Holderness marks 80th anniversary of VE Day with community-wide tributes
Towns and villages across the region have come together to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, with Withernsea, Hornsea and Hedon leading commemorative events, displays and celebrations. In Withernsea, shops and businesses have been dressing their windows in red,...
Ørsted cancels Hornsea 4 wind farm citing rising costs
by Angus Young Energy firm Ørsted has decided to “discontinue” its huge Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm development off the East Yorkshire coast. The Danish company has already completed two wind farm schemes known as Hornsea 1 and 2 in the North Sea. A third – Hornsea 3...
Holderness prepares to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day
By Rebecca Hannant Communities across Holderness are preparing to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a series of commemorative events, services and celebrations. Victory in Europe Day, celebrated on May 8, marks the formal end of the Second World War in Europe...
Students triumph in national dance contest
by Rebecca Hannant Students from Hornsea School and Language College have won first place at a national dance competition. On Tuesday, April 22, a team of year seven to year 13 students travelled to Portsmouth to compete in the national finals of Dance Live, a...
Hornsea man jailed for savage knife attack
A Hornsea man who turned up at another man’s house armed with a kitchen knife – stabbing him multiple times and causing injuries so severe that the victim was placed into a coma – has been jailed for 17-and-a-half years. Ian Pemberton, 62, of Cliff Road,...
