17 May 2024

My seafront stroll

I usually try to at least walk around the block when I pop out for a sandwich, as I am making a concerted effort to ...
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Sent to Coventry

I went to my first Hull City away match since August 2021 last Saturday. Having decided I was sorely missing the terrace experience (I’m in ...
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Farewell, Mick

I’m relatively short of space again this week but I just wanted to write a brief tribute to one of my greatest friends, who died ...
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Let’s get behind the Blue Light Weekend

TODAY (Thursday, February 23) marks the official launch of Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend, which will take place this August. I’ve mentioned it in this column ...
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It’s Dean’s world… and we just live in it

I took my mum to see the special Valentine’s edition of Deanworld in Hull the other night. I texted a friend when I was there, ...
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Singling out town is unfair and damaging

Our lead Withernsea story is an attempt to counter the recent doomladen stories that made the national press recently. We too have reported in the ...
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Your creativity will be the greatest tribute

There was more sadness last week when we learned of the death of our columnist and Seaside FM presenter Andrea Burn at the age of ...
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Stories of our social history need to be told

I didn’t mention this last week but today, Thursday, January 26, I’ll be visiting Withernsea Methodist Church as my folky alter-ego to sing a few ...
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Now we must ensure Steve’s legacy lives on

Last week’s funeral procession for Steve Medcalf in Withernsea was like nothing else the town had ever seen before. It was an incredibly moving and ...
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There’s not long to go now!

By the time you read this, you’ll probably have about two full shopping days before the big day – if you’re not all sorted yet, ...
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