East Riding councillors are to vote today on a motion for the authority to withdraw from talks with Nuclear Waste Services on siting a Geological Disposal Facility in the region. South East Holderness ward councillors Lyn Healing and Sean McMaster – backed by Beverley...
The leader of East Riding Council has said she has decided not to support proposals for underground nuclear waste storage in Holderness ahead of a vote on the issue by the full council next week. Last week, South East Holderness ward councillors Lyn Healing and Sean...
The third South East Holderness councillor has said she believes the whole community should have their say on proposals for underground nuclear waste storage in the region. Claire Holmes’s comments come after her two counterparts, Lyn Healing and Sean McMaster –...
by Rebecca Hannant Communities across Holderness are gearing up to have their say after the region was identified as a possible location for underground nuclear waste storage. Last Thursday, it was announced that Nuclear Waste Services was scoping opinion on a...
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has called for a local referendum on controversial proposals to site a nuclear waste storage facility in South Holderness. The region has been selected by Nuclear Waste Services because of its unique geology as a potential site...
A vicar whose journey to Holderness began on the other side of the world is to be thanked for his ministry this weekend. A celebration for Rev Alisdair Laird will be held at St Patrick’s Church, Patrington, on Saturday, October 17, as he prepares to retire. Rev Laird,...
by John Prince A retired midwife who was unable to walk after developing a condition that left her with severe numbness and loss of movement in the lower part of her body has completed her month-long charity walk, raising over £1,000. Rosie Bullard from Hornsea...
by Sam Hawcroft Seventeen local darts players had the chance to take on 10-time world champion Trina Gulliver when she visited the Ship Inn in Keyingham for a special exhibition night. The pub hailed the event on Saturday, October 3, as a great success, with...
by John Prince Paul Harper from Hornsea who has been collecting money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance for around ten years by displaying his collection of handmade wooden tractors, has surpassed his target of £30,000. 89-year-old Paul, who we featured in the Gazette...
by John Prince Residents living in a small village between Hornsea and Withernsea are facing two weeks of traffic disruption, as motorists are being sent through it because of council roadworks. Withernwick, which has a population of just under 500 people, sits about...
by John Prince Every year, as part of the Alzheimer’s Society’s fundraising efforts, Memory Walks are held across the country, bringing together thousands of people to remember loved ones, support those living with dementia and raise money for vital services and...
