Author: holdernessgazette
Region to honour heroes of D-Day
by Gazette Reporters Beacons are being lit across our region and the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings – the Allied ...
Exhibition to ‘bring home grim reality of war’
by Ray Duffill Hedon Museum is staging a special exhibition at St Augustine’s Church to coincide with the town’s D-Day commemorations. The exhibition, starting on ...
Trail of 6ft rats to honour guitar legend Ronson
by Rebecca Hannant First, there were the toads, the moths, and then the puffins – now 6ft rats are set to be released across East ...
National competition success for Sea Cadet
by Tim Nuttall A teenager from Burton Pidsea is celebrating after helping her detachment achieve first place for Drill and Inspection at the Sea Cadets’ ...
Strong all-round performance secures second win of the season
Ashley McKinley’s Patrington Cricket Club first team picked up just their second win of 2024 in what was one of their strongest performances in the ...
New mayor takes part in first official event
by Ray Duffill The election of the 677th mayor of Hedon took place on Thursday, May 23. Following his formal election and having been invested ...
Pair invited to RNLI party at palace
A mother and daughter from Withernsea were among the guests at a Buckingham Palace garden party to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. Marie ...
Church gives thanks for new bell
by Sam Hawcroft The bell at St Matthew’s Church in Withernsea is chiming once more, for the first time in two and a half years. ...
Carnival team launches Battle of the Bands contest to raise funds for 2025
The organisers of Hornsea Carnival have launched a Battle of the Bands competition later this summer in a bid to raise funds for the 2025 ...