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,...
by Ray Duffill Amazing Amy Rat has been officially revealed to the people of Hedon. The artists – a team of students from Holderness Academy – were there to enjoy the occasion. The bid to create Hedon's rat as part of the Mischief of Rats trail was very much a...
Thorngumbald Young Farmers carried out a charity tractor pull (and push!) on Saturday, April 26. They pulled and pushed the vehicle between Thorngumbald, Hedon, Preston and Lelley. The stopped for a group photo in Hedon town centre, below.
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...
by Rebecca Hannant A teenager from Hedon is raising funds for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Peru. Next year, Adam Thompson, 13, a year nine student at Holderness Academy, will embark on a four-week expedition with social enterprise Camps International. Organised in...
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 Sam Hawcroft From the towering figures beside the road to the sign above its village pub, Welwick keeps its connection to the Gunpowder Plot in plain sight. This November 5 marks 421 years since the failed attempt to blow up King James I and Parliament – a...
by John Prince It is not often you hear it called by its full title, but Halloween takes its name from the eve of All Saints’ Day in western Christianity, and the will-o’-the-wisp could hardly have asked for better conditions on Saturday as thick, ghostly fog...
Two Withernsea RNLI volunteers have qualified as launch authorities, with one already putting his training into practice during a search for a missing person. Darren England and John Hickey, a former member of HM Coastguard, passed their assessments "with flying...
