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.

One motorist said: “I have never seen anything like it. It did not hit us until we got part of the way round the drive, otherwise we would never have attempted the run. My car was damaged at the back when it was struck by one that had been abandoned.”

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.

In spite of the weather there were about 40 anglers fishing from the North Pier.

One said: “We think it is worth it. We left Sheffield early in the morning and arrived about 10. We like coming here for the fresh air.”


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.

Some 63 per cent of young couples could afford a one-bedroomed house in East Yorkshire compared with 40 per cent in York and 37 per cent in Scarborough.

“Young couples are going to have to live with their parents for a lot longer or they will have to become homeless,” said Ryedale District Council’s deputy chief health and housing officer, Mr Geoff Brooks.