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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Read MoreHarbour 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 […]
Read MoreHealth 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) […]
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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 […]
Read MoreWhitby 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 […]
Read MoreNYC 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 […]
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York & North Yorks Mayoral Hustings : Road Safety
On May 2nd 2024 there will be the election of a mayor for the combined authority of York and North Yorkshire. This […]
Read MoreTown Deal : Maritime Hub consultation (Jan-Feb 2024)
North Yorkshire Council have announced a consultation on the £10m Town Deal “Maritime Hub” project. This is open until the 9th February. […]
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Whitby Town Meeting Minutes : Sept 18th 2023, Dec 19th 2023, Jan 8th 2024
A town / parish meeting / assembly can legally be held (see Local Govt Act 1972) whenever either the town mayor, or […]
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WTC Precept 2024-2025
It is around this time of the year that councils set their council tax for the following year. Authorities like North Yorkshire […]
Read MoreJoint statement for a safer Whitby, and North Yorkshire
20s Plenty for North Yorkshire and Whitby Community Network have jointly made an activism video on Whitby’s urgent and growing elderly and child […]
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