Just another day in the office…
One of the things that makes our job working on the Gazette is the people we encounter day to day. There was one chap who gave me a bit of a fright, and then even more of a laugh, the other day. He’d come in with his little digital camera on which he had some photos...
‘I want to give something back to my home town’
Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend is set to attract dozens of emergency services representatives to the resort this August – but for John O’Brien, it will be an especially poignant homecoming. By Sam Hawcroft John, who is now an instructor at the Royal Navy’s...
Lifeboat trio rewarded for bravery
Three members of Hornsea Inshore Rescue have been awarded the Royal Humane Society’s bronze medals for bravery shown when carrying out a very difficult rescue in severe conditions earlier this year. Leading coxswain Karl Shannon and crew Shona Richards and Carl...
Withstock gets resort rocking
by Terry Bearpark A few showers did nothing to dampen the spirits of hundreds of visitors to Withernsea’s Valley Gardens at the weekend for Withstock, a free two-day festival for all the family. Two days of entertainment for all tastes of music attracted large numbers...
