A 14-year-old girl from Harrogate has been charged with causing £1,366 worth of damage to the Grand Hotel in Scarborough.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before a youth court held at Harrogate Magistrates Court on June 23.
She was charged with causing damage to multiple rooms across multiple floors, including the reception area, of the Grand Hotel on December 30 last year.
The court listed the cost of the damage at £1,366.
She was also charged with damaging five towels at a cost of £75 belonging to the Royal Hotel in Scarborough on March 26.
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The girl was also accused of maliciously wounding with intent to do him grievous bodily harm on April 29 and stealing from a Co-op on Newlands Park Drive in Scarborough on the same day.
The 14-year-old pleaded guilty to all the offences.
The court remanded her on bail until July 14 when she will appear for another hearing.
She was also banned from entering any hotel in Scarborough as part of her bail conditions.
Tories maintain slim majority on North Yorkshire Council after by-electionThe Conservatives have maintained their slender majority of two on North Yorkshire Council after a by-election yesterday.
Tony Randerson was elected to the Eastfield division in Scarborough with 499 votes — 46 per cent of the vote.
Liberal Democrat Erica Willett was second with 281 votes and Labour’s David Thompson polled 169 votes to finish third.
It means the Conservatives still hold 46 of the 90 seats on North Yorkshire Council.
The Liberal Democrats are the next largest party with 13 councillors, followed by Labour with 11 and the Independent group with nine.
The Greens have five councillors and there are four unaffiliated independents. There is also one Liberal Party councillor. Conservative candidate Eric Batts received 69 votes in fourth.
The Scarborough by-election was caused when Cllr Randerson resigned from the Labour Party after criticising the party’s direction and leadership under Sir Keir Starmer.
According to his Facebook page, he now represents the Social Justice Party but his affiliation on the ballot paper was left blank.
Richard Flinton, the returning officer for North Yorkshire Council, declared the result at the count in Scarborough.
A wanted man who didn’t turn up in court to face attempted robbery charges has Harrogate connections, police said today.
Keith David Whitehead, 45, failed to appear at York Crown Court on Friday last week.
He was accused of attempting to rob a man in Scarborough in October last year. The court issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
He has also been recalled to prison for displaying poor behaviour, including harassment, which is in breach of his licence conditions.
North Yorkshire Police today appealed for help locating Whitehead.
A police statement today said:
“Police enquiries are ongoing in North Yorkshire where it is known Whitehead has connections in Scarborough and Harrogate.”
Keith Whitehead
Whitehead is described as white, short grey hair, 5ft 8in tall, with a slim build.
Anyone with information is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 1, and speak to the force control room, quoting reference number 12220163507.
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