People who live or work on the East Riding coast are being asked to get involved in a project to help respond to the impacts of coastal erosion and create communities for the future. East Riding Council has secured £15 million of funding up to March 2027 to help...
Easington Youth Club held its summer fun day and barbecue on Saturday, August 19. Janet Hollingworth of the club said: “It was a fantastic day – the weather was kind to us, and the sun shined all day. People came and took part in the activities going on around the...
A booklet has been produced to mark the 70th anniversary of the North Sea floods, which badly affected Spurn, Kilnsea and Easington. The publication by the Spurn, Kilnsea and Easington Local Studies Group (Skeals) follows an exhibition earlier in the year. It includes...
Founding members of the East End Cancer Relief Fund have handed over a final donation to Castle Hill Hospital for its new cancer ward, paving the way for a new generation of fundraisers. On March 1, the fundraisers handed a donation of £3,500 to Clare Norris of the...
Dragons, elephant gods, animal rights, ghosts and the rights and wrongs of life were all studied by at children in philosophy sessions at Easington CE Primary Academy. The sessions were led by philosopher Larry Malkin, who engaged children with discussion lessons...
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...
by Sam Hawcroft Hedon endurance runner Mike Humphreys has passed a staggering 10,000km on his epic run across South America – and surpassed an existing world record by completing 163 consecutive 50km ultramarathons. The challenge, which at the time of going to press...
by Jane Denton The beaten track that links the tarmac path of the Hornsea Rail Trail to the rear of Tesco car park is, weather permitting, now usable for most of the year by pedestrians, careful cyclists and mobility scooter and wheelchair users. Prior to its upgrade...
Fireworks will light up Withernsea seafront on Friday night as the finale to a major community event centred on coastal safety. The display, at 6.45pm, will bring Cllr Kristina Richardson’s Coastal Community Safety event to a close following an afternoon of...
