‘Help us make Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend an event to remember’
by Sam Hawcroft The team behind Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend has begun the countdown to this summer’s event with the launch of its official website and fundraising drive. The event, across the weekend of August 12- 13, is billed as “a celebration of the sea and to...
Rally event to return to region’s rural lanes
by Rebecca Hannant Villages across Beverley and Holderness will host the second East Riding Stages event this weekend. On Sunday, February 26, 150 rally cars will race around the region. The event, organised by Beverley and District Motor Club, will start in Beverley...
First lifeboat callout of the year is false alarm
Hornsea’s independent lifeboat had its first callout last Friday afternoon to investigate a report of people cut off by the tide south of Mappleton. Within minutes of receiving the call, the lifeboat Spirit of Hornsea was swiftly launched by launchmaster Adam...
All aboard for new mini-railway attraction
by Rebecca Hannant A mini-railway will depart from Holmpton at an open day in June. Nicknamed the Great Withernsea Railway (GWR), it is the work of railway enthusiast James Ardin who is employed as a train driver, tamper operator and asset supervisor for VolkerRail....
