W Hamond is the oldest jet shop in Whitby and as it celebrates its 160th anniversary, Sarah Freeman discovers how the black stuff has now caught the eye of Fabergé. Daytrippers to Whitby rarely ...

‘It began to revive in the 1980s. People became more interested in locally produced goods: Whitby jet and Derbyshire blue john are Britain’s only native gemstones.’ Today, there are 15 shops selling ...

The shop reopened this week after a 150th anniversary refurbishment, and by Easter there will be tea rooms and the largest piece of Whitby jet found in years (21ft) in the window. In fact ...

Whitby jet is famous all over the world and has been carved and polished into jewellery for centuries. Now, out how one local artist has been inspired by Whitby jet and has found a unique way of ...

A police cordon remained in place this morning on Church Street in Whitby to allow forensic examination work to take place. Area commander for Scarborough and Ryedale, Supt Rachel Wood ...

Three men were arrested after a burglary at a jewellery shop in a North Yorkshire town. A sledgehammer was used to smash the windows of the Whitby Jet Shop in Church Street, Whitby, in the early ...