February sees the return of the Stage4Beverley winter music festival in Beverley, which has become a major event in the town’s calendar, bringing music, comedy, the spoken word, and for the first time dance (Northern Soul) to venues around the town. Workshops, the...
Current and former BBC presenters and staff are "getting the old gang back together" to stage their much-loved family panto in Bridlington and Hull this month. Twenty-five years after the team staged their first pantomime – Cinderella – they are set to present...
By Sam Hawcroft George Harrison is often dubbed “the quiet Beatle” – but this touring production set out to prove that he was anything but. Led by Liverpool-born stage star Daniel Taylor and an extremely talented band, Something About George: The George Harrison Story...
An actress from Roos has landed her “dream role” in the musical Crazy for You at Hull New Theatre. The award-winning Hessle Theatre Company are about to perform their version of the hit Broadway musical that is packed with Gershwin showstoppers including I Got Rhythm,...
Stage4Beverley is set to bring top music, dance, and poetry to the town this month, featuring leading national performers as well as the best of emerging artists. This year the festival, from February 11-18, hopes to encourage more local people to attend its events by...
A vicar whose journey to Holderness began on the other side of the world is to be thanked for his ministry this weekend. A celebration for Rev Alisdair Laird will be held at St Patrick’s Church, Patrington, on Saturday, October 17, as he prepares to retire. Rev Laird,...
by John Prince A retired midwife who was unable to walk after developing a condition that left her with severe numbness and loss of movement in the lower part of her body has completed her month-long charity walk, raising over £1,000. Rosie Bullard from Hornsea...
by Sam Hawcroft Seventeen local darts players had the chance to take on 10-time world champion Trina Gulliver when she visited the Ship Inn in Keyingham for a special exhibition night. The pub hailed the event on Saturday, October 3, as a great success, with...
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 Every year, as part of the Alzheimer’s Society’s fundraising efforts, Memory Walks are held across the country, bringing together thousands of people to remember loved ones, support those living with dementia and raise money for vital services and...
