by Rebecca Hannant A Roos woman has raised more than £1,000 after walking the Three Peaks Challenge. Laura Dovey said she was inspired to do the challenge after going on walks throughout the Covid lockdowns. Laura said: “I started walking just before Covid hit, for...
A Roos-based author has published a new novel set largely in Hull and Holderness. The Widening River is the second book by Hazel Hutchinson. Withernsea, Spurn and the village of Roos are the settings for key scenes in the novel, which also features locations in Hull,...
By Rebecca Hannant A 13-year-old boy from Roos is challenging himself to cover at least 50km on his horse while raising money for the Bone Cancer Research Trust. In a bid to raise money and awareness for the charity, keen rider Oliver Cullen has pledged to go on a...
An actress from Roos has landed her “dream role” in the musical Crazy for You at Hull New Theatre. The award-winning Hessle Theatre Company are about to perform their version of the hit Broadway musical that is packed with Gershwin showstoppers including I Got Rhythm,...
by Tim Nuttall The importance of learning CPR was demonstrated in dramatic fashion at Roos C of E Primary School when the quick-thinking actions of a clinical trainer helped to save the life of another visitor to the school. While on site to deliver first aid...
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 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...
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 Gritter drivers across the East Riding have received specialist CPR and defibrillator training - with hopes that the life-saving devices could eventually be carried on winter maintenance vehicles. Hornsea town councillor Kev Nicholson, who works as a...
Questions over why dozens of Hedon streets have been given 20mph limits prompted a debate at the town council’s latest public participation session. Councillors defended the scheme’s aim of reducing speed across the town, but acknowledged concerns about Acklam Road...
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea’s Christmas celebrations are set to spread across the town centre this year, with road closures, a festive market and the return of a real Christmas tree as part of an expanded Dickensian event. Mayor Cllr Kristina Richardson has outlined...
