Residents and business owners based in Beverley and Holderness are invited to join Google and local MP Graham Stuart for a day of free workshops and mentoring sessions in Withernsea. The sessions at the Shores Centre on Friday, November 15, have been curated after...
by Rebecca Hannant Two Withernsea women are undertaking fundraising challenges to raise money for Blue Light Weekend 2025. On Friday, November 8, Withernsea Mermaids founder Carolyn Waudby will brave a helicopter underwater escape training simulator, nicknamed “the...
by Rebecca Hannant The new Town SMART clean-up group is officially under way after signing up its first cohort of volunteers. In July, South East Holderness Reform UK ward councillor Jon Dimberline announced plans for the initiative to bring volunteers together to...
by Rebecca Hannant New signs have been placed across Withernsea as part of a bid to tackle dog fouling in the town. Following concerns raised by several residents, South East Holderness ward councillors Sean McMaster and Lyn Healing say that irresponsible dog...
by Rebecca Hannant A successful fireworks display was held in Withernsea at the weekend despite fears it would not go ahead because of an initial shortfall of funds. On Sunday, November 3, Withernsea held its first community-organised public fireworks display in years...
by Sam Hawcroft Yorkshire Water is investigating after residents in Keyingham were again hit by flooding during last week’s heavy downpours. The company has confirmed it has since carried out a series of visits to the village, including inspections of manholes and...
by Sam Hawcroft A four-year-old girl with terminal brain cancer will be given a “true Withernsea welcome” when she arrives in the town on Sunday as part of a special biker ride-in. Indi Atkinson was given nine to 12 months to live in September last year, and her...
By John Prince After securing funding to expand children’s reading initiatives, an independent bookshop is aiming to tackle some of the lowest “reading for pleasure” rates in the country. Clutterbooks in Hornsea, opened in February by Georgina Wilson, is using the...
by Gazette Reporter More than half of people who have responded to a recent survey into mobile phone coverage across Holderness have rated their local mobile service as three out of ten or worse. Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has been gathering evidence...
Blue Light Weekend supporters are being urged to get behind the Withernsea event as it bids to win a major regional tourism award. The popular weekend is the only Holderness event shortlisted for Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year at the 2026 Remarkable East...
by Sam Hawcroft New coastal safety signs at Withernsea’s Pier Towers are encouraging people to “Stop, think and act”, with those behind the project inviting feedback as they plan further work. The two designs by Darrin Stevens highlight the unpredictability of the sea...
