‘We’ve lost everything in house fire’
The daughter of a woman who died in a house fire in Withernsea has paid tribute to her “caring and compassionate” mother and issued a plea for the local community to help after her family had “lost everything”. Overnight on March 11, emergency services were called to...
Two lives saved in ‘difficult and dangerous’ rescue
A man and his dog were saved by Hornsea Inshore Rescue after crew spotted them in difficulties on the cliffs on the way back from a callout. The town’s independent lifeboat was called out at 1.20pm last Sunday to investigate a report of a person entering the sea in...
Plans for solar farm submitted
A solar farm with the capacity to supply clean, renewable energy to about 16,000 homes is to be developed on land between the villages of Preston and Bilton if approved by East Riding Council. Beverley-based developer Gamcap has submitted a planning application for...
Another smash hit for high school performers
by Terry Bearpark Building on its success of previous musical performances, Withernsea High School has demonstrated how much talent there is on the campus by staging its third major production since 2020 with the performance of High School Musical – On Stage! The two...
