Driffield News

Here is the latest Driffield News from This is the Coast

• Volunteers And Companions Will Celebrate Friendship With Special Afternoon Tea In Scarborough

  Dedicated volunteers who have donated thousands of hours to combat loneliness across the Yorkshire Coast will be honoured at a special afternoon tea this Wednesday.

• Thirteen-Year-Old Photographer Lands Volunteer Role on the Yorkshire Coast Railway

  A thirteen-year-old photography competition winner has been appointed as the new volunteer photographer for the Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership.

• Government Faces Renewed Pressure Over Wildfire Preparedness After Fylingdales Blaze

  Calls for improved national wildfire resilience and compensation schemes are intensifying following the devastating Fylingdales moor blaze on the Yorkshire 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.

• 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.