Archive for August, 2020

Star Carr – Scarborough’s Secrets

Not everyone is aware that Scarborough is home to the oldest house in Britian.  The Star Carr site was uncovered 10 years ago and is still revealing its secrets into life in the Middle Stone Age some 11,000 years ago. Although visitors are unable to access the site directly, the […]

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Refill is back and needs your help

Whether you’ve already joined the Refill revolution or have never heard of it before, you can still get involved to help the fight against plastic pollution. Good news for the Refill revolution came in July when scientists released a statement confirming reusable containers are perfectly safe to use during COVID-19, […]

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Shop Local Week

This week sees the launch of the Government’s ‘Shop Local Week’ as part of the Enjoy Summer Safely campaign. The campaign aims to celebrate the British high street – encouraging shoppers to return to their safe local shops and in turn support local employment and economy.To kick off the week here […]

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Success for Whitby’s Magpie Cafe

We are delighted to see the Magpie Cafe celebrated in The Guardian’s “Top 10 UK’s best seaside cafes and beach shacks” this weekend, for their creative use of seafood.Chosen by Food Writer, Yasmin Khan as her favourite, she writes “It’s an atmospheric place. It has the best fish and chips in […]

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Eat Out To Help Out Claims

Many of our business community have signed up to take part in the popular #EatOutToHelpOut scheme, which is now live.The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme offers discounts to diners on Mondays to Wednesdays between 3 and 31 August and you can:claim back the discount given on food and non-alcoholic […]

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