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Two teenagers arrested after car damaged
TWO sixteen-year-old boys have been arrested and released on police bail after a car was damaged in Bridlington.
Police appeal after possible card reader found at Bridlington HSBC
CASH machine users in Bridlington are being warned to be on the look out after what is thought to be a card reader was found at a town centre bank.
Police appeal after wing mirrors smashed
POLICE are appealing for information after several cars had their wing mirrors smashed off in Bridlington.
Traffic wardens ‘need to show compassion’
COMPLAINTS have been flooding in to the Free Press office from digruntled motorists since East Riding council took over parking enforcement in the town.
2 commentsAttempted burglary
Police are appealing for information following an attempted burglary at a convenience store in Bridlington.
Are parking fines unfair? - COMMENT ON THIS STORY
MORE parking tickets were issued by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in one month in Bridlington than Humberside Police issued in an entire year.
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Drugs crackdown in Bridlington
BRIDLINGTON Police launched a series of drug raids at addresses on Promenade, Gypsey Road and Tennyson Avenue yesterday morning.
Police council tax precept to rise despite offer of Government cash
Members of Humberside Police Authority decided today not to take the Government’s offer of a one-off grant. Instead they decided to increase the police precept by 3.99% to ease budgetary pressure in future years. This will be the last time the Authority has to make this decision before it is abolished in November 2012 and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside takes over.
Hospital theatre work progresses
REFURBISHMENT work at Bridlington Hospital has taken a step closer to completion with the arrival of an air purification unit for the new operating theatre.
In jail again on handling charge
A CRIMINAL with a record for handling stolen goods soon after burglaries in Bridlington has been jailed again for nine months.
‘Urgent improvements’ needed at Brid care home
A BRIDLINGTON care home has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to protect the safety and welfare of its residents.
COUNCIL TAX FROZEN FOR THIRD YEAR
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council tax charge will be frozen for the third consecutive year (1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013) following decisions taken by elected members at a meeting of Full Council on 9 February.
Parkrun cancelled
DUE to severe weather, the Parkrun event at Sewerby Hall and Gardens scheduled for Saturday, 11 February has been cancelled.
Bridlington bus crash restaurant owner says ‘customers very lucky’
THE OWNER of the Bridlington restaurant smashed into by a bus said his customers “were very lucky to be alive”.
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Council tax set to be frozen
EAST Riding councillors are today set to approve accepting a Government grant allowing them to freeze council tax this year.
Bus ploughs into Bridlington restaurant
A BUS smashed into the side wall of a Bridlington restaurant after the driver suffered a suspected heart attack.
SOS day for lifeboat crew
Bridlington’s lifeboat crew dropped in to the Yorkshire Building Society on Prospect Street last week as the organisation unveiled the RNLI as its charity of the year.
Police probe burglary at Brid hotel
Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a Bridlington hotel in which a large quantity of alcohol and other items were taken.
Suspended jail term for disqualified driver
DRIVING his son to hospital whilst disqualified has landed a Bradford man with a suspended prison sentence.
Unpaid work
A MAN who committed a spate of break-ins at allotments across East Yorkshire last summer has been ordered to complete unpaid work.
Fraud couple to face trial
A BEMPTON couple will face trial after pleading not guilty to fraud charges.
Man denies not leaving centre
n A WAKEFIELD man has denied that he failed to comply with a police officer on a night out in Bridlington.
Trial dates
n A MAN has been committed to Hull Crown Court for trial after denying charges of sexual assault against girls under the age of 16.
Camping gas charge
A BRIDLINGTON man has denied stealing four cans of camping gas from a town centre store.
Home blaze was ‘arson’
ARSON could be the cause of a blaze at a Bridlington sheltered housing complex which has left a 63-year-old woman in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
Took cannabis for pain relief
A BRIDLINGTON man who took cannabis to ease the pain of a chronic degenerative illness has been given a conditional discharge.
5 commentsPolice officer bitten by thief
A MAN who stole a packet of ham from a supermarket and assaulted a police officer has been told by a court to start complying with a community order by getting help for his drug addiction or face prison.
Chantry Court fire is arson
POLICE say the fire which gutted a flat at the elderly people’s sheltered housing complex in Bridlington was started deliberately.
2 commentsFire at sheltered housing complex
A WOMAN suffered serious injuries and four others are in hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire at a sheltered housing complex.
Northern Lights could be seen over the sea at Flamborough Head!
If you thought you always have to jet off to Norway or Finland to see the Northern Lights, you’d be wrong - because the Aurora Borealis made a dazzling display over parts of England this week.
Baby batterer found guilty
A SUPERMARKET worker and former holiday sales rep from Bridlington is facing up to three years in jail after being convicted of battering two separate babies in his care.
Hospital merger benefits outlined
THE BENEFITS of Bridlington Hospital’s merger with York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were outlined at a public meeting held on Monday.
Girl pushed out of a moving car
A TEENAGE girl was pushed out of a car as it drove through a Bridlington housing estate.
High fryer narrowly misses top award
A Bridlington man has narrowly missed out on the title of Young Fish Fryer for the Year at The National Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Awards last Tuesday.
Burglary at the New Crown Hotel
The thieves stole a number of high value products from the New Crown Hotel including 12 part bottles of spirits, 10 cases of beer, 25 full bottles of spirits, 14 cases of various wines and 37 cases of alco-pops.
APPEAL FOR INFORMATION
POLICE are appealing for information in connection with a burglary at New Crown Hotel, Quay Road, Bridlington that happened between 1630hrs on Friday 13 January and 1400hrs on Monday 16 January.
‘Violent bully’ given suspended jail term
A VIOLENT Bridlington man has been told by a judge he is lucky not to be going to prison for attacking his partner after binge drinking, in breach of a court order.
POLICE RELEASE CCTV IMAGES OF A MAN FOLLOWING HIGH VALUE JEWELLERY THEFT
POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they are trying to locate following a high value robbery at Griffins Jewellers, Prospect Street, Bridlington on Saturday 21 January 2012.
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Weather for Bridlington
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 9 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 32 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 8 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: West
