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Police crackdown on speeding motorists in Ruswarp
from The Whitby Gazette
POLICE have been targeting motorists in Ruswarp after concerns were raised over speeding vehicles in the village.
Back in December last year a police officer stopped 19 motorists during a 50 minute time frame who had exceeded 25mph in the 20mph zone outside Ruswarp School.

Speaking at a Rural CAP meeting in Egton on Monday, Whitby Inspector Mark Grange said t...

Whitby's Ella (11) amazes doctors
from The Whitby Gazette
A WHITBY mum who feared her new-born baby daughter would die due to breathing problems has spoken of her courageous daughter's first 11 years of life.
Pioneering treatment saved little Ella Salter, according to mum Donna, and despite suffering from cystic fibrosis, she is now a bubbly pupil at Caedmon School.

Ella lives with her mum, dad Bruce and step brother Scott in Whitby's Raglan Terrace.
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Whitby's £2.4m park and ride scheme to open next summer?
from The Whitby Gazette
MOTORISTS fed up of looking for parking spaces in Whitby will have a £2.4m park and ride site from summer 2011 under moves being agreed today to force the sale of the land, if needed.
After nearly a decade of calls to tackle the traffic problems blighting Whitby's roads, the 450-space scheme is finally about to become a reality.
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Whitby and district lashed by floods as Esk bursts banks
from The Whitby Gazette
THE Whitby area was bracing itself for yet more flooding yesterday after heavy rainfall saw the River Esk burst its banks.
As the Whitby Gazette went to press yesterday, the Environment Agency had issued a flood warning for Sandsend seafront on the A174 coast road, stating properties next to the road were at risk.

And it also issued a further flood warning for the Nor...
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Councillors agree to Whitby and district tax hike

from The Whitby Gazette
WHITBY residents will be paying an extra 2.74% – excluding parish precepts – on their council tax this year.
The new rate was approved at Friday's full council meeting, where Scarborough Council voted for a 2% hike in its share of the tax.

Scarborough Council receives just 14% of the council tax it collects, with the rest of the money being divided betwe...
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Whitby street to remain open despite three-day road closure
from The Whitby Gazette
WHITBY'S Skinner Street is still open for business, despite roadworks.
Shops and businesses will remain open while the one-way street is closed for re-surfacing today and tomorrow.

Business owners were notified in writing by North Yorkshire County Council that the re-surfacing of the road will take around 24 hours.
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Business Development Agency To Close?
from The Whitby Gazette

The Whitby Business Development Agency, based at 'The Ropery', which has helped hundreds of men and women get a foothold in the world of business could be forced to close due to an increasing lack of funds from central Government.

 

 

 

Defence brings in almost £600m a year to economy
from The Whitby Gazette
BUSINESS leaders are attempting to prevent a "brain drain" of some of Europe's most highly skilled ex-military personnel after a study revealed the Ministry of Defence's operations are worth almost £600m a year to North Yorkshire's economy.
Research commissioned by regional development agency, Yorkshire Forward has revealed the benefits of the military presence spread across 10 locations, including RAF Fylingdales.
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Woman arrested in Whitby drugs raid
from The Whitby Gazette
A WHITBY woman was arrested after police carried out a drugs raid at a Whitby house on Friday.
Officers searched the property in the Church Street area of town at 7pm where they seized a small quantity of cannabis and a quantity of what is believed to be Class A drug, amphetamine.

A 33-year-old local man was given a Cannabis Warning, a spok...
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Assault in Staithes lands man in prison
from The Whitby Gazette
A MAN has been sentenced to 31 weeks in jail after he assaulted his former partner and breached a non-molestation order she had taken out against him by sending text messages to her mobile phone.
Thomas Skelton (21) of Westborough, Scarborough, pleaded guilty to the two charges at Scarborough Magistrates' Court. It was the third time Skelton had appeared in court in breach of an eight-week suspended jail sentence, which he had been given in A...
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Grand Turk Sold
from The Whitby Gazette
THE Grand Turk has been sold and will head for France on Monday 15 March, the Whitby Gazette can exclusively reveal.
The ship has been bought by French company Etoile Marine based at St Malo.

Richard Turk, owner of the ship with his father Mike, run London-based Company Turk Launches.
Couple Thankful To Be Alive
from The Whitby Gazette
A SHAKEN couple who cheated death after part of the Whitby holiday home they were staying in crumbled away just feet away from where they were sleeping, have spoken of their shock.

Brian Haines and Christine Haywood woke early in the morning to the sound of rumbling but assumed it was a lorry and went back to sleep.
Graffiti artists caught red-handed in Whitby
from The Whitby Gazette
TWO WHITBY youngsters were caught red handed by police as they spray painted a bus stop.
A 12-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy were arrested for causing criminal damage to the bus stop in Church Street.

Police say they do not know the value of the damage caused by the spray painting at 1.50pm on Sunday afternoon.

 

New dog warden for Whitby takes to the streets
from The Whitby Gazette
WHITBY's new dog warden was in town last week being shown the dog fouling hotspots.

Scarborough Council's senior warden, Graham Hibberd was joined on his patrols around the town by Coun Jon Plant, in a bid to combat the problem
Whitby school lays down challenge for Sport Relief
from The Whitby Gazette
PEOPLE of all ages and sporting abilities in Whitby are being urged to pull on their running shoes and get active for this year's Sport Relief fund-raising mile.
Caedmon School PE teacher Shaun Hopper is organising the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile in Whitby and hopes more people than ever will join in the event, whether it is one, three or six miles.
TOILETGATE : Row erupts over secret recording of Whitby town mayor
A ROW has broken out after Whitby's mayor was secretly recorded having a conversation by a man in a toilet.
Terry Jennison was speaking with Free Whitby member Nigel Ward before a meeting of the town council last year.

In the conversation, Coun Jennison tells Mr Ward he would not be able to speak at the meeting.

 

Panellists revealed for Whitby 'Question Time'
from The Whitby Gazette
THE panellists who will be grilled by the Whitby public at a Question Time style debate next month have been revealed.
Key decision makers from Scarborough Borough Council, North Yorkshire County Council, North York Moors National Park Authority, the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust which provides health services in the Whitby area and North Yorkshire Poli...

Sleeping visitors wake to landslide
from The Whitby Gazette
A COUPLE on holiday in Whitby had a lucky escape when a landslide at their holiday cottage occurred while they slept.
A whole section of a balcony and a cliff in Whitby gave way after the extreme weather over the weekend.

Brian and Christine Haines of Matlock in Derbyshire are staying at the property in Cliff Street for a week.
Spirit of the 40s Weekend
from The Whitby Gazette
WHITBY's Spirit of the 40s Weekend is set to be bigger and better than ever.

The event will run from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 April, it has been annouced.

It was launched on Saturday outside Dock End where the Paul Nicholas School of Acting performed 40s style theatre and a vintage motorcycle was on display.

 

Whitby Hit by Snow Again!
from The Whitby Gazette
HEAVY snowfall is affecting some roads in the Whitby area.
Reports are coming in of gridlock at Skelder Bank on the A171.

The A174 Sandsend both ways between Sandsend Road and Lodge Road is still open affecting all driving lanes.
It is just passable due to ice between Sandsend Road and Lythe Bank though caution is urged.
New Look Hospitality Association
from The Whitby Gazette
A NEW chairman has taken the helm of Whitby Hospitality Association (WHA) in the wake of the row over Folk Week clashing with regatta.
The Whitby Gazette first broke the story last August of how members of the association – which represents 120 hoteliers, b&bs and eateries in Whitby and district – had threatened to withdraw their support for Whitby Regatta if the events clashed again....
Whitby area firm floated for £50m on stock exchange
from The Whitby Gazette
A COMPANY started by two doctors is set to be floated on the stock exchange for more than £50m.
Drs Peter Sowerby (81) and David Stables were working at Egton Surgery in the 1980s when Dr Sowerby devised a system for computerising patient records.

The pair wrote the software together and trialled it at the surgery, founding the company Egton..

 

Burglar who targeted Whitby businesses locked up for year
from The Whitby Gazette
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A HEROIN addict who was high on drink and drugs stole from two Whitby businesses, a court heard on Monday.
Carl Andrew Finn (30) had left his home in the north east after being banned from certain areas by court orders and had moved to Scarborough.

He has been behind bars since last August having admitted a series of burglaries. But York Crown Court wa.
Price of stone leads to theft in Whitby and Esk Valley
from The Whitby Gazette
Natural England has unwittingly changed the traditions of centuries, it seems, by sponsoring wall and barn restoration through its stewardship schemes.
Demand for stone has hotted up to the point where dry stone wallers are using cement and farmers are locking their gates at night to discourage thieves.

There is plenty of stone, according to the wallers.

But the cost of it, especially when it ..
Weather delays Whitby marina building
from The Whitby Gazette

WHITBY's marina building has been delayed by five weeks because of the bad weather over Christmas.

In a letter to local councillors, Scarborough Borough Council said the delay had been caused by the recent snow that had stopped work from progressing.

The skeleton of the building, which is due to open this summer, is up but the delay will affect...

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Whitby Regatta to Celebrate 170 Years!
from The Whitby Gazette
ORGANISERS of Whitby Regatta have revealed big plans to celebrate the event's 170th anniversary.
Dates for this year's three-day extravaganza have been confirmed as Saturday 21 August to Monday 23 August.
The announcement quashes concerns the regatta would not take place after a wrangle with local hoteliers due to the fact Whitby Folk Week clashes with spectacle
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Bad Weather Affecting Hospital Services
from The Whitby Gazette
BAD weather made its mark on Scarborough Hospital's monthly performance report for December, bosses say, affecting numerous patients from the Whitby area.
The snow and ice impacted on various areas of performance such as A&E waiting times, cancelled operations and delayed discharges.
The monthly report was presented by deputy director of contracting, Tim Watts, during a recent trust board meeting at...
Enjoy a taste of Whitby's Jurassic history
from The Whitby Gazette

A FOUR-million year slice of the Jurassic coast is the theme of a talk being given soon in Whitby.

Stuart Swann, the chairman of North East Yorkshire Geology Trust, will tell the story of our area during a four-million year slice of the Jurassic age on the Yorkshire Coast.

It is an opportunity for members of the public to bring fossils they hav...

 

Police overtime pay could be cut Council Shifts Blame On Whitby Gazette Whitby firefighters in appeal for scrap cars
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POLICE in Whitby face having overtime payments slashed as part of a national cost-cutting drive.

According to police minister David Hanson, the £500 million annual overtime bill for England and Wales must be cut by £70 million – equivalent to a loss of £520 from the annual pay packet of every constable and sergeant.

North Yorkshire Police’s C...
WHITBY Town councillors tried to shift the blame for their unpopular Sainsbury's decision on to the Whitby Gazette.
They hit out at reporting by the Gazette and the people of Whitby who have inundated our newsroom with letters on the subject.

At the town council meeting last Tuesday, Ian Dixon of Fishburn Park questioned why the council had not wanted a Sainsbu...
WHITBY firefighters are making a fresh appeal for scrap cars which they use for training.
They have asked the people of Whitby to hand over their scrap vehicles rather than take them to a scrapyard or have them towed away.

Mark Naylor, the station manager, said an increasing proportion of their work is involved in rescuing people from...
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Swindler who conned elderly out of £100k jailed for three years Eh (high) up: Cook-inspired Yorkshire astronaut bound for Space Station And The Weird Fish Keep Coming
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AN UNSCRUPULOUS financial advisor from Castleton who is thought to have swindled more than £100,000 from vulnerable elderly victims has been jailed for three years.
A court heard how Raymond Melling (55) also failed to pay one victim’s care home fees despite taking thousands of pounds from the man’s bank account for himself.

Melling was operating as an independent financial advisor when the catalogue of fraud...
 When the Space Shuttle launches on Sunday the North Yorkshire coast will have its very own son aboard as Nicholas Patrick becomes the highest-flying Yorkshireman ever.

And like many an explorer before him, Astronaut Patrick was inpired by another famous son of Yorkshire, James Cook. In a neat piece of exploration synchronicity, he will be making his own voyage of discovery on the shuttle Endeavour, named after the Whitby-built Bark on which Cook made his first circumnavigation.

 Thanks to our correspondent for the latest local exotic fish find: a 3 foot long sunfish found on Skinningrove beach. OK, it’s not Whitby, but we can’t blame this Mola mola for landing up at Skinningrove: these fish are usually found in tropical or temperate waters and, according to a sunfish expert at the University of Berkley prolonged exposure to cold water can lead to sunfish ‘disorientation and death’. Had this sunfish not had its brains addled by an unseasonably cold North Sea, it would undoubtedly have had the good taste to hurl itself to its death on Whitby beach.
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Yorkshire Water: Oops, You Did It Again Pupils Plea for Missing Bear Barnaby Damp Misery Makes Tot Ill
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This morning the lay-by between Hinderwell and Staithes on the A174 was ankle deep in sewage. Sewage is being forced up through the mud of Staithes Harbour bed: the seepage is clearly visible at low tide. Locals suspect that the holding tank on the Cowbar side of Staithes Harbour has been breached,

And a fractured pipe is leaking raw sewage which is pouring across the Cleveland Way between Port Mulgrave and Runswick, eroding the path and contaminating it with sewage. Yorkshire Water claim that the offending pipe is the responsibility of Scarborough Borough Council who are in turn trying to shuffle responsibility off to North Yorkshire County Council.
"PLEASE bring our Barnaby back!"
Children at Whitby's Airy Hill School are appealing for the return of the school's bear after he went missing at a doctor's surgery.

The bear has been with the school for years and each night is taken home by a child, who does a diary of his exper..
A FED-UP Whitby couple had to rush their eight-month-old son to hospital with bronchitis after suffering months of hell with extensive damp in their home.
Tara Anscombe and John Plumb say the damp in their lounge and kitchen has caused little Brandon-Lee to become ill.

The youngster was admitted to Scarborough Hospital with bronchitis in December.
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Cliff Erosion Battle
Industry Boss Ridicules Fish Claim
Grill The Big Chiefs In The Question Time Hot Seat
from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Gazette
THE first stage of work to protect the Robin Hood's Bay coastline will begin on Monday.
A team will carry out a ground investigation study at Mount Pleasant as part of the ongoing Robin Hood's Bay Coastal Strategy Study.

The study covers a wide coastal strip from Abbey Cliffs in Whitby down to Hundale Point near Cloughton.
A CLAIM that people in this country have given up eating fish for a variety of reasons – including that it's too smelly – has been ridiculed by an industry chief in Whitby.
The substance, omega-three, is present in fish oils and the claim was made by Nutrasea, in a report following a survey they carried out with 3,000 people.
WHITBY Gazette readers are invited to grill the people who make the decisions about the town at a Question Time-style debate.
A special event is being held for residents of Whitby and the surrounding rural area to put forward the questions that matter to them to those in power.
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Whitby Births Now A Thing Of The Past
NYCC Proposes 3% Increase In Council Tax
Bobsleigh Brothers Miss Out On Olympics
from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Independent from The Whitby Gazette
WHITBY'S birthright finally ceased yesterday after an almost decade-long fight.
A new million pound midwife-led unit opened in Scarborough which will signal the end of units in Whitby.

North Yorkshire County Council will consider a 2.94% increase in Council Tax at its full meeting on 17 February.

The NYCC press release says:
“It has been our priority throughout the budget consultation process to balance the increasing demands being made for our services with the need to keep the council tax as low as possible,” said County Councillor John Weighell, the Leader of the Council.

“As more and more people find themselves victims of the economic downturn, they turn to the county council for help and support. It is essential that we are able to offer that vital support, and we cannot do so without making a small increase in the tax we levy.
WHITBY'S Lee Johnston has been dramatically axed from the Great Britain bobsleigh team for the 2010 Canada Winter Olympics.
Despite winning both his qualifying races, the 37-year-old three-time Olympian has missed out on the chance to bring his career to a glittering close after the British Bobsleigh Association (BBA) opted to leave him and his brother Karl (30) out of th.
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£500k Investment & 30-40 Jobs? What Happened?
Steam Railway Attracts Record Numbers
'We Want A Phone, Not A Piece of Art'
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It made a front page splash in the Whitby Gazette here? At the time it smacked of a PR company getting easy coverage.

Now TWI has learned the identity of the company which was the centre of these rumours, but its PR spokeswoman has just denied any interest in investing in Whitby. The company has announced potential investment in an east coast port to service the proposed windfarm at Dogger Bank, but it is not Whitby.
ONE of the Whitby area's biggest attractions has achieved a record number of visitors as more Britons have opted for cheaper holidays at home during the recession.
Figures released by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, which runs from Pickering to Whitby, have revealed that the advent of the so-called "staycation" has helped boost visitor numbers to 350,000 during last year.
NATIONAL park chiefs are sending a message to British Telecom that villagers living in remote parts of the North York Moors want working pay phones as lifelines to communities – not stripped-out call boxes to put bunches of flowers in.
British Telecom is negotiating with local communities to see if they want to "adopt" red kiosks as cultural icons which could then be put to various uses.
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Crews Called To Tackle House Blaze Dads Shock Loss Led To Mans Death Skull Could Have Been In Water For Decades
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FIRE crews from Whitby, Scarborough and Robin Hood's Bay tackled a blaze in a barn attached to a house in Cloughton.
The alarm was raised on Tuesday at 1.56pm and there were concerns the fire might spread to the house.

The barn was used to store 200 bales of hay.
A WHITBY caravan park owner hanged himself after suffering personal problems following the break up of his marriage and shock death of his father.
Michael Archer (46), who ran the Sandfield House caravan park, in Sandsend Road, with wife Fiona, was found at his home in November.

Scarborough County Court heard prior to his death, Mr Archer had split up from his partner and was experiencing pr...
AN inquest into the mysterious discovery of a skull by Whitby fishermen has been opened and adjourned.
The skull was caught in the nets of the Whitby trawler, Christina, in February 2008, 10 miles north east of the Hartlepool coast.

Scarborough County Court heard tests had been carried out at the University of Sheffield, which showed the skull was...
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Drivers Shock at Vandalism of Vehicle Engineers To Drill In To Rock Under Pier Last Ever Whitby Town Council Meeting?
from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Independent from The Whitby Independent
A DRIVER who broke down on the A171 Whitby to Scarborough road returned to find his vehicle had been severely damaged.
The silver Landrover Freelander broke down at Pond Hill at 6am and between that time and 9.50am on Wednesday, somebody scratched the vehicle along one side and poured some liquid over it, damaging the roof, bonnet and the driver’s side door.

A ground investigation study will start in February within Whitby Harbour to the inside face of the east pier extension, as part of the remedial scheme to safeguard the section of the extension that is damaged, in advance of the start of the main capital scheme this summer.

A total of three boreholes will be drilled at strategically identified locations to monitor and understand the state of the ground condition. It will be necessary to drill two of the three boreholes through the concrete pier extension and beyond into the bedrock, and a further third borehole within the seabed on the inner harbour side.

Posters have gone up around town, although it is not known who was behind the campaign, suggesting that everyone should bring a camcorder or phone with camera to record the general Council Meeting which is open to the public.

Whitby Town Council is a committee that is paid £200,000 per year in total from tax payers funds, some believe it is now redundant and that the current financial crisis should force the council to disband.

The meeting will be held at 6.45pm, 2nd February at Pannett Park Museum and Art Gallery.
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Green Light For 68 New Homes in Whitby
Street Closed As Pot Hole Appears
Internet Use Should Be Cut Says MP
from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Gazette
WHITBY is set for another influx of new homes as plans for 68 homes on the site of Whitby Creamery are set to be given the green light.
A reserved matters application is to go before Scarborough Borough Council's planning and development committee on Thursday for the build.
SKINNER Street is closed to traffic today after a water main burst left a large hole in the road.
The drama unfolded last night near the Resolution at the junction of Flowergate and Skinner Street.
Steve Parsley, of Yorkshire Water, said: "A six-inch cast iron water main burst, this is a small to medium water main.
WHITBY'S MP Robert Goodwill has accused the Government of wasting taxpayers' money after it was revealed officials were allowed access to social network websites at work.
Mr Goodwill raised in the issue in the House of Commons after a report showed businesses paid £624 million last year to cover the cost of employees using the internet at work.
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Whitby Crime Sill Dropping John's Prints to Save Church Council Tax Ride Due To 'Bad Weather'
from News in Whitby from The Whitby Gazette from The Scarborough Evening News

According to the latest figures. Crime in Whitby is STILL dropping. Despite claims by critics that the crime drop was mainly due to the poor weather conditions and heavy snow.

The local force recorded the second lowest crime rate in the whole of england with around 60 crimes per 1000 of the population.

WELL-KNOWN Whitby artist John Freeman is helping to save an historic church by donating cash from the sale of prints made from one of his paintings of the building.
The church, Old St Stephen's near Robin Hood's Bay, was built in 1822 on a site where there had previously been religious buildings.
SCARBOROUGH residents will be hit with larger than expected council tax bills this year because of the bad weather.
Earlier this month the Evening News revealed that residents will be expected to pay at least two per cent more than they did last year – but that was based on North Yorkshire County Council bosses putting their share of the tax bill up by 2.5 per cent.
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Petition for Sarahs Law in Scarborough Help Wanted for Model Fundraiser Faulty Train Horns Put Lives At Risk
from The Scarborough Evening News from The Scarborough Evening News from The Scarborough Evening News
A SCHEME to alert parents about sex offenders who could come into contact with children could come to Scarborough.
The news follows a campaign run by the Evening News in which almost 100 parents, some whose children had been targeted by paedophiles, petitioned for a 'Sarah's Law' initiative to be introduced in the town.
THEY'RE hoping to take to the catwalk for charity – but they haven't got a thing to wear!
Hairdressing students from Yorkshire Coast College are organising a fashion show at Scarborough's Royal Hotel on Thursday March 25 and are appealing for local shops to lend them a hand so they can shimmy in style.
LIVES were put at risk during the recent cold weather because of faulty horns on Scarborough trains, unions have claimed.
The horns on some of First TransPennine Express's fleet of Class 185 trains failed to work in freezing weather, both this year and last winter, jeopardising the safety of track maintenance workers and drivers and pedestrians at level crossings.
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Eastfield Pub Makes Way for Housing    
from The Scarborough Evening News
THE site of a former Eastfield pub is set to be turned into housing after demolition work took place to clear the area.
The New Strongwood Pub, in Eastway, was razed to the ground by developers on behalf of Scarborough company Central Property Lettings.
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Hotels Listed in Top 25 Places to Stay
Youth In Court After Gun Drama
Whitby School Cook Beat the Competition
from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Independent
TWO of Whitby's hotels have found their way into the top 25 places to stay in the UK in an annual survey conducted by the TripAdvisor website.

The Waverley in Whitby ranks as the 13th best in the UK, while Broom House, in Egton Bridge, has secured the 23rd spot in the same category.

The owners of The Waverley are now hoping the accolade will boost trade even further.
ARMED police staged a dramatic arrest in Whitby on Friday night after reports of a youth brandishing an air rifle.
The events unfolded at 10.15pm in the Market Square after a window of a property was smashed.

Police were alerted by members of the public who reported seeing a male armed with a weapon.
 Kath Breckon, school cook for the lucky pupils at Whitby West Cliff school has mashed the competition to win the regional rounds of School Chef of the Year competition.

The competition required the school cooks to produce a meal with a theme which cost no more than £1.25 a head. Kath’s competition winning meal followed a ‘Castle Howard’ theme and her winning dish was cassoulet of beef (braised beef and mixed beans served in a spicy tomato sauce in a bread castle) with a tower of vegetables – layers of crushed carrot, swede, spinach and broccoli and potatoes.

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End Of An Era For Births in Whitby Astronaut to Fly Flag for Whitby & Captain Cook RAW Nightclub Plan Approved
from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Gazette
WHITBY'S birthright will officially cease to exist on Monday when the new midwifery-led maternity unit at Scarborough Hospital opens after months of delays.
The facility, which replaces units in Whitby, as well as Bridlington and Malton, was expected to open last summer but was delayed because of staff shortages.
CAPTAIN Cook's memory looks set to live on into infinity when it is taken into space next month.
On February 7 the NASA Spacecraft Endeavour will launch from Cape Canaveral.

One of the astronauts is Nicholas Patrick, who was born at Ingleby Manor, near Great Ayton.
A WHITBY nightclub has been granted a permanent extension to open until 3am.
RAW in Wellington Road applied for permission to open its doors until 3am Monday to Saturday and 1am on a Sunday.

The club already had permission to stay open later on a restricted number of days a year and has spent extensively on sound insulatio...
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Whitby Dad to Help Haiti Victims Scarborough Fishermen BANNED from Fishing Another Major Scarborough Shop Closes
from The Whitby Gazette from The Scarborough Evening News from The Scarborough Evening News
A WHITBY father-of-five is heading to Haiti to help in the earthquake relief effort.
Blair Hankin (43) of Whitby's Gray Street was in Haiti as a Missionary 20 years ago, living in the capital Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and Cap-Haitian.
SCARBOROUGH and Whitby fishermen - and all boats in the English North Sea Fleet that use 100mm mesh fishing net - have been banned for fishing for a week by the Marine and Fisheries Agency.
The ban was introduced at midnight last night and will run until February 1.
SCARBOROUGH is set to lose another high street store.
The Early Learning Centre, in Newborough, will shut on Saturday February 13, leaving the future of its six workers in doubt and shoppers deeply "shocked".
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Scarborough Sports Centre Creche to Close Contracts Dumped at Former Stadium Eastfield Pub Makes Way for Housing
from The Scarborough Evening News from The Scarborough Evening News from The Scarborough Evening News
THE creche at Scarborough Sports Centre could close within weeks – leaving parents struggling to find alternative childcare arrangements.

The facility at the sports and tennis centre in Filey Road has experienced a steady decline in users over the past couple of years and, as a result, running costs have increased.
THOUSANDS of confidential documents – including player contracts – were left in the derelict McCain Stadium for more than two-and-a-half years.
The Evening News revealed on Saturday how various papers were discovered by Liberal Democrat councillor Geoffrey Evans when he entered the ground to investigate a small fire.
THE site of a former Eastfield pub is set to be turned into housing after demolition work took place to clear the area.
The New Strongwood Pub, in Eastway, was razed to the ground by developers on behalf of Scarborough company Central Property Lettings.
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General Election Count: SBC Undecided

Another Seafront Arcade Sold-Off
Emmerdale Stars Back RNLI Fundraiser
from The Whitby Independent from The Scarborough Evening News from The Whitby Gazette
Whitby voters may be left in electoral limbo on polling day as Scarborough Borough Council is ‘undecided’ about whether or not to hold the count on election night. TWI was there in 2005 when, in the early hours of the morning, a downcast Lawrie Quinn conceded defeat to the present incumbent Robert Goodwill MP. It was a small moment of drama and one that somehow does not seem as exciting when the county is held the next day: the activists have spend the day getting the vote out, the adrenaline is high.
ANOTHER famous name is to disappear from the seafront in Scarborough.

Henry Marshall's arcade on the Foreshore has been sold off, marking the end of an era lasting more than 30 years.

Mr Marshall, 73, confirmed that the deal had been done but declined to make any comment at this stage.

The historic arcade – which Mr Marshall has owned since the late 1970s – is now in the hands of Bolton-based company Summit Leisure Management Ltd, which also owns arcades in Bolton, Cardiff and Manchester
STARS from ITV soap Emmerdale are urging people to support the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) on its biggest fund-raising day of the year, RNLI SOS Day.
Next Friday, thousands of events are being held around the country to raise funds for the charity that saves lives at sea.

And actors from the Yorkshire-based show are backing the fund-raising drive and encouraging others to do the same.
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Whitby Swing Bridge Stuck Open
Bishop Ready for His Consecration
Whitby Police Crimetweet
from The Whitby Independent
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from The Whitby Independent
The maintenance of the 100-year old Swing Bridge has been at the centre of a squabble between Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council over how to share the costs for keeping the aging mechanism working.
THE consecration of the new Bishop of Whitby will take place next week at York Minster.
The Reverend Canon Martin Clive Warner (51) is taking over the role in succession to the Right Reverend Robert Ladds

“Criminal Damage reported at the COOP. Police have seized CCTV and are seeking two youths in connection with this crime.”

And TWI welcomes Inspector Mark Grange to his new beat. His appointement was tweeted on January 15th. Follow Whitby Police tweets here.
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Pub Trade Hit by Fake Notes
Scarborough Road Repairs Will Leave Budget Hole
Royal Fisheries Makes The Times Top Ten
from The Whitby Gazette from The Scarborough Evening News from The Whitby Independent
A WHITBY pub manager says he lost money when a customer passed fake notes in his pub.
Dolphin Hotel manager Mark Bradley said the notes, which appeared to be Scottish, were very good fakes.

The sum involved amounted to £80.
THE cost of road repairs needed in the Scarborough area because of the recent snow crisis could come to more than half a million pounds.
The bill for the whole of North Yorkshire's roads could reach £4 million.

The worst winter in 30 years has left many roads damaged as a result of freeze-thaw or frost deterioration.

Baxtergate’s finest fish and chip shop has made it to no 8 in The Times list of the UK’s top 10 fish and chip shops.

TWI offers huge congratulations to Fusco’s (as we will always know it): a plate of their haddock and chips, salted and vinegared, with a pot of Yorkshire Tea is one of the finest meals known to man.
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Woman Gives Birth AFTER Being Sent Home
Mobile Library Plan Slammed
North Sea Project Gets Mixed Reaction
from The Scarborough Evening News from The Whitby Gazette from The Whitby Gazette
A YOUNG mum was forced to give birth at home without medical support after Scarborough Hospital turned her away – denying she was having a baby.
Nicola Craven, 25, started having contractions at 6.30am on Saturday.

Boyfriend Mark Williams rushed her to the hospital, where she was given tests and had a scan. But she was astonished when doctors told her that she wouldn't be having her child for a week and should go home.
A COUNCILLOR has slammed the idea of closing the mobile library, dismissing the idea of storing books in village halls as "unworkable".
Coun Herbert Tindall expressed his concern about the potential loss of the mobile library service saying: "The idea of putting 1,500 books in village halls would not work. If it is not broke why mend it?
FISHERMEN in Whitby had mixed reactions to a plan to create Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ).
More than 100 people with an interest in the North Sea attended meetings at Whitby Yacht Club last week.
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Support Grows for Mail Battle in Burnistion
GOODWILL MP, 2400 JOBS AT RISK
School Bus Collides With Gritter
from The Scarborough Evening News from The Whitby Independent on 20th Jan from The Whitby Gazette on 19th Jan
THE public and Scarborough's politicians have got behind Burniston Post Office in its fight to keep mail services in the village.

The Royal Mail has asked Post Offices Limited if it can stop mailwork at the office, along with another 25 across the UK, meaning customers could soon have to travel to Scarborough to pick up undelivered mail.
Whitby MP Robert Goodwill yesterday raised the plight of Yorkshire owners of cottages used as holiday lets, claiming that farmers who had diversified would find their projects ‘holed below the waterline’ if the Government pressed ahead with removing tax exemptions on these properties.

POLICE and ambulance crews attended the scene of a crash between a bus and a gritter in Mickleby this morning.

The bus was headed for Caedmon School and was carrying pupils who have now been taken to Whitby.
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No New School Buildings For Whitby £3 Million Road Plan for Whitby 79% Think Tesco Would Damage Town
from The Whitby Independent on 18th Jan from The Whitby Gazette on 18th Jan from The Whitby Independent on 16th Jan
North Yorkshire County Council has confirmed that the cash for new school buildings has run out, and that Whitby’s students will not benefit from new school buildings as have many towns throughout the county.
A MAJOR £3m scheme to transform the roads in and around Whitby is being put forward.
Nine schemes, the biggest of which will see a roundabout at the A171 to A174 junction at Prospect Hill, have been submitted for approval by North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC).
 .According to a recent poll held on the popular and sometimes controversial rolling blog, The Whitby Independent, 79% of poll participants believe that the proposed new Tesco store would damage town centre shopping in Whitby.
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Whitby Harbour Users: More Charges On The Way? Government Announces Windfarm Contracts  
from The Whitby Independent from The Whitby Independent on 15th Jan  
SBC officers John Riby and David Archer, answering questions about the proposed Whitby Harbour Board, said that to put the harbour on a more secure financial footing the new Harbour would have the capacity to ‘revise’ car parking, fish landing and boat berthing charges. In an announcement that may have implications for Whitby Harbour, the government has announced which companies will have the right to develop offshore wind farms: the four largest proposed sites are in the North Sea.  
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