Grimsby Town v Newport: Justin Edinburgh believes emphasis is on Mariners to attack

April 23, 2013, 11:31 pm

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JUSTIN Edinburgh insists there is only a "cigarette paper" between his Newport County side and the Mariners.

The Exiles return to Blundell Park tonight (7.45pm) just four days after their 3-0 defeat in the final match of the regular season.

However, Edinburgh could make up to eight changes to his side and insists that this evening's clash will be very different to Saturday's meeting.

"It's going to be cagey because I don't think either team showed their hand on Saturday," he said.

"It's going to be a tough game.

"They've got a good home record but we've travelled very well this season and I expect a good contest between two teams who were separated by a cigarette paper in terms of the league table.

"I think the emphasis will be on Grimsby at home with the crowd behind them, so at the start there will be a bit of caution from us.

"But we will look to impose ourselves on Grimsby as the game goes on and as we have done all season away from home.

"We want to make sure we're still in the tie ahead of Sunday and what will be a great occasion at Rodney Parade, but we'll be setting ourselves up to win the game.

"They have finished the season well at home with a good victory, but we were without seven or eight players.

"They might think they've got the psychological advantage but it will be a totally different game."

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The Exiles are aiming to end a 25-year spell in non-league football, with victory in the play-offs.

"We've transformed this football club in a very short space of time and I'm very proud of that," continued Edinburgh, right.

"This club has been out of the Football League for a long time and the players realise that they can go down in history.

"They know that they will be forever remembered as the team that took this club back into the Football League.

"We've over-achieved. We've travelled very quickly in a short space of time and maybe they've had a longer time building the squad at Grimsby but I don't think that matters.

"Now we're in it we want to win it.

"They are two cup games now and it's about who handles the pressure the best."

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Calculated theft of cash tin blasted as 'mean and callous'

April 23, 2013, 11:32 pm

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A HEARTLESS thief stole £1,300 from the bedroom of a man who had suffered very serious injuries in a horrific motorcycle accident.

She hid a cash tin containing the money in the man's garden during the "mean and callous" theft – but returned just before 1am to retrieve it, a court heard.

Rebecca Gray, 29, of Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, admitted stealing £1,300, belonging to Brett Rothenburg, on October 7.

Jeremy Evans, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Mr Rothenburg suffered very serious injuries in a motorcycle accident in 2002. He received a large compensation payout last year.

There had been a previous theft where a man he trusted and considered to be a friend stole £30,000 cash from him. The thief had not been prosecuted and Mr Rothenburg had not wanted that.

Mr Rothenburg, 36, had been keeping money for renovations and other purposes in a bedroom cabinet.

Gray and her boyfriend Marc Wilkins visited Mr Rothenburg. Mr Wilkins was returning a laptop that had been loaned to him.

Gray said she wanted to use the upstairs toilet but went into Mr Rothenburg's bedroom and stole the money. He became suspicious when he heard footsteps in his bedroom and went upstairs to investigate, passing Gray as she returned downstairs.

He discovered that the cash box from a bedside table was missing.

Mr Rothenburg asked where the money was but Gray denied knowing anything about it.

Mr Rothenburg searched the garden and grounds in vain. He asked to "pat down" Gray and Mr Wilkins but did not find anything.

It was later discovered from security pictures that Gray had hidden the cash box containing £1,300 in foliage in the garden at 10.51pm – and returned just before 1am to retrieve it. Jonathan Spicer, mitigating, said Gray claimed the theft was impulsive and not planned.

She had suffered heroin problems but had no previous convictions.

Unemployed Gray was given an 18-month supervision order, including six months' drug treatment. No compensation was requested by the prosecution or ordered.

Ella Henderson home raid: Probe continues following parents' arrests

April 23, 2013, 11:32 pm

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THE man arrested following a raid at the home of X Factor star Ella Henderson, has spent a second night in police custody. Humberside Police were today continuing to quiz the 47-year-old – believed to be her father Sean – in connection with money laundering offences. Detectives were yesterday granted a 24-hour extension to the custody limit after he was picked up by Metropolitan Police officers in London early on Monday. That came around the same time as a 49-year-old woman, understood to be Ella's mother Michelle, was arrested at the family's gated mansion in Thoresby Road, Tetney. Yesterday, at the time of going to press, she was expected to be released overnight. The family also own another property in the same road which was examined by a squad of police officers. Several sniffer dogs were deployed to search the homes, grounds and outbuildings of the two sites at the centre of the investigation. A specialist team of divers also searched The Beck, which runs through Tetney and skirts the rear edge of the two properties. Today, a Humberside Police spokeswoman said: "As part of our inquiries we have conducted various searches in and around the properties in Tetney using several police resources including the Marine Underwater Search Unit."

Cage fighter's ex-girlfriend a 'prisoner' in her own home

April 23, 2013, 11:32 pm

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A JEALOUS and obsessive lover made the life of his terrified ex-girlfriend a misery by repeatedly harassing her and assaulting her over a period of months.

"Possessive" Karl Read, 34, also knocked a man she was dancing with unconscious at a nightclub after attacking him in a "callous, peevish act of revenge", a court heard.

He made use of his strength as a cage fighter and his training in martial arts during the unprovoked attack.

The father-of-four, of Boulevard Avenue, Grimsby, admitted assaulting Simon Drury, causing actual bodily harm, on November 18.

He also admitted harassing Samantha Clayton between July 31 and November 24, and damaging an ironing board, belonging to her, between May 30 and August 1.

Stephen Welch, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Read became increasingly jealous when Miss Clayton ended their relationship and later harassed her with text messages.

Miss Clayton went to the Musika nightclub, Grimsby, and met Mr Drury.

They began talking and went on to the dance floor but Read suddenly punched Mr Drury in the face from behind, knocking him unconscious. He grabbed Miss Clayton and pushed her against a wall.

Read later went to her home and was shouting loudly. He yelled: "You knew I would catch you."

He shouted abuse and headbutted a window, causing the glass to splinter.

Read sent a series of text messages, including ones reading: "Always catch a dirty rat" and "The next one will get far worse than the last one did, that's for sure." She was twice assaulted by Read during the harassment.

Miss Clayton later said in a statement: "This is a horrible situation to be in. I can't invite my family and friends to the house out of fear and embarrassment of Karl coming round.

"I feel like a prisoner in my own home. I have to have the doors locked at all times."

Read had a history of violence, including offences against former girlfriends and their boyfriends.

Andrew Bailey, mitigating, said Read landed a "single, unpleasant, hard blow" on Mr Drury, who was knocked briefly unconscious.

"The motivation was clearly out of jealousy," said Mr Bailey.

"He suffered a nasty injury. It was a nasty example of harassment. It includes assaults. He accepts he had difficulty coming to terms with the end of the relationship."

Read had been in a new relationship for three months. He had a "sporting career" as a cage fighter and normally trained seven days a week.

Judge David Tremberg told Read: "If you think you are above the law, you are not."

He added: "You are a possessive, jealous, obsessive individual who has demonstrated a disposition to misuse your talents to intimidate and control. "Over a period of months, you made the life of your ex-partner a misery." The attack on Mr Drury was a "callous, peevish act of revenge designed to warn Samantha Clayton that she could only live her life as far as you would allow her to do so". "You caused her serious emotional harm over a period of time so that she felt a prisoner in her own home."

Read was jailed for two years and three months and was given a three-year restraining order, banning him from contacting Miss Clayton or going near her home.

Craig Disley can be Grimsby Town's lucky charm in play-offs

April 23, 2013, 11:33 pm

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IF Grimsby Town are hoping for a lucky omen in the play-offs they don't have to look much further than their talismanic skipper.

The last time Craig Disley won promotion via the end-of-season lottery, he did so after picking himself up from the crushing disappointment of losing a cup final just a few weeks earlier.

Disley was part of the Bristol Rovers side that was beaten 3-2 (after extra-time) by Doncaster Rovers in the 2007 Football League Trophy.

But he and the 'Gasheads' rallied to finish the season with a flourish and seal promotion with a 3-1 victory over Shrewsbury Town in the play-off final at Wembley.

Disley was even on target in the home play-off semi-final first leg – to help Rovers to a 7-4 aggregate victory over Lincoln.

And, after Grimsby Town's heartbreak at the FA Trophy showpiece, the 31-year-old is aiming to repeat a bit of personal history by going on to lead the Mariners to promotion glory on Sunday, May 5.

Speaking ahead of tonight's play-off semi-final first leg with Newport County, Disley said: "Hopefully what happened with me at Bristol can be a good omen for us.

"I lost in the cup final and then won the play-off final and the contrasting emotions are unbelievable.

"We've already felt the heartbreak of Wembley this season and if we can get back there, I've no doubt that the lads will draw on that experience to make sure it doesn't happen again.

"It's massively important that we draw on that experience.

"This season, we didn't manage to hold on to the challenge for the title, but it was nice to get the place in the play-offs confirmed early.

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"It has allowed us to concentrate on having the good run that we've had going into tonight."

When Disley signed for the Mariners in June 2011, it was the first time the experienced midfielder had dropped down to that level, having played the rest of his career in the Football League.

And now that his side are in with a chance of finally sealing a return to League Two, the skipper says it is what the club 'need and deserve.'

He continued: "The prize at the end of these play-off games is massive – to be Football League players.

"Being back in the League is the carrot that we've been chasing all season.

"I've been lucky enough to play in the league for a quite a few years and to get back there would be massive.

"It's what the club needs and what the club deserves. The fans are great and they deserve to be watching League football.

"It's the ultimate aim for everyone involved at the football club and we've got the opportunity to achieve it now."

After the disappointment of Wembley, the Mariners have been in sparkling form and go into tonight's clash with the Exiles on a nine-game unbeaten run.

And Disley says no team in the play-off shake-up hold any fear for his in-form side.

He continued: "It's nice when you're going into games fully confident of the team that you've got behind you and that's been the case this season and it will be again tonight.

"In the play-offs – like competitions like the Champions League – you've got to beat the best teams to win it and we'll take on whoever appears in front of us."

New train service from Sheffield a lifeline for trade in Cleethorpes

April 23, 2013, 11:33 pm

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A NEW Saturday train service running direct from Sheffield could prove a lifeline for businesses in Cleethorpes.

Traders have reported a drop in takings since the Doncaster to Cleethorpes line was disturbed by a landslip at Hatfield in February.

With repairs ongoing, passengers travelling to and from the resort currently have to transfer to coaches for parts of their journey.

But First TransPennine Express has announced that from the end of May a Saturday service will run directly from Sheffield on the Brigg line – providing a welcome boost for the resort.

Owen Taylor, managing director of Taylor Made Fun, said: "The lack of trains has added to the cocktail of bad weather and the poor economy over the last few months.

"This isn't the perfect solution but it will definitely help with weekend trade and bringing more day trippers back into the resort."

Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers welcomed the news, but said much more needs to be done.

He said: "A skeleton service of at least one daily service is the very least we should be aiming for and I will continue to lobby for that.

"Transpennine has told me that they are losing 10,000 passengers into Cleethorpes a month and 7,200 of those are leisure journeys.

"That is a huge amount of spending power from tourists who are vital to the local economy."

Karen Webb-Meek, from In The Pink Jewellery, said her staff have been avoiding making journeys while the line has been blocked.

She added: "The sooner the full service can get back up and running the better. This has hit the resort hard."

Melanie Tillett, chairman of the Seaview Street and Cleethorpes Traders' Association, said it was "great news".

She added: "It's great there will be a train running again. Not everyone wants to get on a coach."

FTPE managing director Nick Donovan said: "We know how important tourism is to the resort and we have worked hard to ensure that we are able to bring as many day trippers and holidaymakers into the resort as possible."

First TransPennine Express managing director Nick Donovan said: "We are delighted that from the end of May we are able to offer a Saturday rail service between Sheffield and Cleethorpes. We know how important tourism is to the historic resort of Cleethorpes and we have worked hard to ensure that we are able to bring as many day trippers and holiday makers into the resort as possible. "Network Rail are working as quickly as possible to restore a normal train service through Hatfield and Stainforth, although this is a challenging and time consuming task. We have therefore trained our drivers, had our trains cleared for use and found an opportunity to run a train via a different route. "This is great news for passengers and Cleethorpes and we hope our 2 4 1 offer will also attract more people into the resort. "We will of course be continuing to operate our 40 replacement bus services and will continue to provide additional staff at stations. My team is also looking forward to meeting representatives from Cleethorpes council to discuss how we can support the marketing and promotion of this great British seaside town."

Traffic held up on eastbound A180 after crash

April 24, 2013, 1:22 am

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MOTORISTS using the eastbound carriageway of the A180 faced a hold up this morning when a car blocked one of the lanes.
A black Seat Ibiza was involved in a single vehicle collision at around 8.20am. It was removed by a recovery lorry at shortly before 9am. The vehicle had blocked the outside lane for around half an hour and caused a long tailback making many commuters late for work. 

Mystery of danger drug that put five in hospital

April 24, 2013, 1:30 am

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A MYSTERY drug which put five people in hospital could still be on the streets of North East Lincolnshire.

Health officials today warned of the dangers of the drug, which is in a white powder form.

Meanwhile, police revealed that toxicologists are facing a race against time to establish the make-up of the substance, which was taken by the people on Sunday.

As revealed in the Telegraph yesterday, three men and two women were taken to hospital from an address in Grimsby's Wentworth Road.

The drug was so powerful at inducing extreme hallucinations, the patients had to be restrained as they were transported to hospital at about 4.30pm.

One of the men and two of the women, aged 28, 23 and 24 respectively, have been released from hospital, arrested, and released on bail.

Two men, aged 31 and 33, remained in Grimsby's Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital last night, but their conditions were said to be improving.

Since the escalation in the consumption of so-called "legal highs", the Grimsby Telegraph has spearheaded a campaign to highlight the dangers of taking any drugs. As yet, it is not yet known if the drug, which caused such an extreme reaction among the drug takers, is one of those or is illegal.

A Humberside Police spokesman said: "It is not yet known just what the five people had taken, so it would not be right to speculate at this time.

"However, we are awaiting the results of toxicology tests which should help to shed some light on just what was in the white powder which caused such serious health problems."

He said quantities of the drug could still be available in the area.

"There could well be more around," the spokesman added.

The investigation into who supplied the drugs is continuing and officers are keen to talk to anyone who was at the house in Wentworth Road before the arrival of paramedics.

Quentin Dowse, strategic development manager for the Drug and Alcohol Action Team, said he fully supported the Grimsby Telegraph's awareness campaign and urged people not to take any drugs at all.

Repeating his earlier warnings, he said: "The only way to stay safe is not to use recreational drugs at all. Whether they are legal or illegal does not mean they are safe.

"What has happened to these five people only serves to prove how dangerous taking drugs of any type is and how the changing face of the recreational drug market is exposing users to new risks we, as yet, know little about."

He urged anyone with information to come forward with details.

Anyone who can help the investigation or has information relating to the supply of drugs in North East Lincolnshire should call Humberside Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Editor's Comment DO you know what you are taking? Drugs, legal or illegal are not going to go away – it appears that is a fact of life! People should be discouraged at all costs from taking any substances. There is no doubt the vast majority of them are dangerous, addictive and can do untold damage to a person's health, both physically and mentally. However whatever warnings are out there, people will still take them. And the worrying thing is that more and more seem to be coming on to the market and as every new one hits there is fresh anxiety about what they contain. There have been a smattering of reports of incidents where people have ended up in hospital in various parts of the country for taking a number of 'highs'. The latest such case has happened in Grimsby and the authorities are right to warn of this harmful substance, which appears to be available in the local market place. If you insist on taking drugs – please be confident about what they contain! *Do you know about legal highs and their existence here? Follow the editor on Twitter @michellelalor

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Former Grimsby Town player Ryan Bennett charged with misconduct over Twitter comments

April 24, 2013, 3:05 am

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Former Grimsby Town player Ryan Bennett has been charged with misconduct by the FA over comments he made on Twitter. The defender, who plays for Premier League side Norwich City, got involved in an angry exchange with two Arsenal fans after the Gunners' 3-1 win over the Canaries. According to the governing body, Bennett has breached FA Rule E3 - Use of abusive and/or insulting and/or threatening words in comments posted on a Twitter account. He has until 4pm on Friday 26 April to respond to the charge. Bennett played over 100 matches for the Mariners before moving to Peterborough United in 2009. He later signed for Norwich City in a reported £3.2 million deal.

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April 24, 2013, 3:05 am

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A new Tesco supermarket would create 200 new jobs, the firm announced as it unveiled plans for a large store in Mablethorpe. Initial plans for a store on Station Road have been scrapped in favour of a new store on Golf Road. It could be open by next year, alongside a petrol station and pub restaurant. The store plans are part of a large housing scheme by The Lindum Group which aims to build 180 homes. A spokesman for Tesco said : "The change of location to Golf Road will allow Tesco to deliver a larger store with an even better and improved shopping choice, with more jobs than was originally planned." He added the firm will be submitting a formal application to East Lindsey District Council very soon and also hold consultation meetings with residents.

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April 24, 2013, 3:15 am

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A Coronation Street star unveiled a new-look bank in Immingham this morning. Lisa George, who plays Beth Tinker in the soap, was the guest of honour at the unveiling of Lloyds TSB in Kennedy Way. Mary Clark, of Immingham, met Lisa in the car park. She said: "I told her I was an avid Coro fan and then I guided her towards the bank. "She was quite different to how she is on TV we had a laugh." Lisa grew up in Grimsby and featured in Casualty, Holby City, Emmerdale and four different roles in Coronation Street before landing the role of Beth, for which she was nominated as Best Newcomer in 2012 at TV Choice Awards.Did you meet Lisa during her visit to Immingham? Send your pictures to pictures@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

Grimsby Town v Newport: Rob Scott urges players to give it everything in play-off semi-final

April 24, 2013, 3:15 am

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"A LOT of people say Grimsby Town deserve to be a Football League club – but you have to earn it."

Those were the words of Rob Scott as the joint boss looks ahead to tonight's crucial play-off semi-final first leg with Newport County.

The clash marks the Mariners' first step on a road that could lead them to finally seal a Football League return at the third time of asking.

And as Scott prepares for the clash with the Exiles, he's urged his players to grasp the opportunity and finally end all the talk of Town's 'false' position in the footballing pyramid.

Speaking to the Telegraph, he said: "The season that they've had so far doesn't come around too often and they've got to grab this opportunity.

"Other players and managers can go their whole careers and not have the sort of campaign that we've had here.

"It's been a great season so far, but we want to make it an excellent one.

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"The players want to be part of a Grimsby Town promotion-winning team and they'll be striving to do all they can to achieve that – but they'll need to earn it.

"You hear a lot of people saying 'this club deserves to be a league club'.

"It needs to be a league club, but whether you deserve it or not, you have to earn it and work for it.

"We've all put a lot of work in this season – not just the players and the staff – to achieve what we want to achieve.

"There's a lot of work going on behind the scenes to get this club to where it needs to be.

"Now we, as players and staff, need to work extremely hard over these final two, and hopefully three, games to get to where we want to be.

"We came into the club to take it forward and improve. This season, we finished 13 points better off than we did last year, which is massive really.

"Yes, we're pleased with how this club is developing, but we want to continue that development in League Two next season."

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April 24, 2013, 4:00 am

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THE reason why the police sealed off Brereton Avenue, in Cleethorpes, yesterday has been revealed. A 50-year-old man was assaulted in the street shortly before 4.45pm, it has been confirmed. The man was taken to Grimsby's Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital for treatment, where he remains in a stable condition. The circumstances of the assault are still unclear at this time, and an investigation continues. A 24-year-old man, a 26-year-old man and two 19-year-old men have been arrested in connection with the assault. They all remain in custody at Grimsby Police Station.

Officers who were at the scene closed off Barcroft Street to Daubney Street to allow officers to conduct inquiries following the incident, as reported. A witness told the Telegraph they had seen a fight outside the Today's shop, and another said they saw someone lying on the ground at about 4.50pm. Several police vehicles and an ambulance car were at the scene. About 20 people were out on the streets just outside the cordon, and officers guarded the area. Anyone who may have information is asked to call the police on 101, quoting log 504 of April 23.

Funeral date set for family killed in A18 collision

April 24, 2013, 4:31 am

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A FUNERAL service for the five members of the same family killed in the A18 collision will be held on Friday. David Cockburn, 48, his wife Angela, 49, daughters Bethany, 18, and Carley Ann, 21, as well as Bethany's 23-month-old daughter Lacie Stephenson all died in a crash on the Barton Street between Laceby Manor Golf Club and the Oaklands Hotel, on Friday, April 12. The family's Nissan Primera was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry. Three of the family died at the scene and the remaining two died in hospital. An inquest has been opened into their deaths and accident investigators are still trying to uncover the cause of the smash. The family, from County Durham, had been driving to a dancing competition at Butlins in Skegness.

Grimsby Town v Newport: Rob Scott's thoughts ahead of crucial play-off clash

April 24, 2013, 5:00 am

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GRIMSBY Town joint boss Rob Scott gives his thoughts ahead of tonight's crucial play-off semi-final first leg against Newport…ON THE GAME… For us, Saturday's game against them never really had any relevance. It was just another game to us. Newport put out what they called a weakened team and that's up to them. It will be a tighter affair tonight, but the win on Saturday gave our players a real boost of confidence. It wasn't just the win but it was how we went about getting it – it was a nice, fluid performance and it has given us another shot in the arm. But it will be a very different game but a tough one nonetheless. There will be a lot of fresh bodies coming back into both sides and so we'll have to wait and see how it pans out. But in the play-offs, everything else goes out the window, it's all about which team deals with the occasion on the night. We know we've got the best defensive record in the league but we also know we can score goals as well – hopefully that will stand us in good stead tonight.ON NEWPORT… We know what Newport are about and we know what we need to do. It won't be easy because they are good going forward and they've scored a fair few goals this season. They are a team on the up. Who would have thought two or three years ago that Newport would be pushing for a place in the league against an ex-League club, albeit a few years ago? They'll be looking to ride on the back of the recent success enjoyed by other Welsh teams, but we want our own success at this club. For too long, it's been in the doldrums and hopefully, we're bringing a bit of success back here, although we haven't done it yet.ON LIAM HEARN… If Liam does start tonight, we hope he gives us the sort of performances that he has been doing. He's now ready to start, whereas a couple of weeks ago, he wasn't. Everyone was clamouring for him to start but that would have put him backwards. So we've been patient with him and it's paying off. We always said anything we got out of him this season would have been a bonus. It was a nice relief for him on Saturday to get a game and get a goal. It gives him that confidence that he can get back to where he was last season.ON THE HOME CROWD… Newport will bring a vociferous bunch and our fans will need to match that. Without doubt, there will be passes that go astray and there will be mistakes that happen because of the magnitude of the game. These lads are human beings and they are playing Conference football, they will make mistakes and we need people to stick with them and get behind them. When you do that, you saw on Saturday what a positive response you get from them. It was fantastic on Saturday and if we can get that in again tonight, the players will genuinely get carried along by that. If the crowd can give the players that extra five, ten 15 or 20 per cent, that could make the difference. We don't want Newport coming to our place and stifling our crowd. We need the fans to get behind the players and see the effect that they can have on the players. It's not waffle, it's fact. Tonight, we need to use everything we've got to our advantage and our fans can be a big part of that.

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NHS bosses have announced they will inspect Grimsby's Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital (DPOW) - where mortality figures are higher than expected - in June. Experienced teams of doctors, nurses and patient representatives will come to DPOW between Wednesday, June 5 and Friday, June 7, as part of Sir Bruce Keogh's review. As reported, the former heart surgeon and now medical director of NHS England seeks to find out whether there are any sustained failings in the quality of care and treatment being provided to patients. From next month Sir Bruce and his medical experts will visit the 14 Trusts whose mortality ratios have shown higher-than-expected rates for the past two years. Site visits for the first four hospital Trusts will commence between May 7 and 9. A further six hospitals will receive visits over the following four weeks, while the final four will be visited in mid-June. The date for DPOW's visit comes in the wake of latest mortality figures released across Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) – which manages DPOW - by the NHS Information Centre. It finally shows slight improvements being made but mortality figures overall are still higher than average – this was always to be expected by NHS bosses at the Trust. Between October 2011 and September 2012, a Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) – used to calculate the number of expected deaths during a financial year – show only 1,938 people were expected to die but 2,236 actually did. Compared to figures released between July 2011 and June 2012, latest results show a reduction in the number of deaths by 50 people. However management at NLAG say the recent SHMI figures are at least six to 18 months out of date and recent work carried out is having an impact – this is done through a Risk Adjusted Mortality Index (RAMI). Dr Liz Scott, medical director at NLAG, said: "The latest SHMI figures show our Trust had higher than average mortality ratios for the period October 2011 to September 2012. "The mortality position is an issue for the whole health community and we continue to work with our commissioners and other health and social care providers to make sure that everything that could contribute to this position is being addressed. "Our mortality rate improvement programme is having a positive impact, as evidenced by our RAMI figures. "This mortality measure is more up-to-date than the SHMI and it shows the Trust is making a gradual but significant improvement. "However this improvement won't be reflected in the SHMI until later this year due to the statistics being retrospective." The team sanctioned by Sir Bruce as part of his review, will identify:• Whether existing action by these Trusts to improve quality is adequate and whether any additional steps should be taken• Any additional external support that should be made available to these Trusts to help them improve• Any areas that may require regulatory action in order to protect patients Sir Bruce said: "I am determined that these reviews should be about identifying solutions to any problems that may exist. "I am interested in not just providing a diagnosis, but helping to write the prescription and provide support to these hospitals to help them improve. "A higher than expected mortality rate does not in itself tell us that a hospital is unsafe. "For example, units delivering highly complex and specialist care could legitimately have higher mortality rates. "It is, however, a warning light that suggests further investigation is necessary. "It is important that the mortality data warning light – which went unheeded at Mid-Staffordshire Hospitals – is checked in future. "That is what this review is all about, and the lessons of Mid-Staffordshire will inform all of the NHS's new ways of monitoring hospitals." Following the visits, the statutory organisations responsible for commissioning, regulating and performance managing the 14 hospitals will hold Risk Summits for each of the hospitals. These Risk Summits, informed by the reports from the Rapid Responsive Review teams, will consider and agree what additional action may be needed to support further improvement or, if necessary, to protect patients. A report following each Risk Summit will also be made publicly available. Sir Bruce added: "Right across England, a new network of quality surveillance groups is now operational, providing additional scrutiny of NHS-funded services and helping to detect problems at an early stage. "The lessons learned from this review will also help to inform the soon to be established role of Chief Inspector of Hospitals."

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Detectives have been granted further time to question the Tetney businessman who was arrested in London at the same time officers swooped on two properties in the village, including the home of X-Factor star Ella Henderson. The 47-year-old, who was arrested early on Monday, will have a further 32 hours in custody, a Humberside Police spokeswoman said. The man is believed to be Ella's dad Sean Henderson, who is also the superstar's manager. He was arrested by Metropolitan Police as his wife Michelle, 49, was picked up by Humberside Police at the family home. She has been released and bailed to a date in late July.

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UP to 175 jobs could go at Bluestar Fibres in Grimsby, it's been announced this afternoon. The 238-stong workforce has been informed today that the company has no option but to consider a production stoppage at its Moody Lane site. This is as a result of the economic downturn and a subsequent reduction in demand for its carbon fibre precursor product. The stoppage is likely to result in significant job losses of up to 175. A spokesman said the company was committed to securing a future for the business. However, a 45 day collective consultation has begun with employees via Union representatives, with a redundancy package being offered by the parent company. In addition to a severance payment the Company will focus on supporting the employees and assistance with finding new employment. See tommorrow's Grimsby Telegraph for the full story and reaction.

BREAKING NEWS: Plan for new primary school in Waltham

April 24, 2013, 9:22 am

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PLANS for a new primary school in Waltham have been announced. North East Lincolnshire Council wants to build the school, which would be run by the Tollbar Family of Academies, to cover a shortfall in places. However, the proposals- which are in the very early stages, have angered other schools in the area. See tomorrow's Grimsby Telegraph for the full story. Plus, meet our latest Junior Camera Club winner, and find out what the new owners of Freshney Place are planning for the centre. All this and much more in tommorrow's Grimsby Telegraph.

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A late goal from Ismail Yakubu gave Newport County the advantage over Grimsby Town in the first leg of their Blue Square Bet Premier play-off semi-final. The Mariners travel to Wales on Sunday (kick-off 4.30pm) for the second leg and a last chance to keep the dream of promotion alive. Replay our live and interactive coverage of the game below: