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Angling: Keith is the chief at windy silver meeting
GRIMSBY angler Keith Easton netted the biggest haul of the year so far as West View Fishery kicked into full gear.Fishing in the Wednesday match on the Silver Lake, Easton bagged 123lbs from peg 16 –...
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Snooker: Ashley Wright sets up a clash with Jimmy White
GRIMSBY potter Ashley Wright won the Grimsby Senior Snooker final – and his special prize is to play a frame against one of the sport's greatest names.Wright's reward for his 5-2 victory over Nige...
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Grimsby Town duo Dennis Harris and Alan Plant reflect on club's glory days
FOR these two Grimsby Town fans, the team's play-off hopes has provided a welcome excuse to reflect on the club's glory days.Dennis Harris, 88, and Alan Plant, 56, who are both residents of Bradley...
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Annual charity bike ride will help to beat blood cancers
CYCLISTS are being invited to saddle-up for an annual charity bike ride through the Lincolnshire Wolds to help beat blood cancers.The 15th Grimsby Bikeathon in aid of Leukaemia And Lymphoma Research...
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Local firm digs in to give Scartho Junior School a greener-than-usual greenhouse
THERE were ten green bottles... that built a school greenhouse.Pupils at Scartho Junior School have taken a hands-on approach to learn about the environment.By recycling plastic bottles at home, they...
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Video: Singing is the key to Health And Happiness
SINGING always raises a smile ... but for this group of performers, it has done wonders for their health too.The Singing for Health and Happiness workshop, organised by Community Art Works Limited,...
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Groups in Immingham being urged to apply for a share of £50,000 funding
A SHARE of £50,000 is up for grabs in Immingham.Community groups in Immingham are being urged to apply for One Voice's share of the Immingham 100 Fund.It is from the £121,500 grant awarded to them in...
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Snooker: Grimsby's Stuart Carrington eyes a place on main tour
GRIMSBY potter Stuart Carrington is ready to recapture a place on the Main Snooker Tour.The 22-year-old, who endured a tough debut season on the circuit in 2011, will battle for a professional place...
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Still time to back Grimsby Town in play-off showdown at Newport County
GRIMSBY Town staff say disappointing ticket sales suggest fans may have "written us off already" in Sunday's play-off clash at Newport.Accounts manager Steve Wraith thought fans were "down in the...
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Grimsby Town at Newport: We're going to take some stopping if boys are on top...
"IF we play to our potential then it will take a massive effort from Newport to stop us achieving what we want."That's the view of Grimsby Town joint boss Paul Hurst, left, ahead of tomorrow's...
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Grimsby Town at Newport: Aaron O'Connor set to return against Mariners?
NEWPORT County's top goalscorer Aaron O'Connor is back in contention for tomorrow's crunch play-off clash with the Mariners.The prolific striker has been nursing a thigh strain and missed Wednesday...
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Plans to twin Lincolnshire with town in Netherlands before war-link fades
DOZENS of Lincolnshire towns and villages have been enjoying the cultural riches twinning brings for many years.Now, plans are afoot to twin a small Dutch town built on land reclaimed from the sea with...
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Club steward fleeced bosses out of £3,500
A TRUSTED club steward fleeced his bosses of more than £3,500 – by pocketing cash from gaming machines and frittering it away on gambling and drinking.He had already been given a chance after similar...
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A18 crash tragedy: Hundreds honour Cockburn family at moving funeral ceremony
HUNDREDS of mourners turned out yesterday to pay their last respects to the five members of the same family killed in a horrific crash on the A18.St John the Evangelist Church in Birtley, near...
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Grimsby Town at Newport: Russell Slade backing Mariners to reach play-off final
THE man who last took Grimsby Town to a play-off final desperately hopes they reach another this season – and go one better than his side did.Russell Slade led the Mariners to the League Two Play-off...
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Tributes paid at funeral of Great Coates crossing crash victim Paul Hodge
FAMILY and friends turned out in force yesterday to say farewell to Paul Hodge, the driver killed in a collision with a train earlier this month.The 47-year-old, of Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby, died from...
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Redundancy offered to Grimsby Institute staff
GRIMSBY Institute staff are being offered voluntary redundancy and job sharing in a bid to make savings.Changes in funding from central government and other boards means the Institute's grants are...
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Grimsby Town at Newport: Players well-prepared for penalties
GRIMSBY Town's players will practise penalty kicks today as no stone is left unturned in their quest for a Football League return.The Mariners will then set off for South Wales ahead of tomorrow's...
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Health worker who stole iPod from dead woman 'extremely regretful'
A HOSPITAL worker stole an iPod from a dead woman on Christmas Day.He had the chance to hand the stolen item back after the act of "betrayal and deception" so it could be given to the patient's family,...
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Newport 1 Grimsby Town 0 (agg 2-0): Promotion dream over for Mariners
Grimsby Town's promotion ambitions came to an end this afternoon following a 1-0 defeat at Newport County. Already trailing the tie by a goal after Wednesday's first leg, the Mariners started well with...
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