Bridlington News

Here is the latest Bridlington News from This is the Coast

• Bridlington Hosts Campaign Event to End Violence Against Women and Girls

  More than 150 residents and businesses attended an event dedicated to ending men’s violence against women and girls in Bridlington this week.

• Bridlington Retirement Apartment Plans Approved

  Plans for a new development housing 15 retirement apartments in Bridlington have been approved by East Riding Council.

• Yorkshire Coast Rugby Action

  There's more rugby action on Saturday up and down the coast.

• Bridlington Town Look For Double Over Promotion Rivals

  The Seasiders are targeting an NPL East double over Heaton Stannington on Saturday.

• The Complexities of Levying Tourism Tax on Yorkshire Coast Holiday Lets

  The proposed introduction of a visitor levy—often termed a tourism tax—on overnight stays has exposed significant administrative challenges particularly regarding how best to collect the charge from short-term holiday lets, including Airbnbs.

• Urgent Safety Warning Issued for Haier Heat Pump Tumble Dryers on Yorkshire Coast

  North Yorkshire Council's trading standards team has issued an urgent safety warning regarding certain integrated heat pump tumble dryers.

• Yorkshire Coast Lights Up as Flixton and Hornsea Launch Festive Celebrations

  The Yorkshire Coast is set to become even more festive this evening as communities gather to illuminate their Christmas trees, marking a busy start to the holiday season in Hornsea and Flixton

• Brass Band Residency Promises to Strengthen Youth Opportunities Across the East Riding

  The East Riding of Yorkshire Band has taken up a new appointment as the brass band in residence at East Riding Music Service, signalling an exciting new chapter for music education across the region.

• Skirlington Market Closure Threat

  Concerns have been raised over plans which would see a popular East Yorkshire market unable to continue in its current form.

• Yorkshire Coast Animation Wins Regional Award

  The ‘secret of the shoal’ animation has been awarded a Royal Television Society Yorkshire Award 2025, in the category of Animation, VFX, and CGI.

• Scarborough MP Challenges Data on Coastal Stroke Patients

  The Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby, Alison Hume, says the official figures being used to discuss stroke provision on the Yorkshire Coast significantly underestimate the true number of patients reliant on the service currently provided at York Hospital.

• Yorkshire Coast Railway Usage Surpasses 2.3 Million Journeys

  New figures released by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) show that passenger usage across the Yorkshire Coast railway network has continued its strong recovery, reaching a total of 2.33 million entries and exits during the financial year spanning April 2024 to March 2025