Bridlington News

Here is the latest Bridlington News from This is the Coast

• Unpaid Carers On The Yorkshire Coast Forced To Quit Work Amid Support Shortages

  Families across the Yorkshire Coast are being forced to leave employment to care for relatives due to a severe lack of support services.

• Angry And Emotional Scenes As East Riding Council Hosts Final Planning Sub-Committee Meeting

  East Riding of Yorkshire Council has held its final planning sub-committee meeting amid anger from local councillors over central government reforms that will eliminate public debate on most housing applications.

• Brid Celebrate After Derby Comeback

  Bridlington Town produced a superb second-half comeback to claim local derby bragging rights with a 3-1 victory over North Ferriby at the HDM Energies Stadium.

• Bridlington Residents Reel In £750,000 Postcode Lottery Win

  Two neighbours in Bridlington are celebrating after sharing a massive £750,000 prize in the latest Postcode Lottery draw.

• Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring Trialled At Scalby Beck And Bridlington

  Swimmers and river users will soon benefit from real-time water quality updates as a new artificial intelligence trial begins on the Yorkshire Coast.

• Politicians Clash Over Chancellor's First Budget Impacts For The Yorkshire Coast

  Local politicians have expressed starkly contrasting views on the Chancellor's first Budget, with promises of winter energy payments clashing against claims of soaring taxes and national debt.

• East Yorkshire Devolution Friction as Meetings Cancelled

  Local leaders and the regional mayor are clashing over the direction of the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority following the cancellation of a scheduled executive board meeting.

• Scarborough And Whitby MP Elected To Influential Culture, Media And Sport Committee

  Government policies affecting tourism, media, and grassroots sports will face direct scrutiny from a Yorkshire Coast representative following the election of Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume to a key parliamentary committee.

• Concerns Public Say On New Housing Reduced As Planning Rules Shift To Officers

  Sweeping national changes to the planning system taking effect this month will see most housing developments decided by unelected council officers rather than local councillors across North Yorkshire and the East Riding.

• Communities Praised After Severe Autumn Storms Batter The Yorkshire Coast

  Residents and emergency services are recovering after Storms Austen and Boelo brought extreme downpours, flooded homes, and widespread disruption to Scarborough and Whitby.

• National League North Tests For Bridlington & Scarborough In FA Trophy 2nd Round Draw

  Bridlington Town's reward for beating Curzon Ashton is a home tie against National League North high-flyers Macclesfield. Scarborough head to 2024/25 FA Trophy Finalists Spennymoor Town.

• Lifeboat Crews Battle Storm Boelo After Emergency Beacon Alert Off Flamborough Head

  Volunteer lifeboat crews from Bridlington and Scarborough battled 50mph winds and four-metre waves during a major search operation sparked by an emergency beacon in the North Sea.