by Rebecca Hannant The annual England Hill Tractor Run will return later this month. In recent years a group of fundraisers have raised money for Marie Curie by hosting their own tractor run which sees tractors from near and far travel around the Withernsea area. The...
By Ray Duffill Rev Philip West’s second pilgrimage walk is taking place between the churches at Patrington, Hollym, Withernsea, Tunstall and Roos on the weekend of April 22 and 23. The walk is inspired by pilgrimage routes from across the world, and follows a...
A retirement party has been held for Janet Blyth at the Stags Head Inn, Lelley. Janet has retired from Frank Hill & Son’s Patrington office after 42 years. Janet was employed as a cashier/bookkeeper in 1981 and over the years she has attended many of the farm and...
by Rebecca Hannant A Patrington man has completed a 100-mile hike for charity. To raise money for Mind, Tom Massey-Davis, who has autism, completed the epic walk supported by friends and family back home. He said: “After being given a week off work I was struggling to...
by Rebecca Hannant Friends and family have paid tribute to a retired pub owner who was “like a mum to the community”. Marlene Wicks, formerly of West Yorkshire, and her husband Dennis acquired the Burns Head in Patrington Haven in 1989 and built a legacy of...
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...
Withernsea mayor Kristina Richardson is looking for 99 people to join her in what she admits may be her “wildest challenge yet” – walking barefoot over hot coals to raise money for new lifesaving equipment on the prom. Cllr Richardson will lead a firewalk as part of...
A Withernsea businessman has been appointed to lead the board overseeing a £19.6 million regeneration programme, as its boundary expands to include the whole town and Rimswell parish. Howard Gant, who also chairs Withernsea AFC, has taken over from interim chairman...
by John Prince East Riding Council has said that a new path connecting Seaton with Hornsea that took 20 years to build after it was first proposed, faced funding hurdles before work started on it earlier this year. The path was pushed for by Seaton Parish Council who...
Reform UK has dismissed as “baseless” a complaint that Hull and East Yorkshire mayor Luke Campbell showed naked photographs of himself to a female member of staff. A party spokesman said: “Luke firmly denies the allegations. They come from a disgruntled employee...
