In our hour of need they came halfway around the world to aid the mother country. Thousands of young men from the Caribbean joined the Air Force and were trained at RAF Hunmanby Moor. Many of them lodged in Filey and remembered the warm welcome they received from locals. When it was suggested that a memorial […]

Filey Cricket Club are moving up the leagues, for the coming season the Clarence Drive based club will be playing in the Yorkshire Premier League North, Division Two. The club will be travelling and hosting lots of new clubs:  the first teams of Hessle, Hull Ionians Coal Exporters, Hull Strikers, Newport and North Ferriby, the […]

Normally we wouldn’t encourage filling up seals with plastic bottles, but in this case we would! Yes, folks Bonzo the recycling seal has arrived on the promenade. Filey now has its own giant seal sculpture, which doubles as a recycling depository for empty drinks cans and plastic bottles. The metalwork sculpture of the seal, named Bonzo after […]

It’s not only the cold wind of winter that has arrived in Filey this week, but also the cold wind of change. A number of local businesses have sadly closed their doors for the final time. The much-loved Doggy Deli has served up its last treat to our four-legged friends, as the owners have decided […]

The conversion of the former boutique hotel and restaurant at Downcliffe has begun in earnest, with scaffolding in place and re-roofing taking place. The building is being converted into apartments. The plans will see the former hotel become two three-bed flats and three two-bed flats with an existing single-storey rear extension being demolished to make way for […]

The bible of real ale lovers nation-wide has been published for 2023 and two of Filey’s finest establishments are featured as being among the best pubs in the land. The publication of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide is a highlight of year for beer lovers and this year marks the 50th anniversary of the guide. […]

Filey distillery’s Pink Gin won the only coveted MASTER Medal at the Spirit Business Gin Masters making it the best of the best. Their Signature Gin won both a MASTER Medal and a GOLD Medal. Five hundred gins from across the globe were entered into the Spirits Business Gin Masters 2022 awards. One Pink Gin stood out from the […]

We are back after the Easter break and there are lots of new businesses to report on in the town. Watch this space over the coming days as we review the new, the revamped and old favourites. Filey is definitely on the up!

The Sunday Times has named Filey as ‘one of the six seaside towns everyone’s going to be talking about this summer’. After two ‘pandemic-fuelled staycation summers’ the Sunday Times believes that many resorts have rediscovered their joie de vivre and have become ‘magnets for creative, outdoorsy and resourceful types who have found that they really do like […]

National Coastwatch Institution (NCI), is dedicated to the safety, protection and preservation of life at sea, is poised to open a new station in Filey, but they need volunteers to run it! NCI watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. They are trained to […]