Free WiFi has been rolled out in more East Riding towns including in Hornsea, Withernsea and Hedon. East Riding Council is now providing internet access for residents and visitors in outdoor areas of the towns, as well as in Bridlington, Goole, Beverley, Pocklington...
By Rebecca Hannant Year nine students at Holderness Academy have donated a collection of items to Hedon Food Bank. On Monday, March 1, the pupils handed over a number of tinned and packaged items to Anita Jewitt-Holder, a volunteer at the food bank. The students...
By Rebecca Hannant On Wednesday, January 31, Head-on in Kids’ Club celebrated the retirement of manager Diane Hockless after 26 years. Diane started working at the Hedon club from its setup in 1998 and has worked with generations of children throughout the years. She...
by Terry Bearpark Members of a local charity have again made a substantial donation to another charity, HER Breast Friends. Now in its 11th year, the Kerry Key Foundation was formed in 2013 after the death of Kerry Key (née Megson), from Hedon, who had had breast...
MPs from Hull and the East Riding have met with the chief executives of KCOM, MS3 and Connexin in a bid to find a resolution to the controversial issue of broadband poles being installed in streets across the region. The meeting, organised by Sir David Davis and held...
By Sam Hawcroft Former pupils of Withernsea dance teacher Irene Lawson BEM are being asked to share their memories as part of the project marking her life with a blue plaque. A questionnaire has been launched by the Withernsea Riff Raff Heritage Project to build up a...
by John Prince A village church that has welcomed worshippers for more than 100 years is to close. Leven Methodist Church in East Street was opened in 1892, replacing the original 1816 chapel on the same site. At one point, Leven had two different chapels in East...
by Sam Hawcroft and John Prince Yorkshire Water has acknowledged that a storm overflow operated shortly before discoloured water was reported at Hornsea beach – but insists that sampling showed it was disturbed boulder clay rather than sewage. The company addressed...
by Sam Hawcroft Hedon Museum has marked a major milestone as volunteers, supporters and local dignitaries came together to celebrate 30 years since it first opened to the public. The museum, tucked behind Hedon Town Hall off Watmough’s Arcade, opened on September 28,...
Some of the remarkable women with connections to Withernsea will be celebrated at a special event this weekend. Local historians Darrin Stevens and Godfrey Holmes have joined forces for Violet Day at St Nicholas Church on Saturday, October 10, highlighting women who...
An urgent safety review has been demanded after a second car overturned at the same spot near Hull City’s Cottingham training ground in less than three weeks. The latest incident happened in Mill House Woods Lane on Thursday morning and involved a new Mercedes...
