By Rebecca Hannant Communities across Holderness are preparing to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a series of commemorative events, services and celebrations. Victory in Europe Day, celebrated on May 8, marks the formal end of the Second World War in Europe...
A popular Withernsea fundraiser is set to return next month, as the Townsley family prepare to host the fifth England Hill Tractor Run in aid of Marie Curie. The event will take place on Sunday, May 4, starting and finishing at England Hill Farm on the outskirts of...
A Patrington further education charity has bid farewell to its chairman and clerk, with new individuals stepping into the roles. The Nancie Reckitt Charity offers a grant to students, aged 16 to 25, who have lived in Winestead, Patrington and Rimswell for at least...
by Terry Bearpark Three Patrington Lifestylers have raised more than £600 by completing a sponsored bike ride as part of their quest to help clean up their village. Alice, Bethany and Rosie, the Clean Community Queens, completed the ride from Hull to Hornsea last...
Patrington Church of England Primary School has been awarded a Good Ofsted rating following its latest inspection. Ofsted declared that the school is now Good in all areas after the school implemented a redesign of the curriculum. The rating overturns the previous the...
by John Prince A couple from South America have visited the UK to meet a father and son who are living with the same rare birth condition. Seven-year-old Joshua Arnott and dad Mike from Hornsea both have arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) – or just...
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 Some amazing creations have gone up this year in Hornsea ahead of the town’s Remembrance commemorations next month. Volunteers from Hornsea Community Craft Group, Hornsea and District Royal British Legion and Hornsea Poppy Appeal have been dressing the...
Questions over why dozens of Hedon streets have been given 20mph limits prompted a debate at the town council’s latest public participation session. Councillors defended the scheme’s aim of reducing speed across the town, but acknowledged concerns about Acklam Road...
by John Prince Two sixth-form students are organising a pub quiz to help fund a volunteering trip to Kenya, where they hope to make a difference to children's lives and gain a new perspective on their own. Freya Grubb and Chloe Bennett from Hornsea School and...
