by Terry Bearpark Despite a rain shower in the morning on Sunday, the Withernsea Lighthouse annual garden party maintained its record of having fine weather, much to the relief of organisers. Throughout the afternoon there was a steady stream of visitors to support...
The 13th Walking East Yorkshire Festival is set to take place this September, with towns across our region hosting events. In Hornsea, a history walk will go from the seafront to Hornsea Museum, while Withernsea will have a walk setting off from the Lighthouse with a...
Withernsea's Blue Light Weekend is set to attract dozens of emergency services representatives to the resort this August – but for John O’Brien, it will be an especially poignant homecoming. By Sam Hawcroft John, who is now an instructor at the Royal Navy’s Defence...
by Terry Bearpark A few showers did nothing to dampen the spirits of hundreds of visitors to Withernsea’s Valley Gardens at the weekend for Withstock, a free two-day festival for all the family. Two days of entertainment for all tastes of music attracted large numbers...
by Sam Hawcroft Darren Hickey has been officially appointed lifeboat operations manager at RNLI Withernsea. Darren, who had been acting LOM since the death of his predecessor Steve Medcalf in December, joined RNLI Withernsea eight years ago as crew and has held many...
by John Prince Essential resurfacing work costing £250,000 is to start this week in Hornsea, which will close one of the main roads along the seafront for up to two months. The road surface on South Promenade has been in dire need of repair for some time. The...
The family of Easington man Malcolm Curtis say they have finally been given the closure they needed after his body was found eight months on from his disappearance. Humberside Police were alerted to the discovery of the body in a wooded area in the village on Sunday,...
Hull KR survived a late Brisbane Broncos comeback to be crowned World Club Challenge winners after a dramatic 30–24 victory at the MKM Stadium. After a packed pre-match build-up and the national anthems, Hull KR kicked off in front of a full house and immediately set...
Withernsea RNLI volunteers will feature in the latest episode of the documentary series Saving Lives at Sea. The episode, to be broadcast on BBC Two at 8pm on Tuesday, September, 15, follows the crew responding to reports of a person stranded at the base of a cliff...
by Angus Young Supporters of plans for the UK’s first hydrogen cluster around the Humber say it could be an economic gamechanger for the region. The proposed Humber Hydrogen network initially connecting five sites on either side of the estuary is being backed by four...
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...
