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Family-run business and Withernsea community favourite Tower Garage looks to the future as its current owners retire

The Gazette spoke to the pair about their retirement, memories, and changes of the garage after owning it for over two decades. In September 2000, they started it as a family business along with their son Matthew and daughter Laura. Initially, the Tower Garage was run as a petrol, vehicle servicing, repairs, and MOT station. However, in 2008 despite the difficult decision to cease retailing fuel, the opportunity arose to become part of the Bosch Car Service Network. The Bosch...

Preston traffic ‘Rat Runs’ protest

A PROTEST against rat-running traffic took place at ‘rush hour’ in Preston last week on Thursday September 16. Up to 30-40 residents formed a protest group on the narrow pathways adjacent to Kirk Road on Thursday. Held during the two hours of ‘rush hour’ the protest highlighted the misuse of Kirk Road. The road connects Main Street with Rectory Lane but is an access only route. However, the access-only rule is widely ignored. A Preston parish councillor said that in his own personal observations, up to 50 vehicles had used the road in a previous rush hour. However, on the teatime of the protest misuse of the road was largely deterred. Whilst Kirk Road was the focus of the protest, it was part...

Keyingham man thanks community for support of artistic endeavours

TEN months after a remembrance-themed display captured the imagination of villagers in Keyingham, the man behind its creation - and a growing number of subsequent follow-up displays - has shared his thanks for the support shown by the local community. Eagle-eyed residents, and even those who are simply passing through, can’t have failed to notice the succession of carefully crafted silhouettes of various figures that have appeared in prominent locations around the village in recent weeks. The latest figure, a depiction of a young boy...

Perfect away day start for Patrington

AFTER a good pre-season which saw friendlies against today’s opponents, Cottingham Rangers and Thorngumbald Barons, it was time to get back to business in this group 5 clash. Some new recruits have strengthened Turnbull and McBride’s squad for the 2021/2022 season, and with training sessions beingvery good of late, you can feel the excitement of a new chapter just beginning. We welcome Archie, and Bob who have joined from a local side, Oliver has stepped up to the playing team and with the pacey Harvey resigning for the red and blacks we looked to be in good shape. A strong squad named for the trip to St. Andrews, we started with Will between the sticks, last season’s double trophy winner Mason and...

LONELY GOATS

SATURDAY saw the Lonely Goats head to the Cleveland Way to take on the Hardmoors 60 event. This event starts at Guisborough and finishes in Filey, along the coastline for the majority of the run passing through Saltburn, Sandsend, Runswick Bay, Whitby, Ravenscar, Scarborough and Filey. This run covers over 8000ft of elevation with a time limit of 18 hours with several cut off points along the route. Abbie Morgan, Jason McCoubrey and Anna Jebson met running buddies Sean Higgins and Chris Jackson in Guisborough and went through kit check and collected their numbers and trackers. They left Guisborough at 8am, heading to High Cliff Nab and taking on the Teeslink Climb before heading to the coastline at Saltburn. Saltburn was the first place they met their support crews and...

Easington’s spirit gives Foster hope

DESPITE seeing his side slip to a fourth defeat in as many league games, Craig Foster remains remarkably upbeat ahead of this week’s ‘basement battle’ at home to Blackburn Athletic. For some weeks now, the Eastenders boss has resigned himself to ‘hoping for the best but preparing for the worst’ when it comes to personnel choices and, as things stand, he will probably not see anything like his first choice eleven take to the field this side of Christmas. That said Foster has been hugely impressed by the attitude and spirit of those who have donned a shirt during the troubled start. ‘I can’t fault them’, he said in the immediate wake of Saturday’s cruel loss to Chaos United. Having just seen his team beaten by the last kick of the game...