Festival of words to feature author’s ‘adventure’
Well-known local author Val Wood will be taking to the road for an “adventure” next month – and she is inviting book lovers to join her. Between 9.45am and 3.45pm on Friday, March 21, she will be travelling on one of the region’s mobile libraries, making stops in...
Dramatic increase in coastal erosion ‘will leave towns isolated’
Some of the largest-ever losses of land have been recorded in the latest clifftop erosion survey along the Holderness coast. Last winter’s exceptional weather – which included 11 named storms and record rainfall – dramatically accelerated the rate of erosion in some...
Village’s toilets to close ‘for safety reasons’
Coastal erosion in Mappleton has forced East Riding Council to close the village’s public toilets months ahead of schedule and replace them with temporary facilities. The council said it needed to shut the clifftop public toilets in the Cliff Lane car park because...
Storm Babet forces Hulloween Steampunk Festival events indoors
Organisers of the Hulloween Steampunk Festival have said they will not let Storm Babet defeat them as they announced that this weekend’s daytime events will move indoors to Princes Quay. The festival promises a host of weird, wacky and wonderful experiences for all...
