> ## 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. # Council's Own Policy, Council's Own Mess - URL: https://scarboroughinsider.co.uk/scarborough-events-live-music-local-news-the-scarborough-rundown-july-09-2026/ - Published: 2026-07-09T05:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-10T00:29:25.000Z - Description: ๐ŸŒŸ The Scarborough Rundown - Events, Activities, Live Music & Good News! ๐Ÿ˜Š - Author: Sue - Tags: #beehiiv, Newsletters **In partnership with** ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f2/07/f207146b-9285-4e58-86db-8cc479fe2978/content/images/2026/09/1440_primary_brandmark_rbg_black-3.png) **Hey Scarborough! Here's what's happening this week** ๐Ÿ‘‹ North Yorkshire Council has been told to [rerun the school transport appeals](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-and-whitby-mp-criticises-councils-school-transport-policy/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) its own policy created, after MP Alison Hume said the new rules were sending Whitby children out of the county and splitting up families. The GMB union is warning that more than half of Yorkshire's coastguards could quit or cut their hours if the Maritime and Coastguard Agency reclassifies them as unpaid volunteers from September - despite a court already ruling they're workers, not volunteers. Hume is [pressing for a stop and a proper consultation](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/union-claims-cruel-cuts-to-coastguards-pay-could-seriously-impact-yorkshire-coast/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). Meanwhile, councillors look set to approve [another delay to the Eastfield link road and bridge](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/delay-to-eastfield-road-and-bridge-set-for-approval/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), first outlined in 2013, letting 693 more houses at the 1,300-home site fill up before it's built. For something that did get finished on time, Gilpin Hotel in Windermere has [added Spa Suites with their own sauna and steam room](https://trivago.tpk.lv/H7BJSksC?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), on top of the twenty-two rooms that already come with a private hot tub. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Follow us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/scarboroughinsideruk) or [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/scarboroughinsideruk?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) for more updates! ๐Ÿ‘‰ [Sign Up Here](#/portal/signup) to receive โ€œThe Scarborough Rundownโ€ twice a week - itโ€™s free! ๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out what is happening this week and beyond [on our Events Page.](https://scarboroughinsider.co.uk/scarborough-events-activities-live-music/) ### Every headline satisfies an opinion. Except ours. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f2/07/f207146b-9285-4e58-86db-8cc479fe2978/content/images/2026/09/1440_january-static-image-ody-38056_1x1_v1-t-1769711583-1.png) Remember when the news was about what happened, not how to feel about it? 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[Read the newsletter trusted by 4.5 million fact-seekers.](https://l.join1440.com/bh?utm%5Fsource=beehiiv&utm%5Fmedium=cpc&utm%5Fcampaign=IIBLWLKQFZ&utm%5Fcontent=prospecting%5Fevery%5Fheadline&%5Fbhiiv=opp%5Fd15188f6-874e-4c25-9374-4e1c32447e92%5F1b75ca79&bhcl%5Fid=728b9fa3-a7a9-4ed4-9828-7b9c923ae964%5FSUBSCRIBER%5FID%5F{{email%5Faddress%5Fid}}) ## ๐Ÿ“ฐ Scarborough Life ๐ŸšŒ **School Run Splits Siblings.** MP Alison Hume says North Yorkshire Council's new transport rules send Whitby children outside the county while splitting up families. [The council must now apologise and rerun appeals](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-and-whitby-mp-criticises-councils-school-transport-policy/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- the very appeals its cost-cutting policy created. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ **Whitby Beach Clean Nets 100kg.** Sixty volunteers, some travelling from as far as Leeds and Bradford, hauled 324 pieces of plastic and 250 cigarette butts off the sand for [the second Coastal Wealth beach clean](https://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/news/people/a-total-of-100kg-of-litter-removed-from-whitby-beach-as-event-unites-communities-8784745?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). For several on the coach from Leeds, it was their first ever sight of the sea. ๐Ÿชฉ **Last Call For ABBA Night.** Thank ABBA For The Music takes over the Spa Theatre this Saturday, 11 July, [for anyone still chasing tickets to the tribute show. ](https://www.facebook.com/668505191972052/posts/1480979130724650)Whether Dancing Queen gets an encore remains to be seen. โ˜€๏ธ **Yellow Heat Alert For The Coast.** A UK Health Security Agency warning covers Yorkshire and the Humber from Wednesday until Sunday evening, flagging risks to vulnerable people and [increased strain on local services](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/yellow-heat-health-alert-issued-for-the-yorkshire-coast/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). London and the Midlands, meanwhile, are on amber. ๐ŸŒ‰ **Eastfield Bridge Delay Set For Approval.** Councillors look set to let Kebbell Developments push back building the promised link road and bridge, allowing 693 more houses at the 1,300-home Eastfield site to be occupied first. The [bridge was outlined back in 2013](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/delay-to-eastfield-road-and-bridge-set-for-approval/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) and still isn't built. ๐Ÿง– **This Hotel's Rooms Come With Their Own Private Spa.** Twenty-two rooms at Gilpin Hotel in Windermere have a private hot tub, and the five Spa Suites go further, each with a private sauna and steam room. [Find out more](https://trivago.tpk.lv/H7BJSksC?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) ๐Ÿ  **Nine-Bed HMO Plan Refused.** A five-bed house on Gladstone Street was set to become a nine-person HMO, but planners said no over concerns for the area. It would have been the [fourth HMO on the same 200m stretch](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-hmo-for-nine-people-rejected-over-unacceptable-impacts/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). ๐Ÿ—๏ธ **Council Eyes Homes Deal With Developer.** North Yorkshire Council could enter a joint venture with Lovell Partnerships to build on land it already owns in Whitby and Eastfield, including 226 affordable homes. The council's own target is [4,000 new homes a year](https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/2026/plans-accelerate-affordable-home-delivery-be-considered?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- this deal delivers a fraction of that. ๐Ÿ›Ÿ **Coastguard Pay Cut Warning.** The GMB union says more than half of Yorkshire's coastguards could cut their hours or quit if the Maritime and Coastguard Agency reclassifies them as unpaid volunteers from September. MP Alison Hume is [pressing for a stop and proper consultation](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/union-claims-cruel-cuts-to-coastguards-pay-could-seriously-impact-yorkshire-coast/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- a court had already ruled they were workers, not volunteers. ๐ŸŠ **A Rooftop Pool With Views Over Palma's Old Town Skyline.** Sant Francesc Hotel Singular is a restored 19th-century mansion on Plaza Sant Francesc in Palma, **Mallorca**, five minutes' walk from the cathedral. Forty-two rooms, original frescoes, and a garden restaurant in the former stables. [Find out more](https://trivago.tpk.lv/8Iz2yRea?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) ๐ŸŽช **Seafest Returns For Scarborough 400.** Three free days of live music, food stalls and street performers take over the Spa and South Bay from 17-19 July, with fireworks on Saturday night. Alongside chef demos from names like Ryan Riley BEM, there's also a [Lego model of Scarborough Spa](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/seafest-returns-to-scarborough-this-july-with-live-music-food-and-free-family-activities-8782548?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). ๐Ÿ” **New Shed For 20,000 Chickens, Same Flock.** A poultry farm near Filey wants to build a 50-metre unit to meet new welfare stocking standards. Despite the eye-catching number, the [total birds on site won't increase](https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26260981.plan-build-new-facility-20-000-chickens-near-filey/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- they're simply being spread out further. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ **Scalby Hall Listed, Not Saved.** Newby and Scalby Community Hall has been[ listed as an asset of community value](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24rj7g4leo?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) after residents campaigned against its 300,000 pound sale. The listing won't reverse the sale. ๐Ÿ‘ฎ **Operation Coastline Returns For Summer.** Humberside Police has restarted its seasonal patrols in Bridlington and along the coast, aiming to head off antisocial behaviour and promenade bike nuisance before it starts. The stated goal is reassurance and [early intervention rather than crackdowns](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/police-launch-operation-coastline-ahead-of-summer-holidays/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). ๐Ÿบ **Victoria Road Pub Reopens As The Cambridge.** The former Spa pub has had a 150,000-pound refit, with new landlords Andrea Allison and Mike Sadler bringing back quiz nights, karaoke and Sunday blues sessions. It's [run by the old Cask Inn team](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/scarborough-pub-reopens-with-new-name-following-ps150000-revamp-8783536?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), back after a year on a temporary licence. ๐Ÿ”ฅ **Fire Crews Called To Malton Hospital.** Multiple crews are on scene after a fire broke out in the grounds, with patients, visitors and staff evacuated. No injuries have been reported, but the [Urgent Treatment Centre is closed](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-crews-respond-to-incident-at-malton-and-norton-district-hospital/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), and appointments are being rearranged. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ **Council Wants To Hand Over Local Assets.** North Yorkshire Council is drawing up a formal "community transfer policy" letting parish and voluntary groups take over running local facilities. So far the only examples are Knaresborough's market and Ripon Town Hall - [nothing on the coast yet](https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/2026/devolution-and-community-empowerment-heart-new-plans?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). ##### โญ Readersโ€™ Choice: Top Posts From Last Issue ๐Ÿจ **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) from 211 to 695 in a year. ๐ŸŒŠ **This Clifftop Spa Hotel Just Rebuilt Its Entire Outdoor Space.** 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) ๐Ÿฅ **Eighteen Staff Accessed Records Improperly.** Eighteen staff at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals [wrongfully accessed patient records](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gpwpye9yo?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). ### ๐Ÿ›•[ Boutique Hotel in a Converted Clifftop Monastery on the Amalfi Coast, Italy](https://trivago.tpk.lv/wUKqkpLx?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f2/07/f207146b-9285-4e58-86db-8cc479fe2978/content/images/2026/09/monastero__amalfi_coast-t-1782848789-1.jpg) Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa, Italy This Hotel has 20 rooms carved from former nuns' quarters, a cliff-edge infinity pool, and a spa built into original vaulted stone chambers. [Check it out.](https://trivago.tpk.lv/wUKqkpLx?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) ## ๐ŸŽธEvents, Activities & Live Music We keep it short here - head to our [EVENTS PAGE](https://scarboroughinsider.co.uk/scarborough-events-activities-live-music/) for links and future events. ### Friday, 10 July 09:45 ๐ŸŽฏ Flat Green Bowling - Burniston & Cloughton Bowling Club, Scarborough 09:45 ๐ŸŽฏ Social Bowls - Alexandra Community Centre, Scarborough 10:00 ๐Ÿ’ƒ Easy Sequence Dancing - Cayton Village Hall, Scarborough 13:00 ๐Ÿงต SEWcial Sewing & Textile Craft - Stitched by the Beach, Scarborough 14:00 ๐Ÿ“š Poetry Appreciation Group - Newby & Scalby Library 18:00 ๐ŸŽถ Deacon Blue & Lightning Seeds - Scarborough OAT 18:00 ๐Ÿ’ƒ Line Dancing - Alexandra Community Centre, Scarborough 18:30 ๐Ÿง˜ Aerial Pilates & Soundbath - Reform Fit, Scarborough 19:00 ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Sportsman's Dinner: Sir Geoffrey Boycott - Scarborough Cricket Club 19:00 ๐ŸŽฏ Whitby Open Darts - The Royal Hotel, Whitby 19:30 ๐ŸŽญ Calendar Girls The Musical - Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough 19:30 ๐ŸŽญ Guys & Dolls - YMCA, Scarborough 20:30 ๐ŸŽค Open Mic Night - The Crescent Lounge, Scarborough 21:00 ๐ŸŽ‰ Bongo's Bingo - Scarborough Spa 21:00 ๐ŸŽถ Live Music Night - The Merchant Irish Bar, Scarborough 21:00 ๐ŸŽถ Project 13: Live - Bull Inn, Gristhorpe ### Saturday, 11 July 09:00 ๐Ÿƒ Scarborough Woodlands Parkrun - Graffiti Bridge, Scarborough 11:00 ๐ŸŽช Ayton Gala - Ayton Village Hall & Playing Field, East Ayton 11:30 ๐Ÿง˜ Yogalates - Alexandra Community Centre, Scarborough 12:00 ๐ŸŽญ Backstage Tour: Calendar Girls - Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough 13:45 ๐ŸŽฏ Flat Green Bowling - Burniston & Cloughton Bowling Club, Scarborough 14:30 ๐ŸŽญ Calendar Girls The Musical - Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough 18:00 ๐ŸŽถ Bastille - Scarborough OAT 19:00 ๐Ÿ‘ป [Black Widow - Dark Tales Tour - To the Grand Hotel, Scarborough](https://getyourguide.tpk.lv/9m9rzTF6?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) 19:00 ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Thai Pop Up Evening - Haddock Hideaway, Scarborough 19:00 ๐Ÿ’ƒ Easy Sequence Dancing - Cayton Village Hall, Scarborough 19:00 ๐Ÿ’ƒ Barn Dance - Gristhorpe & Lebberston Village Hall, Gristhorpe 19:30 ๐ŸŽญ Calendar Girls The Musical - Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough 19:30 ๐ŸŽญ Guys & Dolls - YMCA, Scarborough 19:30 ๐ŸŽถ Thank ABBA For The Music - Scarborough Spa 21:00 ๐ŸŽถ Live Music Night - The Merchant Irish Bar, Scarborough 23:30 ๐Ÿ‘ป Ghost Hunt - Grand Hotel, Scarborough ### Sunday, 12 July 09:00 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Cobble Market July - Scarborough Market Hall 10:00 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Scarborough Record Fair - Scarborough Market Hall & Vaults 10:30 ๐Ÿฅพ Midlife Hikers Walk - Flamborough 11:00 โ™ป๏ธ Beach Clean Filey - South Beach, Filey 11:00 ๐ŸŽจ Sunday Art School - Peasholm Park, Scarborough 14:00 ๐ŸŽจ Sunday Art School - Peasholm Park, Scarborough 16:00 ๐ŸŽค Under 20s Open Mic - The Crescent Lounge, Scarborough 17:00 ๐ŸŽฏ Sunday Socials - Haddock Hideaway, Scarborough 19:00 ๐ŸŽถ Sunday Sessions - The Crescent Lounge, Scarborough ๐Ÿ“… Got A Local Event To Share? 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