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Stephen Charlton left Yorkshire 46 years ago, and he's marked coming back by putting a 5ft bronze mouse doing a handstand on the sand at Sandsend. It's his first Yorkshire piece since he went, and it's already pulling people down the beach for a look. A dog is next, he says.
Scarborough Town Council, meanwhile, has set aside £45,000 for premises contingencies while staff move across to Resolution House and the Town Hall's future is worked out. It's money held back rather than money spent, which seems fair enough given nobody quite knows yet what the building will need.
If you fancy a couple of nights somewhere quieter, Aldwark Manor sits in 200 acres of North Yorkshire countryside, with an 18-hole course, good food and enough on the estate that you needn't go anywhere else.
Or if you'd rather go somewhere warm, H10 Conquistador in Playa de las Américas has had its interiors redone - bright, modern, faintly nautical - with the promenade at the door, the beach a short walk and a spa on site.
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📰 Scarborough Life
🐭 Giant Bronze Mouse Lands at Sandsend. Sculptor Stephen Charlton has staged a 5ft mouse doing a handstand on the sand, his first Yorkshire piece since returning after 46 years away. A dog is next.
🏛️ Council Braces for Town Hall Costs. With staff moving to Resolution House, Scarborough Town Council has set aside £45,000 for premises contingencies. The Christmas lights budget is £70,000.
🎷 Jazz Returns to the Spa. Scarborough Jazz Festival runs 25-27 September, with Soft Machine, Alan Barnes + 11 and a Pink Floyd big-band reworking. Weekend tickets start at £125, single sessions £25.
⛳ 200 Acres, an 18 Hole Golf Course and a Rather Lovely Manor House. Aldwark Manor is surrounded by North Yorkshire countryside, with stylish accommodation, good food and plenty on the doorstep without having to leave the estate. Find out more
🏕️ Staffless Glamping Pods Proposed at Ruswarp. Four timber pods and a lodge could go up on a former builder's yard at Glen Esk near Whitby. It would be the national park's first site run remotely, managed from a house in Whitby.
🚔 Anti-Social Behaviour Falls on Coast. Across the coastal police command area, anti-social behaviour fell 5.1% on last year, though the deputy mayor accepts residents may not feel it. Average 101 waits are now under four minutes.
🚒 Busy Day for Scarborough Fire Crews. Tuesday ran to six callouts across the day, from a hedge fire at Eastfield to a five-metre bonfire in Suffield. A reported campfire on Marine Drive proved to be a barbecue.
🐎 Godber's Highwayman Rides Into the Round. The Stephen Joseph hosts John Godber's new highway robbery drama from 7-10 October, set in a 1769 Yorkshire flush with gin and easy money. Tickets start at £10.
🍺 Comedian's Pub Crawl Reaches Scarborough. Andy Parsons plays the Stephen Joseph Theatre on 12 November, after an iNews piece reflecting on the historic alehouses found on tour. Twenty years on the road, most of it measured in pubs.
🕰️ Memory Tour at Cook Museum. The Captain Cook Memorial Museum on Grape Lane is running a one-hour tour for people with dementia and their carers at 2 pm on 7 September. Free, with advance booking, followed by refreshments.
🏨 New Interiors, Same Prime Seafront Spot in Tenerife. H10 Conquistador in Playa de las Américas has had a full interior overhaul, bright, modern and rather nautical. The promenade is right outside, beaches, shops and restaurants an easy walk away, and a spa on site too. Have a look
🏨 MP Objects to Hotel Accommodation Plan. Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume has objected to the emergency accommodation scheme, raising significant concerns. More than a dozen residents have also written in. The council is still reviewing the applications.
🏗️ Clifftop House Refused at Hunmanby Gap. Plans to replace a bungalow on Gap Road with an eight-metre, five-bed house have been refused over land stability and scale. The slope has been shifting since before the originals were built.
📦 Export Grants Open to Local Firms. A fourth round of Get Exporting grants opens on 1 September, offering North Yorkshire businesses £3,000 to £10,000 to sell abroad. The pot is now six times the size of the pilot.
🍻 Wetherspoons Wants Tables on Westborough. The Lord Rosebery has applied for an outdoor seating licence for four tables near the railway station. Comments close 5 September. The building opened in 1895 as Scarborough's Liberal Club.
🍺 Former North Bay Pub Becomes Flats. The ground floor of the old Durham Hotel on North Marine Road has been approved for conversion to flats. Officers weighed the loss of a pub that has stood empty for over four years.
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🚋 Spa Cliff Lift Closed Immediately. Engineers found problems with the tracks, carriages and infrastructure, so the council has shut the Victorian funicular.
🏨 End Your Day in a Heated Pool Overlooking the Lake. Lodore Falls Hotel sits on Derwentwater, with Catbells and the Falls both a short walk away. Find out more
🌊 Sea Pool Proposed for South Bay. Scarborough Sea Swimming CIC wants a tidal pool at Children's Corner, with feasibility work done and marine engineers now involved.
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🎸Events, Activities & Live Music
We keep it short here - head to our EVENTS PAGE for links and future events.
Friday, 28 August
09:00 🛍️ Filey Outdoor Market - Filey Bandstand, Filey
09:45 🎯 Social Bowls - Alexandra Community Centre, Scarborough
09:45 🎳 Flat Green Bowling - Burniston & Cloughton Bowling Club, Scarborough
10:00 🎨 Art & Craft Exhibition - Crossgates Community Centre, Scarborough
10:00 💃 Easy Sequence Dancing - Cayton Village Hall, Scarborough
12:00 🎯 Women In Business - The Royal Hotel, Scarborough
13:00 🧵 SEWcial Sewing & Textile Craft - Stitched by the Beach, Scarborough
18:00 💃 Line Dancing - Alexandra Community Centre, Scarborough
19:00 👻 Black Widow: Dark Tales Tour - To the Grand Hotel, Scarborough
19:00 🎶 Live Music - Marc Judd - The Mayfield, Seamer
19:00 💃 Social Skate Roller Disco - Scarborough Y.M.C.A., Scarborough
19:30 🎶 The Glam Rock Show – Get It On - Scarborough Spa, Scarborough
19:30 🎭 Handbagged - Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
20:30 🎤 Open Mic Night - The Crescent Lounge, Scarborough
21:00 🎶 Live Music Night - The Merchant Irish Bar, Scarborough
Saturday, 29 August
09:00 🏃 Scarborough Woodlands Parkrun - Graffiti Bridge, Scarborough
10:00 🛍️ Scarborough Vintage Home Fair - Old Parcels Office, Scarborough
11:30 🧘 Yogalates - Alexandra Community Centre, Scarborough
12:00 🎉 The Big Beach Day Out - The Mayfield, Seamer
13:45 🎳 Flat Green Bowling - Burniston & Cloughton Bowling Club
14:30 🎭 Handbagged - Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
15:00 🚢 Naval Warfare Show - Peasholm Park, Scarborough
15:00 🎶 90s/00s Pop/Rock Bottomless Brunch - Xanders Cocktail Bar, Scarborough
16:00 🎶 Back to The Seaside - Scarborough Spa, Scarborough
16:00 🎶 Archie McNally: Live - The Ivanhoe Hotel, Scarborough
19:00 👻 Black Widow: Dark Tales Tour - To the Grand Hotel, Scarborough
19:00 💃 Easy Sequence Dancing - Cayton Village Hall, Scarborough
19:30 🎭 Handbagged - Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
19:30 🎶 Thank ABBA for The Music - Whitby Pavilion, Whitby
21:00 🎶 Live Music Night - The Merchant Irish Bar, Scarborough
22:30 👻 Ghost Hunt - Grand Hotel, Scarborough
Sunday, 30 August
10:00 🛍️ Scarborough Vintage Home Fair - Old Parcels Office, Scarborough
10:00 🎉 Centenary Family Fun Day - Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club
11:00 🎶 Scarborough Spa Orchestra - Scarborough Spa
11:00 🎶 ForgeFest - Ye Old Forge Valley Inn, Scarborough
13:30 🎧 Back to School Rave - The Royal Hotel, Scarborough
14:00 🎶 Scarborough Spa Orchestra: Teddy Bears' Picnic - Scarborough Spa
16:00 🎤 Under 20s Open Mic - The Crescent Lounge, Scarborough
16:00 🎶 The Rubys Live - The Tow Bar, Scarborough
17:00 🎯 Sunday Socials - Haddock Hideaway, Scarborough
19:00 🎶 Sunday Sessions - The Crescent Lounge, Scarborough
19:30 🎶 Tony Skingle as Elvis - Scarborough Spa
20:00 🎧 Party Night - DJ Eddie Scott - The Mayfield, Seamer
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