Blue Light Weekend has been named among the finalists for a major tourism award after a record-breaking number of entries from across Hull and East Yorkshire. The annual Withernsea event is in the running for Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year at the 2026 Remarkable...
by Sam Hawcroft Work under way at Aldi in Withernsea is for equipment connected with a new national scheme allowing shoppers to return empty drinks containers and reclaim a deposit, the supermarket has confirmed. Cllr Jon Dimberline raised curiosity on social media...
by John Prince If you ever go along Main Street in Roos, you might be wondering why a huge metal robot is standing guard outside one of the village’s hostelries. Dominating the frontage of the Roos Arms is an 8ft scale model of a Transformer from the Hollywood film of...
An 81-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving after a motorcyclist died in a collision near Ganstead. Police were called to Longdales Lane at about 9.15am on Wednesday, September 9, following reports of a collision involving a...
by Sam Hawcroft Three youngsters have raised enough money for three lifesaving throw-line stations through their Humberside Police Lifestyle project. Rosie, Summer and Lexi, whose team is called the Water Wardens, raised a final total of £2,044.53 during their...
By John Prince More than 100 tractors and their owners took to the roads of East Yorkshire to raise money for a little boy who is living with a life-limiting condition. Two-year-old Charlie Dodds from Catwick has PolG, which is a disease that affects the mitochondria...
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...
All three INEOS chemical plants at Saltend are being mothballed after the company said high UK gas prices had made production uneconomic. Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart is seeking an urgent meeting with government ministers over the announcement, which...
By Tim Nuttall Attendees at Withernsea Methodist Church’s latest Food, Friendship and Fun session were treated to another reunion performance by Ivan Sindall, Kath Speck and Joe Speck, former members of local rock ’n’ roll band the Oldsmobiles. Formed in the early...
by John Prince Brand new lighting bollards are to be installed at Elim Gardens in Hornsea after town councillors chose a galvanised steel design over a more decorative cast-iron option. Councillors were shown examples of two possible designs, with five new bollards...
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...
