Whitby News

Here is the latest Whitby News from This is the Coast

• Survey Reveals Scarborough Residents Want Greater Say In Local Decisions As Whitby Cliff Lift Is Saved From Decommissioning

  A new survey has revealed how Scarborough residents feel about having their voices heard, while community pressure in Whitby has successfully halted the decommissioning of the town's cliff lift.

• Yorkshire Coast Cricket Action

  Our local players will be looking to stay cool on the field on another busy Saturday of action.

• Scarborough & Whitby MP Hits Out at Reform MP for Linking Domestic Abuse to World Cup Results

  Labour MP Alison Hume has condemned Reform MP Sarah Pochin in the House of Commons for suggesting that the England football team must keep winning to protect women from domestic violence.

• Historic Whitby Abbey Facilities Benefit From Lift Modernisation

  Whitby Abbey has invested in a five-week lift modernisation project to ensure reliable, step-free access for visitors to its first-floor museum and exhibition areas.

• Urgent Appeal to Find Missing 16-Year-Old Girl in Scarborough

  North Yorkshire Police are urgently appealing for information to help find a sixteen-year-old girl named Masoumeh who has gone missing in Scarborough.

• Scarborough And Whitby MP Calls For Review Of National Stroke Strategy

  Alison Hume MP is pressing the government to review its national stroke strategy, arguing it fails to meet the needs of rural and coastal communities like Scarborough and Whitby.

• £450,000 Plan to Manage Coastal Erosion Near Filey Holiday Park

  A £450,000 government-backed project is being pursued by North Yorkshire Council to protect the highly vulnerable Flat Cliffs community in Filey from severe coastal erosion.

• Yellow Thunderstorm Warning Issued For The Yorkshire Coast

  A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place for the Yorkshire Coast this afternoon and early evening, bringing the threat of heavy rain, large hail, and travel disruption.

• Whitby Flash Floods As Storms And Soaring Temperatures Hit Yorkshire Coast

  With temperatures soaring, Whitby's been hit with severe thunder storms and flash floods on Friday.

• Yorkshire Water Defend Former MP's Appointment To Lead Yorkshire Bathing Water Partnership

  The appointment of former Scarborough and Whitby MP Sir Robert Goodwill to chair the Yorkshire Bathing Water Partnership has sparked local debate over his environmental voting record.

• Scarborough And Whitby MP Vows To Close Fracking Loophole

  Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume says she is prepared to lay an amendment to the Energy Independence Bill to ensure a full legal ban on all forms of fracking, including the proppant squeeze method.

• Whitby Town FC Community Trust Makes First Investment to Support Students' Cambodia Expedition

  The newly established Whitby Town FC Community Trust has donated £750 to help twenty-three Whitby School students take part in a four-week sustainable development expedition to Cambodia.