by Michelle Horst The only one of its kind in the country, the Hornsea First Aid Centre was paid a visit by the BBC’s One Show last Friday. The centre was established in 2018 after the closure of Hornsea Cottage Hospital’s minor injuries unit left the wider region...
Hornsea Inshore Rescue has welcomed the arrival of a new lifeboat. The vessel has been bought from the RNLI and is the first of its Atlantic 85 crafts to be sold out of its fleet to an independent lifeboat organisation. The lifeboat has spent the past few months at...
A network of 12 new cycling routes and a promotional film have been launched on the Yorkshire coast to help visitors create their own adventure this year. Route YC has teamed up with the UK’s leading adventure cyclists to create the series of routes and a film to...
East Riding Council and East Yorkshire Buses have said they will make changes to services in Hornsea in a bid to boost facilities in the area. It comes after a group of residents came together to write a letter to various service providers across the region over the...
An NHS Targeted Lung Health Check Service which is helping to save lives through earlier diagnosis of lung cancer and other conditions is now being offered to 2,300 eligible participants living in Hornsea. It comes after a successful first-phase rollout of the...
by John Prince A retired soldier has taken to the road to raise money for a veterans support group, by riding thousands of miles on his bike to the northernmost part of mainland Europe. Ian Blowes, 48, from Thorngumbald, who is a Royal Signals veteran, set off at the...
by Sam Hawcroft and John Prince With robes, chains, a three-cornered hat, the town’s golden mace and a crowd of excited children waiting outside for pennies to be thrown, Hedon’s new mayor has taken up one of the most historic civic roles in the region. On Thursday,...
by John Prince Hornsea's most recognisable feline resident is stepping into print. Lincoln the much-loved “Tesco cat” has become the star of a new illustrated book celebrating his semi-celebrity status among locals, and to raise money for Hornsea Inshore Rescue....
by Sam Hawcroft New coastal safety signs at Withernsea’s Pier Towers are encouraging people to “Stop, think and act”, with those behind the project inviting feedback as they plan further work. The two designs by Darrin Stevens highlight the unpredictability of the sea...
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 A former bank that had been neglected and left in a run-down state for the good part of 15 years has finally sold at auction. The old HSBC building on the corner of Bank Street and Newbegin in Hornsea went under the hammer a few weeks ago, and a final...
