Filey railway station will be closed to trains between 23rd and 31st October as Network Rail undertake extensive resignalling work at Bridlington. Trains will be replaced by buses between Driffield and Seamer, extending journey times. The line is being closed for nine days to enable the complete replacement of steam age signalling at Bridlington. For […]

The sun shone throughout and the crowds flocked to Filey’s Autumn Food Festival. It was by common consensus one of the busiest food festivals ever held on the Crescent Gardens. Undoubtedly, this ‘food festival with a sea view’ has become one of the must visit events on the coast, but clearly the bright sunshine and […]

This weekend the Crescent Gardens host Filey’s Autumn Food Festival with around seventy stalls and a bar. The weather forecast is fairly good for this time of year, with just a few showers forecast for Saturday mainly late on and Sunday being dry. There will be all the usual great food and drink stalls, too […]

Today should have been the day television signals returned to Filey in the wake of the fire at the Bilsdale transmitter mast. But ‘bad weather’ has delayed the switching on of a temporary mast until sometime between 13th and 19th of October. The bad news doesn’t end there, as it has been revealed that there […]

Just a handful of tickets remain for BBC Radio star Ian McMillan’s appearance in Filey on Monday 4th October. Potential show goers are advised to get to Filey Post Office as quick as possible to secure their place at this unmissable event organised by Filey Literature Festival. The star of BBC Radio 3’s The Verb, […]

This weekend voodoo rhythms and old timey vaudeville cabaret makes an unlikely arrival in Filey. On Friday-Sunday 1-3rd October, Filey hosts its first ever Americana Festival. Americana is a genre that encompasses the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the US. Folk, country, blues, gospel and bluegrass, a distinctive roots orientated sound. Nathan […]

Snooker legend Jimmy White MBE was in Filey at the weekend, undertaking an exhibition event at Filey Sports Bar and Lounge on the Station Approach. Jimmy stayed the night at The White Lodge. Here is the man himself, pictured with the hotel’s duty manager, the lovely Hannah.

On Sunday, in a fitting conclusion to the commemorations of the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Flamborough Head, Filey’s Sea Cadets made their way to the Memorial Gardens for a short service of remembrance for the 400 sailors, of all nations, who died in the battle. Sadly, due to the intervention of a Filey […]

The dinner to mark the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Flamborough Head was a stunning success at the White Lodge Hotel on Thursday evening. The organising group, Filey Bay 1779, are committed to making it an annual event and it is hoped that next year will be even more spectacular. Due to the pandemic restrictions […]