100 years ago

New notices have been issued by the North Eastern Railway Company on the subject of the blinds of railway carriages being drawn after the trains were lit up.

Under the new form of notice, the request emanated not from the Company but from the Admiralty. Passengers were also warned to make quite sure that the train by which they were travelling had drawn up at the platform before alighting. This precaution was now more necessary than ever in order to obviate accidents.

 

50 years ago

Rocks, driftwood and sand had been flung into the road when huge waves crashed over the Marine Drive, Scarborough, during a recent gale. Fishermen said that conditions were the worst they had seen for many years.

A rush of water over the road at times floated passing cars like boats. Some cars’ engines stalled when they were drenched by waves, and several had to be towed away. One car that was abandoned collided with about five passing cars. Chimney stacks were blown through roofs at Bridlington. The top of a lamppost was blown off in Lambert Road. More than 20 ships sheltered in Bridlington Bay from the storm.

 

25 years ago

Young couples in many areas of Yorkshire and Humberside had little chance of buying a family home unless they came from the richest fifth of the population. And those living in York and Scarborough faced the toughest task of all in getting a foot on the housing ladder.

A new survey by researchers at Bristol University claimed eight out of ten couples under 30 could not afford a three-bedroomed house, and only half even had the money for a one-bedroomed starter home. And although homes were more affordable than average in Yorkshire and Humberside figures varied dramatically across the region