Booklet recalls floods of 1953
A booklet has been produced to mark the 70th anniversary of the North Sea floods, which badly affected Spurn, Kilnsea and Easington. The publication by the Spurn, Kilnsea and Easington Local Studies Group (Skeals) follows an exhibition earlier in the year. It includes...
Folk band get set for more Food, Friendship and Fun
By Tim Nuttall Withernsea Methodist Church’s popular Food, Friendship and Fun event returns next week with a long-awaited performance from local folk collective Morning Dew. The five-piece band were originally scheduled to play back in February, before illness forced...
Tour of Britain to showcase region’s ‘stunning’ countryside
The Tour of Britain cycle race will pass through Hornsea and several villages in North Holderness, it has been revealed. The third stage of the 2023 race, which will take place on Tuesday, September 5, will start in Goole and will pass through Howden, Market Weighton,...
Bank closure put back
The date for the closure of the last remaining bank branch in Withernsea has been pushed back six months. In April, it was announced that the town was set to receive a new banking hub after Lloyd’s Bank announced the closure of its Queen Street branch. Originally, the...
