Withernsea
Who should win this year’s Withernsea town award?
Nominations are now open for the Withernsea Town Award 2025. The town council is inviting residents to put forward names of individuals or businesses who ...
Church to be at heart of VE Day commemorations
by Rebecca Hannant The Friends of St Nicholas Church, Withernsea Churches Together and the Withernsea branch of the Royal British Legion are gearing up to ...
Beach huts plan to revitalise seafront
by Rebecca Hannant People are being invited to have their say on plans to install beach huts and small business kiosks on Withernsea’s promenade and ...
Community art group to stage workshops and fossil hunts
A Withernsea community arts initiative will be running free art workshops and fossil hunts from April to August. Seaside Arts Space’s first workshop will be ...
Dean Wilson’s new book takes inspiration from epic poets
Poet Dean Wilson is preparing to launch a new book and accompanying audiobook in May. An Uncharacteristically Lengthy Poem About Interpretive Dance is Dean’s take ...
Sculptures celebrate Tolkien’s literacy legacy in East Yorkshire
East Yorkshire is set to enchant fans of J R R Tolkien this spring when sculptures celebrating the area’s influence on the fantasy author’s early ...
Devolution deal ‘offers hope to struggling communities’
by Angus Young Efforts to boost Withernsea’s economy could be ramped up under the new combined authority for Hull and East Yorkshire. Nearly £470,000 of ...
Lighthouse inundated with cards for Kim
by Rebecca Hannant Withernsea Lighthouse has been inundated with cards after putting calls out to celebrate former owner Kim Kendall’s birthday. On March 31, Kim ...
MP helps clean graves of the fallen
Commonwealth war graves volunteer Darren England has teamed up with Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart to clean up headstones at England Hill Cemetery, Withernsea. ...
Home tracking device provides key data amid North Sea shipping disaster
by Sam Hawcroft A Withernsea man has spoken about how his home-built marine tracking station became a vital source of real-time information during the dramatic ...