Warm celebrations for centenarian Elsie
By Terry Bearpark It may have been cold, damp and foggy outside on Sunday afternoon but the inside of a Holderness care home was warm and bright and full of happiness as a resident celebrated her 100th birthday. Elsie Smith was born on December 11, 1922, the eldest of...Lights switch-on: what can be done?
The festive period is here again, and with it comes the annual debate over Withernsea’s Christmas lights, or lack of them, as some might argue. There have been quite a lot of comments on social media, many fairly derogatory, about the Christmas in the Valley event...
Festive event reignites lights switch-on debate
By Rebecca Hannant Withernsea’s Christmas in the Valley event has prompted further debate among residents over the location and nature of the town’s lights switch-on celebrations. Opinions have been long divided over the switch-on location being changed from its...
Hornsea Carnival team gears up for Santa run
by Rebecca Hannant Hornsea Carnival’s popular Santa run is set to return this year. In recent years the Hornsea Carnival team has kept up a proud Christmas tradition of bringing Santa and his sleigh to the streets of the town. This year’s Santa run will continue to...
