by Rebecca Hannant A fundraiser has been launched to restore a bench made from parts of a historic battleship. Military historian Darren England, of Withernsea, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to repair the bench, which incorporates teak taken from HMS Valiant....
Two weeks on from the tragic events on Withernsea’s seafront, emergency services searching for 15-year-old Grace Keeling recovered her body from the rocks on the town’s beach after a complex and difficult operation. The discovery was made among the rock armour near...
A major community fundraising event in support of Withernsea RNLI will take place next month, following what organisers have described as an unprecedented response from the town in the wake of the New Year tragedy on the seafront. The Withernsea RNLI community raffle...
by Rebecca Hannant Expressions of interest are now being taken for six new microbusiness kiosks in Withernsea. Last year, Withernsea Town Council submitted plans for 10 kiosks in Valley Gardens as part of a bid to regenerate the seafront and boost tourism and the...
A joint funeral service will be held next month for Sarah Keeling and her daughter Grace, following the tragedy on Withernsea's seafront at the beginning of this year. At the request of the family, details of the service have now been shared to allow those who wish to...
Blue Light Weekend supporters are being urged to get behind the Withernsea event as it bids to win a major regional tourism award. The popular weekend is the only Holderness event shortlisted for Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year at the 2026 Remarkable East...
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...
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...
