The Gazette is delighted to announce that it is under new management, after a takeover by two of its staff was completed at the end of last month. Editor Sam Hawcroft and sales director Zoe Broom are the new co-owners after completing a buyout from previous publisher...
The Government has confirmed that nuclear waste cannot come to a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) in South Holderness. It comes after Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart wrote to nuclear minister Andrew Bowie to request confirmation that Nuclear Waste Services...
By Rebecca Hannant The newly formed Beggar’s Folk Music Foundation are gearing up for a community stage production that will premiere in Withernsea next week. Sarah (Life Turned Her That Way) tells the intriguing story of Sarah Kelly, who was born in Kent in 1801...
Congregation members from three churches spent an hour on Friday, February 23, literally “Praying over Withernsea.” Withernsea Churches Together had originally planned this event in March 2020 but had to cancel because of the first lockdown. The 12 participants...
Keen anglers will descend on the East Riding coast this weekend for the 30th Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championship, kicking off with the Flattie Bash warm-up event. The three-day beach fishing competition will take place from Friday, March 1, to Sunday, March...
by Andrew Spence Plans for nine new homes in Hollym have been rejected by East Riding Council. Outline plans had been submitted for a residential development off Withernsea Road, north of Smook Hills Road. The land is currently “untidy and overgrown with vegetation in...
by Terry Bearpark The sixth annual England Hill Tractor Run will take place at the weekend in aid of Marie Curie. The run on Sunday, May 3, is organised by sisters Kathryn Ward and Helen Smith, with brother-in-law Glen Smith and cousins Graham, Angela, Harry and Kerry...
by Sam Hawcroft More than 130 people across Holderness have shared their experiences of the cost of living crisis with MP Graham Stuart, with the majority saying they remain under sustained financial pressure. The findings come from the Beverley and Holderness MP’s...
by John Prince A group of volunteers who aim to improve the visual appeal, environment and community wellbeing in Hornsea has won a string of awards at the town’s annual horticultural show. The show, which is now in its eighth year, was held at St Nicholas Church...
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 Sam Hawcroft Calls have been made for Withernsea’s mayor to remain in office for a second year rather than step down next May under the town council’s current system. Dave Penson, a local businessman and lifelong Withernsea resident, has asked councillors to make...
