Couple have fostered more than 300 children
A COUPLE who have so far fostered more than 300 children show no signs of stopping.Betty and John Love began their journey as carers 25 years ago and have not looked back since.At the beginning they...
View ArticleLocking horns with council over Haverstoe Park gates
DRUNKEN youths, boy racers and vandals will return if an award-winning Cleethorpes park is kept open overnight.That is what residents fear for Haverstoe Park as North East Lincolnshire Council makes...
View ArticleJamie Cullum heading to Cleethorpes
POP sensation Jamie Cullum is heading to Cleethorpes today – and you can read our exclusive interview with him tonight.The singer will perform to lucky competition winners at an intimate gig at Parkway...
View ArticleMariners Trust rubber-stamp place on board
GRIMSBY Town's fans will have their say at boardroom level for the first time ever – by the end of next month.After hitting their target of 750 members and raising the required £30,000, the Mariners...
View ArticleLandmark TV deal is a boost for Grimsby Town
GRIMSBY Town could have a potential audience of 6.5-million viewers next season after the Football Conference struck a six-figure television deal with telecoms giant BT.According to the Non League...
View ArticleCygnets and ducklings 'missing' from beauty spot
DUCKLINGS and cygnets have "gone missing" from a Grimsby beauty spot.Nature-lovers living close to Duke Of York Gardens in Corporation Road, claim seven cygnets and ten ducklings have been stolen from...
View ArticleCleethorpes beach retains Blue Flag
THERE'S no reason to feel blue in Cleethorpes!Cleethorpes beach is officially one of the best in the country after maintaining its Blue Flag status for yet another year.Awarded by Keep Britain Tidy,...
View ArticleChasing Dean Keates 'a waste of time', says Grimsby Town boss
DEAN Keates is understood to have been offered a two-year contract with a League Two club – ruling out any possibility of a move to Grimsby Town.That's according joint boss Rob Scott, who says that the...
View ArticleFull-time firefighters could be axed to save cash
FIRE chiefs have announced proposals to replace full-time firefighters with part-timers, reduce the number of crews on duty and vacate stations in quiet times to save cash.The measures announced by...
View ArticleYMCA and GHoPA aiming for a Hole in One
AN inaugural joint fundraising event between YMCA Humber and Get Hooked on Positive Activities (GHoPA) aims to raise proceeds to support work with vulnerable young people in North East Lincolnshire.The...
View ArticleGrimsby Town legend Joe Waters heads home after BP visit
GRIMSBY Town legend Joe Waters has jetted back to the US this morning following his whistle-stop return to Blundell Park. The former Mariners skipper - who made more than 400 appearances for the club -...
View ArticleSleeping OAP rescued from blazing flat in Grimsby
A DETECTOR saved the life of a 75-year-old woman, who was rescued from her smoke-filled Grimsby flat by firefighters.Discarded smoking materials are believed to be the cause of the blaze, which broke...
View ArticleDean Keates set to sign new deal with Wrexham
WREXHAM captain Dean Keates is set to end speculation over his future by signing a new deal with the club today. The 34-year-old had been linked with Grimsby Town after admitting his disappointment at...
View ArticleAustin Mitchell has cataract removed
GREAT Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell is recuperating after having a cataract removed. The Labour MP underwent the operation at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital yesterday. He said the procedure went well...
View ArticleVideo: Two cars crash near Louth
Two cars crashed leaving one on its roof near Burgh On Bain this morning. Three people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries. The air ambulance took one person to hospital. Check back here...
View ArticleMan robbed on Grimsby railway bridge
A MAN was robbed of cash on a Grimsby railway bridge by two men carrying a blade. The incident happened at 4.15pm on Thursday, and Humberside Police have today released an appeal for witnesses. A force...
View ArticleMan indecently exposed himself in Grimsby town centre
A MAN was spotted exposing himself in Grimsby. The incident happened at about 3pm on Thursday in Chantry Lane, and Humberside Police have today issued an appeal for witnesses. The police said a woman...
View ArticleAmbulance service fined £3.5-million for failing to meet response times
EAST Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has been fined £3.5-million after missing a target on response times for the third year in a row.Each year, ambulance services across the UK are required to meet...
View ArticleFundraisers call for help to immortalise heroes
"THEY will never be forgotten."That was the call from organisers of a fundraising campaign to remember fallen service personnel from North East Lincolnshire.The regiments and squadrons they belonged to...
View ArticleCrime figures high, but lower than average copper count
STATISTICS highlighting the most peaceful places in the UK have put North East Lincolnshire in the bottom 20 per cent because of crime and disorder – and show we have fewer police officers than...
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