By Rebecca Hannant Ruben’s Voice is gearing up for its annual concert in Hedon later this month. Katy Smith founded the non-profit organisation in 2021 after her eldest son Ruben Ferrol took his own life aged just 18. Following his death, his friends organised an...
Yorkshire Energy Park (YEP) has awarded £20,000 of grants in the first round of its Community Fund to support local community groups and charity operations in South West Holderness. Some 15 organisations from the local area have benefited from funding for projects,...
by Ray Duffill Seeing is believing! By the time you have journeyed halfway around the upstairs exhibition room at Hedon Museum, you will be convinced that the Dodo, first encountered by Europeans in the late 16th century on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean,...
By Rebecca Hannant Hedon is to host a bike meet in memory of a man who went on a mission to visit all of the region’s churches while raising awareness of male cancers. On Sunday, July 9, St Augustine’s Church will host the event in honour of Richard Holden, a retired...
by Rebecca Hannant and Ray Duffill Rainbow flags have gone on display in several shops in Hedon after the town council voted not to fly the Pride flag from its headquarters. At the latest Hedon Town Council meeting on June 22, Councillor Steve Gallant raised the idea...
EXCLUSIVE by John Prince Hornsea Inshore Rescue’s CEO and station manager, Sue Hickson-Marsay MBE, has given a moving account of the emergency search and rescue operation that unfolded almost two weeks ago, as crews fought darkness, exhaustion and rising seas in the...
by John Prince Following a meeting between the Royal British Legion (RBL) and Hornsea Town Council, it has been concluded that more volunteer marshals are needed for the town’s Remembrance commemorations to go ahead in November. The Gazette had revealed that the...
Main Street in Preston is expected to reopen on Saturday after repairs to damage caused by last weekend's major burst water main were completed. Yorkshire Water said on Friday that work to repair the consequential damage to the highway had been finished and the road...
Harmony will come to Hedon this month as two singing groups take to the stage at St Augustine’s Church to help raise funds for its repair and restoration. Male chorus Humber Harmony and mixed group One Hull of a Chorus will perform at the church on Saturday, October...
Withernsea mayor Kristina Richardson is looking for 99 people to join her in what she admits may be her “wildest challenge yet” – walking barefoot over hot coals to raise money for new lifesaving equipment on the prom. Cllr Richardson will lead a firewalk as part of...
by John Prince September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and care teams have been available in Withernsea to offer advice and support to people living with the condition and those who care for them. Shores Homecare held a dementia awareness day at the Shores Centre ahead...
