Popular local band the Pub Lads played their first gig of the year to a packed crowd at Holmpton Village Hall on Friday, March 8. The six-piece band play cover songs from the 1960s up to the present day and donate their fee to the Daniel Wilkinson Foundation. The...
By Simon Bristow Railway enthusiasts are being invited to celebrate a decade of mini-loco Ross next month when she has her final steaming before being withdrawn for overhaul. Mini-railway Great Withernsea Railway (GWR) is inviting visitors to see its progress on...
by Terry Bearpark A Holmpton train enthusiast and his colleagues are getting ready to welcome visitors for the chance to have rides on their narrow-gauge railway. Over the past three years James Ardin, who drives full-size trains for a living, has transformed his huge...
by Rebecca Hannant The annual England Hill Tractor Run will return later this month. In recent years a group of fundraisers have raised money for Marie Curie by hosting their own tractor run which sees tractors from near and far travel around the Withernsea area. The...
by Rebecca Hannant A mini-railway will depart from Holmpton at an open day in June. Nicknamed the Great Withernsea Railway (GWR), it is the work of railway enthusiast James Ardin who is employed as a train driver, tamper operator and asset supervisor for VolkerRail....
by John Prince The fireworks will be on at Hall Garth Park in Hornsea this Friday, November 6, as the popular annual event returns with free entertainment for the family. It will get under way at around 4.30pm, with hot food, drinks and fairground rides available...
by Sam Hawcroft Hedon endurance runner Mike Humphreys has passed a staggering 10,000km on his epic run across South America – and surpassed an existing world record by completing 163 consecutive 50km ultramarathons. The challenge, which at the time of going to press...
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 The value of protecting coastal communities from the advancing sea – and what could be lost if that protection disappears – is being examined as part of a £15 million project along the Holderness coast. Residents have been taking part in workshops...
by John Prince Parking restrictions could be introduced near a village primary school following complaints from residents about unsafe and inconsiderate parking during the school run – with some even claiming they're being harassed by parents. East Riding Council is...
The Bank of England has raised its base rate from 3.75 per cent to 4 per cent, the first increase in more than three years, as the conflict in the Middle East pushes up energy prices. Eight members of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee backed the widely expected...
