Author: holdernessgazette
Lifeboat’s first call-out of 2022 sees pair rescued from cliff
HORNSEA’S independent lifeboat, Spirit of Hornsea, had its first call-out of the new year on Sunday when it was tasked to rescue two people cut ...
Coastguard celebrates landmark birthday
TWO centuries of saving lives along the UK coast and at sea, as well as coordinating rescues for those in distress in international waters, is ...
Pier project progressing despite ’notoriously slow’ red tape
THE Withernsea Pier and Promenade Association has released a statement following the resignation of its chairman after lengthy delays to the pier project. The WPPA ...
Bring her home
A campaign has been launched to raise funds to bring home the Viola – the world’s oldest viable steam trawler – from her final berth in ...
‘The Quiet Disaster’: The story of the forgotten men of the St Finbarr
On Christmas Day, 1966, 12 of the 25-strong crew of the ‘supertrawler’ St Finbarr – commanded by courageous Hornsea skipper Tom Sawyer – died in ...