by Rebecca Hannant Withernsea’s annual Christmas lights switch-on will go ahead this weekend with a new lighting display. The future of the town’s festive lights was secured thanks to a £50,000 donation from Withernsea Big Local, after the town council had previously...
By Rebecca Hannant Members of the Withernsea Tennis Association have launched ambitious plans to revamp three tennis courts in the town. The tennis courts at the bottom of Lascelles Avenue have been in steady decline since they were last used in the 1990s. The...
A shop in Withernsea has handed over a cheque for more than £1,800 to the RNLI. The Original Factory Shop in Queen Street has been a big supporter of the lifeboat charity for many years, and its latest fundraising drive began after vandals threw a large rock through...
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart is encouraging businesses to apply for personalised support from East Riding Council to help them grow and thrive. He says many businesses may not know that they have access to “first-class” business support from East Riding...
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has written to the NHS to call for improvements in the use of space in Withernsea Community Hospital. During his recent visit to the hospital Mr Stuart, together with councillors Lyn Healing and Sean McMaster, recommended that...
by Sam Hawcroft More than 100 homes in Withernsea are still being powered by a generator after a series of electricity problems in an area close to a new housing development. Residents in The Glade, Carrs Meadow, have been affected, with a large generator now in place...
by Rebecca Hannant St Nicholas Church, Withernsea, is to host an event giving people the rare chance to purchase vintage Holderness postcards dating back to the 1900s. On Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29, collector Peter McCurdy will showcase his collection of...
Withernsea and Hornsea's branches of The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) will close down next month, store staff have confirmed. Both stores' final day of trading will be Saturday, April 4. It comes after the discount clothing and homeware chain entered insolvency...
A six-hour poetry marathon will take place at St Nicholas Church in Withernsea this weekend, featuring work by local poet Godfrey Holmes. The event, on Saturday, September 19, will see Godfrey read continuously from his own work, including poems that have previously...
by John Prince Members of the Hornsea District Lions Club have been celebrating after being presented with long-service awards for their commitment and dedication to helping others. Lions Clubs International is the largest non-political, non-sectarian volunteer...
by John Prince A former bank that had been neglected and left in a run-down state for the good part of 15 years has finally sold at auction. The old HSBC building on the corner of Bank Street and Newbegin in Hornsea went under the hammer a few weeks ago, and a final...
