East Riding Council has announced a significant investment at East Riding Leisure South Holderness in Preston. Some improvements have already been carried out, and now there are plans to go still further. For the first time, the swimming pool is now open and available...
by Ray Duffill Another public meeting has been called by the Going Underground group campaigning against the deployment of up to 500 utility poles by MS3 Networks across Hedon and Preston South. The meeting, at Hedon Town Hall at 6pm on Thursday, October 5, will have...
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has chaired a meeting between MS3, the company installing telegraph poles in Hedon and Preston, Cllr Steve Gallant and East Riding Council to try to find a solution for residents. After a meeting that saw a forthright exchange...
by Ray Duffill The Young Photographer of the Year competition took place at the Preston Show this year – but the winner’s shield was not awarded because there were not enough young competitors taking part. However, Hedon Viewfinders, the photography competition...
by Ray Duffill and Rebecca Hannant Residents across Hedon and Preston South are continuing to fight plans for hundreds of telegraph poles which are set to be installed across the area from next week. A campaign group, Hedon Says No to MS3 Telegraph Poles, has been set...
Some of the remarkable women with connections to Withernsea will be celebrated at a special event this weekend. Local historians Darrin Stevens and Godfrey Holmes have joined forces for Violet Day at St Nicholas Church on Saturday, October 10, highlighting women who...
A councillor has urged East Riding Council to consider what families could lose if Hedon Family Hub closes and its services move to other community venues. Mid Holderness ward councillor Samantha Christon-Whyte has called on cabinet members to visit the former...
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 The clock is ticking for customers at a jeweller’s shop in Hornsea, which has launched a competition to raise money to help support a nursery that was vandalised earlier this year. An outdoor play area and a shed were damaged at Hornsea Nursery School...
by John Prince Two sixth-form students are organising a pub quiz to help fund a volunteering trip to Kenya, where they hope to make a difference to children's lives and gain a new perspective on their own. Freya Grubb and Chloe Bennett from Hornsea School and...
by John Prince Social care is once again at the centre of the political debate – and for families across the East Riding, the outcome could have a very real impact on how much a loved one may be expected to pay towards their own care, and how much of their savings and...
