Whitby News

Here is the latest Whitby News from This is the Coast

• Flamborough Lifeboat Stalwart Retires After Fifty-Four Years Of Service

  A dedicated volunteer who spent more than five decades saving lives at sea off the Yorkshire Coast has retired from Flamborough RNLI.

• Thrill-Seekers Plunge 42 Metres From Whitby Viaduct To Save Historic Railway Bridge

  Staff and volunteers will tackle England's only bridge bungee jump in Whitby this weekend to raise vital funds for urgent repairs to a 180-year-old railway bridge.

• Listed Whitby Hotel Painted Pink Without Permission to Be Redone

  A historic Whitby hotel that was painted bright pink without listed building consent will now be repainted in a council-approved pale pink.

• Yorkshire Coast Businesses Urged To Join New Maritime And Renewables Cluster

  A new initiative aiming to connect businesses and education providers across the maritime and offshore renewables sector is launching across the Yorkshire Coast from Monday.

• Visitor Levy Feasibility Study Recommended For North Yorkshire Coast

  A formal feasibility study into a proposed visitor levy for North Yorkshire has been recommended to assess its potential economic impact and future governance.

• Yorkshire Coast Derby in FA Trophy

  Two of our local football sides will face each other in a national competition later this month.

• Over 650 Veterans Gather For All Services Parade In North Yorkshire

  More than 650 veterans and service members have been honoured at a modern history museum in Malton during a day of remembrance and celebration.

• MP Says Tourism Levy Money Raised In Scarborough And Whitby 'Should Stay On Coast'

  Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume has argued that funds raised from a proposed overnight visitor levy should be reinvested directly back into the coastal communities that generate them.

• MPs Urge Prime Minister To Make A64 Dualling A Priority

  Four North Yorkshire MPs have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to prioritise the long-awaited dualling of the A64 to boost regional economic growth.

• Farmers And Businesses Await Compensation A Year After Massive Whitby Wildfire

  The Government is facing calls to introduce grant schemes for farmers and landowners who suffered significant financial losses following a massive wildfire near Whitby last year.

• Yorkshire Coast Cricket Final Standings- Three Promoted- One Relegated

  Three of our cricket sides have been promoted while one went down.

• Council Reprimanded Over Scarborough Harbour Information 'Failure'

  A government watchdog has reprimanded North Yorkshire Council and ordered it to conduct further searches for information regarding its "Blue Sky Thinking" proposals for Scarborough Harbour.