Warning over ‘harmful’ beach algae lifted
Hornsea’s beach has been declared safe after a recent scare over potentially harmful algae. Last week, the Environment Agency said the blue-green algae, which can cause sickness in humans and animals, may have been spotted in Stream Dike, which connects to...
Plans for asphalt plant near Brandesburton to go back before council
AN APPLICATION to build an asphalt plant near Brandesburton is going back before East Riding Council’s planning committee today (Thursday, August 18). Newlay Asphalt and MB Goodwin (Skipsea) want to create a facility on the old RAF Catfoss base with the ability to...
Major investment to create jobs at Saltend chemicals business
Hundreds of millions of pounds is to be invested at Mitsubishi Chemical UK in Saltend to create a new production line that will more than double capacity and create dozens of jobs. The site, which opened in 2002, manufactures a grade of ethylene vinyl co-polymer...Urgent action needed on cost-of-living crisis
In the paper this week, we feature an in-depth interview (page 14) with Shores CEO Jayne Nendick on the increasing cost-of-living crisis, after last week’s front-page story told how more and more people were needing the services of the Withernsea community centre and...
