THE hugely popular Wings And Wheels aircraft show takes off at North Cotes airfield today.

Run by the North Coates Flying Club, the show will include a flypast by a Spitfire and a large vintage plane and car display.

Flying clubs from all over the country are invited to take their jets to the two-day show, some of which you may never get the chance to see again.

Club chairman Mike Speakman, 64, said: "We don't know who to expect this year.

"Sometimes we get planes coming in from as far south as Devon."

To learn the history of the airfield, visitors are invited to the clubhouse museum, where film briefings will bring to life the once- busy land.

Around the venue, you can talk to the pilots, who will happily provide you with their very own history of the ground and, of course, themselves.

A new attraction this year is the Humberside Police Concert Band who'll be providing the accompanying soundtrack to the action.

Mr Speakman said: "We've always wanted a band at the show. This year I took the plunge and asked. We're putting them behind the hangar so the aircraft don't drown the music!"

And if you thought that wasn't enough there will also be a car display from the Lincolnshire Louth Classic Car Club and the Porsche Club.

Mr Speakman continued: "Judging by the forecast it looks set to be a brilliant day.

"It's free entry so it's always going to be a nice day no matter what!"

Admission to the event is free and light refreshments will be available.

To find out more, contact Mike Speakman on 07913 092284.

If you're going along, why not send us your pictures? E-mail them in jpeg format to pictures@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

OUR area's angling clubs are well-run, and lots of hard work is done behind the scenes.

So it is nice when a secretary wins one of the matches that they have organised.

Graham Rouse, of Westlands AC, puts a tremendous of amount of work in to the club. So it was nice to hear that he won their latest match.

They fished at the Mill Road Lakes, Addlethorpe, near Skegness.

Rouse had eight carp from the Horseshoe Lake, three of which were into double figures, with a total weight of 53.8lb.

He fished using the long pole to an aerator, and sweetcorn was the key to his success.

Second was Billy Braithwaite with 36lb. The ever-present Dave Edwards Junior was third with 33lb.

LOR AC were in action at Saltfleetby Fishery.

The match was moved from the Island Pond to the main pond.

This was a very good move. Drew Dillerstone, on peg 22, used the pellet waggler to catch 83.11lb.

Next was Steve Eyre, who fished with meat, shallow from peg 8. He had 70lb – 39lb of this was made up by skimmers, so he would have been kept busy.

Peg 15 produced the goods once again, this time for Paul Abbey. He had 42lb. Dave Dobbs was fourth, off peg 17, with 37lb.

In an open match at Saltfleetby, Eyre caught 55lb off peg 19. Dave Dalton was second off peg 12 with 53.6lb.

In a match on the Kingfisher Pond, Paul Underwood weighed in with 32.4lb.

Oberon Angling Club fished at Wold View Fisheries, Claxby.

The roadside pegs had an advantage on what was a very hot day. John Agnew, from peg 8, had 70.13lb. He was on the bomb and used pellet as bait.

Rod Briggs was second with 47.7lb, and club secretary John Davis was third with 41lb.

Also at Wold View, Graham Garrod made it three wins on the trot with another victory on Gold Lake. He was fishing peg 12, using the bomb and baiting with meat.

Second was Norman Hewliss on peg 13. He had 60lb. Andy Saunby had 45lb from peg 18.

In a separate match, Grimsby's UK angling champion Marc Rodger, pictured, fished up in the water and managed 69.12lb off peg 18.

Mick Tamms had 48lb from peg 14 and Brigg starlet Ryan Lidgard was third, with 46.8lb from peg 20.

Bradley AC fished a series match at Bradley Ponds.

Ben Yull was top on the day – he fished shallow to weigh in a very respectable 36.11lb.

Stewart Read was next with 36.3lb and then it was Steve Netherton with 23lb.

In the fourth round of the series at Pelham Ponds, first-place went to Les Waldron on peg 15. He fished the pole with maggot and pellet and caught carp up to 8lb, plus F1s with some silvers, for a total of 16lb 10oz.

At Messingham Sands, the hot weather certainly boosted the match weights, with all species of fish feeding exceptionally well.

Hollywood Lake was in blistering form and, last Sunday, no less than eight weights over 100lbs were recorded in the two matches held there.

The 186lbs of carp taken by Sheffield's John Hancock was enough to break the lake record.

In an open match on the Tripp Lake, Grimsby's Gary Hansford won with 79.4lb.

Another Grimsby rod man, Dennis Pattinson, was fourth with 68.1lb.

Paul Mountford won a match last Saturday on the Curlew Pond at Grange Park Fisheries, Messingham.

It fished extremely well and Mountford fished on pellet to catch 80lb.

Next in was Rob Hill who had 70lb.

Mountford is running a match at Wold View Fisheries on the Ultimate lake on July 20. Book in at 8.15am, it is £20 all in. Those interested in taking part should ring him on 07577 749768.

KIRMINGTON motorcycle racer Guy Martin roared to victory in the Solo Championship race at the Southern 100.

The Tyco Suzuki rider last won the Isle of Man road racing event's blue riband contest in 2009.

And, after denying rival Michael Dunlop the chance to equal his Uncle Joey's record of three successive wins – and smashing the lap record in the process – Martin was understandably pleased.

"I'm delighted for the boys and everyone involved with the team," the 31-year-old said.

"I always knew I could do it when we got things bang on, and we got things bang on."

Dunlop had won both Superbike races prior to the Solo showdown, with Martin, pictured, recording second and third-place finishes earlier in the week.

However, the Lincolnshire speedster shadowed his main rivals, Dean Harrison and Dunlop, for five of the eight laps around the 4.25-mile circuit, before edging ahead to take glory.

A stunning lap record around the Billown Course, of 114.245mph, helped the lorry mechanic and TV personality to victory over the reigning champion – by just 0.4 seconds.

Two more riders lost their lives in separate accidents during Thursday's racing at the Southern 100.

Mark Madsen-Mygdal died following a crash on the last lap of the 600cc Supersport race, while Paul Thomas – also from the Isle of Man – was killed in an accident during the Sidecar Championship race.

It means there were three fatalities at the event this year, after David Jukes died in Monday's practice session.

For more reaction from Guy Martin on his Southern 100 Solo Championship triumph, see Monday's Telegraph.

THERE may have been nobody lucky enough to net a hole-in-one, but the sixth annual Tony Diable Charity Golf Day was a huge success.

Raising over £3,000 for the Linkage Community Trust, the event was once again held at Waltham Windmill Golf Club.

With 42 teams taking part, and as many as 12 turned away because of the popularity of the competition, the Windmill course played well throughout the day.

And while nobody claimed the top prizes on offer, there was plenty to celebrate for a worthy cause.

Tony Diable, of Diable Roofing, said: "There was some good scoring on the day, and the team that came third donated their prize back to the charity – It was a truly wonderful gesture.

"We are really pleased with the efforts and the money raised, especially because we put even more prizes on offer this year.

"We would like to thank everybody who took part in the event, and the sponsors, – we are already looking forward to next year."

The event, which is the brainchild of Diable, is administered by students and staff at the Weelsby Campus in Grimsby.

The College, which forms part of the Linkage Trust, is the longest-established specialist further education provider in the country, catering for young, learning disabled people.

Having raised over £20,000 for Linkage so far, plans are already in place for next year – which is expected to take place at Cleethorpes Golf Club.

IS IT any surprise the national team halter when money is only flaunted high up in the English game?

Headlines of England Failure have recurred in recent times, with the European Under-21 Championship disaster the latest. On the other hand, nations of Spain and Germany continue to dominate the winning skyline.

Why is this you may be asking? The solution is simple; the conveyer-belts of talent accumulated sprouted from investment in grassroots football.

To put Spain's success of three of the last major tournaments down to "luck" for example is purely naïve.

This is not even a country of rich international pedigree, in terms of the fact they collected no silverware between 1964 and 2008; they were even branded as "the underachievers" – now a tag that can be accredited to the England team.

Yet Spain took the beautiful game by the scruff of the neck and carefully engineered grassroots investment to have 77 per cent of Spanish League players available for national selection.

The contrasting statistic for England is 40 per cent, which shows how a propensity to import players has certainly given home football a boot in the face.

People suggest that the new centre at Burton is a step in the right direction, on the basis of examples such as France, where the building of the Clairefontaine facility sparked the successes of the French national team in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 in theory.

However, there has to be much more to it than to have just put up a £105-million infrastructure with the hope that this will bring instant rewards to performance (and not to whine but at cost to taxpayers again!)

It is OK having "housing for all 24 England teams, from juniors to seniors", but St George's Park will struggle unless money gets through to grassroots.

At the end of the day, this complex is for players once they have broken into the England set-up and surely concentration should be on creating top youngsters in the first place, to then cater using the Staffordshire site?

For example, players in the Grimsby area wouldn't give England a better crop if money in Grimsby grassroots hadn't increased.

Therefore, if more money was filtered to grassroots, better players can be developed from an early age, and a dynasty of winners can be manufactured in the process.

Furthermore, money ought to filter down because of the improvements grassroots requires. Developing players on December days on torrential turf on pitches far too long for the average 11-year-old, for example, is like taxing Lionel Messi; it's highly ineffective! This is at the same time as facilities such as Clee Fields Astroturf rotting to absolute waste. Although the FA is changing the laws for under-11 football and below, imagine the positive externalities of the government of agreeing to repair potential pitches.

I may have barked at the government in my last article, which even prompted some to suggest I should run against Mr Cameron in the next General Election! Nevertheless, I do not blame the Government for the lack of funding, as Mr Cameron has more to concentrate on than football and hence he leaves the game in the arms of other "professionals". Even if the government directly injects money, it is what football does with it that counts.

This ties into me also shunning the blame off the players themselves, too, because who is really going to turn down such ludicrous sums of money in this day and age?

The problem lies with those who fund monstrous wages, and therefore the Premier League needs to assume some responsibility for lack of filtering.

For as entertaining as it is, the league has hatched English players hungrier for a pricy lifestyle, rather than an appetite for footballing success.

What is certain is that little funds reach the heart and soul of where football begins for many.

English football needs to remember its roots as the inventors of the beautiful game. Football is a sport for all classes and many great players are from poor backgrounds.

More funding lower down can only promote those with ability first off. Are riches for the minority necessary, or are adequate funds for the majority?

TWO adventurous fundraisers put their best feet forward to raise money in memory of a mum who lost her battle to cervical cancer.

Ian Wharton, 47, and Perry Horton, 53, trekked part of the legendary Viking Way to raise as much money as possible for Dove House Hospice, in Hull.

The pair set off at 7.30am from Market Rasen railway station and journeyed 21.9 miles across the Lincolnshire countryside.

Ian, from Laceby, is friends with the father of Samantha Davies, who lost her life to cervical cancer last month. They hoped to be at The White Hart in Caistor by 12.30pm, however, after a number of wrong turns the pair made it there almost an hour later.

He and Perry were then joined by Samantha's parents and Coral, her baby daughter, in support of the hospice where the much-loved young woman spent the last few months of her life.

Then, Yvonne Horton, Jo Sams and Jeanette Wiseman participated in the final eight miles – from Caistor to Barnetby railway station – which took a further four-and-half hours through the Viking Way.

They raised more than £2,500 in sponsorship.

Ian said: "The fabulous countryside, rough terrain and beautiful friendly villages and stunning scenery helped ease the tiring and aching feet.

"It was a difficult walk and uphill for much of the way.

"I still have blisters but it was for a very worthy cause that gets some funding but not enough, and it needs all the help it can get.

"The journey took 11 hours to complete in all, but the weather was great and it was a fantastic day for everyone who took part.

"I just want to thank everyone who sponsored us and we hope to raise even more money for such a worthy cause and raise awareness of cervical cancer and the need for women to attend screenings."

Now, Ian and Perry are planning their next adventure – a 170-mile coast-to-coast cycling journey from Morecombe to Bridlington.

If you want to donate to the cause, visit the pair's Virgin Money page by searching Ian's name.

UKIP has "proved already we can top the polls on either side of the Humber", according to leader Nigel Farage.

At a Westminster lunch, he explained: "The aim will be in both places – Hull and Grimsby – to produce something stunning in the European elections then, yes, why not, for the general election in 2015?"

In the last European elections in 2009, UKIP topped the poll in both Grimsby and Hull, which is why Mr Farage believes they are both "very good UKIP areas".

The party recently captured nearly a quarter of the vote in May's local government elections, and strategists are now planning next year's Euro campaign.

Mr Farage said: "They voted UKIP in Hull in '09, but they didn't vote UKIP in 2010 – it was a different election, voters couldn't see the relevance of us, they couldn't see we had a chance.

"So it is about perceptions to a very large extent, but certainly Grimsby is a very exciting part of the world for UKIP."

UKIP plans to fight the European Parliament elections – due to take place on May 22, 2014 – under the banner "Make this your referendum".

The party has campaigned since its formation for the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union, which Croatia joined most recently as its 28th Member State.

Mr Farage said it was "realistic to say UKIP could win the European election", while "riding on the back" of that poll could help the party pick up hundreds of seats in district and unitary local council elections due to be held the same day.

Then, at the 2015 general election, UKIP plans to "target relentlessly" around 40-50 constituencies with the aim of getting its first MPs elected to Parliament.

"Things are exciting in UKIP, our voters believe in us," said Mr Farage. "We're here to stay" as a party, he added, claiming the more established parties could not "any more brush us under the carpet".

Mr Farage was dismissive of local MPs like Austin Mitchell and Martin Vickers, claiming that their Euroscepticism was not sufficient.

But Mr Vickers said: "I believe Nigel Farage voted to stay in Europe in 1975 so since I voted to leave, and will be doing so again in 2017, perhaps I'm even more Eurosceptic than him.

"Furthermore, I belong to a party that has a real chance of achieving power after the next election – unlike UKIP – so will be in a better position to implement it."

SIRENS, camera, action!

A fly-on-the wall documentary will feature scenes from Grimsby - but the only people in front of the camera will be patients.

Film crews are out and about today with East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) capturing the time between the moment a 999 call is received to the patient arriving into hospital.

Those filming aim to commission the work to Channel 4 which is popular for its health documentaries, including 24 hoursIn A&E and One Born Every Minute, to name a few.

Steve Pratten, paramedic and operations support manager for EMAS, who is working closely with film crews, said: "We will have two ambulances and a fast response car fitted with cameras in Grimsby.

"However, I must stress that any patients we do see have the right to request cameras to be switched off for confidentiality and they will be told on arrival that we have film crews with us.

"Today is only a pilot and any filming done will be left in the hands of Channel 4 if they want to air it or not – if they do, the documentary will be similar to the police, camera, action programmes and could become a series.

"I see this as a great opportunity to demonstrate the positive aspects of EMAS after the changes the service has gone through recently."

So far this year, EMAS has been in the media spotlight for various reasons, including being fined for failing to meet response time targets, poor care revealed through an official report and a reshape of the service which included closing many stations across the region.

As reported, EMAS is to create nine hubs, retaining 19 of 65 stations across the region, supplemented with 108 Community Ambulance Points, complete with toilet facilities.

Despite some negative reports, Steve said: "If this is aired on TV it will also be an educational tool for people to learn what is a true 999 call and what an ambulance should be attending.

"This will be a big thing for us and our staff to show people the positives of EMAS."

Filming will also take place in Scunthorpe and Lincoln today – the service's call centre is based in the city.

Camera crews will film those taking the initial 999 call, the dispatch crew and the paramedics dealing with the casualty.

Steve said: "We want to capture and show people everything that goes on within our service and show crews running concurrently.

"For example an ambulance could be filmed in Grimsby attending to a road traffic accident but at the same time paramedics in Scunthorpe might be waiting in a lay-by ready to receive a call.

"I am glad we are doing this and hopefully it will be successful."

A RURAL village is "under siege" by a gang of "feral" youths – and residents refuse to tolerate it anymore.

Marshchapel locals claim vandalism and antisocial behaviour is at an "unprecedented scale" and have urged Lincolnshire Police to do more about it.

The catalogue of incidents include:

A pensioner threatened in the street.

A brick launched through an elderly woman's window.

Children's toys smashed up.

A ransacked shed.

Stones and eggs thrown at homes.

Residents gathered at a parish council meeting to air their concerns and did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, but are urging everyone to report incidents to the police.

One man told the meeting how he returned from holiday to find his grandchild's garden house and toys smashed to pieces and his shed raided, causing £500 damage.

He said: "It is on an unprecedented scale.

"We feel under siege. We have been in this village since 1985 and seen all the scrotes, but this group of kids are in a league of their own.

"We want this to stop before someone gets hurt – and someone will if this carries on.

"They are totally feral and we feel helpless."

Last week, a brick was hurled through an elderly woman's patio window as she cared for her terminally ill husband.

She claims she has been tormented for two years by youths who stand on the playing field swings on Sea Dyke Way to throw stones and shout abuse.

She told the meeting: "They think they can do what they want and they don't care. I have tried to reason with them, I have begged and I have even tried being really nice, but nothing seems to work."

Two police officers a night cover the 35 miles between Skegness and Marshchapel.

Last month, 12 incidents were reported to police, including five antisocial behaviour reports.

Now residents want police to increase patrols so youths – who are banned from the park after dusk – will move on.

They also want the play equipment moved further down the field and away from properties.

But PCSO Andrea Cave said: "What is the reality of police coming down here to get kids off the field and play area? Not great.

"I am just being honest. If officers are passing, they will do something.

"Yes, youths are getting out of control but we are aware of the problem and we are dealing with it."

The parish council and PCSO will meet to see how they can design out crime on the playing field.

GRIMSBY'S 50-year-old central library building is set to undergo a major change after it was discovered that the heating, ventilation and electrics need replacing.

Members of North East Lincolnshire Council's Cabinet is meeting on Monday to consider the proposals, along with plans to carry out a feasibility study and consultation into the future provision of library services.

A report to the Cabinet outlines the recommended option for addressing system replacement, which will require a period of closure while works are undertaken.

This will also include work to move all library services to the basement, ground floor and mezzanine floor, closing off the floors above.

A statement released by NELC said: "The option is a balanced compromise to extend the life of the building and allow its use to be part of the consideration of the long-term future of the library service.

"The second floor of the library, which currently includes the gallery and community meeting room, will be closed should the proposals be approved.

"Regular users of these spaces will be supported to find alternative locations, ideally within the branch library network or alternative council buildings, such as Grimsby Town Hall.

"If approved, the plans will avoid the need to close the building entirely and will instead see the replacement of essential systems within part of the library."

The imposing building has stood close to the town centre of Grimsby for almost 50 years and retains its original infrastructure.

In December 2011, NELC approved a programme of essential repairs necessary to ensure its continued use.

During 2012, a period of closure enabled a detailed intrusive investigation to be carried out by independent contractors. This work confirmed the original plan is no longer practical or cost effective due to the need for extensive work on the systems infrastructure that supports the building.

If approved, the proposals are expected to cost about £300,000.

Councillor Mick Burnett, portfolio holder for tourism, leisure and culture at the authority, said: "The building can't continue to operate as a library without significant investment in the infrastructure and we must also ensure it remains safe for our staff and the public to use.

"In terms of the wider library provision, in the light of the continuing financial challenges and as with other local authorities across the country, I believe we need to explore innovative solutions to ensure we retain a library service we can be proud of. To do that, we need to ask users and the wider community what they want and expect from the service and design it to reflect that within the resources we will have available in future.''

HUMBERSIDE police have praised the behaviour of those soaking up the warm summer temperatures in Cleethorpes.

But East Midlands Ambulance Service is warning people to not act foolishly when it comes to protecting yourself from the UV rays.

Forecasters have announced yet another hot weekend in the resort with temperatures reaching up to 22C today and tomorrow.

Humberside Police were delighted by the sensibility of people last weekend when crowds gathered from far and wide for the scooter rally.

Only two people over the whole weekend were arrested by police for minor assaults.

Neil Pattison, inspector for Humberside Police, said: "Throughout the summer we have large numbers of people visit Cleethorpes, be it for a holiday, a weekend break or just for a night out.

"However, the Scooter Rally attracts large numbers of people over such a short space of time that this has to be policed accordingly.

"I want to praise the behaviour of those people who visited Cleethorpes last weekend.

"To only make two very minor arrests when we have more than 5,000 people in such a small area is something I am very pleased to see.

"I am hopeful that as the summer months continue, the reduction in alcohol-related violence will also continue to reduce.

"We have August Bank Holiday weekend which is always popular in Cleethorpes, and as the children break up from school we see families come for their holidays."

In addition, East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) is delivering a different message about sun safety as people make the most of the soaring temperatures.

Steve Pratten, paramedic and operations support manager, said: "Last weekend the service experienced an increase in emergency and urgent calls; the biggest increase was on the Saturday when we received more than 2,600 calls.

"This was a 15 per cent increase in calls compared to the previous Saturday, June 29.

"Many of those calls were from people who were feeling unwell as a result of the hot weather or because they had not taken necessary precaution to protect themselves.

"Temperatures are high again this weekend so we are asking people to take responsibility for their health and wellbeing.

"While they enjoy the weather we also want them to make sure they are aware of the local health service they can access for advice and treatment."

Those needing advice are urged to make use of pharmacies, open access centres, and www.nhs.uk

BEWARE – you are being clocked.

That was the warning to motorists on Peaks Parkway as speed cameras became effective.

The 30mph route which is one of the busiest roads in North East Lincolnshire has had average speed cameras since November last year.

They were introduced to monitor the average speed of vehicles along the 30mph stretch of the A16 between Frederick Ward Way and Peaks Tunnel Bridge, in an attempt to cut the number of accidents, but were not in enforcement mode.

There have been 99 casualties in the last five years along the route.

The cost of installing the cameras and ancillary equipment is around £100,000.

Michael Harris, partnership manager for Safer Roads Humber, said enforcement has now begun and anyone exceeding the speed limit will face a penalty.

He said: "We urge all motorists to drive safely and appropriately within the speed limit at all times. The motoring public should treat Peaks Parkway as a fully-operational speed site and drive accordingly. Responsible drivers will already be doing so."

He added: "The system that's being installed is an average speed system, which basically measures the speed of a vehicle at different points along the road. The system works out the average speed the vehicle is travelling and only those travelling in excess of the speed limit will be prosecuted."

The cameras can clock vehicles from the front or behind, and the average speed can be taken before or after stoppages at traffic lights.

Humberside Police casualty reduction officer Pc Barry Gardner welcomed the enforcement move.

He said: "There are a lot of crashes at the junctions crossing Peaks Parkway. A fair number of them have been because of people trying to beat the lights or going through red.

"Hopefully, it is those drivers who are increasing their speed to beat the lights or jump the lights who are going to get a penalty. All the measures are brought about to reduce collisions."

Fines arising from the enforcement will go to the Treasury.

Some drivers are able to be offered training instead of a fine and points on their licence, the income from which remains local and will be used for road safety initiatives.

Dave Poucher, principal highways officer for Balfour Beatty said: "As such, the cameras not only save lives, but provide money for our community by funding future road safety works and campaigns."

DEFIANT travellers have set up camp in the middle of a Cleethorpes car dealership park.

The family of 17 have described their bold move as a "protest" against North East Lincolnshire Council's refusal to allocate them land to live on.

And they say they will continue their "game of musical fields" with the council for as long as it takes.

Head traveller Mary Smith, 41, told the Grimsby Telegraph they enjoyed tormenting NELC.

She said: "They will get sick of this a long time before we will. It is fun for us. You've heard of musical chairs, well this is our game of musical fields. We are going to keep on moving, it doesn't bother us."

They parked up their five caravans on a patch of grass in the middle of Vauxhall, Mazda and Stoneacre car dealerships on Altyre Way, near Tesco, at 8.30pm on Thursday night, following their eviction from Taylor's Avenue, Cleethorpes.

Eviction proceedings from their current – privately-owned – location are underway but it's unlikely they will move before next Thursday.

Local businesses are worried by their arrival but did not want to comment.

But Mary said they do not want trouble.

She continued: "We are very happy here, it is a nice spot and we haven't had any trouble so far. We like it in Cleethorpes, it is fresh and clean.

"This is a protest against the treatment of the council against us. If they give us a piece of land, all of this will stop.

"We are not asking for much, we just want a site to live on."

Local authorities can bid for government money to build or refurbish existing traveller sites, but NELC has no plans to do this.

During Thursday night's stand-off between travellers, council workers and Humberside Police, officers barricaded off land that travellers could potentially camp on.

Meanwhile, another group of travellers in three caravans have pitched up on land off Kiln Lane, Stallingborough.

It is thought they came from Cleethorpes farmer Boo Parkes' land, near Pennells Garden Centre, Humberston Road, following their eviction two days ago.

Owner of nearby trucks and trailer parts business, Black River Limited, Bob Barcroft, claims they have defecated outside his premises.

He said: "Up until now I thought live and let live, but now it could affect my business. I am shocked and appalled."

Councillor Chris Shaw, leader of NELC, said: "We don't treat this as fun, but we are taking action – and supporting other landowners to do the same. We will continue to do this over any unauthorised use, regardless of by who.

"While there is a funding stream to contribute to providing traveller sites, bidding local authorities must demonstrate a need. Up to this point, we've had very low levels of travellers in North East Lincolnshire."

IT could have been at least ten if the Mariners' finishing had been better – but either way their second friendly saw a much-improved display.

As expected, new signing Alex Rodman came in for his Town debut. And he was joined in the starting line-up by a trialist keeper, Jake Turner, and Youth team right-back Paul Walker.

After looking understandably rusty in their opening friendly against Cleethorpes Town on Tuesday, this time the Mariners raced out of the blocks.

Three goals and a string of goalscoring opportunities followed in a first-half completely controlled by the visiting professionals, whose formation was best described as 4-2-1-3.

After Shaun Pearson had nodded a corner wide in the 15th minute, Town were in front just a minute later.

Dayle Southwell's pass put Liam Hearn away through the inside right channel and his centre was deflected into the air slightly behind Lenell John-Lewis.

The forward reorganised his feet superbly, however, and thundered a stunning overhead bicycle kick past home keeper Craig Turner and into the top corner.

The Mariners were completely controlling possession and saw two gilt-edged chances go begging before they doubled their lead in the 28th minute.

Southwell headed over from six yards after good work by trialist defender Chris Doig, before Hearn bent a shot wide from just inside the Winterton box.

Hearn didn't have to wait long for his goal, though, exchanging passes with Southwell before side-footing home.

Craig Turner continued to be Rangers' stand-out player, saving from Hearn, Southwell and Rodman before he was beaten for a third time.

Scott Kerr fed Hearn on the left wing and his pull-back was perfect for Southwell to tap home in the 33rd minute.

Hearn turned his marker inside-out and forced another reflex stop from the home keeper before Rodman's follow-up was also pushed away.

Town's domination continued right up to the break as Rodman rolled a shot wide of the post and Pearson planted another header wide.

Rob Scott and Paul Hurst made seven changes at the break, with young gun Walker replaced after an impressive start to life in senior football.

Trialist keeper Jake Turner hadn't touched the ball all half before making way for James McKeown.

It took eight minutes for the Mariners to make it four, as a Rangers defender poke a low cross into his own net.

Andy Cook blazed over as the one-way traffic continued, although the hosts did finally have a dribbler on target shortly before the hour mark.

Rangers boss Leigh Herrick rang the changes, with a raft of substitutions, seconds after Cook had headed a presentable chance over the bar.

Walker returned in place of Kerr as Hatton moved into midfield, before it became the Cook v Craig Turner show.

On three separate occasions, the home keeper denied Town's striker with stunning saves.

The stopper eventually left the field to a standing ovation, but the onslaught continued with the impressive Joe Colbeck and Hatton firing wide twice apiece.

Ross Hannah uncharacteristically blazed over in the final ten minutes, but Town did finally grab their fifth three minutes from time as Colbeck cut in from the left and hammered a stunning strike off the foot of the far post and in.

A MAN and a woman were left with life-threatening injuries after their car skidded across the A18 and crashed into a ditch yesterday.

They are the latest casualties on the road – which is due to be closed for three days from Monday for safety improvements following a spate of serious crashes.

TWO friendlies in and Grimsby Town's players all have "big ticks next to their names" – now that needs to continue.

The Mariners' preparations for the upcoming season clicked up a gear at Winterton Rangers last night, with an encouraging 5-0 victory.

Goals from Lenell John-Lewis, Liam Hearn, Dayle Southwell and Joe Colbeck – along with an own goal – rewarded a dominant display against Northern Counties East League Premier Division opposition.

And joint boss Paul Hurst was satisfied with what we saw from the dug-out.

"It looked a big improvement from Tuesday," he told the Telegraph. "It's hard for us to judge whether the opposition weren't quite as good or not, but that's not for me to say.

"The difference from the Cleethorpes Town game was that we got a lot more penetration higher up the pitch, rather than keeping it in areas where we weren't really hurting the opposition.

"We've just started to drip-feed some of the ideas and bits of play that we'd like to see, and we saw that last night.

"We're not going too carried away, and I don't mean that to be disrespectful to Winterton because they provided us with a physical test and a nice pitch to play on. But we know there are going to be much stronger tests.

"We're seeing what we're asking from the players – they're working hard in really hot conditions and they're passing the ball around.

"It's all about giving the lads confidence and building up pictures and ideas of where to move the ball.

"We have got a lot of good footballers. That alone won't get us to where we want to be, but they've got good attitudes about them and at the moment they've all got a tick next to their name.

"Now we want that to continue."

Although Town didn't pick up any injuries from the friendly itself, Andi Thanoj and Scott Neilson were absent due to minor niggles.

WHENEVER the media writes on the subject of disruptive, inattentive or boisterous children who have been labelled ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), there seems to be an assumption the reader accepts the psychiatric label is real, and that "experts" can treat it.

This could not be further from the truth. While there is no question children and adolescents can be argumentative, impulsive, and that some can be more active than others, psychiatry has packaged up these and other behaviour characteristics and categorised them as the so-called mental illness ADHD.

If you strip away all of the psychiatric rhetoric, the reality of the situation is children and adolescents are being chemically restrained for displaying behaviour that is considered to be an illness because a psychiatrist said so.

As for the idea of a "chemical imbalance of the brain" as the reason given for drugging young minds, forget it. It's hype and slick marketing. Psychiatrists have never found a test or submitted evidence to support the existence of such an imbalance. They can't measure a balance in the brain, so they wouldn't know if an imbalance had been resolved if there was one.

A significant factor, however, in the whole charade is money. Last year in England alone, the cost of ADHD drugs was more than £52 million, while the cost over the last ten years was more than £340 million. Add the cost of ADHD drugs dispensed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the figure comes to more than £409 million. It is important that we question ideas, especially those that are based on opinions rather than science. It goes without saying that psychiatric drugs will chemically restrain a person, but they don't cure anything. Psychiatry does not have any science or cures.

While life is full of problems that can sometimes be overwhelming, it is important to know that psychiatry, its diagnoses and its drugs are the wrong way to go. The emphasis must be on workable medical testing that find undiagnosed physical conditions manifesting as so-called mental illness.

Brian Daniels, national spokesperson, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (United Kingdom).

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TWO forklift truck drivers are walking the length of one of the UK's most ancient landmarks to raise money for a worthy cause.

Gary Sellars, 56, and John Clarke 57, both of Grimsby, will hike along Hadrian's Wall to support Macmillan cancer nurses.

Gary, of Bring Cargo, which is based in Stallingborough, said: "We have had full support from family and friends, and from work, too.

"We both like to help others and have done a few fundraising events over the years, such as climbing the Yorkshire Three Peaks and completing bike rides.

"And I give blood three times a year; we both like to do our bit.

"For this trek, we will be walking 27 miles west to east along the wall."

John, who works at DFDS in Immingham, said they have been given an allotted time to complete the challenge, but hope to beat it.

"The organisers expect everyone to complete it in between 12 and 15 hours, but I think we will do it in nine," he said.

"We are regular walkers. We both walk to work from Grimsby at least twice a week.

"We are both old friends and used to work together, so it will be great to do the challenge together.

"I think we will end up having to carry each other.

"We both want to say a big thank you to everyone who has sponsored us already and to our gaffas for donating us with two rain jackets.

"We are going in the middle of summer so hopefully the weather should be good, touch wood!

Gary and John's challenge is on Saturday, July 27, starting from 7am. To sponsor them, visit either The County Hotel in Immingham or The County Hotel in Grimsby.