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£2.7m scheme to help reduce flooding at Hornsea Mere
By Rebecca Hannant A £2.7m flood reduction and water improvement project will be carried out at Hornsea Mere. After Hornsea homes and businesses have suffered ...
TV’s Timmy Mallett stops off in region during round-Britain challenge
by Rebecca Hannant TV presenter Timmy Mallett stopped off in our region during his mammoth round-Britain cycling challenge – and spoke of its welcoming people ...
How ‘smartphone scientists’ can help monitor coastal erosion
By Rebecca Hannant East Riding Council has officially launched its Active Beacon project, inviting people to explore the coast and take pictures using a series ...
Fun for all the family at entertainment-packed Preston Show
By Ray Duffill Preston Village Community Group will present the Preston Show and Family Fun Day next month. This will be the sixth year that ...
Churches to host electronic music experience
A series of electronic music concerts celebrating the natural world is being staged in churches across Holderness. The Electro-acoustic Ensemble – which comprises musicians Nigel ...
Local historians to celebrate centenary of wind power innovation
By Rebecca Hannant A formerly popular Spurn favourite, the land bogie, is set to make a rare appearance at the Spurn Discovery Centre. Since its ...
Just put your plastic rubbish in the bin, urges round-the-coast runner
by Rebecca Hannant A London man who set himself a challenge to run around the country’s coastal paths to raise awareness of plastic waste has ...
Plans for asphalt plant near Brandesburton deferred by councillors
By Rebecca Hannant Plans for an asphalt plant near Brandesburton have been deferred following a backlash from nearby residents who are concerned about the impact ...
Students take the High Ground at Battle of the Bands
By Rebecca Hannant A student band at Holderness Academy has won this year’s East Riding Battle of the Bands competition. For this year’s competition, 12 ...
Withernsea High School musical production hits the right notes
By Terry Bearpark Withernsea High School’s latest musical production finally took to the stage this week, after being delayed by almost 17 months due to ...