A number of new offers are said to have been made by informal tender for White Rose Lodge, the luxurious 30-bedroom former union convalescent home in Bridlington next door to the coastguard station in Kiln Lane.

The home, which closed with 22 redundancies at the end of September, is one of two being jettisoned by local government union Unison.

Exactly how many offers reached estate agents Knight Frank by deadline on Thursday is being kept a secret but they will now be examined closely by union chiefs.

Both White Rose Lodge and Knoll Lodge convalescent homes were losing the union "substantial sums of money" and they had been expecting the sale of the Bridlington home to raise up to £1.25 million.

The proceeds will be used to find alternative ways of helping the union's convalescents in their homes.

Planning consent allows for its use as residential accommodation and care, use as a hospital or nursing home, or as a residential school, college or training centre.

Built for Unison's national welfare committee in March 1989, White Rose Lodge won a number of architectural awards for its design, with occupants in every room enjoying a sea view.

All the rooms are en suite, there are comfortable public lounges, a dining room to seat 50, kitchens, a games room, conservatory, a self-contained staff flat and offices, plus a separate three-bedroom manager's house and nearly a third of an acre of grounds.

Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.