Withernsea lifeboat station’s team had the chance to say thank you in person to a local woman who collected £200 for the charity at the funeral of her late husband. Peter Brannan, an adopted son of Withernsea who died recently aged 87, had moved to the town with his...
By Sam Hawcroft Organisers of Withernsea’s first-ever Blue Light Weekend have been hailed for “knocking it out of the park” as thousands packed the South Promenade for two days of events, the likes of which the town had never before seen. After weeks of poor weather,...
by Rebecca Hannant The annual Withernsea Carnival will return this weekend, boasting nine days of free events for the whole family to enjoy. On Saturday, August 19, Withernsea Carnival will get under way a range of music and entertainment across various venues...
by Sam Hawcroft After months of intense planning, the hugely anticipated inaugural Blue Light Weekend is taking place this weekend. At the heart of the event, which was the vision of the late Withernsea RNLI operations manager Steve Medcalf, remains its mission to...
East Riding Council is to put the dangers of loan sharks in the spotlight at Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend. The council’s Your Money team and staff from the Shores Centre in the town will be on hand at the Blue Door Café on August 12-13, offering confidential...
by Rebecca Hannant St Patrick's Church in Patrington has launched a £100,000 campaign to restore its historic church bells. Dating to the 13th century and completed in the 14th, the Grade I listed church – known as the Queen of Holderness – is notable for its...
A third man has been arrested following the deaths of two teenagers at a holiday park in north Holderness. Cherish Bean, 15, and Ethan Slater, 17, from Sheffield, were found dead inside a rental property at Little Eden Holiday Park, south of Bridlington, on Wednesday,...
Two teenagers who died at an East Yorkshire holiday park have been named by their families as 15-year-old Cherish Bean and 17-year-old Ethan Slater. The pair were found dead inside a rental property at Little Eden Holiday Park, south of Bridlington, on Wednesday,...
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...
by Sam Hawcroft Ten-time women’s world darts champion Trina Gulliver will take on players at a Keyingham pub next month, with organisers hoping her visit will encourage more women to take up the sport. The Ship Inn will host the exhibition on Saturday, October 3, at...
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...
