Communities across southern Holderness are set to benefit from a £20 million investment over the next decade under a new government programme designed to put local people in control of shaping their towns and villages. Withernsea, Patrington, Easington, Holmpton,...
by Angus Young A Colombian drug smuggler arrested after landing half a ton of cocaine on Easington beach has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years. The high-purity cocaine had an estimated street value of £42 million. It was unloaded off a “mother ship” in the North Sea...
An essential scheme to improve a road between Holmpton and Easington is due to begin in September. East Riding Council is to invest £250,000 to upgrade Out Newton Road in Out Newton including resurfacing bends, patching parts of the road surface, strengthening its...
by Rebecca Hannant Regional representatives have met Northern Powergrid to discuss concerns over frequent power cuts in the South East Holderness villages. On Friday, July 4, South East Holderness ward councillor Sean McMaster and Beverley and Holderness MP Graham...
by Rebecca Hannant Easington’s East End Cancer Relief has donated equipment worth £9,600 to the Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology at Castle Hill Hospital. Using funds raised through various community events, the charity has provided eight ambulatory syringe...
A man has been jailed for 39 weeks and banned from three Withernsea shops for five years after admitting 23 shop thefts. Alfie Caller, 21, of no fixed address but formerly of Kirkfield Road, Withernsea, pleaded guilty to the offences at Hull Magistrates’ Court on...
by John Prince Social care is once again at the centre of the political debate – and for families across the East Riding, the outcome could have a very real impact on how much a loved one may be expected to pay towards their own care, and how much of their savings and...
Reform UK has dismissed as “baseless” a complaint that Hull and East Yorkshire mayor Luke Campbell showed naked photographs of himself to a female member of staff. A party spokesman said: “Luke firmly denies the allegations. They come from a disgruntled employee...
by John Prince Two sixth-form students are organising a pub quiz to help fund a volunteering trip to Kenya, where they hope to make a difference to children's lives and gain a new perspective on their own. Freya Grubb and Chloe Bennett from Hornsea School and...
by John Prince East Riding Council has said that a new path connecting Seaton with Hornsea that took 20 years to build after it was first proposed, faced funding hurdles before work started on it earlier this year. The path was pushed for by Seaton Parish Council who...
by John Prince The clock is ticking for customers at a jeweller’s shop in Hornsea, which has launched a competition to raise money to help support a nursery that was vandalised earlier this year. An outdoor play area and a shed were damaged at Hornsea Nursery School...
