Police want to trace next of kin
Assistance is required in locating any relatives or close friends of a man who sadly died at his home in Grimsby.David Lingard (59) of Acton Court in the town was found at his address on Tuesday,...
View ArticleNorth East Lincolnshire primary schools 14th from bottom in national table
FIVE primary schools have been ordered to improve by Ofsted – with one placed in special measures – as league tables reveal that North East Lincolnshire's primary schools are 14th from the bottom in a...
View ArticleMan charged after jumping into coal wagon being taken to Immingham
A MAN was saved from being crushed to death in a coal wagon thanks to a quick-thinking member of the public. Humberside Police today praised the passerby who heard the shouts of a man inside the coal...
View ArticleVideo: 500 bikers form funeral cortege in Grimsby to remember Fergus O'Connell
Around 500 bikers formed a funeral cortege to Grimsby Minster to remember Fergus O'Connell. The procession with a motorcycle and sidebar carrying his coffin left Hainton Avenue and travelled along...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Pedestrian injured in collision
A PEDESTRIAN has been taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a car in Grimsby this afternoon.The incident happened on Railway Street at 4.35pm.The man suffered minor injuries to his...
View ArticleFA Cup exit cost Grimsby Town £70,000 - Fenty
JOHN Fenty says Grimsby Town's immediate exit from this season's FA Cup 'cost' the club around £70,000.The club's director was talking at yesterday's AGM, where the new stadium and greater supporters'...
View ArticleGrimsby Borough boss keen to build some momentum
NIGEL Fanthorpe is hoping his Grimsby Borough side can start December in style with a home win against Shirebrook Town tomorrow.Borough face the Mansfield-area team at the Bradley Community Stadium...
View ArticleGrimsby Town supremos sing the praises of club's fans
GRIMSBY Town's bosses on and off the field have taken time to sing the praises of the Mariners' 'fantastic fans'Speaking at this week's Fans' Forum event, Paul Hurst, Rob Scott and director John Fenty...
View ArticleGrimsby Christmas events: Fairs, markets, concerts, pantos, parties and more
Christmas is fast approaching and there's plenty going on in Grimsby and northern Lincolnshire to get you in the festive spirit. Below you'll find listings of various events including fairs, markets,...
View ArticleSnooker: Jamie Green helps leaders scrape another win
THE clash of the week in the Premier Section of the Roy Ling Mutual Grimsby Snooker Singles League came at the Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre when Webbonet entertained club-mates Ray Edmonds A.The leaders...
View ArticlePlea for common-sense to be used to beat parking problem
A COUNCIL employee, market traders and local tradespeople have received warning letters about parking while carrying out their jobs.In preparation for new civil parking enforcement by Lincolnshire...
View ArticleTeam GB women's footballer Casey Stoney visits Louth's Cordeaux School
YOUNGSTERS have been inspired to take up a new sport thanks a visit from a London 2012 Olympian.Team GB's women's football captain Casey Stoney visited Cordeaux School, in Louth, as part of Sky Sports'...
View ArticleVideo: Olympian Kelly Sotherton welcomed at Cleethorpes Academy for school's...
RETIRED athlete and Olympic bronze medallist Kelly Sotherton made tracks to Grimsby for a school's annual awards ceremony.Staff and pupils from Cleethorpes Academy welcomed the former heptathlete as a...
View ArticleElderly couple smelt rat over PPI scam which nearly cost them £400
AN ELDERLY couple have warned others to be vigilant over PPI scams after they nearly lost £400 to suspected con artists.A cold caller told John Burdass, 76, of Ulceby, that he was entitled to £5,000 in...
View ArticleMum helps raise funds to buy more of the machines that saved her son's life
CHARITABLE hands have helped raise more than £1,000 in honour of 37-year-old man.As reported, Neil Harrison, of Oliver Road, Cleethorpes, underwent radical treatment to save his life, when his appendix...
View ArticleCan you present children with a day to remember this Christmas?
COULD you spare a present for one of hundreds of children in need this Christmas?This festive season, Freshney Place has teamed up with Home-Start and the NSPCC to offer generous shoppers the chance to...
View ArticleVideo: Bikers turn out to honour 'loveable legend' Fergus O'Connell
MORE than 500 motorcyclists roared through town yesterday to say farewell to a "lovable legend".As reported, well-known biker Fergus O'Connell died unexpectedly at his home aged 50.Fellow members of...
View ArticleWillows Primary school forced to become an academy after being judged as...
WILLOWS Primary School will be forced to become an academy after being judged as inadequate in its most recent Ofsted report.As reported, the school, in Queensway, Grimsby, has been placed in special...
View ArticleFamily of Laura McPhee organise free carol concert at Grimsby Minster
TWO years after the death of her beautiful daughter, this Cleethorpes mum is hoping to pack out Grimsby Minster with those wishing to remember their own loved ones.As reported, Laura McPhee died at the...
View ArticleSmoke alarm plea after pensioner's death in house fire
IF JUST one family fits a new smoke alarm in the wake of the death of Joan MacDonald, it will be a positive effect of the terrible tragedy.That was the call from coroner Paul Kelly aiming to have...
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