Filey based accountants Hunter Gee Holroyd are offering individuals and businesses a free financial heath check on 25 February. Appointments are available between 08.30am and 4.00pm. A complimentary breakfast or lunch is provided. In our everyday lives it can be all too easy to overlook our personal finances. However, life changes, we might want to save for our families futures, […]

With the February half-term just around the corner, thoughts are beginning to turn towards the 2020 season and probably the strongest line-up of events Filey has had for many a year. So here is your Filey diary for 2020! 10-13 April Filey Art Society Easter Exhibition 11-12 April Filey Food Festival 30 April Tour de […]

The much-anticipated launch of the programme for the Filey Literature Festival is taking place on Wednesday (19 February) in the Evron Centre foyer at 1pm. The sixteen page programme features all the events taking place at Filey’s inaugural literature festival that is being held over the bank holiday weekend of 22-24 May. The programme is […]

The famous cycle race Tour de Yorkshire will be passing through Filey on 30 April. Filey will feature on the 176.5km Beverley to Redcar section of the race. This section essentially takes the race up the entire Yorkshire coastline. The route is Beverley – Hornsea – Bridlington – Flamborough – Filey – Hackness – Cote de […]

The vibrant Filey pub, The Star, has been been awarded joint second place in the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Scarborough Branch, Rural Pub of the Year for 2019. It is a well-deserved award for the Mitford Street pub. There is always a good range of hand-pulled beers on sale and they are consistently well-kept. Congratulations […]

Filey Tennis Club’s Annual General Meeting takes place at 6.30pm on Tuesday 23 January at the Cobbler’s Arms on Union Street. All players and members are invited. The meeting is also open to anyone who is interested in the club and its facilities on West Avenue. The club has a strong social focus, but teams […]

The east coast is, perhaps understandably, not renowned for its sunsets. However, those of us who live here know that, as the sun dips behind the Yorkshire Wolds, there are fabulous sunsets to the west and spectacular lighting over Filey Bay. This evening was beautiful. It is always worth a walk on the Crescent Gardens, whatever the […]

In 2020 Scarborough will be hosting the National Armed Forces Day. The town had previously staged events on Armed Forces Day, but across Britain one town is selected to host the national celebration and, on Saturday 27 June 2020, the nation’s gaze will turn to Scarborough. The spin offs for the surrounding area are expected to […]

Here’s wishing all of our readers, near and far, a very merry Christmas and happy New Year. No snow this year. Not even much frost. But the bay is looking’s beautiful as ever. For those missing the seasonal weather. Here is a festive image from years gone by!

On Friday 22 May 2020, the Filey Literature Festival opens with a poetry dinner at Tommy’s on Hope Street. The event, that commences at 5.30pm, features three poets and a cow pie! The poets come from the Scarborough based publishers Valley Press. Established in 2008, Valley Press has in their stable local authors from Scarborough, York […]