Pickering News

Here is the latest Pickering News from This is the Coast

• Further Scarborough Bathing Water Summit Meetings Might Not be Needed

  The leader of North Yorkshire Council, has indicated that the series of high-level summit meetings addressing persistent bathing water quality issues along the coast, particularly in Scarborough, may be winding down.

• North Yorkshire Police on 101 Boost

  North Yorkshire Police have seen a big improvement on answering times for 101 calls.

• Scarborough Seaweed Pioneers Secure Six-Figure Funding for ‘Blue Economy’ Expansion

  A Yorkshire Coast company dedicated to enhancing ocean health through the farming of seaweed and shellfish is set for significant expansion after securing a six-figure loan.

• Pickering Town Face West Yorkshire Trip

  Pikes are back in action on Tuesday night when they travel to Frickley Athletic.

• North Yorkshire Tourism Advisory Group Holds First Meeting

  Some of the leading tourism representatives in North Yorkshire have met for the first time as they launch a drive for a ten year plan to shape the future of the county’s multi-billion pound visitor economy.

• Yorkshire Coast Hospitals Prepare for Strikes

  Hospitals on the Yorkshire Coast are preparing for the latest round of industrial action by resident doctors.

• Progress Hailed in Tackling Scarborough's Bathing Water Quality Issues

  North Yorkshire Council leader, Councillor Carl Les, has expressed hope that significant progress is being made toward solving persistent bathing water quality issues affecting the coast, following a critical summit meeting held last week.

• 25-Year Forest Plan Hopes To Boost North Yorkshire Woodland Economy

  North Yorkshire Council has agreed to press ahead with a project to turbo-charge the planting of trees and woodland in the region.

• Report Suggests Dogger Bank Boost for Yorkshire Coast Economy

  The Dogger Bank Wind Farm will boost the UK economy by £6.1 billion during its lifetime and support thousands of British jobs over the next three decades, an independent report has found