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Robber jailed after CCTV appeal

Kyle Brecken, 20, was caught on CCTV threatening staff at Hallett's in Cleethorpes

A KNIFEPOINT robber who terrified staff at a Cleethorpes store was caught – and has now been locked up – thanks to a Grimsby Telegraph campaign, a court was told.

Kyle Brecken, 20, was caught on CCTV threatening staff at Hallett's, on the corner of St Peter's Avenue and Cambridge Street.

The owner of the store, Derek...



Sleepwalk raises cash for hospice

As many as 540 women marched through North East Lincolnshire in the early hours of Saturday

A PYJAMA party in Grimsby helped raise about £50,000 for St Andrew's Hospice, as hundreds of women took part in a midnight sleepwalk....

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Owner's shock after van hits restaurant

PCSO Mike Eckley keeps Market Street, Cleethorpes, closed during work to make Indigos restaurant safe

A restaurant owner was left "speechless" when he saw a van had smashed into its front window. As reported on www.thisis cleethorpes.co....

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Apprenticeships are a click away

Apprentice Adam Pipe with Joanna Henderson, of the National Apprenticeship Service

A NEW online service will match young people with apprenticeships in their dream careers. Adam Pipe, 18, of Grimsby, who is completing...

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Soldier's medals up for auction

Major Leslie Walkinton, inset, and his medals, shoulder pips, cap badges and uniform patches which are to be auctioned by Thomas Mawer and Son of Portland Street, Lincoln.

THE medals of a Louth-area soldier who served in both World Wars will be sold at auction. Major Leslie Walkinton, who was born in...

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Pair win Grimsby In Bloom contest

Representatives from Grimsby In Bloom and North East Lincolnshire Council present Jane Stephenson and John Stephenson, 11, with a prize of a large plot at Peaksfield allotments

CAN you dig it? Yes, you can, is the answer from one particular green-fingered pair after winning a Grimsby In Bloom competition. Jane...

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Fish filleting champ is back

Fish filleting champ is back

TWO former Grimsby fish filleters have been reunited with their family following 40 years away, revisiting the docks they once called...

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Mumps outbreak: Get vaccinated now plea

Health experts are warning teenagers, young adults and parents of young children to act now.

A MUMPS outbreak in North East Lincolnshire has seen cases soar – with 1,333 per cent more so far this year compared to the whole...

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Heard the one about the three-legged chick?

Nev Makey of Tetney with the his two-day-old chicken

AN EGGS-TRA special arrival has given a poultry enthusiast a real coup. A three-legged chicken was discovered among a clutch of chicks...

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Transport planners want to hear your opinions

David Pilsworth, Highways Agency project manager.

RESIDENTS are being invited to share their views on proposed changes to the A160 at a public consultation, which continues today. The...

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Next stop, Lotto awards

HARBOUR Place Day Centre has reached the semi-finals of the 2009 National Lottery Awards. And now it needs your vote to help it progress to the final, when the UK's favourite Lottery-funded...

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Linwood ready for Mariners challenge

Paul Linwood - three-year deal.

GRIMSBY Town's new signing Paul Linwood wants to help the Mariners challenge for promotion next season. The 25-year-old centre-back rubber-stamped a three-year deal at Blundell Park yesterday and immediately stated his desire to make his mark next season. The Birkenhead-born defender, who worked under Town boss Mike Newell briefly at Tranmere...



Lincs up against it

LINCOLNSHIRE CCC are on the back foot against Northumberland at Cleethorpes' Chichester Road ground after the visitors finished their...


Sophie equal 35th in Larvik

Sophie Walker - final round 73.

CLEETHORPES golf professional Sophie Walker finished 35th equal in the SAS Ladies Masters in Norway after a final round par 73 in Larvi...


Sweeney deal pleases boss

Peter Sweeney

MIKE Newell is delighted to have finally agreed a deal to make Peter Sweeney a fully-fledged Grimsby Town player. Negotiations with...


Belton takes Open Week Singles title

John Belton with his trophy.

JOHN Belton scooped the Singles title as a highly successful Cleethorpes Open Bowls Tournament was played to a close on Finals Day at...







 

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Very worried

BEING very concerned about bail hostels in the Grimsby and Cleethorpes area, I wrote to the Government and the reply was very worrying.

The reply was, there are no bail hostels in the Grimsby and Cleethorpes area.

But there are rented houses that contain criminals either going in or out of prisons or courts.

To me it seems...

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Resort needs a tower

I HAVE just got back from a lovely day in Cleethorpes with my two daughters. I have not been there for a while due to ill health. We had great time, the weather was really warm and we had a...

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You're a rat

I WOULD like to nominate Rat Of The Week to someone who blatantly walked into the front garden of number 33 Daubney Street, Cleethorpes, between 7pm and 7.30pm, and helped themselves to the...

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Huge thanks

I WOULD like to say a huge thank you to the couple living on Chelmsford Avenue, Grimsby, who called to say they had found my missing cat Twinkle. She had been gone for over a week and I had...

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Keeping the toll prices down!

I'VE noticed that cable cars have been put on the Humber Bridge now, so I hope that all the revenue will be going to keep the tolls down! Rob Stratford Snr, Loft Ave, Grimsby.

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Too many cars

I AM only writing about what everybody knows, but nobody will admit the fact that there are simply too many cars on the roads. I refuse, as a pedestrian, to be intimidated by what is, after...

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Council should pull its finger out

READING the Telegraph, June 29, with reference to the carnival firework display being cancelled after Lee Gibbons (Smart Pyro) had put so much hard work into it, only to be told by North...

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We were helpless

WHILST crossing the road after Pasture Street crossings, Grimsby, a cyclist sped from behind me, nearly knocking a young girl over. In the process, she dropped her mobile phone, which I...

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Workers praised

A MERITED word of praise for the staff at Katie's diner, at Ramsdens. This splendid bunch of ladies is never other than cheerful, regularly singing along to their Sixties CDs. There is a...

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Thanks to all who supported Ark pet food run

Some of those who supported the North East Lincolnshire Motorcycle Action Group's pet food run.  Submitted picture

I WOULD like to say a big thank you to all who supported the North East Lincolnshire Motorcycle Action Group's pet food run on Sunday,...

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So afraid

RE: Strikes Could Hurt Area's Reputation, Shona McIsaac should be condemning Total for its employment policy. It would not dare employ foreign workers in France at the expense of French...

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