More than 3,000 pupils across 18 secondary schools in the East Riding have received their GCSE results. Councillor Victoria Aitken, cabinet member for children, families, and education, said: "Congratulations to all of our pupils who received their GCSE results today....
by Terry Bearpark Withernsea’s 100th anniversary carnival got off to a great start on Saturday as hundreds of spectators lined the streets to watch the parade. Starting from the high school and led by the lifeboat and crew, it made its way along Hull Road, Arthur...
by Tim Nuttall Withernsea Methodist Church’s popular Food, Friendship and Fun event returns next Thursday, August 29, with entertainment courtesy of local folk collective, Morning Dew. The five-piece band, featuring Andrew Wells (guitar and vocals), Eric Godfrey (bass...
By Sam Hawcroft It was the word on most people’s lips at various points across the weekend. “Wow!” Thousands of people packed Withernsea’s South Promenade on August 10-11 for the second annual Blue Light Weekend, which the organisers had billed as “double” the size of...
by Tim Nuttall The members of a popular youth music group are inviting the community to join them for a fundraising concert in support of a charity that provides various clubs and activities for young people in Withernsea. Under the banner of Withernsea Youth Action,...
By John Prince Displays featuring seascapes made out of wool and wood have been put up on Hornsea seafront. They’re to support the upcoming Open Gardens event in the town to raise funds for the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI). The displays at the NCI station...
By John Prince For Nicky Dixon, a guide dog is not a luxury, it is her independence, her safety and her dignity. And on one snowy winter day, the reason her son Sam survived a medical episode as a baby. Through her adult life, Nicky, from Hornsea, who has been blind...
by Sam Hawcroft New Withernsea mayor Kristina Richardson has chaired her first annual parish meeting, as community groups from across the town gave updates on their work over the past year. The meeting, held at the Meridian Centre on Wednesday, May 27, heard from a...
by John Prince After eight months and 411 miles, Hornsea’s marathon man Mark Williamson has finally completed his epic fundraising challenge. In January, Mark set out to run six ultra marathons in a year to mark 50 years of CM Allott and Son Funeral Directors in...
Withernsea mayor Kristina Richardson is looking for 99 people to join her in what she admits may be her “wildest challenge yet” – walking barefoot over hot coals to raise money for new lifesaving equipment on the prom. Cllr Richardson will lead a firewalk as part of...
by John Prince A group of volunteers who aim to improve the visual appeal, environment and community wellbeing in Hornsea has won a string of awards at the town’s annual horticultural show. The show, which is now in its eighth year, was held at St Nicholas Church...
