by Terry Bearpark Last Saturday, April 22, some 23 people from this area and a few from further afield set off from the beautiful St Patrick’s Church at Patrington for a second local pilgrimage with organiser Rev Philip West. The journey took them via side roads and...
by Sam Hawcroft The poetry of Dean Wilson has crossed the Atlantic and made its debut on Broadway – much to the amazement of the Gazette contributor and self-styled “Withernsea’s second-best poet”. After acclaimed jazz musicians Erik Leuthäuser and Arta Jēkabsone...
by Rebecca Hannant Withernsea will host a Japanese car show at the end of this month which will include a range of modern and classic cars. Fuji Fest, hosted by Japanese car enthusiast group Team Fuji, will take place along Withernsea’s South Promenade near the...
by Rebecca Hannant The annual England Hill Tractor Run will return later this month. In recent years a group of fundraisers have raised money for Marie Curie by hosting their own tractor run which sees tractors from near and far travel around the Withernsea area. The...
by Rebecca Hannant St Nicholas Church is to host its first open day since its restoration. Since its closure to the public in 2014, the building has been renovated by the Churches Conservation Trust, with works carried out including re-roofing, masonry repairs,...
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...
by Sam Hawcroft and John Prince Yorkshire Water has acknowledged that a storm overflow operated shortly before discoloured water was reported at Hornsea beach – but insists that sampling showed it was disturbed boulder clay rather than sewage. The company addressed...
by Sam Hawcroft Work under way at Aldi in Withernsea is for equipment connected with a new national scheme allowing shoppers to return empty drinks containers and reclaim a deposit, the supermarket has confirmed. Cllr Jon Dimberline raised curiosity on social media...
by John Prince For the past decade, Paul Harper has quietly been raising tens of thousands of pounds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance by proudly displaying his handmade model tractors – a passion of his since being a young man. Usually found next to the Floral Hall in...
