One of Hull’s best-known nightspots is to provide the backdrop for a new drama coming to Hull Truck Theatre next year. Spiders, written by and starring Hull-born Martha Godber, is inspired by the city’s iconic alternative nightclub and will run in the Godber Studio...
By Tim Nuttall Attendees at Withernsea Methodist Church’s latest Food, Friendship and Fun session were treated to another reunion performance by Ivan Sindall, Kath Speck and Joe Speck, former members of local rock ’n’ roll band the Oldsmobiles. Formed in the early...
by Zoë Broom It is one of those musicals where you might think you know exactly what you are going to get, a little red-haired orphan, a billionaire, a rather badly behaved dog and, of course, Tomorrow. But more than 45 years after Annie first arrived on Broadway,...
by Sam Hawcroft It might be called Waitress, but this is one musical that serves up rather more than its sugary exterior initially suggests. Funny, warm, occasionally rather raunchy and, when it needs to be, genuinely moving, the hit Broadway musical received a...
by Zoë Broom Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, presents Boublil and Schönberg’s Miss Saigon, now playing at Hull New Theatre as part of its major UK tour. The 2025–26 tour principal cast stars Seann Miley Moore as The Engineer, Julianne Pundan...
The Bank of England has raised its base rate from 3.75 per cent to 4 per cent, the first increase in more than three years, as the conflict in the Middle East pushes up energy prices. Eight members of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee backed the widely expected...
by John Prince Proposals to breathe new life into an underused area of Hall Garth Park in Hornsea have taken a step forward, with councillors agreeing to commission initial designs and investigate grant funding for the scheme. Hornsea Town Council has approved a...
by John Prince The fireworks will be on at Hall Garth Park in Hornsea this Friday, November 6, as the popular annual event returns with free entertainment for the family. It will get under way at around 4.30pm, with hot food, drinks and fairground rides available...
by John Prince The value of protecting coastal communities from the advancing sea – and what could be lost if that protection disappears – is being examined as part of a £15 million project along the Holderness coast. Residents have been taking part in workshops...
by John Prince Figures have revealed that the work done by volunteers at Hornsea First Aid Centre could have helped to avoid almost £135,000 in NHS treatment costs in 2025. The charity, which was established in 2018, provides free first aid to residents and visitors...
The Bank of England has raised its base rate from 3.75 per cent to 4 per cent, the first increase in more than three years, as the conflict in the Middle East pushes up energy prices. Eight members of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee backed the widely expected...
