by Angus Young A Colombian drug smuggler arrested after landing half a ton of cocaine on Easington beach has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years. The high-purity cocaine had an estimated street value of £42 million. It was unloaded off a “mother ship” in the North Sea...
An essential scheme to improve a road between Holmpton and Easington is due to begin in September. East Riding Council is to invest £250,000 to upgrade Out Newton Road in Out Newton including resurfacing bends, patching parts of the road surface, strengthening its...
by Rebecca Hannant Regional representatives have met Northern Powergrid to discuss concerns over frequent power cuts in the South East Holderness villages. On Friday, July 4, South East Holderness ward councillor Sean McMaster and Beverley and Holderness MP Graham...
by Rebecca Hannant Easington’s East End Cancer Relief has donated equipment worth £9,600 to the Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology at Castle Hill Hospital. Using funds raised through various community events, the charity has provided eight ambulatory syringe...
by Rebecca Hannant The search effort is continuing for missing Easington man Malcolm Curtis, as emergency services and local residents work to trace his whereabouts more than two weeks after he was last seen. The 89-year-old was reported missing on Wednesday, June 4,...
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...
