Pupils at Thorngumbald Primary School are celebrating twice over after excelling both in the classroom and on the sports field. The school has recently been rated Good by Ofsted, in what teachers say is testament to the school’s commitment to providing a high-quality...
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...
by Ray Duffill A former Methodist chapel in Thorngumbald is being offered for sale following falling congregation numbers. The declining number of worshippers had been a problem at the chapel for a number of years. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, there had been an...
Renowned Withernsea doctor Tony Fouracre was the guest of honour at the Albemarle Probus Club after celebrating his 100th birthday. Dr Fouracre, whose family have continuously served the people of South East Holderness for 90 years, reached his milestone birthday on...
By Ray Duffill Holderness Lions are once again taking Santa and his sleigh across South Holderness. This annual tradition organised by the charitable Lions will see Santa visit Sproatley, Hedon, Thorngumbald and Preston. The Lions do point out that all of these dates...
by Sam Hawcroft A revived heritage weekend has been hailed a success after raising thousands for a local cancer charity. Winestead Heritage Weekend, held on October 10-11, brought back an event that had previously taken place at Welwick, with steam and stationary...
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 East Riding Council has said that a new path connecting Seaton with Hornsea that took 20 years to build after it was first proposed, faced funding hurdles before work started on it earlier this year. The path was pushed for by Seaton Parish Council who...
by John Prince The clock is ticking for customers at a jeweller’s shop in Hornsea, which has launched a competition to raise money to help support a nursery that was vandalised earlier this year. An outdoor play area and a shed were damaged at Hornsea Nursery School...
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...
