The Old Coastguard Station in Robin Hood’s Bay. Picture: Ceri Oakes
National Trust to close two of its coastal cafés with staff made redundant
by Emma Ryan
Two National Trust run cafés, in Robin Hood’s Bay and Ravenscar, will close next month after being deemed “no longer viable”. The cafés at Ravenscar and Bay’s Old Coastguard Station will cease trading and close to customers on Sunday September 6. A number of jobs have been made redundant and The National Trust says it… →
Aislaby Show returns after 40 year hiatus as local village show season gets underway
by Emma Ryan
A day off from the farm, a family day out, villages and communities coming together in the countryside – not to mention an award winning lemon curd or the best baked pie being shown with pride. The first agricultural and country shows to take place in Yorkshire date back to the late 1700s. Some 250… →
National Park having to build more houses because of second homes and holiday lets
by Emma Ryan
“For every house we are building, we are losing three to second homes and holiday lets.” This, along with “an explosion in Airbnbs” has become a priority problem for the North York Moors National Park (NYMNP), which says it is, “for the first time”, looking at expanding its villages with developments of housing on the… →
Spending a penny set to cost as council reviews public toilet provision
by Emma Ryan
North Yorkshire Council is planning to introduce a 40p fee for all its public toilets as well as consider closing some lesser used and dilapidated ones. The recommendations were made at an Executive meeting of North Yorkshire Council (NYC) yesterday (Tuesday). A working group had been set up to to review the challenges facing public… →