Sunday League: Cleethorpes United still in the hunt but Town continue to pull...
CLEETHORPES Town may be the runaway leaders in Division Three, but resort rivals Cleethorpes United are also well placed.United have games in hand over second-placed East Trans Pelham, with whom they...
View ArticleNo nylon nets for the birds
WHILE your readers' photographs are always of a very good quality, I was, however, a little distressed to see the recent picture of a robin feeding from a net of fat balls.As a bird lover, and one who...
View ArticleCrying poverty is a poor excuse in this day and age
I HAVE to agree with Geoff Ford about so-called child poverty.There are very few families that are in true poverty unless the meaning of the word has changed. A bit like the meaning of the word...
View ArticleHigh five for Market Rasen & Louth RUFC as Dearden delivers
MARKET Rasen & Louth RUFC grinded out a 25-20 victory at Loughborough as their surge of winning form continues.The Red and Greens were not at their best, but bagged their fifth Midlands 1 East...
View ArticleLouth-area schools creating connections with students and teachers in Nigeria
FROM Louth to sub-Saharan Africa...Schools in the Louth area are involved with the British Council-funded project "mvoakraba", and they have just returned from Lagos Island, Nigeria, where they have...
View ArticleFranklin College celebrates students' outstanding achievements at annual...
"DISTINGUISHED guests, ladies and gentlemen, forget the Oscars, these are the most important awards this week."These were the words of Franklin College principal Trevor Wray as he introduced the...
View ArticleBank staff make deposit to help feed families in need
STAFF at a Cleethorpes bank cashed in some of their wages to help feed families in need.The Natwest bank, in Seaview Street, is the latest firm to back the Grimsby Telegraph's Ten Tonnes Of Tins...
View ArticleDuchess of Cambridge visit: Get YOUR messages to Kate Middleton - with a...
EXCITEMENT is building ahead of the Duchess Of Cambridge's visit to Grimsby – and messages are coming in from far and wide – including America.The Grimsby Telegraph is collecting your messages to...
View ArticleGrimsby Town: Liam Hearn hoping to return in time for Wembley FA Trophy final
LIAM Hearn could be back in a Grimsby Town shirt in time for the FA Trophy final at Wembley. The striker who netted 29 times for the Mariners last season has been sidelined by a ruptured Achilles...
View ArticleFreak hairbrush accident may have blinded Cleethorpes teenager in one eye
A FREAK accident with a hairbrush has left this teenager uncertain he will ever regain the sight in one of his eyes.Eighteen-year-old Kyle Stephenson's life changed in seconds when his girlfriend threw...
View ArticleGrimsby Town bosses have faith in striker Ross Hannah
ROSS Hannah has been "trying too hard" to impress since his return to Grimsby Town on a permanent basis, according to his managers. The striker was a revelation for the Mariners during his three-month...
View ArticleMan drank three pints then crashed car into Ramsdens superstore
A SUPERVISOR at a Cleethorpes bar crashed his car in to the front of Ramsdens while drink-driving, a court heard.Mark Ward, a key member of the team at the Bar Babylon, was driving a car which...
View ArticleFresh fish is food you can trust, say Grimsby merchants in wake of horsemeat...
SWITCH to fish is the message from local merchants to worried consumers in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.The Grimsby Fish Merchants' Association has assured the public there is one food protein...
View ArticleTaylor's Avenue Medical Centre in Cleethorpes is officially opened
"THIS is a surgery our patients deserve."Those were the words of Dr Omar Qureshi, who expressed his delight at the new Taylor's Avenue Medical Centre, in Cleethorpes, during its official opening...
View ArticleNine vehicles damaged by vandals in four days on three Cleethorpes streets
THREE streets in Cleethorpes have been targeted by mindless car vandals – leading police to urge vigilance among residents.Nine vehicles have been damaged in four days in Brereton Avenue, Lovett Street...
View ArticleDrunken robber terrified teenager and stole his mobile phone
A DRUNKEN street robber left a 13-year-old boy terrified after grabbing him, threatening him and stealing his mobile phone.The violent bully had drunk "huge amounts of alcohol" including 24 cans of...
View ArticleUpdate: A180 slip road reopens following resurfacing work
THE slip road on the A180 which has been closed since Tuesday has now reopened.The eastbound exit onto the A160 at the Brocklesby Interchange was closed to allow essential resurfacing work to be...
View ArticleElla Henderson's X Factor mentor Tulisa axed from show
TETNEY X Factor star Ella Henderson's mentor Tulisa is believed to have been axed from the hit ITV talent show.National media have reported that the self-proclaimed "female boss" was given the news by...
View ArticleScartho Baths closure: Council urges people to back new pool and not look to...
THE council wants people to "move on" from the closure of Scartho Baths and check out plans for a new pool to replace it – before it submits a planning application in April.Councillor Mick Burnett...
View ArticlePlans for 400 new homes in Humberston Avenue resubmitted
CAMPAIGNERS are preparing to fight once more as rejected plans for 400 homes in Humberston Avenue have been resubmitted.Members of the Save Our Fields (SOF) action group are urging residents to object...
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