Daytime Christmas event ‘will be good for Withernsea businesses’
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea’s Christmas celebrations are set to spread across the town centre this year, with road closures, a festive market and the return of a real Christmas tree as part of an expanded Dickensian event. Mayor Cllr Kristina Richardson has outlined...
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Daytime Christmas event ‘will be good for Withernsea businesses’
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea’s Christmas celebrations are set to spread across the town centre this year, with road closures, a festive...
Development ‘could transform seafront’
by John Prince Half an acre of prime land right on Hornsea seafront could be developed as a new leisure attraction after East Riding...
PICTURE GALLERY: Civic leaders gather for mayor’s traditional service
by Sam Hawcroft Hedon’s 679th Mayor, Cllr Suzie Wright, welcomed civic leaders and community representatives from across the region as the...
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New chairman to help steer £19.6m Pride in Place programme
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...
WI event calls for action on domestic abuse
by Sam Hawcroft A powerful evening organised by Preston WI brought together campaigners, charities, community leaders and support organisations to raise awareness of domestic abuse – and to ask what more can be done locally to help those affected. The No More Violence...
Industrial chemists help with litter clean-up
by Gazette Reporter A team of 21 chemists from Veolia UK’s water purification division has visited Hornsea as the guests of the Plastic...
World champion ‘Golden Girl’ hits the mark at village pub
by Sam Hawcroft Seventeen local darts players had the chance to take on 10-time world champion Trina Gulliver when she visited the Ship...
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Business’s high street move ‘a success story for kiosks’
by Sam Hawcroft A pet treats business that started out in one of Withernsea’s new seafront kiosks is already moving on to bigger premises...
Raunchy panto is ‘a hoot’ – but not for the easily offended
by John Prince The warning on the posters for the Fairly Useless Theatre Company’s production of the adult pantomime Sinderz was probably...
Autumn colour in the garden
by Sara Milne October is one of the most colourful times of the year. Many flowers are still blooming and the leaves on trees and shrubs...
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