

Here is the latest Pickering News from This is the Coast

• Yorkshire Coast Confusion on Tourism Tax Plans

  Local tourism chiefs and councillors have been left frustrated by what they feel is a lack of consultation by North Yorkshire's Mayor, David Skaith, around a so-called tourism tax in the region.

• Police Reveal Month's Drink-Drive Arrests in North Yorkshire

  As part of their ongoing commitment to this year’s Christmas drink and drug drive campaign, North Yorkshire Police have so far made 133 arrests.

• North Yorkshire Communities Unite Against Storm Darragh Damage

  A report has highlighted how North Yorkshire communities came together to help flood-hit households when Storm Darragh brought torrential rain and damaging winds last winter.

• Concerns From Yorkshire Coast Carers As Hospital Beds Lost

  Thousands of hospital bed days are being lost each year across Yorkshire because patients who are medically fit to leave hospital cannot be discharged due to a lack of funded care in the community, new figures show.

• Ryedale's Eden Camp Celebrates Positive 2025 Packed With Events

  Eden Camp, the modern history museum in North Yorkshire, is celebrating a successful end to 2025 following a year packed with events.

• North York Moors Engineers On Essential Winter Maintenance

  As well as their famous Santa Specials, this time of year means essential maintenance of trains at North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

• Ten Man Pickering Town Edged Out By Promotion Chasers

  Tony Hackworth's men suffered a first-half sending off in a losing cause.

• Yorkshire Coast Hospitality at "Breaking Point" Claims MP Opposed to New Tourism Tax

  Kevin Hollinrake, the MP for Filey, has issued a stark warning regarding the future of the Yorkshire Coast’s hospitality industry, expressing his total opposition to a proposed new tourism tax.

• Yorkshire Coast Passport Scheme Extended

  More walkers taking on a famous route which passes through North Yorkshire will be able to record their progress after funding was provided for hundreds of Coast to Coast Walk passports.