Mystery of the pink sheep solved
A STORE of iron pyrites - shipped into Immingham - has been held responsible for causing sheep to turn pink, solving a mystery that's been rumbling on since 1967. Elsham villagers were angry because...
View ArticleCleethorpes to Manchester rail route back to normal after delays due to...
Trains are now running as normal following a breakdown earlier this morning.A First Transpennine Express train had broken down on the Cleethorpes to Manchester route. It was blocking the route between...
View ArticleCalls for change in law to help tackle blight of legal highs
A leading Lincolnshire police officer has called for a change in legislation to help in the battle against legal highs. Inspector Pat Coates, who is responsible for city centre policing in Lincoln, led...
View ArticleVets call for ban on weapon after 4 in 10 treat cats with airgun injuries
Four in 10 vets have seen cats with airgun injuries in the last year, with many of these animals seriously injured as well as dying from their wounds.A British Veterinary Association (BVA) survey asked...
View ArticleHospital ward reopens after being forced to close following outbreak of...
A ward has reopened at Grimsby's Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital after it was forced to close to new admissions following an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting. Visitors and staff who have been...
View ArticleFirefighters called to tackle fire on coal ship at Immingham Docks
Firefighters were called to tackle a fire on board a coal ship alongside Immingham Docks.Four fire engines were in attendance and the blaze was put out by 4.34pm.The fire started in the excavator of a...
View Article18-year-old driver took teenage girls on 50mph chase through streets of...
"YOU are every parent's worst nightmare."That is what a court Recorder told a teenage driver who drove dangerously through Grimsby.Jordan Howard, 18, of Dale View, Grimsby, had no driving licence or...
View Article6,761 indecent images of children found on Grimsby man's computer
POLICE found more than 6,700 indecent photographs of children after searching a man's computer, a court heard.Barry Chisnall, 59, of Franklin House, Beechwood Avenue, Grimsby, admitted making 6,761...
View ArticleGuy Martin to retire from motorcycle racing?
GUY Martin has suggested he may give up motorcycle racing at the end of this year.The 33-year-old, who is from Kirmington, told the Times he may step away from the track by the end of 2015 to...
View ArticleMan has phone stolen by two prostitutes in Grimsby's red light district
A man who "innocently" invited two prostitutes into his car in Grimsby ended up having his phone stolen. Humberside Police's dog section tweeted: "In the early hours of the morning a man reports theft...
View ArticleEUROMILLIONS: Euromillions draw results for Tuesday, February 10
Did you buy a ticket for tonight's Euromillions draw? Nobody won the jackpot, which means Friday's will be a double rollover. The amount is yet to be announced. In the meantime, check if you have...
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch Grimsby Town battle back to beat Bristol Rovers in 2007
BACK in 2007, Craig Disley's double for Bristol Rovers proved in vain as Grimsby Town battled back from two goals down to edge a thrilling encounter at Blundell Park.Years before joining Town himself,...
View ArticleFormer Grimsby Town star Tony Rees ready for Blundell Park return
GRIMSBY Town are set to welcome ex-striker Tony Rees back to the club on Saturday – for the crunch encounter with Bristol Rovers.The Welshman has agreed to be the Mariners Trust's special guest at the...
View ArticleGrimsby Town can look to local rivals for stadium blueprint
DIRECTOR John Fenty wants Grimsby Town to follow the lead of arch rivals Scunthorpe United as they bid to secure a new stadium.The Iron relocated to Glanford Park in 1984 – and have now submitted an...
View ArticleImmingham graduate accused of attempted murder claimed he had been victim of...
A PSYCHOLOGY graduate claimed to have been attacked by rich investors just hours after trying to kill his friend in a frenzied knife attack at a luxury apartment, the Old Bailey heard.Darren Scott, 26,...
View ArticleGrimsby Town skipper Craig Disley: Club will miss Scott Neilson
EVERYONE at Grimsby Town will miss Scott Neilson – but his shock departure will not derail the club's promotion charge.That's according to Mariners skipper Craig Disley, who was as surprised as anyone...
View ArticleCouncil leader Chris Shaw to step down but rejects call to quit now 'for good...
NORTH East Lincolnshire Council will have a new leader in May – whatever the result of this year's local election.Chris Shaw has announced he is to step down as leader of the ruling Labour group after...
View ArticleFifty Shades Of Grey memo to B&Q staff was a hoax
The apparent memo to B&Q staff issuing guidance ahead of the launch of Fifty Shades Of Grey WAS a hoax, it has been confirmed.What appeared to be a leaked memo told staff that copies of the book...
View ArticleMan runs away from police after assault in Grimsby
A man has been arrested after an assault in Grimsby.He ran away from officers but was later tracked down with the help of Humberside Police's dog section.The dog section tweeted this morning: "Police...
View ArticlePolice looking for links after spate of robberies in the early hours on...
POLICE officers are carrying out house-to-house enquiries after three robberies were committed in the early hours of the morning in the East Marsh area of Grimsby. Humberside Police appealed for...
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