Church relaunches warm space and monthly entertainment programme
Withernsea Methodist Church is relaunching its Warm Space and Food, Friendship and Fun programme as the autumn nights draw in. Starting on Thursday, October 2, and running through to the end of March 2026, the community room at the church in Hull Road will be open...
Council ‘disappointed’ after motorhome signs vandalised
East Riding Council has said it is “disappointed” after new motorhome warning signs on Withernsea’s North Promenade were vandalised just weeks after being installed. The signs, which were put up earlier this month to remind motorhome owners to consider residents and...
Drug smuggler jailed over £42m cocaine plot
by Angus Young A Colombian drug smuggler arrested after landing half a ton of cocaine on Easington beach has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years. The high-purity cocaine had an estimated street value of £42 million. It was unloaded off a “mother ship” in the North Sea...
Man held over ‘meat cleaver’ attack
A 66-year-old man has been arrested after an attack at a takeaway in Withernsea left another man in hospital with head injuries. Emergency services were called to Queen Street yesterday afternoon (Sunday, September 21) following reports of a serious assault at around...
