After being based in Withernsea’s Seaside Road for decades, the Gazette will be moving to a new premises in the town at the end of this month. With the team having only occupied the ground floor of the three-storey property for the past couple of years, owner Brian...
By Rebecca Hannant Organisers behind plans to restore St Nicholas Church War Memorial Clock have received a major grant from Withernsea Big Local, but are still only halfway towards their fundraising target. Withernsea resident Darrin Stevens launched an appeal...
By Simon Bristow Railway enthusiasts are being invited to celebrate a decade of mini-loco Ross next month when she has her final steaming before being withdrawn for overhaul. Mini-railway Great Withernsea Railway (GWR) is inviting visitors to see its progress on...
Storyteller Godfrey Holmes will host a talk about the history of the Cavell sisters later this month. Edith Cavell was a First World War nurse and heroine who was shot by a German firing squad. Her sister Florence Cavell was a nurse at Withernsea Convalescent Home...
by Rebecca Hannant The planning application for a new development of 192 homes in Withernsea has gone live on the East Riding planning portal. According to the plans, the homes will comprise six two-bed detached bungalows, 67 two-bed houses, 50 three-bed homes, and 16...
A surprising Withernsea link has emerged in the UK’s entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – with a mug from the lighthouse making a cameo appearance in the official music video. The mug from Withernsea Lighthouse Museum can be spotted in the video for Eins,...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 74-year-old woman was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on the A1033 near Hedon. Emergency services were called to the collision at around 8am on Wednesday, March 4, on the A1033 between the Saltend roundabout and...
Plans have been launched to deliver nearly 100 new social homes in Withernsea as part of a new housing development in Hull Road. The scheme will provide 97 homes for social rent alongside 95 properties for sale on the open market, creating a mixed development designed...
by Angus Young Supporters of plans for the UK’s first hydrogen cluster around the Humber say it could be an economic gamechanger for the region. The proposed Humber Hydrogen network initially connecting five sites on either side of the estuary is being backed by four...
by John Prince An initiative to try and stop people from dumping objects down the toilet that are harmful to the environment is being spearheaded by a local councillor. Jane Denton is a Hornsea...
Blue Light Weekend has been named among the finalists for a major tourism award after a record-breaking number of entries from across Hull and East Yorkshire. The annual Withernsea event is in the running for Remarkable Tourism Event of the Year at the 2026 Remarkable...
