New Taylor's Avenue Medical Centre will be just the tonic for Cleethorpes...
PATIENTS in Cleethorpes will receive improved care at a new medical centre which will officially open next week.The Grimsby Telegraph was given exclusive access to the new Taylor's Avenue Medical...
View ArticleMary Portas says council need to 'rip up rule book' to help high street...
MARY Queen Of Shops praised Market Rasen when she visited yesterday but said the council needs to "rip up the rule book" and remove red tape to help the high street turn itself around.Retail guru Mary...
View ArticleMore than 120 potholes reported on North East Lincolnshire's roads in just a...
IN JUST a matter of days, the public has reported 120 perilous potholes on the streets of North East Lincolnshire.The figure, collated since the beginning of this month, is three times what the council...
View ArticleOptician Vision Express allowed unqualified staff to fit people's glasses
HIGH street optician Vision Express broke industry rules by letting unqualified staff fit glasses and contact lenses – including at its Grimsby store.The chain employed seven people as dispensing...
View ArticleStolen jewellery belonging to bereaved family found by police
STOLEN jewellery belonging to the bereaved family of Amy Corbin has been found by police. But the most valued items, a laptop containing irreplaceable photographs and Amy's engagement ring, remain...
View ArticleThe Grimsby nurses who allowed my mum to die in the comfort of her own home
Cancer is a word we all dread - but survival rates are getting better all the time. In this month's Health Telegraph, in today's Grimsby Telegraph, we focus on cancer, hearing from cancer survivors who...
View ArticleCouncillors taken on tour of roads which could have speed limits cut
COUNCILLORS hit the roads of North East Lincolnshire yesterday as part of their review of speed limits across the borough.Chauffeured by Humberside Police casualty reduction officer PC Barry Gardner,...
View ArticleReview: X Factor Live Tour 2013 at Sheffield Motorpoint Arena (video)
Thousands of X Factor fans gave a roaring cheer to two North East Lincolnshire stars last night. Flames, smoke, confetti and strobe lights filled an energetic Sheffield Motorpoint Arena as the X Factor...
View ArticleOPINION: Grimsby Town's Conference title rivals dropping away one by one
By Lee Jones, Deputy Sports EditorWELL, we didn't expect to be praising Dartford this week – not with Grimsby Town's FA Trophy semi-final first leg against them on Saturday.But – credit where credit is...
View ArticleDo charities pay out too much in costs?
Do you give to larger charities - but fear your donations are being swallowed up in big wages, administration, advertising and marketing? Comment on this letter, which appears in today's Grimsby...
View ArticleGrimsby Town's Andy Cook desperate to make Wembley FA Trophy final
GRIMSBY Town striker Andy Cook always dreamt of playing at Wembley as a youngster. Now all that stands in his way of realising that dream with the Mariners is a two-legged FA Trophy semi-final against...
View ArticleTeenager in 'ridiculous Harry Potter glasses' broke man's cheekbone in...
A TEENAGER angrily smashed a student in the face – breaking his cheekbone – in a "drunken, loutish" attack.He was wearing "ridiculous Harry Potter glasses" and took offence when the victim allegedly...
View ArticleDisruption continues for train passengers travelling between Cleethorpes and...
A LANDSLIDE that caused significant disruption to train passengers is still moving. Services between Cleethorpes and Manchester Airport will continue to be disrupted until next week. The landslide...
View ArticleResident treated after fire at Cleethorpes home (update)
FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze at a house in Cleethorpes last night. One person was treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation at the scene in Hey Street, off Taylor's Avenue. The living room suffered...
View ArticleTeenage victim of former boyfriend's 'nasty attack' in Cleethorpes speaks out
THE teenage victim of a "nasty attack" at the hands of her former boyfriend is urging others not to suffer in silence.Amy Jones, 17, has waived her right to anonymity to let others know that help is...
View Article'Something has to change' at 'disgusting' Grimsby hospital
A WOMAN who spent two weeks in Grimsby's hospital claims she came out worse then when she went in.The 31-year-old of Grimsby, who did not want to be named, came forward with her story as it emerged...
View ArticleLitter-picking work for people with learning disabilities in Grimsby's Park...
PEOPLE with learning disabilities could be offered work opportunities as a way into full-time jobs.A scheme has been mooted to give people litter-picking jobs in Grimsby's Park Ward for a minimum wage...
View ArticleA light-hearted look at the news headlines of 2033...
THE world in which we once lived has gone forever, says Geoff Ford in his column in today's Grimsby Telegraph. What could happen to our society in another 20 years? Let's take a light-hearted look....
View ArticleRail travellers face eight weeks of disruption following landslide between...
RAIL travellers face disruption to their journeys until after Easter due to a landslide. Network Rail said the landslide at Stainforth, near Scunthorpe, is still moving and remains dangerous. Trains...
View ArticleCouncil tax will be frozen in North East Lincolnshire
COUNCIL tax in North East Lincolnshire is set to be frozen for a fourth successive year.North East Lincolnshire Council is still proposing a zero per cent increase in its budget for 2013-14, despite...
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