by Angus Young Experts are examining a stone thought to be originally used as a building block to see whether it was once part of a lost medieval island settlement in the Humber. Ravenser Odd lay near the mouth of the estuary and was once home to about 1,000 people....
A new weekend bus service has been launched to take passengers to the Spurn National Nature Reserve. East Riding Council is funding the new service called the Spurn Explorer, which will run on Saturdays and Sundays between March and November, in partnership with...
Keen anglers will descend on the East Riding coast this weekend for the 30th Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championship, kicking off with the Flattie Bash warm-up event. The three-day beach fishing competition will take place from Friday, March 1, to Sunday, March...
by Rebecca Hannant East Yorkshire Buses has announced new and extended services for passengers in the region and further afield. From Monday, January 29, several changes will be made to services around the region, including Hull, Bridlington, Holderness, Goole and...
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is hosting its annual Seagrass Festival in partnership with the Deep later this month. The festival, across the weekend of November 18 and 19, is part of the Wilder Humber project and aims to raise awareness of seagrass in the estuary as a...
by John Prince It is not often you hear it called by its full title, but Halloween takes its name from the eve of All Saints’ Day in western Christianity, and the will-o’-the-wisp could hardly have asked for better conditions on Saturday as thick, ghostly fog...
Fireworks will light up Withernsea seafront on Friday night as the finale to a major community event centred on coastal safety. The display, at 6.45pm, will bring Cllr Kristina Richardson’s Coastal Community Safety event to a close following an afternoon of...
by Sam Hawcroft It is “only a matter of time” before someone is seriously injured by dangerous e-scooter riding in Withernsea, a town councillor has warned. Cllr Jon Dimberline spoke out as Humberside Police launched a forcewide campaign urging parents to think...
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...
by John Prince Figures have revealed that the work done by volunteers at Hornsea First Aid Centre could have helped to avoid almost £135,000 in NHS treatment costs in 2025. The charity, which was established in 2018, provides free first aid to residents and visitors...
by John Prince Proposals to breathe new life into an underused area of Hall Garth Park in Hornsea have taken a step forward, with councillors agreeing to commission initial designs and investigate grant funding for the scheme. Hornsea Town Council has approved a...
