> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://scarboroughinsider.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Residents Speak Out on Valley Road - URL: https://scarboroughinsider.co.uk/scarborough-events-live-music-local-news-the-scarborough-rundown-july-05-2026/ - Published: 2026-07-05T05:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-10T00:29:27.000Z - Description: 🌟 The Scarborough Rundown - Events, Activities, Live Music & Good News! 😊 - Author: Sue - Tags: #beehiiv, Newsletters **In partnership with** ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f2/07/f207146b-9285-4e58-86db-8cc479fe2978/content/images/2026/09/shai.png) **Hey Scarborough! Here's what's happening this week** πŸ‘‹ Valley Road's had a rough year by any measure, and last week residents finally said so in public. Police visits have jumped from 211 to 695 since The Lodge and The Redcliffe started housing people in emergency accommodation, and a packed meeting made clear the patience on that street has a limit. [The figures are now on record](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39y3r0997yo?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), whatever happens next. Over at Graham School, staff are striking rather than watching four Heads of Year quietly replaced by Learning Managers. NASUWT members walk out on 7 July, and [the school will be closed to most pupils ](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/education/scarborough-school-teachers-to-strike-over-jobs-and-quality-of-service-for-students-8774260?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk)that day. The staff affected keep their salaries - it's the job that's disappearing, not the pay. Meanwhile at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals, eighteen staff had [a look at patient records they'd no business looking at.](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gpwpye9yo?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) Eight cases have gone to the Information Commissioner's Office. None of them apparently did it twice. If you need to get away from all that, [Seaham Hall's just finished redoing its entire outdoor space](https://trivago.tpk.lv/WkP7CadL?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- two infinity pools, a cold plunge, the works. πŸ‘‰ Follow us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/scarboroughinsideruk) or [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/scarboroughinsideruk?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) for more updates! πŸ‘‰ [Sign Up Here](#/portal/signup) to receive β€œThe Scarborough Rundown” twice a week - it’s free! πŸ‘‰ Find out what is happening this week and beyond [on our Events Page.](https://scarboroughinsider.co.uk/scarborough-events-activities-live-music/) ### The AI Work Handbook That Cuts Your Workday in Half ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f2/07/f207146b-9285-4e58-86db-8cc479fe2978/content/images/2026/09/the_ai_handbook_that_cuts_your_workday_in_half_ad_3-t-1776971366.jpg) The 8-hour workday is becoming a 4-hour workday for people who know how to use AI. Everyone else is still catching up. 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None of them did it more than once. πŸ“š **Graham School Loses Its Heads.** NASUWT members are striking after Heartwood Trust replaced four Heads of Year with Learning Managers, closing the school to most students on July 7\. [The affected staff keep their salaries](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/education/scarborough-school-teachers-to-strike-over-jobs-and-quality-of-service-for-students-8774260?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) despite the loss of responsibility. 🏨 **Valley Road Hotels Face Backlash.** Residents told a public meeting that[ crime and anti-social behaviour had risen](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39y3r0997yo?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) since The Lodge and The Redcliffe began housing people in emergency accommodation, with police visits on Valley Road up from 211 to 695 in a year. 🌊 **This Clifftop Spa Hotel Just Rebuilt Its Entire Outdoor Space.** Seaham Hall is a five-star Georgian mansion on the Durham coast with spa access included. Two infinity pools, a cold plunge and a zen garden are the new additions. [Find out more](https://trivago.tpk.lv/WkP7CadL?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) πŸ–οΈ **Staycation Stampede Hits Whitby.** Border fears and flight chaos are pushing Britons to UK breaks, with [Whitby among summer's top seaside picks](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/03/uk-summer-bookings-jump-britons-ditch-overseas-holidays-for-staycations?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). Nearly four in ten blame new EU entry checks for putting them off Europe. 🏚️ **Second Homes, First Fight.** Whitby MP Alison Hume pressed the government to license short-term lets, warning residents are being priced out of coastal towns. [Ministers wouldn't commit to new rules](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-and-whitby-mp-pushes-government-over-holiday-lets-crisis/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- owners letting 70 nights a year already dodge council tax. --- ### Daily news for curious minds. 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[The blaze covered 20 square kilometres](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/yorkshire-coast-caravan-park-extremely-grateful-for-wildfire-financial-support/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- ten times the size of the Great Fire of London. 🏑 **Mayor Promises 5,000 Rural Homes.** A new Rural Action Plan aims to fix housing, broadband and farming across York and North Yorkshire by 2035\. The council [already taxes second homes](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/rural-communities-let-down-and-left-behind-by-successive-governments-says-mayor-as-action-plan-launched/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) at a 100% premium. 🏺 **Argos in Cappadocia Was a Monastery 1,000 Years Before It Was a Hotel.** This Turkish hotel is a luxury retreat carved from a restored monastery campus, with cave rooms, underground tunnels, and a wine cellar beneath your feet. Steps from Uchisar Castle. [Find out more](https://trivago.tpk.lv/mpa5H57a?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) 🐾 **Dogs Barred From Summer Beaches.** Scarborough, Whitby West Cliff, Sandsend and Filey are off-limits to dogs [right through until 30 September](https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/26252077.whitby-sandsend-scarborough-beaches-ban-dogs-summer/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), catching day-trippers by surprise. 🎾 **Padel Courts Pass, With Conditions.** Two courts have been [approved for Cayton Playing Fields](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm20km5pjn1o?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) despite fears over noise near the cemetery. Play must pause for an hour either side of any burial. 🍟 **McCain Toasts Its Graduates.** Eighteen Scarborough-based colleagues completed NVQs through [McCain's Manufacturing Academy](https://retailtimes.co.uk/mccain-announces-graduation-from-its-uk-manufacturing-academy/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), marked with a ceremony at the firm's HQ attended by MP Alison Hume. 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