by Terry Bearpark The annual England Hill Tractor Run that took place last May has boosted the amount raised by a South Holderness family for the Marie Curie charity to more than £15,500. The popular run was organised by sisters Kathryn Townsley (now Ward) and Helen...
A scheme of footpath improvements is to be carried out in Withernsea, starting next week. East Riding Council is to invest £200,000 to upgrade the paths along the A1033 Queen Street, between Station Road and the mini-roundabout at the Tesco store. The project is due...
by Rebecca Hannant Organisers have revealed more details about next month’s Withernsea’s Dickensian Christmas event, which will be the town’s first of its kind. On Saturday, December 6, the event, organised by deputy mayor Kristina Richardson with the support of the...
Blue Light Weekend’s 2026 calendars are now on sale, with all proceeds supporting the organisation of next year’s event. Priced at £10, the calendars are available through the BLW website at bluelightweekend.com – with free delivery offered to people in the HU19 and...
Withernsea High School has sought to reassure parents following questions about new expectations regarding unnecessary physical contact between students. Behaviours such as pushing, tripping and play fighting were addressed with students in a whole-school assembly...
Sam Hawcroft reflects on her memories of the day that changed the world – and the generation now coming of age who have no memory of it… There are some moments in history when everyone old enough to remember them can tell you exactly where they were. For an earlier...
Hull City's Sorba Thomas has escaped unharmed after his car overturned near the club’s Cottingham training ground this morning. His grey Land Rover Defender was pictured on its roof, with broken windows, in Millhouse Woods Lane, a small side street close to the...
Blue Light Weekend has been named among the finalists for a major tourism award after a record-breaking number of entries from across Hull and East Yorkshire. The annual Withernsea event is in the running for Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year at the 2026 Remarkable...
by John Prince Every year, as part of the Alzheimer’s Society’s fundraising efforts, Memory Walks are held across the country, bringing together thousands of people to remember loved ones, support those living with dementia and raise money for vital services and...
by John Prince A couple from South America have visited the UK to meet a father and son who are living with the same rare birth condition. Seven-year-old Joshua Arnott and dad Mike from Hornsea both have arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) – or just...
by John Prince A retired midwife who was unable to walk after developing a condition that left her with severe numbness and loss of movement in the lower part of her body has completed her month-long charity walk, raising over £1,000. Rosie Bullard from Hornsea...
