Category: Local News

Comedian Jason Manford says he’s had to change the date of his Scarborough performance this month. Friday, 6 June 2025 10:38 By Matthew Pells

Mark Lewis carved a giant pair of crocs in the sand on Weymouth Beach A man who creates intricate sand sculptures on beaches has said he does it to “put a little bit of joy into the world”. Mark Lewis’ latest creation was a giant pair of crocs that he made on Weymouth Beach whilst…

A lady’s slipper orchid spotted last summer was the first to appear in the wild for nearly 100 years A project to bring back one of the UK’s rarest wildflowers has shown its first signs of success, experts said. The lady’s slipper orchid was thought to be extinct by the early 20th Century, until a…

Spencer was six-years-old when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Adam Laver BBC News, Yorkshire A boy who has designed his dream toy while undergoing treatment for a rare form of cancer will see his teddy bear – named the Bat Cat – manufactured and sold to raise money for charity. Spencer, from Skelton…

Emergency services are continuing to investigate properties on Gatesgarth Close in Scarborough Emily Johnson & Carla Fowler BBC News, Yorkshire Emergency services are continuing to search properties close to homes where two men were found dead. North Yorkshire Police officers were called to Gatesgarth Close in Scarborough on Monday, following the death of a 69-year-old…

Joining us from Toronto, Brian Telford is no stranger to names like Scarborough and Whitby. “There’s a Scarborough just outside Toronto and a Whitby in Oshawa,” he laughs. “So, when I landed in North Yorkshire, it felt like the universe was having a bit of fun with me. The road signs made me feel right…

Joe Gerrard Local Democracy Reporting Service A project to dual more of York’s outer ring road will be reviewed after the council admitted there was a £110m funding shortfall for the work. The scheme aims to reduce journey times on the A1237 by making a stretch of the road into a dual carriageway and upgrading…

Fiona Callow BBC News, Yorkshire A hit TV drama set in York is due to start filming its second series next month. Airing earlier this year, Channel 4’s Patience became the broadcaster’s biggest drama of 2025 so far and averaged 4.2 million viewers. The drama follows police archivist Patience Evans, a young autistic woman who…

Dan Archer, who runs the Sheffield home care company Visiting Angels, said he had taken a different route, though he said he understood the issues facing many providers. “There’s been a dependency for the last few years on overseas workers,” he said. “I took the decision that if we started from a position of paying…

Stephanie Gate and Bell Wood are stamping agents at Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria Joe Willis: Local Democracy Reporting Service A passport has been introduced for walkers to collect unique stamps along one of the UK’s most popular long-distance footpaths. The 190 mile (305km) walk, from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay…