Giant rat sculptures are arriving in locations across our region as part of a new sculpture trail launching this weekend. The trail, called A Mischief of Rats, officially opens on Saturday, May 3. It features 45 artist-decorated rat sculptures placed around Hull and...
Hedon fundraiser Mike Humphreys has added another remarkable feat to his growing list of extreme challenges – completing the Paris Marathon in ski boots. Crossing the line in a gruelling six hours and 50 minutes, Mike, who is a personal trainer, said it was “probably...
by Rebecca Hannant A solar energy company is inviting the public’s views on proposals for a 42-megawatt solar farm development near Hedon. The development will be known as Harbour Farm Solar Farm, sited on land at Harbour Farm, Havenside. As part of its design...
by Rebecca Hannant A scheme to trial 20mph zones in Hedon has begun. East Riding Council has introduced the temporary speed limits across the town in a bid to create more pedestrian-friendly environments. It says that areas including Acklam Road, Station Lane and the...
by Ray Duffill Coast to Country is the latest exhibition at the Hedon Museum this month. A group of artists organised as Village Arts presents a mix of artwork in different mediums (acrylics, oil, pastel, watercolour and pencil). Most group members had been inspired...
by John Prince Two sixth-form students are organising a pub quiz to help fund a volunteering trip to Kenya, where they hope to make a difference to children's lives and gain a new perspective on their own. Freya Grubb and Chloe Bennett from Hornsea School and...
by John Prince East Riding Council has said that a new path connecting Seaton with Hornsea that took 20 years to build after it was first proposed, faced funding hurdles before work started on it earlier this year. The path was pushed for by Seaton Parish Council who...
by John Prince The clock is ticking for customers at a jeweller’s shop in Hornsea, which has launched a competition to raise money to help support a nursery that was vandalised earlier this year. An outdoor play area and a shed were damaged at Hornsea Nursery School...
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...
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...
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea Carnival’s chairman is stepping down after 20 years, with organisers and supporters calling for more people to help secure the event’s future. John Patchett, known to many as “Mr Carnival”, hopes to remain on the committee as attention turns...
