We catch up on the week’s most local stories, from rural crime worries in Glaisedale to the creative North Yorkshire Open Studios. 

Andrew Snaith joins us to celebrate Whitby Town’s centenary, reliving Wembley 1997 and looking ahead to a summer rebuild and a stronger bond with the community. 

A week of Whitby stories runs from an unexpectedly viral Penny Hedge clip to serious local questions about care, public services and wildfire risk. We share what we’re hearing around town, then chat to Archie ahead of the Fish and Ships weekend.

We catch up on a packed Whitby week that swings from hidden local gems to the arguments that flare up when a small town hits peak-season pressure. We share what we’ve heard on traffic, camping, schools, and community support, then look ahead to one of Whitby’s strangest and best-loved traditions. 

After our first full week running The Anchor, we’re back with The Whitby Cast - Week Two, to share the surprises, stories, and moments that made us laugh out loud while we tried to keep up.

We discuss marine litter and whether Whitby should rethink crabbing when plastic lines and buckets keep getting left around the harbour.

We chat about our rural crime reporting why a morning dog walk can make you look like a suspect. We also relive a Goth gathering photo mission that ends with a cape trapped in a fire door, then zoom out to what two goth weekends could mean for tourism, safety, overcrowding, and local businesses on narrow streets.

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Meet Emma Ryan and Ceri Oakes who have created a new online newspaper for Whitby. 

We share a few memories from our early days in the newsroom and why it shapes what we value most about local journalism. Accuracy, high standards and asking the questions everyone wants to know.

You’ll also hear what’s on our reporting list this week, questions around Eskdale School, Whitby RNLI shout figures and the always-divisive dog beach ban.

If you care about Whitby news, local democracy, community life, and trustworthy reporting, follow along. 

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