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Port’s faithful guardian back home

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:29:18 GMT

Welcomed back like an old friend, Whitby’s lifeboat returned home last week after undergoing major repairs.

Council to bail out Sleights affordable housing project

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:21:21 GMT

The borough council is putting up £50,000 to make sure that an affordable homes project in Sleights doesn’t fall through.

Care home owner calls for change

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:18:21 GMT

A care home owner is marking national Dementia Awareness Week, next week, by calling on the Government to make dementia-friendly design compulsory across the care sector, to give the UK’s 800,000 dementia sufferers a better quality of life.

Business park soon set to enter ‘21st Century’

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:18:17 GMT

Planners are consulting on proposals to turn Whitby Business Park into a modern business park for the “21st Century”, but say they want to hear from residents and businesses first.

‘Keep calm and garden’ in park

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:16:00 GMT

Vandals have struck in Whitby’s Pannett Park, threatening to destroy the work of volunteers and schoolchildren.

New moors authority duo

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:13:14 GMT

A heritage design consultant and a former chief executive officer have been appointed by the environment secretary to serve on the North York Moors National Park Authority.

Coastliner bus service saved

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:01:50 GMT

The Coastliner service will not be axed from Goathland, Ruswarp and Sleights, to the relief of residents who rely on the buses.

New mine ‘would be threat to tourism’

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:50:59 GMT

Tourism would be hit by a whopping £41m loss every year as visitors avoid congested roads and a spoil heap the size of Wembley Stadium, caused by a new potash mine, it is claimed.

Shop volunteers needed

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:49:59 GMT

Volunteers with an eye for collectibles or a flair for window dressing are needed for the Saint Catherine’s Hospice shop on Skinner Street.

Councillors slammed over allowance vote

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:51:38 GMT

County councillors have been blasted after a controversial rule change that will enable senior members to pocket thousands of pounds in ‘special allowances’.

Cat believed to be stolen found 240 miles away

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:57:22 GMT

When a family’s beloved pet cat was feared stolen two weeks ago they never imagined they would be reunited with him 240 miles away from their home in Fylingthorpe.

Drama as sea wall collapses in village’s harbour

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:27:51 GMT

the coastal defence works began in January this year after the council made a successful bid to the environment agency.

Delight as work starts on Whitby’s war memorial

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:20:43 GMT

Work began this week on Whitby’s War Memorial as those behind the project gathered to celebrate its construction.

Charity says big thank you to kind-hearted teenager Mia

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:18:41 GMT

A teenager from Fylingthorpe has been presented with a certificate for volunteering for two years at a home for abandoned and unwanted animals.

Can you help children of Chernobyl?

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:59:51 GMT

A kind-hearted Whitby woman is once again appealing to Gazette readers to help her send out toys, clothes and gifts to the people of Chernobyl.

Farming community mourns horse breeder

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:44:59 GMT

More than 200 mourners attended the funeral of a well-known shire horse breeder and character with many connections to the Whitby area.

Flying flag for Whitby in beauty contest

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:48:14 GMT

Whitby beauty Laura Stone is hoping to beat the curse of seconds when she takes to the stage in the finals of the annual Miss Scarborough contest tomorrow night.

Whitby returning to “ghetto” era again

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:25:08 GMT

WHITBY will be like “a ghetto again” if attractions are not drafted in and more is not done to help independent businesses, local traders fear.

Sweet success for venture aiming to increase exports

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:41:07 GMT

A Whitby company is flying the flag for the town in the competitive world of skincare with a colourful range of carefully-selected ingredients such as frankincense, fig, olive, vanilla and almond.

Village News

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:49:02 GMT

News from around the villages for week starting Friday 17 May