by Rebecca Hannant A group campaigning against plans for an asphalt plant near Brandesburton have urged the community to keep up the fight after the revised proposals attracted more than 180 objections. A previous application submitted by Newlay Asphalt in 2022 was...
by Rebecca Hannant New plans have been submitted for an asphalt plant near Brandesburton despite “serious local opposition” to a previous application that was rejected by East Riding Council in August 2022. The new plans by Newlay Asphalt identify a change of...
A 17-year-old European jet-ski champion has become Hornsea Inshore Rescue’s latest addition to its team of rescuers. Jack Wells, from Fossehill, Brandesburton, first rode a jet-ski at age four and by the time he was eight he could be regularly seen riding his own...
Naturalists in East Yorkshire are appealing for more reports of terrapin sightings in Holderness after they were surprised to find records of the non-native animals at numerous sites across Hull and the East Riding. In a study published this summer, Dr Africa Gómez, a...
East Riding Council has voted to send a message to the Government that the region does not want fracking. At a full meeting of the council yesterday, 49 councillors were in favour of Lib Dem Linda Johnson’s motion, with none against and six abstentions. No one spoke...
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...
