Light show extravaganza comes to the coast
A spectacular light show will be coming to the Yorkshire coast this month. The four-night event, funded by Yorkshire Coast BID, will see multiple laser-beam shows performed in a sequence at some of the most recognisable landmarks and lighthouses. The shows will be...
Alba completes latest ‘amazing’ adventure
By Rebecca Hannant An eight-year-old girl has completed her biggest challenge yet, walking 150 miles from Redcar to Spurn Point in eight days. Keen mental health fundraiser and campaigner Alba Stogden, from Pontefract, embarked on her latest journey on September 12 to...
Local studies website relaunched
Members of Skeals (Spurn, Kilnsea and Easington Local Studies Group) have have been working hard to update and improve their website. The site has now been brought up- to-date and improved with features highlighting the history of the local area. It also includes...
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 and dramatic landscapes. Although Timmy became a household name in the 1980s, presenting the hit children’s...
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 of “photoposts”. The scheme, supported by the University of Hull’s Energy and Environment Institute, seeks...
