by Sam Hawcroft A Hornsea Inshore Rescue safety boat that was tasked to keep watch over events at Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend saved the life of a boy who had drifted out to sea on an inflatable. The incident happened on Saturday in-between the sea swim races, and...
Hornsea Floral Hall hosted a beer festival at the weekend. The event, which took place across Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, was sponsored by Aitcheson’s Brickshed Brewery of Wawne. There was an extensive range of Aitcheson’s own beers, lagers...
by Rebecca Hannant The annual Hornsea Biker Event has been celebrated for bringing the community together. On Sunday, August 13, the event in Hall Garth Park showcased a range of bikes from throughout the decades. On the day it was blessed with warm weather as...
Two Hornsea Inshore Rescue volunteers will undertake an epic cycle ride next week. On Wednesday, August 16, crew members Shona Richards and Jenny Hannon will be cycling from Southport to Hornsea along the Transpennine trail. Throughout their journey, they will be...
by Rebecca Hannant A writer from Hornsea has released her fourth novel. Joy Gelsthorpe, aka Joy Stonehouse, was a teacher at Hornsea Primary School for 20 years. After retiring, she began to research her family history and the local area. She learnt that hermother was...
by Sam Hawcroft Residents of South East Holderness are being urged to attend a series of drop-in sessions in Withernsea to help shape future regeneration plans for the area. The first Pride in Place drop-in took place on Tuesday, March 31, and more sessions have now...
A businesswoman who helped raise more than £20,000 for Withernsea RNLI says she is “absolutely gutted” after thieves stole a collection box and a number of unclaimed raffle prizes in the early hours of this morning. Teresa Mansell, owner of Hair Taylor in Queen...
Following a complex 16-month investigation into the care of the deceased at Hull's Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, Robert Bush has pleaded guilty to the remaining 31 charges he faced, taking the total number of offences admitted to 67. Bush, 48, formerly of Kirk...
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...
EXCLUSIVE by Sam Hawcroft A private ceremony has been held to recognise members of the emergency services and other organisations who responded to the Withernsea sea tragedy earlier this year. Representatives of the services involved in the events of January 2-17...
by John Prince If you ever go along Main Street in Roos, you might be wondering why a huge metal robot is standing guard outside one of the village’s hostelries. Dominating the frontage of the Roos Arms is an 8ft scale model of a Transformer from the Hollywood film of...
