by Terry Bearpark The sixth annual England Hill Tractor Run will take place at the weekend in aid of Marie Curie. The run on Sunday, May 3, is organised by sisters Kathryn Ward and Helen Smith, with brother-in-law Glen Smith and cousins Graham, Angela, Harry and Kerry...
by Sam Hawcroft The Coral bookmakers in Queen Street, Withernsea, is to close this weekend, marking the latest change to the town’s high street. The shop is due to shut on Sunday, April 26, leaving another gap in the town centre and bringing an end to a familiar...
An abandoned car that was thought to have been pushed over a cliff in Withernsea has been finally recovered after more than a week. East Riding Council contractors winched the wrecked Peugeot 107 from the cliff near Waxholme Road on Saturday, April 18, following...
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea's long-awaited microbusiness kiosks project is moving forward in time for summer despite being hit by delays, town councillors have been told. An update was given at the latest meeting of Withernsea Town Council after questions were raised...
by John Prince A car that has gone over a cliff in Withernsea has still not been recovered more than a week on. The blue Peugeot 107 Urban was first spotted upside down on the cliffs near Waxholme Road, north of the town, on Wednesday, April 8. Since then, at the time...
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...
Two Withernsea RNLI volunteers have qualified as launch authorities, with one already putting his training into practice during a search for a missing person. Darren England and John Hickey, a former member of HM Coastguard, passed their assessments "with flying...
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea Carnival’s chairman is stepping down after 20 years, with organisers and supporters calling for more people to help secure the event’s future. John Patchett, known to many as “Mr Carnival”, hopes to remain on the committee as attention turns...
by Tim Nuttall and John Prince A new coastal safety campaign inspired by the tragedy that claimed three lives on Withernsea’s central promenade in January has begun with a series of practical workshops for local schoolchildren. Withernsea High School became the first...
