Meeting showcases Withernsea’s groups
by Sam Hawcroft New Withernsea mayor Kristina Richardson has chaired her first annual parish meeting, as community groups from across the town gave updates on their work over the past year. The meeting, held at the Meridian Centre on Wednesday, May 27, heard from a...
Dog walking field opens after planning battle
by Sam Hawcroft A new secure dog walking field has opened in Hollym after a family’s long-running bid to turn a simple idea into reality. Jane Jackson, together with husband Shaun and daughter Taurie, welcomed visitors to the new field off Withernsea Road on Sunday,...
Show raises vital funds for ‘forgotten’ Turkey dogs
by Sam Hawcroft A dog show in Hollym has raised £800 to help rescue, rehabilitate and rehome vulnerable dogs from Turkey. The event was organised by Michelle Eaton, of Withernsea, in aid of Forgotten Dogs of Turkey, a charity that supports street dogs and dogs removed...
Forgotten Danish Church to mark 70th anniversary of relocation
A forgotten flat-pack building shipped from Scandinavia in the 1940s to replace a church that was flattened in an air raid has been found just six miles from its original location. Management of the Danish Church in Hull had lost track of the whereabouts of the...
