Hundreds gathered on Sunday, 5 February at the ‘fishermen’s church’ in Hull for the 34th annual Lost Trawlermen’s Day service, reports Brian W Lavery. St John’s Newington – the ‘fishermen’s church’ – was packed for the 34th Lost Trawlermen’s Day…
East Hull Labour MP Karl Turner’s move to set up an annual national remembrance day for lost trawlermen looks certain to go ahead for 2023, reports Brian W Lavery. The MP told Fishing News that transport minister Robert Court spoke…
In Remembrance week, John Worrall looks back at the start of the hostilities in the North Sea following the outbreak of World War One and, in the third of an occasional series, remembers the crucially important role fishermen immediately took…
