by Sam Hawcroft A Withernsea volunteer is preparing to take on what could be his toughest challenge yet – staying silent for nine hours. Simon Skelton, 34, will hold a sponsored silence outside Poundstretcher, near the entrance to Aldi, on Saturday, August 1, to raise...
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...
By John Prince The charity that has been working to fit a security camera on Withernsea seafront that could potentially save lives in the future has confirmed that it is on to the next stage of the process. The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) in Hornsea has...
Coastguard Rescue Officers in Withernsea, Hornsea and across the country have won a reprieve after the Government abandoned plans to end their payments from September. Transport minister Keir Mather confirmed in a statement to Parliament on Thursday, July 16, that the...
by Sam Hawcroft Hedon Museum has marked a major milestone as volunteers, supporters and local dignitaries came together to celebrate 30 years since it first opened to the public. The museum, tucked behind Hedon Town Hall off Watmough’s Arcade, opened on September 28,...
by John Prince Hornsea Town Council has agreed increases of up to 30 per cent in town hall room hire and wedding charges after hearing that some bookings are costing the authority money. Councillors backed recommendations from the council’s finance committee following...
by John Prince The Hornsea and East Riding Speech and Drama Festival has been revived this year, attracting more than 50 entrants from up and down the east coast. Last held in 2011, the festival is to encourage young people and adults to perform in public and in front...
A vicar whose journey to Holderness began on the other side of the world is to be thanked for his ministry this weekend. A celebration for Rev Alisdair Laird will be held at St Patrick’s Church, Patrington, on Saturday, October 17, as he prepares to retire. Rev Laird,...
by John Prince The warning on the posters for the Fairly Useless Theatre Company’s production of the adult pantomime Sinderz was probably enough to keep some people away from the opening night last weekend – yet the show in its various forms has proved be a huge hit...
by Sam Hawcroft Seventeen local darts players had the chance to take on 10-time world champion Trina Gulliver when she visited the Ship Inn in Keyingham for a special exhibition night. The pub hailed the event on Saturday, October 3, as a great success, with...
