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Whitby Parish : Second Homes Premium for 2025-2026
For the financial year 2025-2026 North Yorkshire Council (NYC) introduced a second home premium to council tax, meaning that dwellings with no […]
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The Cliff Lift and its importance to West Cliff Beach
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) are proposing to infill the West Cliff Lift (closed to operation since 2021), as well as cancelling the […]
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WTC Budget 2026-2027
December and January are always busy months for town and parish councils, to set their budget for the following year, and decide […]
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Questioning NYC Policy on Public Health relating to Green Space and Active Travel
An NYC Executive meeting on 16/12/2025 presented a new report by the NYC Director of Public Health. We decided to take the […]
Read MoreObjection to Rievaulx Road greenspace sell off
On 27/11/2025 North Yorkshire Council posted a Public Notice, as follows [link] Local Government Act 1972 – Section 123(2A) NOTICE IS HEREBY […]
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North Yorks Fire and Rescue : Community Risk Management Strategy Survey
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have been consulting on a proposed Community Risk Management Strategy for 2025-2029. Given that we have just […]
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English Devolution/Community Empowerment Bill 2024-2025 – letter(s) to Alison Hume
A bill is currently passing through the UK Parliament entitled the “Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-2025” [link]. We wrote to Alison […]
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NYC Area Committee venue
North Yorkshire Council (NYC) divides the county up into “area commitees” for supposedly allowing local decisions to be made more local. As […]
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Whitby Maritime Facility – In demand?
With North Yorkshire Council (NYC) keen to stress that building of the “Whitby Maritime Facility” on Endeavour Wharf is going full steam […]
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Whitby Swing Bridge works : status
One of the Town Deal projects is entitled “Harbourside Public Realm Improvements” and involves closure of the Swing Bridge to traffic during […]
Read MoreWhitby Cliff Lift Inspection Reports 2016-2022
A concerned resident has obtained maintenance reports for Whitby Cliff Lift. The lift has been closed since 2021, and is currently threatened […]
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Planning for 86 Stakesby Road : Our Comments
Over the last several years there has been a continual decay in the amount of green space in the Whitby area. We […]
Read MoreNYC Local Plan “Issues and Options” Response
Recently we provided an overview of the current NYC Local Plan consultation entitled “Issues and Options”. This is for a Local Plan […]
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Whitby Harbour recent soundings (April 2025)
We have been following the debacle with the lack of dredging in Whitby harbour for some time. Given that North Yorkshire Council […]
Read MoreNYC Local Plan “Issues and Options” Consultation
The North Yorkshire Local Plan is intended to replace Local Plans for the 7 former boroughs, and is expected to be in […]
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