A much-loved Halloween display is set to scare the people of Withernsea once again on Halloween. Known by friends as the Halloween Man, Pete Woods and his wife Caroline have transformed their house in Carrs Meadow into a fully kitted-out Halloween display for the...
by Rebecca Hannant Local leaders have outlined the next steps for the new £20 million Pride in Place funding. On Friday, October 24, Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart met with South East Holderness ward councillors Sean McMaster, Lyn Healing and Jon Dimberline,...
EXCLUSIVE by Rebecca Hannant The mystery of a missing Withernsea boy continues to baffle the town nearly 80 years on. On Tuesday, April 30, 1946, three-year-old Peter Greenwood was walking home to Princes Avenue after watching a film at the Cosy Cinema in Queen Street...
by Rebecca Hannant A new book documenting the 1927 Withernsea–Hull railway disaster is set to be released next month. After years of research, local historian and author Richard Jones has announced the publication of his latest title, Paragon ’27: The Hull Rail...
A man from Withernsea has been prosecuted in court for abandoning a car in the town. David Kelly, of North Promenade, left a blue Saab on the road in Young Street for more than four months after registering his vehicle with the DVLA as being off-road and letting its...
by Sam Hawcroft Three youngsters have raised enough money for three lifesaving throw-line stations through their Humberside Police Lifestyle project. Rosie, Summer and Lexi, whose team is called the Water Wardens, raised a final total of £2,044.53 during their...
By Sam Hawcroft Former pupils of Withernsea dance teacher Irene Lawson BEM are being asked to share their memories as part of the project marking her life with a blue plaque. A questionnaire has been launched by the Withernsea Riff Raff Heritage Project to build up a...
by John Prince A village church that has welcomed worshippers for more than 100 years is to close. Leven Methodist Church in East Street was opened in 1892, replacing the original 1816 chapel on the same site. At one point, Leven had two different chapels in East...
A vicar whose journey to Holderness began on the other side of the world is to be thanked for his ministry this weekend. A celebration for Rev Alisdair Laird will be held at St Patrick’s Church, Patrington, on Saturday, October 17, as he prepares to retire. Rev Laird,...
by John Prince Residents living in a small village between Hornsea and Withernsea are facing two weeks of traffic disruption, as motorists are being sent through it because of council roadworks. Withernwick, which has a population of just under 500 people, sits about...
Schools, sports teams and community groups supporting children and young people are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to £1,500 for projects. The Tesco Fruit and Veg Grants scheme supports projects that improve access to healthy food for children and young...
