by Rebecca Hannant Members of the Withernsea Pier and Promenade Association are appealing for people to get in touch as donated funds are redistributed. Following the announcement that the group was being wound up, Rachel Larsen of the WPPA is contacting 600 people...
Withernsea Ladies’ Choir is celebrating its 95th anniversary with three concerts in the coming month. One current member was around at the choir’s inception – but she was not quite capable of singing, according to fellow singer Lynn Massey-Davis. The choir, which...
The Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust’s Recovery and Wellbeing College has teamed up with Mental Health Mates to host friendly and inclusive “wellbeing walks” in Hornsea and Withernsea next month. The aim of the walks is to encourage more people to get out and...
by Rebecca Hannant The Withernsea Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club has celebrated its second birthday with a trip to Eden Camp. The club traces its origins back to May 2021, when it held its first event with great success. In total 15 members from Withernsea...
by Rebecca Hannant The new vicar of Withernsea has told how he feels at home in the town after moving there just four weeks ago. On May 22, Rev Clive Hall was introduced to worshippers in a service licensed by the Bishop of Hull, Eleanor Sanderson. The service was...
The captain of a cargo ship has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following a fatal collision between two vessels off the coast of Withernsea last year. Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, Russia, was convicted on Monday, February 2,...
A major conservation project protecting one of the UK’s most successful little tern colonies near Spurn has secured £94,000 in funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Beacon Ponds little tern project will now be safeguarded through the 2026 to 2028...
Motorists using the new Humber Bridge tolls system will still be able to pay online from today - Monday, February 2 - but the launch of the new payment app has been delayed because of technical issues. Bridge bosses confirmed that while the new Humber Bridge Toll had...
An 81-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving after a motorcyclist died in a collision near Ganstead. Police were called to Longdales Lane at about 9.15am on Wednesday, September 9, following reports of a collision involving a...
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 Sam Hawcroft A Hedon florist who helped save Thorngumbald Young Farmers’ Club from closure has been shortlisted for a national award. Katie Acey, who runs Floral Curiosity in Hedon, is one of five finalists for the Heart of YFC Award at the National Federation of...
