Pickering News

Here is the latest Pickering News from This is the Coast

• Whitby And Scarborough Named Among UK's Top Christmas Holiday Spots For 2026

  Two Yorkshire Coast towns have been named among the most popular destinations in the United Kingdom for a festive staycation this year.

• Coastal Businesses Face Potential Impact As Preparations Begin For Tourism Tax

  Preparations are under way to manage the potential economic fallout for coastal businesses if a proposed overnight visitor levy is introduced in North Yorkshire.

• North Yorkshire Council Set to Spend £2.43m on New Winter Gritters

  North Yorkshire Council is expected to approve a £2.43 million contract with Ripon-based Econ Engineering to lease a fleet of 13 new winter maintenance vehicles.

• Historic Pullman Dining Coach Returns To Service After Decade-Long Restoration

  The oldest Pullman dining carriage on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is welcoming passengers once again following a ten-year restoration project.

• Renewable Geothermal Heat to Warm Pickering and Kirby Misperton

  Former gas wells and deep salt layers will provide cleaner, cheaper geothermal heating to communities in Kirby Misperton and Pickering.

• Green Light For Conversion Of Former Scarborough Army Centre Into Business Park

  North Yorkshire Council has officially approved the part-retrospective conversion of a former Territorial Army Reserve Centre in Newby into a multi-use business park.

• Outdoor Fires Surge Twenty-One Per Cent Over Busy Summer For Fire Crews

  Emergency call-outs for outdoor fires in North Yorkshire have jumped significantly across the county this summer, prompting gratitude from the Deputy Mayor and a reminder for the public to stay vigilant.

• Library Service 'Doesn't Know' How Many of 100,000 Fines Have Been Paid

  North Yorkshire Council has admitted it does not know how many of its nearly 100,000 library fines issued last year have been paid, nor how many users are banned, due to a loss of data during an IT system change.

• National Energy Price Hike Hits Yorkshire Coast

  Households on the Yorkshire Coast are facing renewed cost-of-living pressure as energy prices are set to rise.