Pickering News

Here is the latest Pickering News from This is the Coast

• Eden Camp Veterans Brave The Cold For Saturday's Great Tommy Sleepout

  Eden Camp, the modern history museum in North Yorkshire, is supporting the annual Royal British Legion Industries’ Great Tommy Sleep Out, in support of military veterans facing homelessness, this weekend.

• Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership Wins Top National Award

  The Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership has won the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Community Rail award for its decades of innovative work connecting local communities with their railways.

• New Jump Tower Approved At Popular Filey Holiday Park

  North Yorkshire Council has given the green light for a new jump tower and climbing wall to be built at Haven Leisure's Blue Dolphin Holiday Park in Filey.

• Council Blocks Whitby Adult Gaming Centre’s "Harmful" Renovation Plan

  North Yorkshire Council has rejected an application to install bright illuminated signs at a 24-hour adult gaming centre in Whitby, citing concerns over light pollution and nuisance to nearby residents.

• National Tourism Chief Praises Diverse Multi-Billion Pound Sector Vital To The Yorkshire Coast

  The chair of VisitEngland’s advisory board has commended the diversity of York and North Yorkshire's visitor economy, highlighting the crucial role that coastal destinations and rural landscapes play in a sector worth £6 billion to the region.

• North Yorkshire Coast Set For Permanent Overnight Campervan Parking Ban

  North Yorkshire Council is set to make a trial ban on overnight motorhome parking permanent at coastal hotspots following concerns over safety and anti-social behaviour.

• Pickering Town in North Yorkshire Derby

  The Pikes go to Tadcaster Albion in an all-North Yorkshire shoot-out.

• New Date Set for Decision on Controversial Gas Rig Plans Near Scarborough

  North Yorkshire councillors will meet on April 24 to decide on Europa Oil & Gas's controversial proposal to construct a temporary 38-metre gas drilling rig in Burniston, following a previous delay.

• Mayor Accused Of “Highways Robbery” Over Pothole Funding Allocations

  A bitter dispute has erupted between North Yorkshire Council chiefs and Mayor David Skaith over claims the county is being shortchanged by £20m in expected road repair funding.