by Ray Duffill Hedon Handbell Ringers are looking for new members. The group has quite a history with the handbells having been gifted to the St Augustine’s Church tower bell ringers in 1874. Those same handbells are still in use and were immaculately restored at the...
by Ray Duffill People in Hedon are this week set to mark the 106th anniversary of the first bombing raid on the town. An explosion woke residents in the early hours of August 22, 1917. Windows rattled, rafters creaked and the ground shook. Hedon was the victim of a...
By Rebecca Hannant Ruben’s Voice is gearing up for its annual concert in Hedon later this month. Katy Smith founded the non-profit organisation in 2021 after her eldest son Ruben Ferrol took his own life aged just 18. Following his death, his friends organised an...
Yorkshire Energy Park (YEP) has awarded £20,000 of grants in the first round of its Community Fund to support local community groups and charity operations in South West Holderness. Some 15 organisations from the local area have benefited from funding for projects,...
by Ray Duffill Seeing is believing! By the time you have journeyed halfway around the upstairs exhibition room at Hedon Museum, you will be convinced that the Dodo, first encountered by Europeans in the late 16th century on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean,...
SPONSORED FEATURE Whether it is household belongings, business stock, tools, furniture or simply those items that take up too much room at home, a new locally run business is offering a flexible and convenient storage solution in the heart of South Holderness. South...
by Sam Hawcroft Calls have been made for Withernsea’s mayor to remain in office for a second year rather than step down next May under the town council’s current system. Dave Penson, a local businessman and lifelong Withernsea resident, has asked councillors to make...
by John Prince The directors of a much-loved market which is closing later this year after 40 years on the same site have revealed that they have found a new home – just a few hundred yards up the road. Skirlington Market, between Hornsea and Skipsea, is to shut at...
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,...
Questions over why dozens of Hedon streets have been given 20mph limits prompted a debate at the town council’s latest public participation session. Councillors defended the scheme’s aim of reducing speed across the town, but acknowledged concerns about Acklam Road...
