Recently added articles from Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England):

Parents' fears over Filey Junior School plans.

Jul 12, 2008 ... WORRIED parents are pleading with the authorities to reverse a decision to combine year groups at Filey Junior School from September. Due to a significant fall in the number of children joining the school next year, pupils from Years Three and Four will be combined into four ...

Death at 70 of Nobel prize winner.

Jul 12, 2008 ... A NOBEL peace prize winner, who married a Scarborough woman, has died at the age of 70. Professor Peter Bullock was a world renowned soil expert and won the Nobel prize in 2007 as a member of the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change. After studying geography at ...

Yorkshire's greatest on show.

Jul 12, 2008 ... LOCAL people have enjoyed success at the Great Yorkshire Show. Andrew Chapman has been showing sheep at the Great Yorkshire since he was a teenager and this year won a second for a group of three in the Texel class. He also won a third for an aged ram and fourth with a ewe. ...

Puppets galore at art gallery.

Jul 12, 2008 ... PUPPETS, performance and Punch and Judy are on offer at Scarborough Art Gallery during its summer exhibition. More than 100 puppets will fill the first floor of the art gallery from next Saturday until September 21. The touring exhibition is from Ceredigion Museum ...

Village craft fair kick-starts a week of carnival fun at its annual gala.

Jul 12, 2008 ... A fun-filled week is on offer at Cayton next week as the village's annual carnival gets under way. It kicks off tomorrow with a craft fair at the Jubilee Hall and open gardens. The Star Inn, Main Street, will also be hosting a Hog Roast which is due to be served up ...

Farewell to the 'St Nich' hotel.

Jul 12, 2008 ... BUSINESSES and former guests have said their final farewells to one of Scarborough's most popular hotels. The Hotel St Nicholas will shut tomorrow in preparation for a [pounds sterling]5 million refurbishment by new owners, Travelodge. The budget hotel chain announced ...

Praise for Fairtrade group.

Jul 12, 2008 ... A SCARBOROUGH councillor has praised members of the Scarborough Fairtrade Action Group for its efforts after the borough secured Fairtrade status. The award followed a two-year campaign in which consumers were urged to make more ethical choices about the goods they purchase. ...

Annual art exhibition.

Jul 12, 2008 ... IT'S paint brushes ready at Ayton Art Club as members prepare for its 45th annual exhibition. The displays will reflect the club's work throughout the year including watercolour, oil, acrylic and pastel. There will also be an exhibition of pottery by Jean ...

Showcase of school's drama talent.

Jul 12, 2008 ... SCALBY School pupils showcased their acting and singing talents when they performed an action- packed drama production. A total of 180 children aged 11 and 12 took part in the annual drama festival, performing in front of staff, family and friends. All Year 7 pupils ...

Woman's warning after drink is spiked.

Jul 12, 2008 ... A SCARBOROUGH woman has warned people to be on their guard after her friend's drink was spiked on a night out. The woman, aged 41, did not wish to be named, but said she thought it was important to make people more aware of the issue. She said: "A group of us went to ...

Stately home to hold car boot sale.

Jul 12, 2008 ... A STATELY car boot sale that attracts visitors from all over Yorkshire, including Scar-borough, will take place at Sledmere House, near Driffield, on Sunday July 27. The event, which organisers say attracts stallholders from different parts of the country, is in its fourth year ....

Sexual assault on woman at bus stop.

Jul 12, 2008 ... A 27-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in daylight as she waited for a bus. She was standing at a bus stop outside Scarborough railway station at 7.25pm when a man approached her. He became verbally abusive before sexually assaulting her. A police spokesperson ...

2,500 protest at Ramshill parking axe.

Jul 12, 2008 ... MORE than 2,500 people have backed a campaign to stop car parking spaces being axed in one of Scarborough's most thriving shopping roads. Scarborough Council is planning to remove six short-stay parking spaces in Ramshill Road and move them to Royal Avenue as part of the new ...

Gipsies' anger at new site.

Jul 12, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH's visiting gipsies are disgusted at the council's choice of site of this year's Seamer Horse Fair. Visitors say the site at High Eastfield is unsuitable and have set up their own camp at nearby location. Last night seven caravans perched on the grass ...

Good fortune from 'lucky-seven' baby.

Jul 12, 2008 ... A "LUCKY" Scarborough toddler has this week celebrated his first birthday. Little Lleyton Daley-Smith left his mum Candy, of Scalby Avenue, speechless when he was born on 7/7/07 - and weighed in at 7lb 7oz. And the youngster has proved such a lucky charm that his ...

[pounds sterling]200 haul from car.

Jul 12, 2008 ... THIEVES stole more than [pounds sterling]200 worth of items from a BMW parked in a car park near to the restaurant on Oliver's Mount. They used a broken lump of concrete to break both the front door windows. The raiders snatched a small amount of cash, a soft drink, a ...

Tools taken in raid.

Jul 12, 2008 ... BURGLARS broke into a building development and stole more than [pounds sterling]1,500 worth of power tools. Three thieves jumped over a large wall at the back of the site in Ewart Street and forced a ...

In right place for the arts.

Jul 12, 2008 ... A SCARBOROUGH infants school has been given an award which commends the staff and pupils' commitment to arts education. Gladstone Road Infants School has been provided with a standard Artsmark award by the Arts Council England. Scalby School, in Fieldstead Crescent, ...

BRAKES PUT ON BUSES U-TURNS - COMMENT ON THIS STORY.

Jul 11, 2008 ... A SENIOR councillor has put the brakes on a controversial traffic shake-up which would have seen buses making a U-turn in the middle of Westborough. Cllr Andrew Backhouse, Scarborough Council's cabinet member for transport, said: "I was not comfortable with the proposals at ...

New play area for Peasholm.

Jul 11, 2008 ... COUNCILLORS have backed plans for a new children's play area in Peasholm Park. The plans, which were discussed during a Scarborough Council meeting, would involve [pounds sterling]55,000 from capital contingency going towards immediate works within the park. A ...