The news of the end of the road for Withernsea’s long-running pier project broke late last Friday afternoon. It was perhaps a strange time to release the news, but, because it was a big deal for Withernsea, to say the least, we put it out pretty much there and then....
When we returned to the office on Tuesday after the bank holiday weekend, a message popped up on my colleague Zoe’s computer. “A break point has been reached,” it said. “We know how you feel,” we replied. Bank holidays are great at the time, but they don’t half cause...
So, will you be watching the Coronation? I ask because it seems fair to say that Royal fever hasn’t quite gripped the nation in the same way as the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, or the funeral for her late Majesty last autumn. The mood does seem to have...
I think I’ll need a lie-down after this paper goes to press. It’s been an especially tough one to produce as, for the past 10 days, we’ve been trying to pull together an election preview to give readers as much information as possible ahead of the council polls on...
Of late, I have been sticking to my plan to go for regular walks. Some might think I’ve taken a bang to the head as I’ve been getting up super-early to go on a three-mile route before work – and those who know me know that mornings have never really been my thing....
I hope you had a good Easter! I’m really sorry to bang on about football again, but seeing as my long weekend was bookended by two Hull City matches – the first being one of the most bonkers away days I’ve ever been on – I feel duty-bound to recount the experience. I...
It was fun to visit Withernsea Golf Club last week for the Q&A session with Hull City stars Lewie Coyle and Jacob Greaves. The event was impressively well-attended – especially by local youngsters, many of whom were wearing the black-and-amber. There’s no doubt...
I usually try to at least walk around the block when I pop out for a sandwich, as I am making a concerted effort to be a bit healthier. The other day – a sunny, breezy afternoon – I was walking down Pier Road towards Withernsea’s prom and spotted the Gazette’s...
I went to my first Hull City away match since August 2021 last Saturday. Having decided I was sorely missing the terrace experience (I’m in the press box at home matches), I just bought a ticket on a whim and went on my own little adventure, driving to Coventry and...
I’m relatively short of space again this week but I just wanted to write a brief tribute to one of my greatest friends, who died last week. Mick McGarry was a living legend – and that was official, as the Hull Daily Mail once included him on its list of local icons –...
EXCLUSIVE by John Prince It was a day to remember for a charity fundraiser who got a huge surprise last weekend, as a convoy of 15 tractors rolled into town to give him a big thank you for his hard work. For the past decade, 89-year-old Paul Harper from...
by John Prince Hornsea Inshore Rescue has cancelled its annual New Year’s Day swim for good because of safety concerns following this year’s tragedies along the coast. They've said that after much thought and careful consideration, they have made the difficult...
by John Prince Gritter drivers across the East Riding have received specialist CPR and defibrillator training - with hopes that the life-saving devices could eventually be carried on winter maintenance vehicles. Hornsea town councillor Kev Nicholson, who works as a...
by John Prince There were tears, memories and hopes for the future as Skirlington Market near Skipsea held its final day of trading at the weekend, ending 40 years at its familiar home. Generations have spent their weekends browsing the stalls, hunting for bargains...
by Gazette Reporter More than 200 students at Hornsea School and Language College learned how to save a life when Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) volunteers visited as part of this year’s Restart a Heart Day. Four YAS volunteers attended the school, teaching CPR...
by Gazette Reporter Households are set to receive a £100 winter energy payment, motorists will benefit from an extended fuel duty freeze and thousands more small businesses will escape business rates under a Budget aimed at easing the cost of living. Chancellor John...
