Communities across southern Holderness are set to benefit from a £20 million investment over the next decade under a new government programme designed to put local people in control of shaping their towns and villages. Withernsea, Patrington, Easington, Holmpton,...
A popular Withernsea fundraiser is set to return next month, as the Townsley family prepare to host the fifth England Hill Tractor Run in aid of Marie Curie. The event will take place on Sunday, May 4, starting and finishing at England Hill Farm on the outskirts of...
Thursday, April 10, was our regular day to meet up at Hollym Village Hall from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. We had another fantastic speaker – Chris Cook from British Divers Marine Life Rescue. The organisation started in 1988 with just five people and now has more than 2,000...
by Terry Bearpark Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, residents and the skill of Holderness’s finest auctioneers, two charities have benefited from sizeable donations. After a harvest festival service held at St Nicholas Church in Hollym in September, an...
A planning application to turn a two-acre paddock in Hollym into a dog-walking field has been refused. In March 2024, Lisa Jackson applied to turn the non-agricultural land into a dog-walking site along the A1033. She launched the application after asking friends,...
Reform UK has dismissed as “baseless” a complaint that Hull and East Yorkshire mayor Luke Campbell showed naked photographs of himself to a female member of staff. A party spokesman said: “Luke firmly denies the allegations. They come from a disgruntled employee...
by Sam Hawcroft A revived heritage weekend has been hailed a success after raising thousands for a local cancer charity. Winestead Heritage Weekend, held on October 10-11, brought back an event that had previously taken place at Welwick, with steam and stationary...
by John Prince A couple from South America have visited the UK to meet a father and son who are living with the same rare birth condition. Seven-year-old Joshua Arnott and dad Mike from Hornsea both have arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) – or just...
A man has been jailed for 39 weeks and banned from three Withernsea shops for five years after admitting 23 shop thefts. Alfie Caller, 21, of no fixed address but formerly of Kirkfield Road, Withernsea, pleaded guilty to the offences at Hull Magistrates’ Court on...
by John Prince Social care is once again at the centre of the political debate – and for families across the East Riding, the outcome could have a very real impact on how much a loved one may be expected to pay towards their own care, and how much of their savings and...
Reform UK has dismissed as “baseless” a complaint that Hull and East Yorkshire mayor Luke Campbell showed naked photographs of himself to a female member of staff. A party spokesman said: “Luke firmly denies the allegations. They come from a disgruntled employee...
