THIS VIEW FROM A CAB OF A DIESEL TRAIN travelling the Withernsea to Hull route is a nostalgic delight! Taken in 1957 the whole journey is speeded up to take just over 4 minutes. Expect to see Hedon about 1:45 in – but don’t blink! This video was found on YouTube by Justin Macartney of … Continue reading »
HUMBERSIDE POLICE are warning anyone using off-road motorcycles or quad bikes on the disused railway line between Hull and Keyingham that they may face criminal proceedings. Police have received complaints in relation to youths using motorcycles and quad bikes on the track, particularly in the Hariff Lane area of Burstwick, and have stepped up high visibility … Continue reading »
SOME TWEETS from local Twitter people that caught our attention last week: Where am I ? http://yfrog.com/gzj8cncj— Humber_tv (@Humber_TV) April 16, 2011 On the campaign trail in Paull! Having some lovely chats with local residents (:— Adam Lonsdale (@adamlonsdale) April 16, 2011 Brain says get out of bed & get ready for t'campaign.Legs say no … Continue reading »
TWENTY TWO STREET PARTIES to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton have been planned in East Yorkshire according to the East Riding Council. The deadline for those wishing to organise a street party for the Friday 29th April, passed last Friday, and the Council has confirmed that it has received only … Continue reading »
A PRESTON BASED BUSINESSMAN is taking his family-run online retail website onto the high street by opening up a shop in Hull. Neil Shillito has been running Amazing Animal Accessories as an online business for five years. But now the online retailing business will open its first store on Holderness Road, Hull. The new shop … Continue reading »
A MEETING OF THE #HULLMEETUP is taking place in Hedon on Saturday 19th March at The Station, 1pm. The #Hullmeetup or “Tweetup” is a group of people from Hull and area who use Twitter – the real-time information network – to communicate, collect and share information. The group meets almost every month for a social … Continue reading »
ARE YOU A REGULAR TRAVELLER on the buses through to Hull in the morning? Have you sat on buses that are blatantly overcrowded, with standing room only? Have you experienced the routine of trying to read your newspaper, or catch up on lost sleep with 40 winks before you go to work, while dozens of … Continue reading »
HEDON MUSEUM HAS OPENED for the new season with an exhibition looking at Hull company Priestman. William Dent Priestman founded his first engineering firm in Hull in 1870, but it was only when he was asked to build a ‘winch and grab’ in an attempt to locate lost gold in a Spanish harbour, that he … Continue reading »
