Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has found new international audience's thanks to the measures it was forced to take during lockdown.
Executive Director Caroline Routh says being forced to adopt new ways of working and new technology has made their content more accessible to many people.
Caroline says the lockdowns opened up new audiences for the theatre, including over seas audiences, Caroline says the result is that some of innovations they made because of COVID are here to stay.
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North Yorkshire Council has green-lit a £350,000 investment to double the capacity of Westway Boxing Club in Eastfield, securing a state-of-the-art facility for the community.
North Yorkshire Council has approved a new ten-year strategy to revitalise and manage the harbours in Scarborough and Whitby, alongside Filey Coble Landing.
Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume has voiced her strong support for the Government's upcoming ban on social media services for children under the age of sixteen.
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