by Ray Duffill Preston Womens Institute’s retiring president, Margaret Hunn, has presented a £336 cheque to Jayne Beck, charity manager for Hull and East Riding Breast Friends, at the group’s last meeting. This sum was raised at a dedicated fundraising afternoon in...
Yorkshire Energy Park is to launch a new annual £20,000 Community Fund aimed at supporting local groups and charities in South West Holderness. Administered by long-standing local charity Hull CVS, the fund will make available grants of between £500 to £5,000 to...
A solar farm with the capacity to supply clean, renewable energy to about 16,000 homes is to be developed on land between the villages of Preston and Bilton if approved by East Riding Council. Beverley-based developer Gamcap has submitted a planning application for...
East Riding councillors have officially opened a brand-new crematorium at the heart of Holderness. On Tuesday, February 21, Cllr John Whittle, the chairman of East Riding Council, officially opened the new £11 million crematorium in Lelley. The new facility will...
By Ray Duffill Holderness Lions have contributed £500 to the South Holderness Swimming Club appeal for new diving boards. As reported in last week’s Gazette, the club is attempting to raise more than £8,000 to purchase five Olympic-standard diving blocks for use at...
by John Prince After eight months and 411 miles, Hornsea’s marathon man Mark Williamson has finally completed his epic fundraising challenge. In January, Mark set out to run six ultra marathons in a year to mark 50 years of CM Allott and Son Funeral Directors in...
by John Prince September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and care teams have been available in Withernsea to offer advice and support to people living with the condition and those who care for them. Shores Homecare held a dementia awareness day at the Shores Centre ahead...
by John Prince An 18-month long experimental traffic order on roads in Hedon that has restricted traffic to 20mph has been made permanent. Forty-six roads in the town are now subject to the restrictions which came into force on Sunday, September 20, in a move to...
Reform UK has dismissed as “baseless” a complaint that Hull and East Yorkshire mayor Luke Campbell showed naked photographs of himself to a female member of staff. A party spokesman said: “Luke firmly denies the allegations. They come from a disgruntled employee...
A Withernsea businessman has been appointed to lead the board overseeing a £19.6 million regeneration programme, as its boundary expands to include the whole town and Rimswell parish. Howard Gant, who also chairs Withernsea AFC, has taken over from interim chairman...
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...
