MPs welcome veto on carbon targets
SOUTH Bank Conservative MPs Martin Vickers and Andrew Percy have welcomed the defeat of plans to create a carbon emissions target for the energy industry, despite the support from the renewables...
View ArticleGrimsby Town CC knocked off the top by reigning champions
GRIMSBY Town crashed to a 67-run defeat against champions Haxey at Augusta Street and were knocked top spot in the process.Captain Jim Morgan won the toss and in overcast conditions invited the...
View ArticleSolicitors united in protest over legal aid plans
GRIMSBY solicitors joined colleagues from all over the country in staging a minute's silence to mark what they claim is the "death of client choice".A large number of solicitors and members of their...
View ArticleArtist's war memorial honour is set in stone
A GRIMSBY artist has told of her pride after an RAF memorial she designed was unveiled.Sylvia Waugh, pictured right, of Marshall Avenue, created a new memorial to honour the fallen members of the...
View ArticleLifeline for disabled celebrates 15th year
FIFTEEN years of helping disabled people get involved in sports has been celebrated – and the people behind it praised.Members of the North East Lincolnshire Disability Sports Forum and their families...
View ArticleLouth through to semis after Augusta run fest
ALMOST 350 runs were scored as Louth and Nettleham fought out the opening match in the 2013 Grimsby Town Knock Out in brilliant sunshine.Having won the toss and elected to bat, Louth got off to a...
View ArticleWinless Meggies beaten as Caistor continue run
SEVEN games into the Lincolnshire County Cricket League season and Cleethorpes 2nds are the only team yet to register a win in the top flight.The Meggies hosted mid-table Caistor Town on Saturday and...
View ArticleDuran discovers the cure on board Just Like Heaven
IT was 'Just Like Heaven' for Market Rasen jockey Duran Fentiman when he rode home a horse of that name for his latest win at Carlisle this week.The 25-1 shot was the 14th winner of the season for...
View ArticleEighth place for Guy Martin in Supersport race
GUY Martin is yet to claim a podium at this year's Isle of Man TT after an eighth-placed finish in yesterday's second Supersport race.The Kirmington ace – who has 13 top-three results to his name at...
View ArticleFeature: Centre serving up a big helping of skills and experience
A lack of qualifications is one of the biggest barriers stopping young people finding a job. In the East Marsh, a range of adult learning courses have been set up to help them get into work. In the...
View ArticleVotes on BBC's The Voice fund music project in Grimsby
IF YOU'VE ever voted for a contestant on The Voice, then your money has helped fund a music project in Grimsby that will be featured on the hit TV show.Money from the programme's voting lines has...
View ArticleJobseeker holds sign in bid to find employment
THIS man took to the streets to find work – as an independent report recommended a new training centre to plug a Humber-wide skills shortage.Martyn Connolly, 26, worked as a factory operative for an...
View ArticleGrimsby Town 'Sporting Memories' game will raise awareness
GRIMSBY Town will nominate one of next season's games as a 'Sporting Memories' match to raise awareness of Alzheimer's and dementia.The club has pledged its support to The Sporting Memories Network,...
View ArticleHealth workers will march against plans
HUNDREDS of frontline health workers will march through Grimsby this weekend to protest against planned changes to their terms and conditions.Care Plus Group is hoping to save £900,000 by slashing pay...
View ArticleGreen light for 20 homes in New Waltham
TWENTY new homes will be built on a greenfield site in New Waltham.The Cyden Homes development on land off Peterson Drive was approved in principle by North East Lincolnshire's planning committee...
View ArticleDefender next on the agenda for Grimsby Town bosses
PAUL Hurst has targeted a new defender as Grimsby Town's top priority as the joint bosses continue their summer re-build.Following the departure of Ian Miller and Bradley Wood at the end of the season,...
View Article168 tonnes of rubbish collected in Cleethorpes after bank holidays
TWO bumper bank holidays in May saw 168 tonnes – that's eight tonnes more than the weight of a blue whale – of rubbish collected from Cleethorpes streets.Thousands of visitors flocked to the seaside...
View ArticleBan warning if Fitties residents breach lease
"IF YOU stay at the Fitties this winter in breach of your lease, you will be removed from the site and your lease will be revoked."That was the stark warning from North East Lincolnshire Council leader...
View ArticleFresh attack on Grimsby's hospital care
"SIMPLY not good enough."The words of Grimsby hospital's own chief executive Karen Jackson following a new report criticising care and welfare there.As a Government team arrived for a three-day...
View ArticleNew ruling could block onshore windfarms
RESIDENTS may be given the right to block plans for onshore windfarms under new plans which could see all such new developments pushed offshore. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has written to...
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