We are not Blackpool : Plans for 300m seaside zip wire provoke outrage in Whitby
Proposals have been drawn up for a pop-up attraction which would been installed this summer
13:41, 10 MAY 2021
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Fears have been raised that a proposal to install two 300 metre zip wires from the cliffs at Whitby down to its pier could turn the popular resort into Blackpool .
FEARS have been raised that a proposal to install two 300 metre zip wires from the cliffs at Whitby down to its pier could turn the popular resort into “Blackpool”. The two zip lines which would take thrillseekers down from the Whitby Pavilion car park to the lighthouse on the West Pier have been suggested by a company called Big Bang Promotions. The Barnsley-based outfit has approached Scarborough Council about its plan to install two lines in time for the summer season when the coronavirus restrictions are lifted. In documents sent to the council, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the company stated: “The proposal would be to create a ‘pop up’ destination attraction for the summer of 2021 between the dates of 23 June and 5 September.
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Theresa Norton, a Labour member of Scarborough Borough Council who represents Eastfield, sat on the road in St Nicholas Street in a bid to raise awareness of what she described as “the climate and ecological emergency”.
Cllr Norton, 62, said: “This was something that frightened me very much and it was not an easy thing to do.
“The message on my board read ‘I am terrified that ‘business as usual’ will rob our children of their future, because of the climate crisis’.
Cllr Theresa Norton . “It is no wonder that Greta Thunberg and children of the next generation are frightened for the future
A YORK woman suffering from a devastating disease which killed both her father and brother is hoping for a massive boost - a trip to see her favourite band Westlife in concert this summer. The family of Bethany Walters, 26, of Chapelfields, have issued an appeal for help in getting her to the outdoor concert by the Irish pop music icons at Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Tuesday, August 17. The Press has contacted Scarborough Borough Council to see if it can help make her dream come true and is waiting to hear a response. Bethany, a former Westfield primary and York High School pupil, was diagnosed with juvenile Huntington’s disease when she was 16 years old.
Cambridge s most profitable public loo that made £2,500 during Covid pandemic
But not everyone s a fan of these toilets
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The public toilets on Drummer Street are centrally located (Image: Google)
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