Pickering News

Here is the latest Pickering News from This is the Coast

• Pickering Town Tackle League Leaders Liversedge

  The Pikes take on the pacesetters at Mill Lane on Saturday.

• Government Passes Burniston Gas Rig Decision Back to North Yorkshire Council

  Plans for a gas drilling rig near Scarborough will not be called in by the Government and will instead be decided on by North Yorkshire Council.

• Investigation Confirms Human Activity Caused Devastating Fylingdales Moor Wildfire

  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has concluded a painstaking multi-agency investigation into the massive wildfire that swept across Fylingdales Moor last summer, determining that the blaze was caused by human activity.

• Four North Yorkshire MPs Brand Proposed Visitor Levy a “Tax on Family Holidays”

  Four North Yorkshire MPs have written to the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire setting out their opposition to the proposed visitor levy — calling it a “tax on family holidays”.

• Yorkshire Coast MP Welcomes Local Renewable Energy Projects

  Graham School and Scarborough Hospital are both set to install solar power systems.

• £100,000 Coastal Erosion Plan Near Scarborough Sea Life Centre

  A £100,000 scheme to address coastal erosion on the North Yorkshire coast using ‘environmentally sustainable, nature-based solutions’ is set to be approved.

• North Yorkshire Moors Railway Turns Holiday Pricing on its Head

  The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced a bold new ticketing and pricing structure for 2026, designed to make heritage rail travel more accessible, affordable, and family friendly than ever before.

• Scarborough Christmas Tree Funding Cuts: Fair or Folly?

  A significant shift in how the Yorkshire Coast celebrates the festive season has sparked a heated debate within North Yorkshire Council, as the authority moves to end the free provision of Christmas trees and hanging baskets in Scarborough and Harrogate.

• Scarborough Motor Home Parking Ban is Unpopular

  The future of a ban on parking motorhomes overnight on parts of the North Yorkshire coast is being considered by councillors.