Stage4Beverley is set to bring top music, dance, and poetry to the town this month, featuring leading national performers as well as the best of emerging artists. This year the festival, from February 11-18, hopes to encourage more local people to attend its events by...
A new exhibition by a disabled artist who says family holidays in Withernsea had a huge impact on his work will open at Ferens Art Gallery next month. Are We There Yet? has been designed in collaboration with Yorkshire-born artist Jason Wilsher-Mills. Jason’s work...
A festive adventure designed for children aged three and above has opened at Hull Truck Theatre. Princess and the Frog, being staged in the Godber Studio until Sunday, December 31, encourages audiences to explore what it means to be truly accepted for who you really...
THEATRE REVIEW by Sam Hawcroft Gracie Fields was well into her 40s with a long theatre and film career under her belt before she earned lasting fame by entertaining the troops in the Second World War. The Rochdale-born star, and her versions of songs such as Sally,...
CD REVIEW by Sam Hawcroft Let the People Sing is an apt title for a double CD of music by members of a local folk club that has the community very much at its heart. The Beggar’s Folk Club, which takes place at the Crown & Anchor pub in Kilnsea every Thursday...
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 Sam Hawcroft Withernsea’s Christmas celebrations are set to spread across the town centre this year, with road closures, a festive market and the return of a real Christmas tree as part of an expanded Dickensian event. Mayor Cllr Kristina Richardson has outlined...
by John Prince Half an acre of prime land right on Hornsea seafront could be developed as a new leisure attraction after East Riding Council put part of Grainger’s Field up for lease. The council is inviting businesses and investors to come forward with proposals for...
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...
