Filey’s inshore lifeboat was called to two separate incidents involving kayakers within the space of an hour at lunchtime on Saturday 14th October. Shortly before 12noon, Humber coast guard requested the launch of Filey’s inshore lifeboat, Braund, following reports of 3 kayakers in difficulty at the end of Filey Brigg in a strong and freshening […]

Filey was invaded by West Highland Terriers last week.  A special walk has been organised along the beach for those who own a Westie, although people with other breeds of dog are welcome to take part. Those that want to take part are asked to meet at West Avenue Car Park at 12.00pm, where the […]

North Yorkshire drivers Charlie Payne and Steve Bannister secured a brace of historic hat-tricks with home victories in the two main sections of the Trackrod Rally which finished in Filey on Saturday afternoon. Both repeated their successes in 2015 and 2016 with Ripon Dairy owner Payne winning the less restricted Trackrod Forest Stages in a […]

A large-scale search and rescue exercise took place in Filey over the weekend Emergency services from North Yorkshire Police, HM Coastguard, Filey RNLI and Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team, took part in a large missing person search scenario. It means that there will be an increased emergency services presence in Filey this morning. Senior Coastal […]

Yorkshire drivers are set to feature prominently in the Filey based Trackrod Rally at the end of the month. Newly crowned RAVENOL British Trial and Rally Drivers Association Champion Stephen Petch is preparing to test himself against the renowned North York Moors forest stages and his local rival Charlie Payne when contesting the Trackrod Rally […]

It’s Recycle Week on the Yorkshire Coast, with Filey residents urged to recycle more items from their bathrooms. In the East Riding, waste and recycling officers will be out and about in various towns, including Filey, for Recycling Week which runs from today (Monday 25 September) until Sunday. The awareness week, which is in its 14th […]

There were gold awards given across the North Yorkshire coast in the recent ‘Yorkshire in Bloom.’ The most notable award was for Filey, who claimed gold in Coastal Towns with a population of under 12,000. There were plenty of awards for the Yorkshire Coast in the Open Spaces Category. Friends of Filey Parks were awarded […]

Filey’s lifeboat rescue crew were called out to rescue a struggling kayaker on Saturday afternoon. The person had been tipped out of their kayak by strong waves and was struggling to get back on board. The inshore lifeboat was launched just after 4 pm and went out to them, brought them back to shore and […]

North Yorkshire Police has today released a film to mark the 50th deployment of Project Servator since its launch. The 4 and a half minute film shows how the project, which launched in North Yorkshire in April 2017, deploys teams of both highly visible and covert police officers to deny, detect and deter criminal and terrorist […]

Sadly, British summertime is coming to an end. To shake the autumn blues we ‘ve selected our top picks for things to do in the late summer months.  Visit Filey’s exciting museum Filey Museum, now a single building, once a former fisherman’s cottage and farm, the lovely whitewashed Filey Museum dates from 1696 and charts […]