Scarborough News

Here is the latest Scarborough News from This is the Coast

• Five-Star Scarborough Smash Celtic

  Richie Benett's brace helped the Seadogs to a comfortable victory in Derbyshire on Friday night.

• Scarborough and Ryedale Smoking Prevalence Problems

  The Scarborough and Ryedale area is the highest in North Yorkshire for smoking prevalence, by percentage of the population.

• New Indoor Climbing Facility Opens in Scarborough

  After more than three years of dedicated campaigning and development, CavCa are opening expanded indoor climbing facilities, Street Rocks, at The Street in Scarborough.

• Northern Expressions in Scarborough Starts

  From washing machines to pigeons, there's a wide range of artworks in the next exhibition at Woodend Gallery, Scarborough.

• Scarborough Cocaine Dealer Jailed for Three Years and Nine Months

  A Scarborough cocaine dealer has again been brought to justice by North Yorkshire Police after being jailed for three years and nine months.

• Prehistoric Settlement Near Scarborough Damaged by Illegal Off-Roading

  The site of a significant prehistoric settlement near Hackness, Scarborough, has been severely damaged by repeated illegal off-roading, according to archaeologists.

• CCTV Appeal After Scarborough Girls Christmas Gift Bag Theft

  North Yorkshire Police has issued CCTV of two women they'd like to speak to after a shopping bag was stolen in Scarborough.

• Whitby Hotel Could Become Holiday Lets

  The Langley hotel in Whitby could be converted into holiday lets if plans are given the go-ahead by North Yorkshire Council.

• North Yorkshire Council Reviews CCTV System Amid Financial Pressures

  North Yorkshire Council is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of its CCTV system, citing financial constraints and the need for modernisation

• New Figures Suggest Smoking Costs £1.39bn in North Yorkshire and the Humber

  New figures from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) show that smoking costs the Humber and North Yorkshire area £1.39 billion each year.

• Scarborough and Whitby MP Calls for Better Hospice Funding

  Alison Hume praised the work of Saint Catherine's during a debate in the house of commons and called for hospices to be recognised as "integral partners within the healthcare system".

• North Yorkshire Council Leader Urges Chancellor to Rethink Farm Inheritance Tax Changes

  The leader of North Yorkshire Council has urged the Chancellor to rethink planned inheritance tax changes on farms, saying the industry should be supported, not given fresh challenges.

• North Yorkshire Plans 4.99% Council Tax Rise

  North Yorkshire council chiefs have blamed “one of the worst funding settlements in the country” for a proposed above inflation council tax rise which is set to cost taxpayers more than £90 extra a year.

• Scarborough Transport Firm Assets to be Sold Off

  TEF Transport entered administration in December.

• Scarborough Sea Life Solar Panels Installed

  The team behind an ‘iconic’ transformation of the Scarborough landmark say they are proud of their ‘most challenging job yet’

• Scarborough Teenager Sentenced After Brutal Shovel Attack

  An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in a Young Offender Institution after a brutal assault involving a shovel on Barrowcliff Road in Scarborough.