Cleethorpes traders suffer as wintry weather keeps visitors from coast
CLEETHORPES traders endured a disappointing bank holiday weekend as the biting cold winds kept visitors away.Resort businesses along the sea front reported a fall in trade on last year's Easter...
View ArticlePJ and Duncan back on top nearly 18 years after Grimsby visit
WERE you one of the screaming fans to show PJ and Duncan your Eternal Love when they came to the Grimsby Auditorium in September 1995?The teenage pop sensations who, at the time, were also stars of hit...
View ArticleVideo: Smoke alarm saves couple as historic Marshchapel building goes up in...
ONE of the oldest buildings in Marshchapel has been gutted by fire. The Old Hall, in Sea Dyke Way – a grade two listed building, built in 1720, was destroyed when a fire broke out in the roof of the...
View ArticleRoss Hannah 'has sparked us', says Grimsby Town joint boss Paul Hurst
THERE'S more to Ross Hannah's game than just tap-ins – and he has another chance to show it at Macclesfield Town this evening (7.45pm).The Grimsby Town striker netted his tenth goal of the season in...
View ArticleToveys had recipe for bank holiday fundraising success
IT may not have been the warmest bank holiday weekend - but that didn't stop dedicated fundraisers David and Diane Tovey from cooking up a storm. The dedicated pair raised at least £120 for the RNLI -...
View ArticleAustin Mitchell brands suspension of children's heart surgery in Leeds 'a farce'
SUSPENSION of children's heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary has been branded "a farce" by Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell. The veteran Labour member has today met with other MPs from across the...
View ArticleMarket Rasen & Louth RUFC on verge of safety despite defeat at Matlock
MARKET Rasen & Louth RUFC aim to bounce back from last weekend's 47-24 defeat against Matlock when they take on Old Northamptonians on Saturday.Currently lying third in the Midlands One East...
View ArticleTen Tonnes of Tins: Charity manager 'overwhelmed' by support from the public
THANKS A TONNE!That was the grateful message to the kind-hearted people of North East Lincolnshire who together have donated one tonne of food to help feed those in need.Since we launched the Ten...
View ArticleConsultation to begin on major upgrade of the A160
FORMAL consultation on the planned multi-million pound upgrade of the A160 begins on Monday.Subject to planning approval, the long-awaited scheme will see the entire three-mile stretch of road become a...
View ArticleOld boys wanted for 30th annual Elliston Secondary Modern School for Boys...
"OLD Ellistonions" of the post-war period are wanted for the cohort's 30th annual reunion.Students from the Elliston Secondary Modern School for Boys will meet again at the Carr Lane Social Club on...
View ArticleRetired Grimsby fire crew manager sets off cycling solo round the world
THIS man is in top gear – cycling solo round the world.Andy Sangster, 51, from Grimsby, set off on his epic journey on Monday and will travel through 20 countries, including Germany, Romania, Iran,...
View ArticleWarm tributes paid to proud Icelandic man Val Ebenezersson
TOMORROW, Grimsby will say its final farewells to a proud Icelandic man renowned for his ability to fix everything from motorbikes to clarinets.Known to all as Val – but born Gudmundur Valdimar...
View ArticleTeen trucker is forced off the road by £12k a year insurance
A TEENAGER who spent £1,200 on a test so she could drive 25-tonne trucks has seen her ambitions hit the skids because she can't get insurance.Lizzy Coulson, 19, wanted to join the family haulage...
View ArticleMatthew Grove: We have a plan... now it is time to deliver it
RETURNING after the Easter break, there's a definite feeling of a new era beginning, both in my office and throughout Humberside Police.We have bid a fond farewell to our Chief Constable Tim Hollis,...
View ArticleMP and campaigners aim to get operations restarted at Leeds children's heart...
CAMPAIGNERS hope a ban on children's heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary will be lifted following yet another meeting between concerned parties today.The Care Quality Commission, NHS England and...
View ArticleDrink driver gave 'cock 'n' bull' tale after crashing hire car
A 26-YEAR-OLD who took her boyfriend's hire car to buy more wine in the middle of the night and crashed has been banned from driving for 14 months.Gemma Milnes, of Winchester Avenue, Grimsby, admitted...
View ArticleBlaze at Old Hall in Marshchapel prompts fire chiefs to warn of the dangers...
HOMEOWNERS are being warned to check their chimneys as fire service bosses reveal the cause of a blaze which destroyed a historic building in Marshchapel.Although investigations into the cause of the...
View ArticlePrice is not right to do up dilapidated beach huts in Cleethorpes
BEACH chalet owners in Cleethorpes have deemed the £12,000 quoted to renovate just one of their dilapidated neighbouring huts as "ridiculous".As revealed in the Grimsby Telegraph, this was the amount...
View ArticleMatch Report: Macclesfield Town 1 Grimsby Town 3
A GRIMSBY Town performance of real character helped them to take an important step towards sealing a coveted place in the play-offs last night.Goals from Andy Cook, Shaun Pearson and Frankie Artus...
View ArticlePlanning officers recommend new homes in Humberston are approved
PLANNING officers have recommended 521 new homes in Humberston are approved – 400 of which have already been rejected once.Officers in North East Lincolnshire Council's (NELC) planning department have...
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