> ## 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. # The Hospital Report Is In - URL: https://scarboroughinsider.co.uk/scarborough-events-live-music-local-news-the-scarborough-rundown-march-22-2026/ - Published: 2026-03-22T06:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-10T00:30:33.000Z - 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/particle_for_men_logo-4.png) **Hey Scarborough! Here's what's happening this week** 👋 Scarborough Hospital's latest inspection report is in, and it's the kind that requires two reads. Medical care is up. Urgent and emergency services are down. Only 62% of A&E patients were seen within four hours - below the England average - though inspectors were clear that staff treated people well throughout. [The system is the problem, ](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-hospital-still-requires-improvement-as-cqc-commends-staff/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk)not the people in it. Elsewhere, the Scarborough and Whitby Green Party has had some pointed things to say about Yorkshire Water, after the water minister expressed reassurance about the company's improvement plans. South Bay was rated poor for bathing water quality last year. Yorkshire Water paid out £7.6bn to shareholders in the same period. [Make of that what you will.](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-green-party-hits-out-at-water-ministers-credulous-attitude-following-visit/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) On the harbour, [a Scarborough businessman has spoken publicly](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/scarborough-old-town-resident-gagged-in-harbour-funds-case-speaks-out-6046561?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) for the first time about the legal case that forced North Yorkshire Council to put £3.5m into Scarborough Harbour and £18.3m into Whitby's - with the claim the underpayment should be backdated to 1989, and more still to come. If all of that has you thinking about getting out of town for a night, High Oaks Grange - 60 acres of North Yorkshire countryside, cottages, lodges and glamping pods -[ is offering 10% off.](https://tripadvisor.tpk.lv/iLDjbnwD?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) It's not far, which is rather the point. 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At the time of inspection, only 62% of A&E patients were seen within four hours - against an England average of 65% - though inspectors noted staff treated people with kindness and compassion throughout. 💧 **It Stinks, Says Green Party.** The Scarborough and Whitby Green Party has [rounded on Water Minister Emma Hardy](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-green-party-hits-out-at-water-ministers-credulous-attitude-following-visit/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) after she expressed reassurance at Yorkshire Water's improvement plans. The South Bay was rated "poor" for bathing water quality last year; Yorkshire Water paid out £7.6bn to shareholders in the same period. ⚓ **The Harbour Money, Backdated to 1989.** A Scarborough businessman has [spoken publicly for the first time](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/scarborough-old-town-resident-gagged-in-harbour-funds-case-speaks-out-6046561?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) about the legal case that forced North Yorkshire Council to put £3.5m into Scarborough Harbour and £18.3m into Whitby's. James Corrigan says his legal team has proved the underpayment should be backdated to 1989 - and there is more to come. ⛽ **Burniston Drilling Gets Its Day.** North Yorkshire Council will decide on Europa Oil and Gas's application to [install a 38-metre rig near Burniston](https://drillordrop.com/2026/03/19/new-date-for-burniston-gas-decision/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) at Scarborough Town Hall on 24 April - 12 weeks after the original meeting was postponed, and after the Secretary of State declined to take the decision himself. More than 1,500 responses have been submitted. 🚐 **Ban the Vans, Move the Problem.** Overnight campervan restrictions at Sandsend, Royal Albert Drive, and Cayton Bay have [pushed motorhomes into Scarborough's residential streets](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politics/council/new-parking-restrictions-considered-to-address-displacement-of-campervans-on-yorkshire-coast-6035749?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- Holbeck Road, Esplanade Crescent, and Belvedere Road among them. Grey water is being poured into surface drains at a time when South Bay's bathing water quality is already rated poor. 🎪**10% off at High Oaks Grange** \- 60 acres of North Yorkshire countryside, cottages, lodges and **glamping pods,** and a TripAdvisor rating of 4.9\. If you've been meaning to book a night away without going far,[ this is probably the nudge you needed.](https://tripadvisor.tpk.lv/iLDjbnwD?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) ⚖️ **Thirty Years On, the Horses Wait.** The Animal Hostel Trust has spent [three decades rescuing horses](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scarborough-horse-charity-facing-over-175558848.html?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) in Scarborough - and now faces a £41,000 legal bill from the North York Moors National Park Authority after a six-year planning dispute. The money would otherwise have paid for vets, feed, and transport. 🚽 **Town Centre Has No Loos.** Since the Brunswick Centre closed, Scarborough's town centre has had [no public toilet provision at all](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/businesses-urged-to-open-toilets-as-scarborough-faces-public-convenience-shortage/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) \- and officers have so far failed to negotiate a single business into the Community Toilet Initiative. Twenty temporary units are on their way to the West Pier and Filey in the meantime. 🏰 **Forty Million Visitors, Zero Scarborough Stops.** VisitEngland's advisory board chair [spent four days touring York and North Yorkshire](https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/2026/diversity-regions-multi-billion-pound-tourism-sector-praised?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), praising a region that draws 40 million visitors and £6bn a year. Her itinerary took in York Minster, Castle Howard, Rievaulx Abbey, and Thirsk. Scarborough was not on the list. 🕳️ **Highways Robbery, Says Council.** North Yorkshire Council says the mayor's new funding formula will [redirect £4m of road repair money](https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/mayor-accused-of-highways-robbery-over-pothole-funding-allocations/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) to York and leave the county £20m short over four years. Mayor David Skaith says the £268m total is a record. The potholes will be discussed at a combined authority meeting on 27 March. 🪵 **Whitby Decking Gets the Chop.** A retrospective planning application to [keep raised timber decking at Kirkby House on Church Street](https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25956037.whitby-propertys-unauthorised-outdoor-decking-refused-council/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) has been refused by North Yorkshire Council. Officers found the boundary treatment harmful to Whitby's conservation area, with no public benefit to offset it. 🏖️ **Iran War Sends Tourists to Whitby.** Fears over Middle East flight disruption are [driving a staycation surge](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/iran-war-triggering-british-staycation-36891968.amp?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk), with one rental agency reporting bookings up 235% on last year. Whitby makes the top ten UK staycation destinations in new consumer research. Scarborough does not. ⛳ **Easter Holes at North Bay.** North Bay Adventure Golf is [open over Easter](https://www.facebook.com/events/26202350116064860/) from 3 to 6 April at Northstead Manor Gardens on Burniston Road. Hot and cold drinks available. ##### ⭐ Readers’ Choice: Top Posts From Last Issue ✨ **Winter Spa Escape at The Grand, York.** The luxury hotel is offering a package that includes access to the SubRosa Spa, a 3-course dinner & breakfast. [See the details.](https://tripadvisor.tpk.lv/VJUkmP8f?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk) ✨ **Stay 3 Nights for the Price of 2 at Mansion House.** The award-winning guest house on Scarborough’s Esplanade is offering a book-direct deal. [See the offer details](https://tripadvisor.tpk.lv/rQo926he?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). 🧛 **Goths Descend on Whitby.** The Gothic Gathering returns this April, proving you [cannot keep a good vampire down](https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/25942419.gothic-gathering-returning-whitby-april/?ref=scarboroughinsider.co.uk). ### Tired of news that feels like noise? Every day, 4.5 million readers turn to [1440](https://l.join1440.com/bh?utm%5Fsource=beehiiv&utm%5Fmedium=cpc&utm%5Fcampaign=IIBLWLKQFZ&utm%5Fcontent=prospecting%5Ftired&%5Fbhiiv=opp%5Fe7a6aad1-5fb6-4c0b-92dd-b207893476c3%5F1b75ca79&bhcl%5Fid=56c41645-91eb-4e76-bb23-0836bac772ed%5FSUBSCRIBER%5FID%5F{{email%5Faddress%5Fid}}) for their factual news fix. We sift through 100+ sources to bring you a complete summary of politics, global events, business, and culture — all in a brief 5-minute email. No spin. No slant. Just clarity. 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