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For well over a hundred years, at least, artists have been drawn to the small, isolated fishing village of Staithes – once one of the largest fishing ports in the region – to find inspiration in its old world charm. The Staithes Festival of Arts & Heritage continues that to this day. Next weekend, from… →
Read: Staithes Festival of Heritage & Arts returns
In a fairly unassuming building tucked into the cottages, red pantile rooves and winding cobbles streets which make for that unmistakable Staithes street scene, there is the most unlikely treasure trove of local history. Some 30-odd years ago Reg Firth and his beloved wife, Anne, bought the former Primitive Methodist Chapel on Staithes High Street… →
Read: One man’s lifetime collection of Staithes history is awarded museum accreditation
For the best part of 50 years Staithes and Runswick RNLI has operated inshore boats on this stretch of the coastline and, just like its colleagues in Whitby, it relies on public donations and support to keep going. Each year, the village of Staithes hosts a weekend of family fun and fundraising to ensure the… →
Read: Supporters gather for annual Staithes and Runswick Lifeboat Weekend
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… →
Read: Aislaby Show returns after 40 year hiatus as local village show season gets underway
“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… →
Read: National Park having to build more houses because of second homes and holiday letsWhitby’s sheep farming finest brought home the rosettes, cups and the kudos after a successful week at the Great Yorkshire Show. For some it was their first time at The Great Yorkshire Show (GYS) – hailed as the UK’s premier agricultural event – for others, they have been making the trip to the Harrogate showground… →
Read: Whitby farmers take it to The Great Yorkshire Show 2026
A secret love story which unfolded in Botham’s in the early part of the 1900s is being revealed for the first time after a painting by one of the Staithes Group of Artists was unexpectedly donated to the town’s art collection. Earlier this month, Pannett Art Gallery was gifted an oil painting of a young woman,… →
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