Derby day awaits for Wood's team
FOR the first time in over a decade, Caistor Town 1sts head to Rase Park tomorrow (1pm) for a top-flight Lincolnshire County League derby against Market Rasen 1sts.Liam Wood's side – who complete a...
View ArticleLowes on right track
ALEX Lowes is determined to continue his superb start to the British Superbike season – at Oulton Park this Bank Holiday weekend.The Lincolnshire rider, and the rest of the Louth-based Samsung Honda...
View ArticleVillagers unite to retain pub in village
PUBS have been hit hard by the current economic climate, and rural pubs even more so.But a group of villagers have taken a stand – and banded together to launch a campaign to help retain their only...
View ArticleWe're all ready - we just need YOU to run with us in Cleethorpes Race For Life
MORE than 2,000 women have signed up to take part in Cleethorpes' Race For Life later this month.There are still 500 places left to join the formidable army who are ready to take on cancer on Sunday,...
View Article'Spidey' to capture funds for hospice
THE countdown has begun for a superhero who is taking a 15,000ft plunge in aid of St Andrew's Children's Hospice.Spiderman – alias Michael Bryant, the principal funeral director at Kettle Funeral...
View ArticleDriver crossed white line causing collision
A POPULAR 77-year-old died after he failed to take a bend in a "split-second" collision.Barry Robert Brown, from Louth, was driving a Vauxhall Corsa towards home after visiting Cleethorpes, with his...
View ArticleThis changed our lives
MEETING the Duchess may have been a highlight – but for these young people a 12-week personal development course proved a life-changing experience in more ways than one.When they first enrolled on the...
View ArticleGiving something back to all those who helped Jak through his fight
A YEAR after being diagnosed with a rare cancer of the larynx, this teenager is aiming to raise cash for other children.Jak Barbour, 13, of Hildyard Street, Grimsby, is one of only four children in the...
View ArticleAppeal to employers to offer on-the-job training
WORK with us!That's the message from the Grimsby Institute, which is appealing to employers to work with the college in preparation for changes that require them to offer work experience.The Government...
View ArticleLeukaemia sufferer's two-wheeled lifeline stolen in Grimsby
A LEUKAEMIA sufferer in remission is dismayed that his valuable bicycle has been stolen – just weeks after he started his first job.Not only had Daniel Dark, 22, overcome the illness but he also...
View ArticleAngry customer in Immingham tried a clean getaway
ANGER at shop staff led a man to walk out with a vacuum cleaner after he was refused an exchange, Grimsby Magistrates' Court heard.Shaun Young, 48, of Kings Road, Immingham, admitted stealing a vacuum...
View ArticleYoung Reporters looking forward to great debate
POLITICS, controversy and debate.That's what fans of our regular Saturday Young Reporters' column can look forward to from our latest batch of recruits.The scheme has now been running for a year and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Gold medal winner Luke Campbell is a real inspiration
OLYMPIC and Paralympic stars hoped to inspire students to pursue their sporting dreams as they gave inspirational speeches at the opening of a state-of-the-art sports centre.Olympic gold medal winner...
View ArticleGrimsby 92-year-old voices concerns about health worker cutbacks
"IF NOT for theses nurses I would not be able to cope physically or mentally."These are the words of Jessie Orrey, 92, who is able to live independently thanks to the help from community nurses working...
View ArticleNo more deaths: Father of A18 victim demands improvements
EXACTLY three weeks since a family of five were killed on the A18, relatives of other accident victims ask: "How many more lives will we lose?"Today marks three weeks since the Cockburns were killed on...
View ArticleLinda McDougall's disgust as BBC's Stuart Hall admits indecent asssault charges
THE wife of Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell has spoken of her shock at discovering her former colleague at the BBC, Stuart Hall, was a paedophile. Linda McDougall worked with Hall at the BBC studios in...
View ArticleELECTIONS: Conservatives lose overall control of Lincolnshire as UKIP make...
UKIP made sensational gains in Lincolnshire as the Conservatives lost overall control of the county council last night. Fielding far more candidates than in the last elections four years ago, UKIP won...
View ArticleLinkage College at Grimsby Stages Open Day for Potential Learning Disabled...
Linkage College, the longest-established, specialist further education provider in the country, is to celebrate its successful Ofsted result with an open event in Grimsby this coming week (Tuesday 7...
View ArticleGTFC Opinion: Kev's team was the best in modern times
By columnist Geoff Ford I THINK all Town fans of a certain age lost a little bit of their own souls with the passing of Kevin Moore. His great leaps and thumping headers, his thunderous challenges,...
View ArticleRetired police officer has happy memories of being on duty at many royal...
JIM Stevenson, 94, of Clumber Place, Cleethorpes, is a retired police officer who served at the Queen's Coronation, the Queens Review and the Kings funeral.In 2013, we will see the diamond anniversary...
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