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The Whitby Gazette was founded on 6 July 1854 by Ralph Horne, a local printer, bookseller, stationer, bookbinder, paperhanger and shipowner, who was also a member of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society. It was originally published as the Whitby Gazette: Horne's List of Visitors, and was little more than a list of visitors to the ...
The Whitby Gazette was founded in 1854 by Ralph Horne, a local printer. The first issues were records of visitors and lodgings rather than a newspaper. [ 120 ] The publication became a weekly newspaper in 1858, with a short spell of being published twice weekly between 2000 and 2012. [ 121 ]
Whitby's Penny Hedge. The Penny Hedge is an ancient tradition in the English coastal town of Whitby in Yorkshire. [1] The legend dates back to 1159, when the Abbot of Whitby imposed a penance on three hunters, and on their descendants for all time, for murdering a hermit at Eskdale. [2] The hunters were following a wild boar near Whitby.
A number of gothic gigs and club nights across the UK and Ireland dedicated a night to Lancaster in October and November 2007, including the Whitby Gothic Weekend. A collection was raised from these events to place a memorial bench to her in Whitby. [36] [37] [38] The bench was put in place on Whitby's West Cliff in January 2008. [39]
Roy was born to a family of five, and served as student council president at her high school. She moved to Whitby in 1993. [3] Prior to becoming mayor, Roy worked as a medical radiation therapist at the Princess Margaret Hospital from 1988 to 2005 and then at the Durham Regional Cancer Centre. [4]
Lists of deaths by year. This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in September 2024) and then linked here.
Harold Hubbard. Harold Evelyn Hubbard (1883 – 1953) was the second Bishop of Whitby [1] and an Honorary Chaplain to the King. [2] A grandson of the first Lord Addingdon, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford and ordained in 1908. After a curacy at Skelton-in-Cleveland, he served with great distinction in the First World War.
Whitby Goth Weekend, abbreviated to WGW or nicknamed Whitby, is a twice-yearly music festival for the goth subculture, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, organised by Jo Hampshire. The event is an alternative music festival, consisting of two nights of live bands, and three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) of alternative trade stalls at the ...