Organisers of Withstock have said they hope Withernsea will be “packed to the rafters” for the 30th anniversary of the music festival this month. This year’s festival, across the weekend of July 27-28, marks a return to its roots with two days of some of the region’s...
by Rebecca Hannant Members of the Withernsea community came together to sing patriotic hymns and anthems at a first-of-its-kind event at St Nicholas Church. On Saturday, June 29, more than 65 Withernsea residents were packed into the church for the Prosecco, Proms and...
by Sam Hawcroft The organisers of Withernsea’s Blue Light Weekend are inviting people to take part in the inaugural World Mascot Championships being staged as part of August’s event. There had already been plans to hold a mascot race on the beach on Sunday, August 11,...
by Terry Bearpark A Holmpton man has made a substantial donation to Withernsea RNLI to thank them for rescuing his dog after it fell over the cliff. John Gaunt was walking with his dog Bronte near the edge of the cliff close to his home recently when the crumbling...
A painting depicting a soldier in a field of poppies has raised £600 for the Withernsea branch of the Royal British Legion. It was painted by RAOB Tower Littlewood Lodge member Mark Fox who wanted to do something to help the RBL and came up with the idea of the...
Police and the fire service are investigating after two deliberately lit fires at Hull Road playing fields in Withernsea. The playing fields, which are home to Withernsea AFC, were attended by firefighters twice in three days following reports of small fires in the...
Former Hull FC head coach John Kear, who led the Black and Whites to one of the greatest days in the club’s modern history, has died suddenly at the age of 71. Kear, one of the most respected figures in British rugby league, died on Sunday while travelling back from...
Wigan Warriors 40, Hull KR 10 HULL KR’s hopes of retaining the Challenge Cup were ended in emphatic fashion as Wigan Warriors ran away with the final at Wembley. Rovers trailed by only six points at half-time after Peta Hiku’s late first-half try had given them hope,...
by Sam Hawcroft A Withernsea church has been given a new lease of life thanks to a renovation project led by one of its regular congregation. St Peter and St John Fisher Catholic church in Bannister Street has had its frontage restored, including the refurbishment of...
by John Prince An online survey asking residents about any concerns they may have about crime where they live has been launched with an accompanying QR code. The Not In My Town initiative was started by Hornsea deputy mayor Cllr Nick Cox earlier this year,...
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...
