An international consortium has signed an agreement to explore a major new clean energy project in the Humber, following the Government’s recent announcement of support for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The proposal includes two key elements for the Saltend area: a...
by Angus Young Arable farmers in Holderness who supply a bioethanol plant on their doorstep are facing an uncertain future after being told it could shut within days. Saltend-based Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest producer of bioethanol, says it cannot compete with...
by Angus Young A long-standing company based at Saltend Chemicals Park has mothballed its factory there. Norwegian chemical firm Yara first opened an ammonia manufacturing plant at the site in 1989. Since then, ammonia produced at the facility has been regularly...
by Angus Young A new push to place the Humber at the forefront of the UK’s decarbonisation agenda could bring significant investment and new jobs to Holderness. Published just ahead of last month’s Budget, the Humber Energy Board’s Delivering the Vision report...
THE H2H Saltend project has been granted planning permission by East Riding Council, strengthening its case in forthcoming government competitions. Equinor’s H2H Saltend is a 600-megawatt low-carbon hydrogen production plant with carbon capture, one of the first of...
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...
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 Half an acre of prime land right on Hornsea seafront could be developed as a new leisure attraction after East Riding Council put part of Grainger’s Field up for lease. The council is inviting businesses and investors to come forward with proposals for...
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...
