by Sam Hawcroft Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has requested a meeting with the managing director of East Yorkshire Buses amid fears the Withernsea depot is to close. A couple of weeks ago the company said it was still assessing the “appropriate next steps”...
By Rebecca Hannant Bus stops, street signs and postboxes across our region have been decked out with bunting and innovative crochet creations to mark the King’s Coronation this Saturday. In Withernsea, resident and keen crocheter Jean Carter has created six postbox...
by Terry Bearpark A South Holderness family is hoping to double the proceeds of a charity tractor run held last Sunday. It was the third run organised by Kathryn Townsley, her sister Helen Smith, brother-in-law Glen Smith, cousins Angela and Graham Conner and Graham’s...
By Rebecca Hannant The Withernsea Carnival Committee is calling for donations and sponsorships ahead of this year’s event. The volunteer-led community group aims to provide free activities to the children, residents and visitors of the resort during the school...
By Rebecca Hannant The family of a “well-respected” grassroots football coach have launched an appeal over plans to rename the Hull Road playing fields after the King ahead of the Coronation. Withernsea Town Council has unveiled plans to celebrate the crowning of the...
by Rebecca Hannant A fundraiser has been launched to restore a bench made from parts of a historic battleship. Military historian Darren England, of Withernsea, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to repair the bench, which incorporates teak taken from HMS Valiant....
by John Prince A lively array of tartan, kilts and tam o’ shanters were on show for a night of dancing in celebration of the Scottish poet Robert Burns. The Burns Night ceilidh held at Hornsea Methodist Church on Monday night attracted keen participants of all ages,...
PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY JOHN PRINCE An old nuclear monitoring post perched on the edge of the eroding cliffs near Tunstall has finally fallen down, following days of national attention focused on its precarious position. The former Cold War-era structure fell at some...
by John Prince A village church that has welcomed worshippers for more than 100 years is to close. Leven Methodist Church in East Street was opened in 1892, replacing the original 1816 chapel on the same site. At one point, Leven had two different chapels in East...
Blue Light Weekend has been named among the finalists for a major tourism award after a record-breaking number of entries from across Hull and East Yorkshire. The annual Withernsea event is in the running for Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year at the 2026 Remarkable...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 38-year-old motorcyclist died in a collision near Burton Pidsea. The single-vehicle crash happened in Fieldend Lane, Elstronwick, shortly after 3pm on Friday, August 28. A dark-coloured Suzuki motorcycle was travelling...
