Cougars tamed as Grimsby stay unbeaten in charge for Lindsey championship crown
GRIMSBY Town 3rds maintained their unbeaten start to the North Lindsey League campaign by defeating Caistor Cougars at Augusta Street.Opener Ross Carnelley was dropped in the third over, but made full...
View ArticlePeter Chapman: Sailor couldn't find sea legs so walked to London
IN SEPTEMBER 2011 (I am reminded by that diligent sleuth Robert Briggs of Harrington Street), I mentioned that Edgar Wallace had, as a lad, and out of sheer desperation, done a stint on a Grimsby...
View ArticleX Factor's District3 are coming to Grimsby
X FACTOR star Micky Parsons and his District3 band mates will be performing to pupils at two local secondary schools later this month. Cleethorpes-born Micky and band mates Dan Ferrari-Lane and Greg...
View ArticleCycling events offer miles of smiles
CYCLISTS will pedal up interest in the sport while raising money for charity in Louth.Members of the local Cyclist Touring Club (CTC) have organised a biking event for all abilities this month.It will...
View ArticleGrimsby Town legend John McDermott to tell all in his new book
GRIMSBY Town legend John McDermott will lift the lid on his remarkable career with the release of his long-awaited autobiography.'It's not all Black and White', which will be released in August, charts...
View ArticleGrimsby Borough confirm link with top youth club
GRIMSBY Borough have announced an 'exciting' new partnership with the Grimsby Soccer Club (GSC).The amalgamation of the two clubs will see Borough, whose first team play in the Baris Northern Counties...
View ArticleNew flights to Denmark are 'vote of confidence'
DIRECT flights to Denmark will soon be taking off from Humberside Airport.Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will be launching the new five-day-a-week service to Copenhagen on October 28.Introduced primarily...
View ArticleCurtain comes down on life of 'movie mogul' Gerald Parkes
SCREEN One at Cleethorpes' Parkway Cinema filled with applause at a celebration of the life of its owner, Gerald Parkes.A special film, introduced with the Pearl And Dean fanfare, was filled with...
View ArticleLife of Ron Kitching celebrated at funeral service
MOURNERS paid their last respects to a man who helped save lives through his charitable work.Ron Kitching's funeral was held yesterday at Grimsby Crematorium, led by humanist minister Lee Grant.The...
View ArticleReplay: Web chat with Franklin College careers adviser
As part of the Grimsby Telegraph's Your Life: Your Future campaign, Franklin College's careers adviser Darrell Collins was online to answer your questions earlier today. The chat offered a chance for...
View ArticleGuy Martin: 'It was most enjoyable Isle of Man TT to date'
GUY Martin reflected on his most enjoyable Isle of Man TT week to date and admitted "I scratched my spuds off in search of victory."Kirmington's motorcycle road racing star was unable to add to his 13...
View Article80-room hotel could be built in Wellowgate
HOLIDAY Inn Express will come to Grimsby, should new plans for an 80-bedroom hotel in Wellowgate be approved.It is hoped the national hotel chain could be up and running as soon as next year, creating...
View ArticleTributes to 'delightful' Poppy Widdison whose life had only just begun
YOUNG Poppy had just started going to school when she passed away.Today, her head teacher at Edward Heneage Primary School described the "great sadness" of the tragic news.Lesley Collins said: "It was...
View ArticleResidents' delight as developer must rebuild Humberston Avenue home
HUMBERSTON Avenue residents have spoken of their delight at news developers will be forced to rebuild a £500,000 family home that was illegally knocked down earlier this year.Enforcement action taken...
View ArticleMan who died in custody had been checked regularly
POLICE carried out regular checks on an intoxicated man who later died in custody, an inquest opening heard.David Hill, 57, of Peaks Lane, New Waltham, was found dead in a cell at Grimsby Police...
View ArticleGrimsby Town goalkeeper James McKeown is 'going nowhere'
JAMES McKeown is "100 per cent certain" he will still be a Grimsby Town player when the new season kicks off.After earning rave reviews for his displays, the scouts were queuing up at Blundell Park to...
View ArticlePoppy Widdison tragedy: Inquest reveals cause of death
FOUR-YEAR-OLD Grimsby schoolgirl Poppy Widdison had a heart attack, it has been revealed.And the results of toxicology tests, expected to arrive soon, will establish what caused it.Today, a woman aged...
View ArticlePoppy Widdison death: Pair released on bail
A man and a woman arrested in connection with the death of four-year-old Poppy Widdison have been released on bail. Humberside Police said the 34-year-old woman and 36-year-old man were bailed to a...
View Article15-year-old boy reported missing in Grimsby area
POLICE are appealing for help in locating a 15-year-old boy who has been reported missing in the Grimsby area. Jack Miall, 15, was last seen at his home address on Neptune Street, Cleethorpes on...
View ArticleLand slip rail line will re-open in July
RAIL services will be fully reintroduced in the region by the end of July following a landslip. The passenger timetable will fully re-introduced by July 29 following weeks of work to stabilise the...
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