A new show telling the story of life in postwar Hull will be performed in Hedon later this month. On Saturday, September 19, Hull Community Theatre and the May Geslins will present Dear Hearts and Gentle People, which is set in a fictional east Hull terrace between...
Twenty-five pilgrims enjoyed an eight-mile walk through some of South Holderness’s finest coastal scenery on the latest South Holderness Pilgrimage. The group set out from the 800-year-old St Nicholas’ Church at Holmpton on August Bank Holiday Monday, where...
by John Prince A new netted tunnel has been built at a community group’s allotment, which will help them grow more fruit and vegetables for a food pantry selling affordable groceries. Hornsea Urban Gardeners (HUG) has received generous funding for the project from the...
by Terry Bearpark Residents in a Holderness village can now enjoy the free use of a tennis court, thanks to the refurbishment of an existing dilapidated court. The Burton Pidsea Memorial Hall committee has announced that its long-term ambition to renovate the disused...
Preston WI members are preparing to spread a little happiness throughout the village with 170 handmade “random acts of kindness”. Following the success of last year’s Izzy doll initiative, members have created a colourful collection of gifts that will be hidden in and...
by John Prince Gritter drivers across the East Riding have received specialist CPR and defibrillator training - with hopes that the life-saving devices could eventually be carried on winter maintenance vehicles. Hornsea town councillor Kev Nicholson, who works as a...
Questions over why dozens of Hedon streets have been given 20mph limits prompted a debate at the town council’s latest public participation session. Councillors defended the scheme’s aim of reducing speed across the town, but acknowledged concerns about Acklam Road...
by John Prince Some amazing creations have gone up this year in Hornsea ahead of the town’s Remembrance commemorations next month. Volunteers from Hornsea Community Craft Group, Hornsea and District Royal British Legion and Hornsea Poppy Appeal have been dressing the...
by John Prince All 25 lamppost poppies in Hornsea that were put up last week have been taken down temporarily, following concerns that some are being vandalised or stolen. Hornsea and District Royal British Legion say they think some of the poppies will have been...
Residents across parts of North and Mid Holderness have been left without electricity after Storm Boelo battered the region. Northern Powergrid said in an update at 6.30pm on Sunday, October 25, that severe weather had caused significant damage to its network,...
EXCLUSIVE by John Prince It was a day to remember for a charity fundraiser who got a huge surprise last weekend, as a convoy of 15 tractors rolled into town to give him a big thank you for his hard work. For the past decade, 89-year-old Paul Harper from...
