by Tim Nuttall Residents of south-east Holderness are invited to contribute to a project aiming to tackle the impacts of coastal erosion in the East Riding. The Changing Coasts East Riding (CCER) initiative seeks to prepare communities for the challenges posed by the...
Towns and villages across the region have come together to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, with Withernsea, Hornsea and Hedon leading commemorative events, displays and celebrations. In Withernsea, shops and businesses have been dressing their windows in red,...
by Rebecca Hannant The new Withernsea Banking Hub will officially open its doors this week at its permanent location in Queen Street. The hub, now based at 134a Queen Street – in the unit formerly occupied by Trax Café, between Aldi and the post office – will be...
By Rebecca Hannant Communities across Holderness are preparing to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a series of commemorative events, services and celebrations. Victory in Europe Day, celebrated on May 8, marks the formal end of the Second World War in Europe...
by Tim Nuttall A book of poems written in remembrance of a RNLI volunteer who inspired the launch of Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend has been released to help raise funds for the event. Withernsea-based poet Richard Harries has written and compiled Beams of Blue Light...
EXCLUSIVE by Sam Hawcroft More than £2,400 raised in memory of Sarah Keeling and her daughter Grace has been presented to Withernsea RNLI during a poignant visit to the lifeboat station. Members of the Jammie Dodgers netball team and their families travelled from...
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea is preparing to welcome a runner at the end of an extraordinary 104-mile challenge inspired by his mother’s stage four lung cancer diagnosis. Tom Knifton-Smith, 30, will run from his home in Buxton, Derbyshire, to Withernsea – the town where...
Residents who have lost, or risk losing, their homes to the sea on the East Yorkshire coastline are to be given priority on a new affordable homes project The new homes form part of East Riding Council’s Changing Coasts East Riding project, built by Broadacres via its...
by John Prince After eight months and 411 miles, Hornsea’s marathon man Mark Williamson has finally completed his epic fundraising challenge. In January, Mark set out to run six ultra marathons in a year to mark 50 years of CM Allott and Son Funeral Directors in...
A man from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, has been prosecuted and ordered to pay £580 for abandoning a van in the village of Skirlaugh. Octavian Boncea of Frederick Street, Barnsley, left a silver/grey 2007 Renault Master...
by John Prince Members of the Hornsea District Lions Club have been celebrating after being presented with long-service awards for their commitment and dedication to helping others. Lions Clubs International is the largest non-political, non-sectarian volunteer...
