Employees team up for three-day military test
GETTING a taste of life as a Reservist saw staff at an Immingham company swap lifejackets for guns.Employees at DFDS left the docks behind for wild moorland in a special exercise run by the...
View ArticleFundraisers abseil Grimsby Dock Tower for charity (video)
HARDY fundraisers – including a daring 73-year-old – abseiled Grimsby Dock Tower in aid of St Andrew's Hospice.Ian Douglas, Lynsey Tinch and Janet Clarke were all taking on the daunting challenge for...
View ArticlePeterborough keen on Grimsby Town friendly clash
"IF Grimsby fancy a friendly – we'll give them a game!"Barry Fry says he would be happy to see his Peterborough United side tee up a pre-season fixture against the Mariners in the coming weeks.The...
View ArticleVandals set fire to bin at Grimsby's Weelsby Woods
CONCERNED dog walkers have called for more security at a beauty spot in Grimsby after vandals set fire to a recycling bin.Regular visitors to Weelsby Woods were dismayed yesterday morning to find the...
View ArticleWomen's services to move in £576k revamp
THOUSANDS of pounds is being injected into a project that will see the hospital's gynaecology ward relocated.The children's unit located in the family service building at Grimsby's Diana, Princess Of...
View ArticleWork begins to transform Grimsby's Riverhead (video)
WORK has begun on the redesign of Grimsby's Riverhead – as a store chain waits in the wings to move into Freshney Place.The town centre is undergoing a £6-million transformation, aimed at providing...
View ArticleInquiry into Great Coates crossing crash continues
AN INVESTIGATION into the deaths of two men who died when their car crashed on the Great Coates level crossing is continuing.A spokesman for the British Transport Police said the incident was still...
View ArticleGauntlet laid down to Grimsby Town's youngsters
IF Grimsby Town's Youth players are good enough next season, then they are old enough.That's the message from Rob Scott as the next crop of Mariners youngsters battle to earn pro deals and force their...
View ArticleDriver in court over woman and child using same belt
A TAXI driver could be punished by the courts over an incident involving a two-year-old child sitting on a woman's knee in the back of his car.David Whyte was stopped by a police officer who saw the...
View ArticleTributes paid to 'loving' four-year-old Poppy Widdison
A FAMILY friend of "sweet" and "loving" Poppy Widdison has told of his shock over her death.The four-year-old Edward Heneage Primary Academy pupil died in the early hours of Monday, at Sheffield...
View ArticleFacebook user called on supporters to 'target' Grimsby mosque
A HATE-FILLED Facebook user posted racist abuse and insults – and called for supporters to "target" a Grimsby mosque because it "wants burning".Matthew Tyson claimed the mosque had got his "blood...
View ArticleGrimsby Town's Liam Hearn not on Peterborough's list - Fry
BARRY Fry insists Peterborough United have no intention of rekindling their interest in Grimsby Town's Liam Hearn.As revealed in the Telegraph this week, at least one club has shown an interest in the...
View ArticleAdvertising board to be retrieved from beck
THE owner of a portable advertising board has classed those who have pushed it into a ditch as "mindless vandals."The board which is located between the Tollbar Farm and Tollbar roundabouts is...
View ArticleDevelopers must rebuild Humberston Avenue home
COUNCIL officers have ordered an unlawfully demolished house on Humberston Avenue is rebuilt. As reported, North East Lincolnshire Council took enforcement action against the owners of the site, who...
View ArticleHumber Bridge to introduce electronic tagging system
THE Humber Bridge Board is introducing HumberTag, a new electronic toll system. Construction work will begin on July 8. The new system will enable customers, should they wish to do so, to cross the...
View ArticleReview which decided to close Leeds heart unit is suspended
HEALTH secretary Jeremy Hunt has suspended a review which originally made the decision to close Leeds children's heart unit. In a statement made today within the House of Commons, Mr Hunt agreed that...
View ArticleHealth bosses dismiss gagging order report
A NATIONAL report suggesting two consultants from Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust signed gagging orders worth thousands of pounds has been dismissed by health bosses. The...
View ArticleUnemployment falls in North East Lincolnshire
THE number of unemployed people in North East Lincolnshire is continuing to fall. The latest figures, released yesterday, show the number of people claiming benefits in the borough has fallen by 575,...
View ArticleCampaigners delighted over Jeremy Hunt's heart review suspension
"WE KEEP winning the battle".These are the words from one of many campaigners delighted in the wake of Heath Secretary Jeremy Hunt's announcement to suspend a review that originally decided to close...
View ArticleFaiths unite at Grimsby Mosque
THE muslim community of North East Lincolnshire opened the doors of their Mosque this evening to say thank you for the 'overwhelming support' they have received following recent attacks.Around 60...
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