- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Police control rival demonstrations
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
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Local
Dance the night away with Whitby’s mayor
THE Mayor of Whitby is hosting a spring time dinner and dance to raise money for teenager Dale Milne and other local causes.
Cancer coffee morning grand total
OVER £5,200 was raised across Whitby for Macmillan Cancer Support during last year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Nostalgia in SOS call for RNLI event
FUND-RAISING events are set to take place this week as part of the RNLI’s SOS day.
Burglary shock at birthday darts bash
A PARTY of Whitby women were robbed while they celebrated a 35th birthday with some of the world’s best dart players.
1 commentHarbour told to balance its cash
WHITBY Harbour must be financially sustainable by 2014, a council report has stated.
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Regional
Future sports stars find new home
A Doncaster-based charity and educator has teamed up with an internationally renowned football academy to give budding sport stars a place to call home.
Tanker strike suspended for talks
A planned strike by fuel tanker drivers in Yorkshire has been postponed to allow fresh talks in a bid to resolve a dispute over pay and conditions.
United stars turn teacher for a day
South Yorkshire school pupils learned lessons with a difference after Sheffield United players and coaches attended classes to raise awareness of job opportunities in sport - and encourage respect for others.
Pair murdered 'over love affair'
Two men were murdered and then dumped in a quiet Yorkshire country lane because one of them was having an affair with a married woman, a court has heard.
A 'weld' done for girl power
Two female Rotherham college students have shown true girl power in the world of welding by securing full-time jobs after their apprenticeships.
National
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
Lottery couple defend benefit claim
A couple who scooped a £10.2 million lottery jackpot have defended their right to claim benefits more than six years later.
Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
One hundred firefighters have been tackling a blaze in one of London's most exclusive streets.
Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands amid heightened tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islands, it has been reported.
Police control rival demonstrations
Hundreds of protesters have taken part in two marches by the English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism.
Features
A Stroll with Stuart - Take a figure of eight walk
Christmas is a fading memory, but is recorded in your shirt buttons which are threatening to ping across the room every time you breathe in.
Down on the Farm with Colin Williamson - January
Well, Happy New Year everybody, thank goodness Christmas and New Year have been and gone.
Business
Old Resolution a new addition at Lockers
A Whitby trawler is Our Lass no more after departing for pastures new.
1 commentEmulate chooses to head north
EMULATE II chose to land its catch in North Shields last Friday after learning that there was no demand in Whitby for locally-caught fish.
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Blues boss backs poker tournament for Boro legend
WHITBY Town boss Darren Williams is backing a glitzy money-spinner to raise funds for a Middlesbrough legend who made more than 200 appearances for the club.
Tom vows to block off mine from the park
THE chairman of a pressure group which acts as “protectors of the North Yorks Moors” has said that he will fight to stop a mine being built within the national park
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Hotel set to be demolished despite protests
ONE of the most prominent buildings on the West Cliff is set to be demolished despite a series of objections from nearby residents and council bodies.
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Education
Esk valley pupils all set for Olympic fun
Schools along the Esk Valley are set to recreate their own Olympic Games in the summer and are appealling for support to make them “extra special”.
Environment
Revealed: the plan to stop Whitby from falling into the sea
THE SANDSEND road could fall into the sea within three years and Whitby could be under water if emergency coastal repairs costing up to £30 million are not carried out.
Tom vows to block off mine from the park
THE chairman of a pressure group which acts as “protectors of the North Yorks Moors” has said that he will fight to stop a mine being built within the national park
5 commentsChance to join the park team
THE authority which governs the North York Moors National Park is appealing for applicants to fill two vacancies on their team of members.
NFU sees red over diesel row
The National Farmers’ Union is backing a proposed relaxation in the rules on the use of red diesel.
Letters
Questions and answers
Peter Frank’s letter “Great confidence trick over new potash mine” causes me to ask him a few questions.
Well done Coastal and Country Coaches
Through your paper I would personally like to thank Coastal and Country Coaches for introducing a weekly service to York.
Praise for Scarborough Hospital
Having recently been in Scarborough Hospital as a day patient, I thought I would put pen to paper to praise the hospital staff for their kindness, helpfulness and consideration.
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Weather for Whitby
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Light snow
Temperature: -3 C to 1 C
Wind Speed: 35 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 2 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: West
