By Terry Bearpark Less fortunate residents in the Withernsea area enjoyed a slap-up Christmas dinner last Friday evening, thanks to a church and a bequest. St Matthew’s Church, in Hull Road, receives the rent from a piece of land at Smook Hill, between Hollym Road and...
By Terry Bearpark TEARS were shed, hugs exchanged and memories shared as hundreds of residents, family, friends and members of the emergency services joined together to pay their respects to a Withernsea lifeboatman who tragically lost his life recently. Steve...
By Terry Bearpark Traditionally, Father Christmas arrives in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Occasionally, he resorts to other means of transport – but on Tuesday evening he arrived in Withernsea driving a massive red recovery truck. The Withernsea Christmas Santa Truck...
By Rebecca Hannant Withernsea Town Council has donated food hampers to the Shores Community Pantry. On Friday, December 16, Withernsea Mayor Cllr Jacqui Blackburn and consort Cllr Ian Blackburn held a presentation during which they donated three hampers to the food...
By Sam Hawcroft Tributes have been pouring in from across Withernsea and the nationwide lifeboat community after the death of Withernsea RNLI operations manager Steve Medcalf. Steve, 52, died three weeks after a fire, caused by an electrical fault, tore through the...
The search for one remaining missing person off the coast at Withernsea has been stood down after a second day of operations, amid a major incident that has already claimed two lives. At 4pm on Saturday, January 3, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "After...
Driving snow and rapidly deteriorating weather conditions have swept across the seafront at Withernsea this morning, while emergency services remain in the area amid an ongoing search operation for one person missing in the sea. The severe conditions, with at least...
Two people have died and one other remains missing after a major search and rescue operation off the coast at Withernsea. Humberside Police confirmed late on Friday, January 2, that a second body had been recovered earlier in the evening. The circumstances are not...
by John Prince For the past decade, Paul Harper has quietly been raising tens of thousands of pounds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance by proudly displaying his handmade model tractors – a passion of his since being a young man. Usually found next to the Floral Hall in...
Withernsea's mayor has urged drivers to plan ahead and use town centre car parks as the Tour of Britain prepares to pass through the town tomorrow. Stage three of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men will start in Hull on Friday, September 4, before heading through...
Unsubstantiated claims that sewage is washing up on Hornsea beach are damaging the town’s economy and putting tourists off visiting the resort, councillors have warned. At the latest meeting of Hornsea Town Council, East Riding councillor Barbara Jefferson condemned...
