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Established 1910. Locally owned, proudly independent. Published Thursdays. Do you have a story? ✉️ news@holderness-gazette.co.uk
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💰 In this week's edition out now - on sale until next Wednesday, we have a series of money-off coupons for stalls and businesses participating in Withernsea's Dickensian Christmas on Sat, Dec 6.

Pick up a copy today and grab a bargain at the event!
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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TONIGHT: Hornsea residents have a chance to see details of the new Shearwater View development off Cliff Road until 7pm tonight (Thursday 27th) at the Hornsea Hub.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Saltend Chemicals Park is giving advance notice to local residents and businesses of a full site safety exercise, this afternoon: Tuesday, November 25.

This is in addition to the regular weekly Wednesday alarm test.

For up-to-date information, visit www.saltendchemicalspark.com/
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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🎉 It's another win for Patrington at the Humberside Police #Lifestyle awards 2025!

💚 HUGE congratulations to the Patrington Mini Medics!
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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🎄 Our 2025 Christmas Guide is now on our website! Full of menus, events, activities, information and more from lots of amazing local businesses.

📖 FREE flipbook here: holderness-gazette.co.uk/pdf...

Copies also still available from our Withernsea office.

#SupportLocal #SupportLocalBusinesses
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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🎅 On now at Hornsea Leisure Centre – Christmas market featuring the Hooked on Harmony choir, and guest appearances from Disney favourites. Until 3pm
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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📸 The organisers of Withernsea’s Dickensian Christmas are collecting community photos. If you have images that capture local life, events or moments from 2025, they'd love to include them on the event's big screen on Sat Dec 6.

📧 Send up to two pics to kristinarichardson@mail.com by Tues Nov 25.
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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🌲 The organisers of Withernsea's Dickensian Christmas on Saturday, December 6, have revealed more about what's going on at the event. Short version... a lot!

Longer version... holderness-gazette.co.uk/pla...
Plans for Withernsea’s Dickensian Christmas gathering pace - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
by Rebecca Hannant Organisers have revealed more details about next month’s Withernsea’s Dickensian Christmas event, which will be the town’s first of its kind. On Saturday, December 6, the event, organised by deputy mayor Kristina Richardson with the support of the town council, will include a Christmas market, live entertainment, family activities and immersive performances
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November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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East Riding Council has promised to review emergency access protocols after a 71-year-old woman lay injured on a bridleway in Burstwick for nearly three hours because crews were unable to unlock a gated entrance.

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Emergency access review promised after horse rider lies injured on trail for nearly three hours - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
by Sam Hawcroft East Riding Council has promised to review emergency access protocols after a 71-year-old woman lay injured on a bridleway in Burstwick for nearly three hours because crews were unable to unlock a gated entrance. The rider fell from her horse just after noon on Thursday, November 13, a few hundred yards along
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November 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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The Government has confirmed that the role of Police and Crime Commissioners will be abolished from 2028 in a major shake-up of policing governance.

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Government to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
The Government has confirmed that the role of Police and Crime Commissioners will be abolished from 2028 in a major shake-up of policing governance. The system, introduced in 2012 to give communities a direct say in local policing, will be replaced by oversight from directly elected mayors, their deputies or newly created Police and Crime
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November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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🌺 People across the region have turned out in numbers to honour the fallen on Remembrance Sunday.

Here are some pictures from today's services in Withernsea, Hornsea and Hedon, with grateful thanks to photographers Darrin Stevens, Ray Duffill and John Prince.

#RemembranceSunday #lestweforget
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Lest We Forget.

#RemembranceSunday

November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has launched a campaign to protect rural post offices in East Yorkshire after the Government outlined proposals to remove the current national requirement to maintain at least 11,500 branches across the UK.

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MP launches campaign to save rural post offices - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has launched a campaign to protect rural post offices in East Yorkshire after the Government outlined proposals to remove the current national requirement to maintain at least 11,500 branches across the UK. The proposal forms part of the Department for Business and Trade’s green paper, The Future of the
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November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Residents and motorists in Hornsea are complaining about what they say is a lack of communication from Northern Powergrid about the ongoing roadworks in Westgate.

An ambulance was unable to get through earlier (see photo) and had to be diverted.

Read more on this story in Thursday’s Gazette!
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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🎃 Are you ready for Halloween?

📸 Send us your pics from your events or trick-or-treating, and we'll publish as many as we can in next week's edition!

Email them to news@holderness-gazette.co.uk – and please don't forget to give us your names and where you're from! 👻
October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Plans have been submitted to East Riding Council for a free-range egg production unit in Roos to be extended to be able to house almost 100,000 chickens.

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Poultry farm plans expansion - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
by Andrew Spence Plans have been submitted to East Riding Council for a free-range egg production unit in Roos to be extended to be able to house almost 100,000 chickens. Greenacre Farm currently holds 64,000 birds, with plans now submitted to expand the site to hold 96,000. Currently the site has two poultry buildings, each
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October 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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People travelling in and out of Hornsea have faced delays over the past few days because of major roadworks along a section of Westgate and Seaton Road.

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Road closure causes disruption - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
by John Prince People travelling in and out of Hornsea have faced delays over the past few days, because of major roadworks along a section of Westgate and Seaton Road. The work is being carried out by Northern Powergrid on a new service connection. It started on Monday, and is expected to continue until next
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October 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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🕑 Don't forget the clocks go back at 2am tomorrow, Sunday, October 26, as we return to GMT!
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Our top story in this week's Holderness & East Riding edition – out now and on the shelves until Wednesday – how the mystery of a missing Withernsea boy continues to baffle the town nearly 80 years on.

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What happened to Peter? Mystery of missing Withernsea boy, nearly 80 years on - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
EXCLUSIVE by Rebecca Hannant The mystery of a missing Withernsea boy continues to baffle the town nearly 80 years on. On Tuesday, April 30, 1946, three-year-old Peter Greenwood was walking home to Princes Avenue after watching a film at the Cosy Cinema in Queen Street with his brother Bill, nine, and sister Shirley, five. As
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October 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Don't forget, in this week's edition (on sale until tomorrow) we have a voucher for The Granby in Easington - 15% off a two-course meal and free ice cream with every children's meal!

Don't miss out, grab a Gazette today!

#holderness #easington #eatingout #diningout #thegranby #granby #pubgrub
October 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Plans for a rare earth metal processing plant at Saltend have been scrapped after the firm behind it decided against proceeding, the Government has confirmed.

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Plans for rare earth metal processing plant at Saltend scrapped - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
by Andrew Spence Plans for a rare earth metal processing plant at Saltend have been scrapped after the firm behind it decided against proceeding, the Government has confirmed. The site would have processed materials for magnets used to produce renewable energy. Pensana had planned to open a facility at Saltend Chemicals Park that would process
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October 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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About 50 people gathered in Hedon’s Market Place this morning to rally against the loss of banking services in the town.

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‘We have to keep up the fight for banking services’ - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
About 50 people gathered in Hedon’s Market Place on Saturday morning to rally against the loss of banking services in the town. Led by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart, the protest was also attended by South West Holderness ward councillors and Hedon town councillors, including town mayor Councillor Phil Hinch and Councillor Steve Gallant,
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October 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Hedon residents are being urged to attend a rally tomorrow morning calling for the protection of banking services in the town.

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Residents urged to attend rally against Hedon bank closure - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
by Rebecca Hannant Elected representatives for South West Holderness are set to host a rally calling for the protection of banking services in Hedon. On Saturday, October 18, MP Graham Stuart, South West Holderness ward councillors and town councillors will gather in Market Place at 10.30am to protest against the loss of local banking facilities.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A Hornsea man who assaulted and blackmailed another man while making threats to his family has been jailed for four years and 10 months.

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Man jailed for assault and blackmail - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
A Hornsea man who assaulted and blackmailed another man while making threats to his family has been jailed for four years and 10 months. Bradley Kitcher, 24, of Cliff Road, appeared at Hull Crown Court on Wednesday, October 15, after pleading guilty to blackmail on Monday, October 13. The court heard that on the morning
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October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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A former East Yorkshire funeral director has appeared at Hull Crown Court to enter pleas to a series of charges linked to the ongoing Legacy Independent Funeral Directors investigation.

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Legacy Funerals case: man to stand trial next year - The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette
A former East Yorkshire funeral director has appeared at Hull Crown Court to enter pleas to a series of charges linked to the ongoing Legacy Independent Funeral Directors investigation. Robert Bush, formerly of Kirk Ella and now living in West Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to several counts of fraud but denied multiple charges of preventing a
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October 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM