Arts venture reopens with new look
Seaside Arts Space in Withernsea has reopened with a refreshed look and new stock from local artists and craftspeople. The Queen Street enterprise opened two years ago as a not-for-profit venture selling handmade arts and crafts and has since become a familiar...
Public transport to come under control of Hull and East Yorkshire mayor
by Andrew Spence The new Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority headed by mayor Luke Campbell is to take over responsibility for the region’s public transport after a timeline for the transition of power was approved in principle. Plans for a phased...
Ship’s captain guilty over fatal North Sea collision
The captain of a cargo ship has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following a fatal collision between two vessels off the coast of Withernsea last year. Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, Russia, was convicted on Monday, February 2,...
£94,000 lottery grant secures future of little tern project
A major conservation project protecting one of the UK’s most successful little tern colonies near Spurn has secured £94,000 in funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Beacon Ponds little tern project will now be safeguarded through the 2026 to 2028...
