News at Hetty & Betty
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Whitby town centre business hosts first legal wedding ceremony in suite
Whitby’s Hetty & Betty hosted its first legal wedding ceremony in its first floor venue, the Peacock Suite.
Whitby Wedding in the Peacock Suite
Hetty and Betty to add weddings to fish and chips menu
A POPULAR North Yorkshire fish and chip restaurant is enjoying success by serving up the favourite dish as a wedding breakfast.
Lois Kirtlan loves driving and has fond memories of her very first car, a green Ford Fiesta.
Lois Kirtlan
Whitby’s Hetty and Betty makes 50 most exciting Yorkshire companies 2025 list
The list recognises businesses aged under seven years of age in a wide variety of sectors and at different stages of their growth.
To celebrate International Women’s Day NatWest is running a symbolic events to help female entrepreneurs in Leeds thrive
How Hetty & Betty shook up the Fish and Chips scene in Whitby
Lois and David Kirtlan run one of the oldest cafés in Whitby – the home of fish & chips.
Lois and David Kirtlan
Hetty and Betty wins TripAdvisor Choice Award
A Whitby restaurant and wedding venue has won a TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award 2024, placing it in the top 10 per cent of restaurants worldwide for the fourth consecutive year.
Lois Kirtlan
Whitby to host first-ever literature festival
A new festival will take place to celebrate Whitby’s literary history and promote local writing talent
Whitby Lit Fest
Family-run fish and chip shop embarks on expansion with backing from NatWest
Hetty & Betty, home to ‘The Whitby Fish and Chips Afternoon Tea’ embarks on expansion with £25,000 backing from NatWest.
Lois Kirtlan from Hetty & Betty invites women to new event
North Yorkshire restaurant owner Lois Kirtlan is inviting women who run businesses in Yorkshire to join a new business event this week.
Lois Kirtlan
Award success for Lois Kirtlan of Hetty & Betty Whitby
Whitby entrepreneur Lois Kirtlan has been named a finalist in the 2024 Enterprise Vision Awards (EVAs).
Lois Kirtlan
Whitby cafe and winter wedding venue Hetty & Betty wins national award for customer service
Whitby Wedding Venue Hetty & Betty
Whitby: Hetty & Betty wins in national small business awards
A NORTH Yorkshire restaurant has been crowned top UK small business for customer service.
Small Business Britain Award
Whitby cafe is up for two national awards
A Whitby café has been named as a finalist in two national awards. Hetty & Betty is one of just ten businesses nationwide to be shortlisted in the At Your Service category of The Small Awards.
Hetty & Betty
“Unique” wedding venue that offers quirky fish and chips afternoon tea scoops top TripAdvisor award
A ‘unique’ Whitby restaurant and wedding venue has been named as one of the best restaurants in the world.
Hetty and Betty Whitby