By Sam Hawcroft Two wartime Spitfires will take part in a spectacular duel over Withernsea at this summer’s Blue Light Weekend, it has been announced – but organisers have warned that the display could be the last without more local sponsorship. The Gazette can reveal...
by Rebecca Hannant A consultation has been launched on proposals to transform Withernsea’s Central Promenade and Valley Gardens. For the past two years, Withernsea Town Council and East Riding Council have been collaborating on a seafront regeneration project based on...
On Saturday, March 23, St Nicholas Church in Withernsea held its first event of 2024 by hosting a talk from Withernsea poet and writer Godfrey Holmes, followed by a Commonwealth War Graves tour by Darren England. Godfrey presented a talk on the Slapton Sands Disaster...
by Tim Nuttall Another potentially life-saving cardiac screening session has been confirmed to take place in Withernsea later this year thanks to the generosity of the community, and the efforts of those behind a fund set up in memory of a Roos man who died from an...
by Sam Hawcroft Tickets are now on sale – and selling fast – for a concert to raise funds for this summer’s Blue Light Weekend in Withernsea. Beatles Complete, who are the resident band at Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club, will be presenting a night of Beatlemania at...
by John Prince East Riding Council members have supported a motion against a permit variation granted to energy firm Rathlin Energy, which allows them to go ahead with plans to extract oil and gas from a controversial wellsite. In a meeting held last Wednesday, April...
by Sam Hawcroft Residents of South East Holderness are being urged to attend a series of drop-in sessions in Withernsea to help shape future regeneration plans for the area. The first Pride in Place drop-in took place on Tuesday, March 31, and more sessions have now...
A businesswoman who helped raise more than £20,000 for Withernsea RNLI says she is “absolutely gutted” after thieves stole a collection box and a number of unclaimed raffle prizes in the early hours of this morning. Teresa Mansell, owner of Hair Taylor in Queen...
Hull City's Sorba Thomas has escaped unharmed after his car overturned near the club’s Cottingham training ground this morning. His grey Land Rover Defender was pictured on its roof, with broken windows, in Millhouse Woods Lane, a small side street close to the...
Withernsea RNLI volunteers will feature in the latest episode of the documentary series Saving Lives at Sea. The episode, to be broadcast on BBC Two at 8pm on Tuesday, September, 15, follows the crew responding to reports of a person stranded at the base of a cliff...
By Sam Hawcroft Former pupils of Withernsea dance teacher Irene Lawson BEM are being asked to share their memories as part of the project marking her life with a blue plaque. A questionnaire has been launched by the Withernsea Riff Raff Heritage Project to build up a...
