27 September 2025

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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Lights switch-on: what can be done?

The festive period is here again, and with it comes the annual debate over Withernsea’s Christmas lights, or lack of them, as some might argue. ...
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A threat to local democracy

Now, I know this isn’t especially local to Holderness, and, indeed it could be viewed as a rival media outlet, but I feel I should ...
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Cross words on the crossword…

Firstly, a sincere apology to all you crossword fans out there. What is known in the trade as a “production error” resulted in the wrong ...
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