Fears historic Grimsby shop sign in Victoria Street could be 'disposed of'
AN HISTORIC shop sign could be stuck in a dark basement for the foreseeable future – or even disposed of – if a new home cannot be found.A C Pailthorp Jewellers, in Victoria Street, Grimsby, closed in...
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A HALLOWEEN fundraiser – who now lives on benefits after being brutally attacked by a neighbour – is stepping up his efforts for charity.Kevin Theaker, 34, was assaulted and beaten outside his former...
View ArticleStruggling Grimsby club hopes talk by football legend Tommy Docherty will...
FOOTBALLING legend Tommy Docherty will entertain an audience of football fans at a Grimsby social club.The former Chelsea player and Manchester United manager will appear at the Old Clee Club and...
View ArticleHumberstone Park Special School splashing out £250k on therapy hub
A SCHOOL for disabled children is set to become a centre of excellence – as plans for top-of-the-range facilities come to fruition.Humberston Park Special School, which secured academy status a year...
View ArticlePlucky Edith Wright of Scartho explains secret of living to 100
THIS plucky 100-year-old is remaining tight-lipped about the key to her longevity.When family members ask Edith Wright what is her secret to a long and happy life, she replies that it is just that – a...
View ArticleRogue builders 'bully' elderly Grimsby man Eric Weighell out of £16K
"IF THEY try to sell you something on your doorstep, tell them to go to Hell."These are words of advice from 84-year-old Eric Weighell, who was bullied into parting with £16,400 by a "pushy" gang of...
View ArticleClee have chances – but settle for a point
A GOOD display from Cleethorpes Town earned them a point in a 1-1 draw against Hemsworth Miners Welfare.Jason Flint was first to go close for Clee in the Northern Counties East League Division One...
View ArticleGrimsby Borough boys show steel to beat Hallam at Bradley
AN impressive Grimsby Borough closed the gap on the leading pack with a 1-0 win at the Bradley Community Stadium.Borough's form has been solid, but inconsistent of late, and they went into the against...
View ArticleAgony for Alford as rivals bag Lincolnshire County Cricket League title
ALFORD were pipped at the post for the Lincolnshire County Cricket League Premier Division championship during the final weekend of the season.Scunthorpe Town took the title by winning their game in...
View ArticleGrimsby Town FC lacking decisive blow
SATURDAY showed perfectly that you cannot judge any football match on raw statistics alone.While Kidderminster Harriers hit the target four times at Aggborough, the Mariners failed to make home keeper...
View ArticleGrimsby Town winger Joe Colbeck frustrated by missed chances
"THOSE are the sort of teams we need to be knocking two or three goals past."That's the view of Mariners winger Joe Colbeck following his side's frustrating blank at Kidderminster Harriers on...
View ArticleGrimsby Town FC need to play with more swagger and dash, say joint bosses
IT'S time to follow Fleetwood Town's lead and play with a swagger – that's the view of Grimsby Town's joint bosses.The Mariners endured a frustrating afternoon on Saturday as they were held to a 0-0...
View ArticleLincs runners play a part in massive event
DOZENS of runners from the Grimsby area joined the thousands who took part in yesterday's Great North Run.Athletes from Cleethorpes Athletic Club, Wolds Veteran Runners Club, Louth AC and Barton and...
View ArticleTown CC fall short
GRIMSBY Town CC fell 47 runs short of their target as hosts Boston claimed a winning draw at Augusta Street on the final weekend of the Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League season.Boston may be...
View ArticleEurope's eyes to fall on blossoming seaside at Cleethorpes
CLEETHORPES is on a crest of a wave – which could soon see all of Europe's eyes on the resort.In the wake of the golden celebrations at the East Midlands In Bloom awards, the Royal Horticultural...
View ArticleNunsthorpe Together: Future funding matters for talent show under threat
ALL the elements came together for a grand annual talent show for local youngsters – but it could be the last, organisers warn.Nunsthorpe Together hosted the superb Local Children Matter show,...
View ArticlePlenty of smiles still abound in the prettiest town around!
THE In Bloom celebrations are continuing in Caistor.Only three years after the town's Britain In Bloom group got together, it is celebrating winning the accolade of the Best Large Village in the East...
View ArticleTell elderly to say NO
WE read again today about another elderly victim of conmen.Today's story comes just two days after we carried the story of the former Tetney man who admitted his part in a major scam against a number...
View ArticleGrowing donations to help out the elderly
GREEN-FINGERED pupils have donated baskets full of produce to the residents of a nearby sheltered housing scheme for the elderly.Members of the gardening club, at Great Coates Primary School, handed...
View ArticleEurope's eyes to fall on our blossoming seaside
CLEETHORPES is on a crest of a wave – which could soon see all of Europe's eyes on the resort.In the wake of the golden celebrations at the East Midlands In Bloom awards, the Royal Horticultural...
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