The future of Whitby’s Cliff Lift
Whitby’s historic Cliff Lift has been out of action for maybe 3 years now. Communication from NYC has been non-existent regarding this […]
Author: Andy Jefferson
Woodsmith Mine and S106 funds for improved rail services
A recent FOI submitted to North Yorkshire Council (NYC) highlights the arrangement with the Woodsmith Mine to provide funds for the improvement […]
Whitby Town Deal : Status Report June 2024
With 4 projects from Whitby Town Deal not yet completed, we prompted the Town Deal board into providing an update. It is […]
Active Travel Funding : Park-and-Ride scheme (2020) status finally revealed
In 2020, North Yorkshire Council (NYC) bid for and received just over £1m for 4 active travel schemes. One of these was […]
Harbour Dredging amounts 2018-2023
Many harbour users have reported issues with the apparent lack of dredging in Whitby harbour. This impacts on the ability of the […]
Harbour Repair Costs detailed (May 2024)
We have previously highlighted many aspects of lack of maintenance in Whitby harbour. In a North Yorkshire Council (NYC) committee, the “Transition […]
Health and Safety Exposures on Whitby East Pier and Harbour
Subsequent to the wealth of photo evidence of harbour neglect, a letter has been sent to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) […]
Whitby Hospital : Out of Hours GPs
The March public meeting of Whitby Community Network brought up the question of whether there is going to be a change to […]
Whitby Harbour : Maintenance Issues abound
Issues with the lack of maintenance in the Whitby harbour continue to be reported back to us. Firstly we have added further […]
NYC Spend on Active Travel
A recent report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) highlighted the poor funding for active travel across England. Spend per […]