'We can't put an ambulance on every corner'
MORE first-aiders would help save lives because ambulances cannot be stationed on "every corner".That's according to the region's ambulance chief, Phil Milligan, who made the comments as he faced...
View ArticleTop hat for a grand Grimsby entrance
A 70-YEAR-OLD man is heading to Grimsby as part of an 18-month sponsored walk across the UK to raise £100,000 for The Salvation Army.Andy Peddle will be donning a top hat and tails as he arrives in...
View ArticleDiagnosing diabetes early is 'essential' for all
A KEEN horse rider is reassuring newly-diagnosed diabetics after developing the condition days before her 13th birthday.As part of World Diabetes Day today, Georgie Frow, from Grainthorpe, is sharing...
View ArticleVideo: Young movie makers meet acting legend Jim Broadbent
TWO talented youngsters are one step closer to achieving their dream careers in the film industry after winning top awards and meeting a Hollywood superstar.Caistor Grammar School pupils Grace Howe and...
View ArticleHeart unit fight will go on
THE threat to the Leeds Children's Heart Surgery Unit has been debated twice in Westminster over the last three weeks, as well as the unit at Leicester.Though the Leeds unit has received more attention...
View ArticleThe only way is up for Freshney Place
GRIMSBY'S Freshney Place is continuing to buck the national trend when it comes to attracting shoppers, with the first half of the year's success continuing through late summer.Third quarter figures...
View ArticleTimeless brand helps clock up success story
SHARING the spoils of Freshney Place's success is home-grown jeweller, In The Pink.The North East Lincolnshire gem has enjoyed thriving sales in 2012, undergoing a major expansion in the spring, when...
View ArticlePupils given tour of £7.7m Cleethorpes Academy revamp
PUPILS have been given a sneak preview of their school's £7.7 million transformation.They were joined by MP Martin Vickers on a tour of Cleethorpes Academy, thanks to contractors Clugston.The tour is...
View ArticlePolice and Crime Commissioner election: Q and A
TOMORROW, people will go to the polls to elect Police and Crime Commissioner. The role will see Humberside Police and Lincolnshire Police Authorities abolished and the winning candidates take on its...
View ArticleMartin Vickers: 'I want the cancellation of the fuel duty rise'
CLEETHORPES MP Martin Vickers has called on the Government to abandon its proposed 3p-a-litre increase on fuel duty.Speaking before a Commons vote on the issue on Monday night, Mr Vickers, pictured,...
View ArticleTrio of trees to get Cleethorpes in spirit of Christmas
CHRISTMAS is coming to Cleethorpes early!Three giant Norwegian spruce Christmas trees will light up the streets of the resort when they are switched on this Friday.It is the first time in the resort's...
View Article25,000 boxes of love for children of war-torn Liberia and Romania
SANTA'S grotto has officially opened in Grimsby – and stacked inside are thousands of presents for the children of war-torn Liberia and Romania.The generosity of North East Lincolnshire has once again...
View ArticleGreen-fingered youngsters help plant new wildlife garden at Grimsby Institute
GARDENERS of all ages sowed seeds for the future as Grimsby Institute branched out into the community to help plant a new wildlife garden.Pupils from Macaulay Primary Academy, Grimsby, joined forces...
View ArticlePopular Cleethorpes restaurant to offer wedding reception packages
COUPLES looking to say "I do" to an intimate wedding reception will soon be celebrating their big day at a popular Cleethorpes restaurant.Riverside Tapas Bar & Restaurant, on Alexandra Road, is now...
View ArticleGrimsby man jailed after threatening to kill his former girlfriend
OBSESSED lover John Webster pestered his ex-girlfriend, threatened to kill her and assaulted her during a "frightening" catalogue of offences, a court heard.He later crashed a car after losing control...
View ArticleFlutter of cash for charities after Lucy's Butterfly Ball
HUNDREDS of helping hands have drummed up funds in honour of a six-year-old girl fighting bone cancer.A charity Butterfly Ball has raised more than £2,000 so far, and money is still being collected.As...
View ArticleX Factor: Ella Henderson fans find it's good to talk talk
WANNABE television stars became part of the biggest show on earth – if only for a day.The X Factor booth – which films people singing and dancing for the Talk Talk adverts linked to the ITV programme –...
View Article100 jobs to be created as former Lindsey Lower School to be redeveloped into...
ONE hundred new jobs will be created as a result of the redevelopment of the former Lindsey Lower School site, with an annual £80,000 boost to the local economy.North East Lincolnshire Council has sold...
View ArticleGrimsby Town's Scott Neilson eager for first-team return
SCOTT Neilson pulled on a Grimsby Town shirt for the first time in nearly three weeks yesterday and declared: "It's great to be back."The winger played 65 minutes for Town Reserves in their 2-2 draw...
View ArticleFears of parking chaos as number of residents-only schemes to be scrapped
MOTORISTS are bracing themselves for parking chaos in the new year, when a raft of residents-only parking schemes will be scrapped.More than 30 streets in North East Lincolnshire will lose their...
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