Demolition work is well underway on the former Malt Kiln building in Louth.

Residents have spoken of their relief after workers moved onto the site at the weekend. A huge 'claw' could be seen on the site today hacking away at the side of the building.

See tomorrow's Grimsby Telegraph for the full story including the thoughts of those living opposite the Malt Kiln.

The speed limit on the town stretch of Peaks Parkway could be raised to 40mph by as early as Monday.

Engineers will be working through the night to recalibrate the average speed cameras that are currently set at 30mph on the stretch between B &Q and the 50mph buffer zone beyond the Weelsby Road junction.

The Telegraph understands that the new limit could be in place by Monday BUT this has not been officially confirmed and motorists should still stick to the 30mph limit.

More in tomorrow's paper and updates will appear here tomorrow. 

BARTON star baker Nancy Birtwistle has been crowned the winner of this year's Great British Bake Off.

Coming from behind to see off competition from bookies' favourite Richard and graphic designer Luis, the former GP practice manager was overwhelmed at the result.

She won the technical challenge and was praised for her viennoiserie, but it was her Moulin Rouge Pièce Montée that really wowed judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry, who praised her "first rate" shortbread, her fillings being in proportion and flavourful profiteroles.

Keep checking your Grimsby Telegraph for more.

EVERYTHING was coming up roses in the garden of Ted and Cynthia Ford as they had an open garden weekend in aid of St Andrew's Hospice.

Waltham gardener Ted Ford, whose stunning garden showcases his passion for art and horticulture, has donated £850 to the hospice following the event.

Ted, 86, and his wife Cynthia welcomed visitors to his garden in Carmargue Avenue over two days.

What makes the garden so unique is not only the stunning flower beds and variety of plants, but also the integration of Ted's own paintings.

The couple are long-term supporters of the hospice and were delighted to raise £750, plus another £100 from a friend who sadly died after the event was held.

A total of 122 people attended the event, which also included a small art exhibition featuring paintings by Ted.

Ted, 86, said he would like to do it again next year.

His connection with the charity goes back to 1982 when he built the first hospice, Beech Farm House, at Waltham Road in Scartho.

He recalled the Bishop Of Grimsby visiting to perform the topping out ceremony.

Ted said: "Ever since then I have been interested in supporting the cause and I have done over a thousand days of volunteering with the hospice over that period. It is such a worthy cause."

The fundraising effort was boosted by donations from St James Lodge, Astral Lodge, Grimsby Masonic Hall and his friend Anne Smith, who donated £100 and has since sadly passed away.

Ted also expressed his thanks to staff at the hospice and all those who attended.

"The feedback from the people was fantastic. We even had a couple over from Hessle."

Cynthia showed off all the comforts of the couple's "posh hut" which was designed and built by Ted.

Lauren Alexander, representing St Andrew's Hospice, said: "It is such an immaculate garden – why should he not share it? It is nice he has done it for the hospice.

"Ted and Cynthia have done it for years and it is a regular event. Support for it is growing.

"It is always of interest to people to see how Ted has enhanced his garden each season."

GRIMSBY Borough joint boss Nigel Fanthorpe admits his side's leaky defence is a concern – and wants his players to tighten things up against Pontefract Collieries.

The Blues go into tomorrow's meeting with the Colls (3pm) on the back of a heavy 6-1 defeat to Knaresborough Town in midweek.

Borough have now conceded 49 goals in their opening ten games of the season, leaving them with a goal difference of minus 37.

But speaking to the Telegraph, Fanthorpe said tomorrow's visit of Pontefract to Bradley Community Stadium is a chance to get back to the kind of form that saw his side win at Penistone Church last weekend.

He said: "It's a massive concern how many goals we're letting in at the minute, there's no doubt about that – but it's hard to put your finger on the problem.

"Against Penistone, we beat them quite comfortably and they didn't really have too many chances – it was a good, solid display, but then the wheels came off on Tuesday and we looked wide open.

"It certainly wasn't what we expected after the Penistone win and in fact, it was pretty tight for spells of the game, but it still ended up as another heavy defeat.

"It just looked like heavy legs to me because a lot of the lads also played on the Sunday as well. So I don't know whether some of them can't handle a run of games on Saturdays, Sundays and then Tuesday nights.

"Knaresborough on the other hand were very fresh and looked sharp – they'd freshened it up for the game and they looked brighter than us."

He added: "If we're conceding like we are in some games, it makes it very difficult to take the points and so we need to tighten things up.

"It's a case of our lads being mentally strong and pulling together to do what we're asking them to.

"We want them to be a tight unit at the back without big gaps and for the full-backs to tuck in and help the centre-halves, but you can only say that – you can't go out there and do it for them.

"But we'll go again tomorrow and give it another crack."

Collieries will also be looking to bounce back from defeat, having lost 2-1 at Yorkshire Amateur last time out.

Given the players in their squad, Fanthorpe believes the Colls are in a false position and is expecting a tough test tomorrow.

"Pontefract are a good side – as they all are in this league – and it's up to our lads to stand up and be counted," he said.

"They've got a few good new players in their starting line-up and so it'll be a tough one for us – they'll be solid as always but it depends on what happens on the day.

"If we can get up and running quickly and then keep it tighter at the back, we'll be okay.

"It's a mini-league down there and we've got to try and get towards the top of that league."

THE family of a former Grimsby woman have spoken of their delight after she was appointed as a principal lecturer at a university.

Deborah Wisby, 53, who originally hails from Immingham, has been given the senior role at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, where she now works as the Principal Lecturer in Midwifery, Neonatal And Sexual Health.

The appointment follows a career in which she has gained over 30 years of experience working within the NHS.

Deborah's mother Evelyn Suddaby, 76, said her daughter defied advice from her teachers when she was young to pursue her dream of working as a nurse.

She said: "I'm so proud of her. To have studied for most of her life while she worked part-time, it's absolutely brilliant.

"We're not surprised because she has had a lot of support from her family and husband, Garry."

She added: "There is no nursing in the family, but she used to love all of the nursing drama programmes and I think that's where it came from. I think books connected with her a lot. She wanted to get into nursing, despite what her teachers said – they suggested that she should go into the civil service."

Deborah, who now lives in Preston, Lancashire, began her medical career after she left the former Immingham Comprehensive School and joined the Grimsby School Of Nursing.

While there, she completed state registered nurse training in 1982 and spent two years in the accident and emergency department at Grimsby's hospital.

In 1984, she moved to Preston and later became a midwife. After achieving a BSc (Hons) in professional studies – reproductive health in 1997 and an MA in health service management at the University Of Central Lancashire, she became a senior lecturer in 2001.

Speaking about why she chose a profession in the medical industry, Deborah said: "I always wanted to be a nurse from early childhood, as I loved caring for people.

"My doctoral studies also focused on the biographies of sexual health nurses and why they also wanted to become a nurse. I was absolutely delighted to be appointed in my new role and I am looking forward to getting started. I love my roles as both a nurse and midwife. It is an exciting and rewarding profession to be part of."

SOME of the area's best young amateurs are set to compete for regional boxing honours at the Beachcomber on Sunday.

Home favourite Dan Wellings, pictured, from Grimsby Boxing Academy (GBA), lines-up in the Class B Under-60kg final against Jay Lapko.

But there will be plenty of other talent on show from 1.30pm, as judgement day dawns for the East Midlands Development Championships.

Successful Class A and Class B fighters will then fight in the national championships, which take place the following weekend.

GBA head coach Andy Cox said: "The quarter-finals for the national competition take place next weekend, so we have to have the regional champions before then.

"We are happy to take it on board, especially with Dan in the final – it will give him a great day to fight for his prize.

"He has a tough lad in the final, but Dan is familiar with the Beachcomber and the fans will be cheering him on."

Tickets are only available on the door (£15), with concessions places costing £6.

A FATHER-of-two has released CCTV footage after his front window was smashed when a brick was thrown.

Sam Mills, of Combe Street in Cleethorpes, is asking for the public's help following the incident.

Sam, along with his partner and two children, returned from a weekend at Thorpe Park caravan site on Monday morning to find that their front window had been put through.

Sam, 28, a chef at Grimsby's Sage restaurant, said the same window was put through in February. He said he has also had his car windows smashed and oil poured over his vehicle.

And he said the incident has left him worried about the safety of his young daughters.

"It's worrying when you have young kids," he said. "My partner is especially worried that it might happen again. At the end of the day, it's only £50 for a new window but she is more worried because we have got the two kids and I'm at work.

"Back in February my front bay window was put through, I had just gone to bed and my little girl had just turned one.

"This time we were away and we had a phone call at about 1am on Monday, but we thought it was kids so we ignored it. It turned out it was our neighbour calling us as, when we got back at about 10am that morning, we found the window had been put through.

"There was glass everywhere and we could see the brick. Looking back I knew something was wrong when we got that call.

"The neighbour said it happened at around 9pm so the police came and I looked back on my cameras. I could see someone on a bike and he looked like he was checking the house. He looked like a young lad."

A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: "Police were notified of an incident of criminal damage at a property on Combe Street, Cleethorpes at around 9.40pm on Sunday, October 5.

"A window to a terraced property on the ground floor was smashed. It is believed that an object was thrown at the window causing it to smash. Local enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting crime reference number AC/2072652."

BEER enthusiasts will be able to enjoy a range of ten real ales from across the world, alongside beers from the UK, during a 17-day festival at four pubs in the area.

The overseas beers on offer at The Yarborough Hotel in Bethlehem Street and Ice Barque in Frederick Ward Way, both in Grimsby, together with the Joseph Morton in Pawnshop Passage, Kidgate, Louth and The Coliseum Picture Theatre in High Street, Cleethorpes, have been sourced from brewers in New Zealand, the USA, Holland, Australia, Belgium and Italy.

They will complement up to 40 beers from across the UK also being served in the pubs during the festival.

Five of the international beers are being brewed by women, together with two beers brewed by female brewers in the UK.

The festival will run from Friday, October 17 to Sunday, November 2 inclusive, with all beers priced from £1.75 to £2.25 a pint.

The pubs will serve new, seasonal and speciality beers, including those flavoured with ginger, heather and honey, toffee, herbs and spices and cinnamon and nutmeg.

BUYERS and sellers are invited to a table top sale where plenty of bargains will be on offer at St Giles' Church Hall, in Scartho.

On Saturday, October 11, sellers can set up from 8.30am and have a table for £5 – these must be pre-booked.

Buyers arrive from 9am for just 20p.

Refreshments will be available and all profits will go to Waltham Windmill.

FIVE, four, three, two, one is what you will be counting down as iconic band The Manfreds come to town.

The all-time great British R&B band, formerly Manfred Mann, are heading out on tour this autumn playing 34 shows across the UK and will be making a stop at the Grimsby Auditorium on Thursday, November 27.

Lead singer Paul Jones said: "The Grimsby audience are always great, hence why it's a regular stop for us.

"We seem to be very popular in the area. We've been there many times before, so we're really looking forward to it.

"We enjoy touring – every night is a good night."

Original Manfred Mann members Paul Jones, Mike Hugg and Tom McGuinness, plus Rob Townsend, Marcus Cliffe and Simon Currie are joined by former member Mike d'Abo for what promises to be a terrific tour.

The seven-strong Manfreds have had many hits and have firmly secured their place in the annals of British music.

The successes came not just as Manfred Mann – though they clocked up an impressive 17 hits with 14 top ten songs including three number one hits – but also as solo artists and in subsequent groups.

Paul has had several big hits in his own right before going on to form the Blues Band and become an influential radio broadcaster.

Manfred Mann formed in 1962 and scored their first UK Top 10 two years later with 5-4-3-2-1 which became the signature tune for the popular music TV show Ready Steady Go. Further hits followed with Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Sha La La and Pretty Flamingo.

Paul added: "About 90 per cent of our show could easily be predicted just from our hits, but just to amuse ourselves and our regular fans, we do include some different things and some different arrangements.

"But, as always, the audience will hear their live favourites.

"There's an awful lot of music between us. We could probably perform 30 hit records so it will be difficult to narrow it down, as we obviously won't do all of them.

"I actually prefer doing some of the more obscure tracks dotted around the big hits.

"Every other year we do an autumn tour but we always find ourselves doing gigs throughout the year and other festivals – so the demand is obviously there."

The Manfreds will be appearing at the Grimsby Auditorium on November 27.

To book, call the box office on 0844 871 3016.

CARL Magnay believes the pressure that comes with playing for what he says is 'the best club outside the Football League' is bringing out the best in him.

The defender has been arguably the Mariners' most consistent performers so far this season after joining in the summer following his release by Gateshead.

And he says the added expectation of being a Mariners player is one of the main reasons behind that impressive form.

He said: "It's been an easy transition for me and have been made to feel welcome here, I'm loving it here to be honest.

"I still think I'm at the best club outside of league football.

"There's no two-ways about it, Grimsby Town should be a Football League club with the fan-base and stadium we have.

"It's completely different to what I was used to at Gateshead when I was playing in front of 600-700 people but here, we have big crowds at home and a fantastic away following.

"There are reactions when we lose and massive pressure, but as a player, you want to be a part of that and test yourself.

"I've found that the more I'm tested as a player, the more you get out of me and that's been the case so far this season."

A BOY born with severe brain damage after doctors at Grimsby's hospital failed to treat his mother for an infection soon enough has been awarded up to £6.5 million in damages – one of the biggest pay-outs the Trust has ever made.

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has agreed to pay compensation to Cody Lyster-Hughes after admitting that mistakes caused him to be born with severe disabilities. It comes as figures reveal that more than £37.8 million has been paid out to patients by the Trust in the past 10 years – more than £7.5 million of that in the last financial year.

The latest settlement was awarded to Cody, formerly of Lacey Gardens, Louth, after an eight-and-a-half year battle by the family's legal team at Bridge McFarland.

Cody's mother Caroline Lyster was admitted to the Diana, Princess Of Wales Hospital, in April 2005 with an infection when she was seven-and-a-half months pregnant.

She was treated with antibiotics and steroids but after just a day of treatment she was discharged from hospital and sent home, before a pathology report was produced.

In fact, tests showed that she had e-coli. The bacteria could have been killed by further treatment, but by the time she was re-admitted to hospital four days later, the infection had already passed to the baby.

She gave birth on April 10, seven weeks early, and Cody was delivered with brain damage.

Now aged nine, he has cerebral palsy and development problems. His speech is limited, he cannot stand without help and will never stand or walk independently.

He is permanently wheelchair-dependent and requires 24-hour care for the remainder of his life, including all aspects of toiletry, hygiene and dressing.

Cody is also vulnerable to lower-limb deformities which may require surgery.

He was awarded a settlement of an immediate lump sum of £2.75 million and future payments to meet his ongoing care for the rest of his life, after the hospital Trust admitted liability – lawyers say this could amount to £6.5million.

The settlement was formally approved by His Honour Judge Jeremy Richardson, QC in the High Court in Hull and a full apology was given to Cody and his family by Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's solicitor.

Cody's father, Carl Hughes, said: "We are relieved that we can put this behind us and get on with our lives. Of course Cody's life and his future have been devastated by this and no settlement can change that.

"But at least we can make sure he has every possible chance of leading as fulfilling a life as possible because we will be able to provide him with the best care and facilities available.

"We want to thank our legal team at Bridge McFarland for supporting us through this traumatic time and helping us fight for justice for Cody."

Bridge McFarland partner Stephen Lambert, who led the case, said: "The settlement will guarantee that Cody receives the care and treatment which he will need for the remainder of his life."

"Now that the family have suitable accommodation and can get professional help when it is needed, we hope some normality can be restored to the lives of Cody and his family."

According to NHS Litigation Authority figures, the Trust has paid out a total of £37,882,054 in the last 10 years.

Although the figures are not broken down patient by patient, they show that the most was paid out in the last financial year, 2013/2014 – a total of £7,578,347.

The lowest figure was £1,608,002, which was settled in 2005/2006.

Another expensive year for the trust was 2009/2010, when it paid out £6,163,670.

Wendy Booth, director of performance assurance across Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The Trust is pleased that agreement has been reached with the parents of Cody Lyster-Hughes in respect of his claim arising from the antenatal management which led to premature labour and Cody's cerebral palsy.

"An apology has been provided and a settlement agreed which will be used to secure Cody's future and provide him with the care and therapies he requires.

"The Trust regrets the lapse in standards which led to Cody suffering this injury and wishes Cody and his family well for the future."

"IT must be so, so tedious being a Grimsby Town fan and reading interview after interview – from player after player – saying 'this time we'll get it right'."

Instead of trotting out excuses or promises, Carl Magnay has given a refreshingly honest assessment of the Mariners' current predicament.

That sees them six points adrift of the Conference play-off places ahead of tomorrow's trip to in-form Wrexham.

Three games that Town would have been expected to win have yielded just two points, with Tuesday's frustrating 0-0 draw with Altrincham the latest in an alarming run of results for Paul Hurst's under-performing side.

And Town's defender admitted to the Telegraph that the players – him included – need to take a long look in the mirror.

"The simple fact is it hasn't been good enough," he said, "as players, we've got to admit that.

"When you're playing for a club like Grimsby Town, no disrespect to Southport, Dartford or Altrincham, but we have to be looking to win those games if we are going to achieve what we want to achieve this season

"But it must be so, so tedious being a Grimsby Town fan and reading interview after interview – from player after player – saying 'this time we'll get it right'.

"It's a hell of a squad that we've got here and the time for coming out with excuses is over.

"We're 15 games into the season now and we've got to look ourselves in the mirror and ask ourselves if we're doing enough – I think, to a man, the lads will tell you that we haven't been doing.

"I think a lot of the lads need to take the shackles off – some are taking the pressure in the wrong way and letting it get to them and playing within themselves.

"They need to be confident, realise that they're at a great club and thrive on that."

In spite of the recent run of results, the former Chelsea man's belief in Town's squad is unwavering.

And he insists that's why they will travel to North Wales tomorrow without fear as they bid to overcome Kevin Wilkin's in-form Dragons.

"There's nobody in this league that we are scared of – regardless of the run that we're on," he said.

"I think you can class Wrexham as a 'better' game for us because it's the sort of game where you usually get more out of us as a team – it's against the likes of Dartford, Southport and Altrincham where we've slipped up.

"When you're tested, you start to rise to the occasion and the lads have got to do that tomorrow.

"It's clicked once or twice for us this season and we've had some great performances, but we need to find a way of replicating that on a consistent basis and it comes down to hard work and a strong mental attitude.

"It's about sitting in that changing room tomorrow and being fully prepared to go and work for 90+ minutes.

"There have been too many times this season where the games have been there for the taking, but we haven't acted on initiative and let the games pass by.

"In the two big results that we had back-to-back earlier in the season, it was purely down to hard work – we went for teams from the off and pressed all over the pitch with intensity.

"We need to find a way of triggering that within each other before we got out to games and remember how we got those results because it's so frustrating when we go out and opponents are there for the taking and we don't see it through."

He continued: "We know what's happening – we know we're not picking up results against teams that we should be doing and we have to implement things to ensure that it's nipped in the bud and stopped quickly.

"Now's the time to be honest, start picking ourselves up off the floor because otherwise we're going to end up mid-table and that's not good enough for a club like Grimsby Town.

"We've given ourselves a bit of a mountain to climb to get promoted, but we're not too far adrift and it's still well within our grasp points-wise.

"The opportunity to get this club back into the Football League hasn't gone yet and that has to be the focus for us all."

A REFORMED drug dealer will deliver a message of inspiration to an audience in Grimsby.

The once-feared ex-heroin addict, Barry Woodward from Manchester will give a motivational talk at Grimsby Central Hall from 5pm on Sunday, October 26.

He will tell of the experiences which radically transformed his life.

Formerly a scourge of the notorious Bull Rings area of Manchester, Barry is now a national motivational speaker and author of the book Once An Addict.

He is passionate about seeing people set free from lives of addiction and crime.

The free evening event will be hosted by The Bridge Fellowship, a local church based in the East Marsh area of Grimsby.

After a happy childhood, Barry's downward spiral started at the age of 12 when he began smoking at school.

A life of partying and promiscuity followed and soon Barry began using and dealing various drugs, including heroin.

Unable to break free from his strengthening addiction and the associated life of crime, he found himself running from the law and prison terms became an increasingly regular occurrence.

Barry started hearing voices and was diagnosed with psychosis.

An unfolding journey in his new found faith saw Barry become an effective speaker and Christian minister, establishing a nationally recognised charity called the Proclaim Trust.

"There's an old saying – 'once an addict, always an addict' – but it doesn't have to be that way," said Barry.

"I have known drug addiction, but I also know what it is to break away completely from that lifestyle."

Anthony Spitteler, pastor of the Bridge Fellowship, said: "Barry's message has the power to bring clarity, real hope and changed lives, whether you are struggling with addiction or searching for answers, whether you already have a faith or just want to hear some genuine good news for a change, rather than the stream of sad stories and false dawns that we see and hear too often."

The free event at Central Hall includes light food, refreshments and live music with The Bridge Fellowship band.

GRIMSBY Town's latest striking target failed to impress Paul Hurst this week – meaning the boss is "unlikely" to bring a new forward in ahead of the trip to Wrexham.

The Mariners manager continued his search for attacking reinforcements by taking in a game on Wednesday.

But that particular frontman didn't quite cut the mustard and Hurst's search goes on.

"Nothing's changed on that front," he commented.

"That's unlikely to change before the weekend at this stage but I've got a few hours left before then, so I'll just wait and see if the phone rings with an answer that I'd like.

"I've been asking a lot of questions of managers and yet again I thought we were getting somewhere, then that changed.

"So we'll probably be as we are, which I'm comfortable with, but that doesn't change the fact that I would like to get someone in to give competition to the lads we've already got."

He continued: "It's proving more difficult than at any other time that I've been here.

"That's probably due to a combination of things – location can be one thing but there is also a bit of a stigma about Conference football for some people.

"Until you can actually get them through the door and they see the facilities, it's difficult.

"In general, everyone who's been to this football club has enjoyed the training, how we work and actually seeing it.

"Without that, there is still that label that is hard to get out of some players' heads, which can be a stumbling block to getting them in. Most of them that I've looked at have been from the league."

Hurst reiterated that he could bring someone in immediately if they were of the requisite quality.

"There's nothing in terms of being restricted on that side," he added. "I went to a game on Wednesday and I didn't feel what I saw was better than what we've currently got – certainly not based on what I saw on that day.

"So it's just about waiting to get the right one, but the lads here are still good players and I'm not going to just push them aside to get something in that might do the job.

"You never know 100 per cent anyway, but with the ones that are currently available that I'm pretty certain we could get, I'm not certain they would make us any better."

PAUL Hurst is grateful for John Fenty's backing – but remains "under no illusions" that Grimsby Town's form must improve fast.

The Mariners boss was speaking ahead of tomorrow's clash at Wrexham, responding to his director's comments in the Telegraph this week.

Fenty insisted there had been no discussions with the manager over his future – despite calls from some fans for a change.

And Hurst is thankful for those reassurances, while remaining realistic about his and Town's fortunes.

"I haven't seen the comments, so I genuinely haven't had time to digest them," he remarked.

"All I would say is that it's pleasing that he is giving me that support.

"We've got a pretty good relationship and he knows how hard I'm working to try to get us higher up the table, and to get players in – the right ones.

"I think he appreciates that I don't just want to bring someone in for the sake of it and in some ways 'waste' the budget.

"So, yes I'm pleased, but I'm under no illusions that we need to try to pick up more points, and that's obviously what I want as a manager.

"I put that pressure on my own shoulders and my moods are influenced by my own standards.

"I'm just looking towards Wrexham and wanting to prepare the team the best I can for what we know will be a tough game."

Hurst also takes comfort from his side's performances this season, and the strength of his playing squad.

He added: "It's pleasing that he's come out and said those things – it's nice to hear.

"But we know in football and in most walks of life that you have to do your job and do it well.

"So I try not to take anything for granted – I just want to move on to the next game and get a positive result.

"I'm not going to lie and say that it's the easiest part of management I've had over the years – it's not.

"Clearly I would like us to have more points on the board and be higher up the league.

"I don't know about it being the toughest period, but it's certainly not easy.

"Our displays and the players that I work with mean I remain positive, though."