Grimsby Telegraph back issues from February 2009:
Woolies' workers saved by post office ; Cleethorpes Post Office has turned the tables on the recession with extra training and staff - and has employed two people from Woolworths stores which recently closed.
Feb 02, 2009; ... Cleethorpes Post Office has turned the tables on the recessionwith extra training and staff - and has employed two people fromWoolworths stores which recently closed. Postmaster Tony Beety has created two new jobs and employed twowomen made redundant by the high street chain ...
Theatre classes for the younger masses ; Bookings are now being taken for new classes being run by a local theatre company.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Bookings are now being taken for new classes being run by a localtheatre company. Fusion Youth Theatre has made a move into Cleethorpes, setting upnew regular sessions for two age groups at the Lindsey School AndCommunity Arts College, as reported. Sessions begin on Thursday, ...
Mariners fanz get their say ; Grimsby Town fans are being urged to vote for their favourite football fanzine as the search to find the nation's best begins.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Grimsby Town fans are being urged to vote for their favouritefootball fanzine as the search to find the nation's best begins. Voting to discover the winner of The New Football Pools FanzineAwards 2009 is underway and members of the Mariners' black and whitearmy can make their ...
Town pride despite fall ; Matt Westby
Feb 02, 2009 ... Matt Westby Sports Reporter A difficult task away at Stuart McCall's promotion-chasing sidewas made almost impossible when Rob Atkinson was sent off after just20 minutes for a last-man foul on Peter Thorne. The Mariners subsequently came under enormous pressure from ...
Louth rivals end winning streak ; Louth Town's 100 per cent start to the Central Midlands League season is over after a disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Premier Division leaders Westella and Willerby.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Louth Town's 100 per cent start to the Central Midlands Leagueseason is over after a disappointing 2-1 home defeat to PremierDivision leaders Westella and Willerby. Town should have had the perfect start in front of a Park Avenuecrowd of almost 150 on Saturday when Kurt Crossley ...
Highlands rule in world of TV forecasts ; I Like watching the BBC weather forecast, which on Saturdays means the like of Magnus Pyke impersonator Daniel Corbett, as there is no proper Look North bulletin forecast, complete with graphics.
Feb 02, 2009 ... I Like watching the BBC weather forecast, which on Saturdaysmeans the like of Magnus Pyke impersonator Daniel Corbett, as thereis no proper Look North bulletin forecast, complete with graphics. These visuals enable you to plot the likely weather, with timesgiven when a front might ...
Of great offence ; In response to the writer of Stop Your Thieving, Get A Job (Viewpoint, January 10), please explain what has checking the birth certificate got to do with the situation?
Feb 02, 2009 ... In response to the writer of Stop Your Thieving, Get A Job(Viewpoint, January 10), please explain what has checking the birthcertificate got to do with the situation? My son's father is not named on his birth certificate and he hascertainly not turned out ...
Disney book offer is just too good to miss ; Tomorrow is Disney Day!
Feb 02, 2009; ... Tomorrow is Disney Day! The Grimsby Telegraph is giving away Dinosaurs, the first bookin Disney's Wonderful World Of Knowledge collection. We asked lucky students at Middlethorpe Primary School,Cleethorpes, to have a sneak peek at the book - and their verdict? "It's ...
Guide should be packed full of resort attractions ; With reference to Resort Is "let down by guide" (January 21), which showed Coun Shaw's astonishment - I address these remarks to him and the tourism office.
Feb 02, 2009 ... With reference to Resort Is "let down by guide" (January 21),which showed Coun Shaw's astonishment - I address these remarks tohim and the tourism office. Having spent pounds75,000, might it not have been more prudent topublish your own guide for 2008? But that would have ...
Jewel has gone ; What A very good letter Mr Matthew wrote about the Winter Gardens (Viewpoint, January 21).
Feb 02, 2009 ... What A very good letter Mr Matthew wrote about the Winter Gardens(Viewpoint, January 21). I'm sure he speaks for us all. Many times I used to ...
Not worth paper it's printed on ; I Am writing today after reading the recent full page "advert" placed in the Press by Humberside Police.
Feb 02, 2009 ... I Am writing today after reading the recent full page "advert"placed in the Press by Humberside Police. Do they think the people of North East Lincolnshire are stupid? Their lists of so-called promises are not worth the paper theyare printed on: We aim to answer ...
All aboard at the clee park
Feb 02, 2009 ... This postcard view shows tram No 28 on Grimsby Road, ...
Get help from the stress busters ; A Unique open access service for people with mental health problems is celebrating after helping almost 2,000 people in North East Lincolnshire.
Feb 02, 2009; ... A Unique open access service for people with mental healthproblems is celebrating after helping almost 2,000 people in NorthEast Lincolnshire. Open Minds, which is run by North East Lincolnshire CommunityTrust Plus, opened in February last year. Today, to mark its first ...
Free health tips for local building workers ; Free health MoTs are being offered to male workers at building firm Rok as part of a new initiative.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Free health MoTs are being offered to male workers at buildingfirm Rok as part of a new initiative. The company's Grimsby office, where 86 per cent of the workforcewere male, enlisted the help of Greg Gilbert - a specialist fromthe North East Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust, to ...
Albion in a league of their own? ; Alan Billingham emailed us this picture, and he's hoping that readers can put names to the faces.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Alan Billingham emailed us this picture, and he's hoping thatreaders can put names to the faces. Alan said: "I found this photograph of my father-in-law, WilliamRavenscroft, in his football-playing days. "I think the Humber Albion team was made up of lumpers, butthat's all I ...
Loads of laughs for the ladies at the fun house ; These ladies think Grimsby's Respect Funhouse is a whole lot of fun... for everyone!
Feb 02, 2009; ... These ladies think Grimsby's Respect Funhouse is a whole lot offun ... for everyone! The popular community centre on the Nunsthorpe estate is now hometo the new Over-50s Respect Club - a weekly meeting place for olderpeople. More than 20 people attended the club's launch day ...
Bloy weighs-up his fight future
Feb 02, 2009 ... Wayne Bloy will delay making a decision on his boxing futureuntil he has fully recovered from the hand injury he sustained inthe double title fight defeat to Chris Edwards. The 27-year-old was forced to retire from the pair's British andCommonwealth flyweight clash in Stoke after ...
Hollywood star makes big impact at new club ; Grimsby played host to Hollywood superstar Verne Troyer at the weekend.
Feb 02, 2009; ... Grimsby played host to Hollywood superstar Verne Troyer at theweekend. The Austin Powers and Celebrity Big Brother star - known for hisdistinctive 2ft 8in height - made an appearance at the newly-openedLA Club, on Grimsby's Riverhead. Hot on the heels of Eastenders actor ...
Prime Minister slams refinery walkouts ; "WALKOUTS are not the right thing to do."
Feb 02, 2009; ... "WALKOUTS are not the right thing to do." Prime Minster Gordon Brown has condemned the wildcat strikes overuse of foreign labour at Lindsey Oil Refinery and throughout therest of the country as "not defensible". Today, protesters once more planned to down tools and stage ...
Chuckle at Charlie ; Memories are made of this.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Memories are made of this. Charlie Chuck, Art Bar, Cleethorpes So the saying goes, and the "this" in the particular instance I'mwriting of now is the manic and surreal comedy of Charlie Chuck. If you are of a certain age, you will remember the wiry-hairedgentlemen from ...
Key to secret open gardens ; A Number of Lincolnshire gardens are opening their gates for charity.
Feb 02, 2009 ... A Number of Lincolnshire gardens are opening their gates forcharity. More than 3,600 gardens are featured in the NGS's Yellow Book2009 - the so-called bible of garden visiting and the key to secretgardens of England and Wales. Local gardens include: Woodlands, Peppin ...
Plan for hut hits mark ; A Grimsby boxing coach is hoping a new gym for the sport will turn out to be a belting success.
Feb 02, 2009; ... A Grimsby boxing coach is hoping a new gym for the sport willturn out to be a belting success. Sean Wood (29), of Grimsby, will spend more than pounds35,000converting a scout hut in Ainslie Street, Grimsby, into a gymnasium. The hut has been out of use for some time, and now ...
Rubbish relief ; When I lived in Hendon, in London, the Borough of Barnet put skips down the end of roads for a day.
Feb 02, 2009 ... When I lived in Hendon, in London, the Borough of Barnet putskips down the end of roads for a day. They put leaflets in all doors informing residents when the skipswere going to be there and emptied them throughout the day. This happened about three to four times a year and ...
Visit focuses on drunken behaviour ; A Government team has visited North East Lincolnshire to see how drunken behaviour can be tackled.
Feb 02, 2009 ... A Government team has visited North East Lincolnshire to see howdrunken behaviour can be tackled. The team from the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (PMDU) visitedthe Safer Communities base at Burwell Drive, Grimsby, as part of anational review into the use of licensing powers to ...
Money games ; One of my first memories of following football was of Grimsby Town in Division North during the latter years of the Second World War and then in the old Division One in 1946 and 1947.
Feb 02, 2009 ... One of my first memories of following football was of GrimsbyTown in Division North during the latter years of the Second WorldWar and then in the old Division One in 1946 and 1947. At that time, the only team who had never been in any divisionlower than the First Division was ...
Searching for family history ; While researching my family history I have discovered some newspaper cuttings concerning my Grandfather Charles Gibbs (1896-1981), who lived his whole life in Grimsby.
Feb 02, 2009 ... While researching my family history I have discovered somenewspaper cuttings concerning my Grandfather Charles Gibbs (1896-1981), who lived his whole life in Grimsby. When he retired from work in 1961, a Grimsby newspaper carried anarticle about him. He was well-known in ...
Working away ; British jobs for British workers, who said that?
Feb 02, 2009 ... British jobs for British workers, who said that? Don't you mean anyone can have our jobs? And the proof is here,not enough skilled men. So we send for the Italians and Portuguese,not just a few, but hundreds of them. All of the men, who are skilled and have lost ...
Police helping keep children safe online ; Police are to teach school pupils how to stay safe online following the disappearance of a Cleethorpes schoolgirl.
Feb 02, 2009; ... Police are to teach school pupils how to stay safe onlinefollowing the disappearance of a Cleethorpes schoolgirl. Officers will talk to pupils in secondary schools across NorthEast Lincolnshire about the importance of internet safety. Although police already chat to youngsters ...
Building doesn't make you cringe ; Thank goodness we have a builder like I J Sanderson, he, his workers and tradesmen have created a building on Yarra Road that Cleethorpes can justifiably be proud of with attention to detail that is quality with a capital Q.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Thank goodness we have a builder like I J Sanderson, he, hisworkers and tradesmen have created a building on Yarra Road thatCleethorpes can justifiably be proud of with attention to detailthat is quality with a capital Q. The bricks are reclaimed so it doesn't stand out like a ...
Advice to youngsters living in Lincolnshire ; Lincolnshire Police are also set to offer guidance on online safety to school pupils.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Lincolnshire Police are also set to offer guidance on onlinesafety to school pupils. Local beat managers in the forces west division - which coversthe Caistor and Market Rasen areas - have been trained in apresentation which highlights online dangers and provides ...
Warning given to parents ; Parents must monitor their children's online activity, say police.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Parents must monitor their children's online activity, saypolice. Chief Insp Andy Oliver said that the internet could be asdangerous as the outside world. He said: "Most parents would like to know what their child isdoing when they go out, and they should want to know the ...
Offer tax lifeline ; It is now clear that the recession is going to be long and deep and it will impact across all the areas and districts of Lincolnshire.
Feb 02, 2009 ... It is now clear that the recession is going to be long and deepand it will impact across all the areas and districts ofLincolnshire. It is clear the Government's so-called stimulus has failed andcredit still does not flow to small and medium businesses which arethe lifeblood of ...
Never judged ; After reading D Bones letter regarding adverts on buses I felt compelled to voice my own concerns.
Feb 02, 2009 ... After reading D Bones letter regarding adverts on buses I feltcompelled to voice my own concerns. The Advertising Standard's Agency, quite rightly in my opinion,deemed this slogan inoffensive and unlikely to mislead. My only worry ...
Gallant men ; May I say a big thank you to two young men who came to my aid recently.
Feb 02, 2009 ... May I say a big thank you to two young men who came to my aidrecently. I was driving down Fairway, Waltham, when my car broke down,blocking the traffic. These two gallant young men, who were wearing overalls withGrimsby Institute of Higher Education written on them, pushed my ...
Not offensive ; In reply to D Bones letter (Ads Offensive To Christians, January 28).
Feb 02, 2009 ... In reply to D Bones letter (Ads Offensive To Christians, January28). An advert saying "There's probably no God", does not offend me inthe slightest. Even if the atheists put a sign on the bus saying"There IS no God" would not offend me either, because I know fromexperience there ...
Respected prosecutor retires ; Popular probation service prosecution officer Mary Matson has retired after presenting thousands of cases in court.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Popular probation service prosecution officer Mary Matson hasretired after presenting thousands of cases in court. She was a familiar face at Grimsby Magistrates' Court where sheoften represented the probation service in the prosecution ofoffenders who had breached community ...
Local support ; North East Lincolnshire is fortunate that it has the benefit of big industry on the Humber Bank. With that comes opportunity and this has been the story for many over past years.
Feb 02, 2009 ... North East Lincolnshire is fortunate that it has the benefit ofbig industry on the Humber Bank. With that comes opportunity andthis has been the story for many over past years. However, we are all more than aware of the current economiccrisis. This is indeed a time when support for ...
Newell may bolster squad ; Mike Newell refused to rule out a final foray into the transfer market today after seeing his side beaten at Bradford.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Mike Newell refused to rule out a final foray into the transfermarket today after seeing his side beaten at Bradford. The January transfer window closes at 5pm this evening and theMariners boss is keen to add to the host of additions he has alreadymade to his squad this month if he ...
Concerns raised over failure to close gates ; Worried Willows residents are concerned that leaving security gates at local shops unlocked is opening the gateway to crime.
Feb 02, 2009; ... Worried Willows residents are concerned that leaving securitygates at local shops unlocked is opening the gateway to crime. As reported, the pounds6,000 gates on Wingate Parade wereinstalled to reduce the number of ways in and out of the shoppingarea in the evening, to ensure the ...
Charity extravaganza at Blundell park
Feb 02, 2009; ... The countdown to It's A Knockout 2009 has begun. The charity events at Blundell Park has raised a staggeringpounds55,000 in its first two years. The fun extravaganza, crammed with foam, water canons and wet T-shirts, will kick off on Sunday May 17 at the home of Grimsby ...
Gemma needs your vote to be grid girl ; A Model needs your help to become the face of 2010.
Feb 02, 2009 ... A Model needs your help to become the face of 2010. Gemma Owen-Kendall (20) needs votes on an online poll to becomea grid girl for next year's calendar of motorsport. Gemma, of Marsh Way, North Cotes, has already appeared in theMiss Student UK competition, been a grid girl for ...
'Turning recession into depression' ; Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has promised that the Government will "make sure that both domestic UK law and European rules are being applied properly and fairly".
Feb 02, 2009; ... Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has promised that theGovernment will "make sure that both domestic UK law and Europeanrules are being applied properly and fairly". His comments come as Britain faced another day of nationalprotests against the use of foreign labour on British ...
Valuable advice on how to fight crime in our area ; A Bus designed to help police get in touch with communities made a stop in Grimsby.
Feb 02, 2009 ... A Bus designed to help police get in touch with communities madea stop in Grimsby. The Haltemprice Crime Prevention Panel Community Support Busoffered advice to people on Broadway, with the help of HumbersidePCSOs and vice-chairman of the panel Dennis Robinson. Mr Robinson ...
Great grandmother celebrates 100th birthday with her family
Feb 02, 2009; ... Fittingly, Elsie Paddison was surrounded by her family andfriends as she celebrated her 100th birthday. She has dedicated all of her life to bringing up and caring forher family - something she has always loved to do. But it was the turn of Elsie to be the centre of everyone ...
Golden boy John (80) hits target weight ; This weight watcher was happy to be short of a few pounds - after hitting a top target.
Feb 03, 2009; ... This weight watcher was happy to be short of a few pounds - afterhitting a top target. John Tyblewski (80), of Main Road, Belchford, said: "I joined theWeightWatchers group in Monk's Dyke after dropping into one of theirmeetings, which explained how you could lose weight. "I ...
Environment agency specialist explains future plans for river freshney ; "WE are handling the problem."
Feb 03, 2009; ... "WE are handling the problem." That is the message from the Environment Agency in response toresidents living near the River Freshney raising fears overflooding. As reported, action group Floodwatch voiced concern about therisk of flooding - following the devastation caused ...
Perfect plumber ; I Would like to nominate Roy Vine and Son Ltd, plumbing engineers, for your Service with a Smile award.
Feb 03, 2009 ... I Would like to nominate Roy Vine and Son Ltd, plumbingengineers, for your Service with a Smile award. Recently, I was in need of an emergency plumber at 1am. I had abad leak in my kitchen and was unable to turn off my supply duethe stopcock seizing up. I phoned more than ...
Cordeaux standards praised ; Cordeaux School has been commended for its continuing high standard of teaching.
Feb 03, 2009; ... Cordeaux School has been commended for its continuing highstandard of teaching. Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners at theDepartment for Children, Schools and Families, wrote to the schoolto congratulate it on its position in the key stage four ...
Why not use local people? ; How interesting to the indigenous population of Louth when East Lindsey District Council brings in a Cambridge-based firm QuBE to conduct an in-depth report on something the local council obviously knows nothing about (January 16).
Feb 03, 2009 ... How interesting to the indigenous population of Louth when EastLindsey District Council brings in a Cambridge-based firm QuBE toconduct an in-depth report on something the local council obviouslyknows nothing about (January 16). What were QuBE paid to write a 172-page report ...
Repay the money to taxpayers ; I Simply cannot understand why the Government is handing over millions, billions or trillions of pounds to the very people that brought about the financial crisis.
Feb 03, 2009 ... I Simply cannot understand why the Government is handing overmillions, billions or trillions of pounds to the very people thatbrought about the financial crisis. The message that this sends out is that however badly aninstitution behaves, however poor its internal and ...
Surgery solution ; So everyone is looking for an ideal location for a medical centre in Cleethorpes. Might I make a suggestion?
Feb 03, 2009 ... So everyone is looking for an ideal location for a medical centrein Cleethorpes. Might I make a suggestion? It ticks all the boxes as required: Central location for access;good for bus routes; ample provision for parking; room forexpansion; pharmacy facilities. Just about ...
Learning to live with death
Feb 02, 2009 ... A Name that strikes fear into most people is that of Dr GuntherVon Hagens. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to an evil adversary ofIndiana Jones or James Bond, the Doctor appears to wield his scalpelwith unnerving ease. Telegraph reporter ANDY EDGEWORTH recentlyattended his Body Worlds ...
Step in to help victims
Feb 02, 2009 ... In reference to Rob Stratford and his strange view on childmurderers, if an adult with some problem starts beating or abusingtheir own children, they may be single or have a "partner" who isafflicted in the same way, do we as decent human beings say "Oh dearwhat a shame, it's nought to ...
Mixed feelings over worker protests
Feb 02, 2009 ... The on-going protest at Lindsey Oil Refinery has divided peopleliving in North East Lincolnshire. As reported, angry contractors atLOR are now into their fourth day of striking over the decision toaward a construction contract to an Italian firm over Britishworkers. Today, they planned ...
Freshney monitored ; The Grimsby Institute has been named one of best colleges in the UK - for teaching its staff.
Feb 03, 2009 ... The Grimsby Institute has been named one of best colleges in theUK - for teaching its staff. The college's Learning Curve was awarded an Association ofColleges (AoC) Beacon Award earlier this month. The Learning Curve, located at the Institute's high technologyresource ...
Plenty of choirs and many are free ; Re: the article in What's On about the start of yet another choir.
Feb 03, 2009 ... Re: the article in What's On about the start of yet anotherchoir. It may have escaped your notice and that of Ms Russell, but thistown already has an abundance of choirs, both adult and youth. Theparent's comment, "to be able to enjoy singing which I don't thinkthey get anywhere ...
Fifth week sees high fives for telegraph slimmers ; Five weeks in, and our Telegraph Slimmers are still shedding the pounds.
Feb 03, 2009; ... Five weeks in, and our Telegraph Slimmers are still shedding thepounds. As reported, these five brave ladies have taken up the challengeto coincide with the launch of our Telegraph Slimmers website - theonly guide you need for a fitter and slimmer you in 2009. At the weekly ...
Others catch the bug ; Our slimming champions have been inspiring others to take up the challenge.
Feb 03, 2009 ... Our slimming champions have been inspiring others to take up thechallenge. Friends Lisa Clark (27), of Douglas Road, Cleethorpes, and HayleyWatt (28), of Wharton Street, Grimsby, have already lost 8lbsbetween them since logging on to www.telegraphslimmers.co.uk threeweeks ...
Meets stir up hunting views ; Re: the article on fox hunting on Boxing Day by Lord Yarborough and his ilk.
Feb 03, 2009 ... Re: the article on fox hunting on Boxing Day by Lord Yarboroughand his ilk. I was under the impression it was against the law. Where were theprotestors - or was that played down by the so-called gentry andpolice, another example of one law for the rich and one for ...
True knights of road ; May I say a big thank you to two young men who came to my aid recently?
Feb 03, 2009 ... May I say a big thank you to two young men who came to my aidrecently? I was driving along Fairway, Waltham, when my car died, blockingthe traffic. These two gallant young men, wearing overalls with GrimsbyInstitute of Higher Education written on them, pushed my car ...
Meet the judges ; It's time to introduce the panel of judges whose tastebuds will be tickled for the Telegraph's Restaurant of the Year 2009 Awards.
Feb 03, 2009 ... It's time to introduce the panel of judges whose tastebuds willbe tickled for the Telegraph's Restaurant of the Year 2009 Awards. The trio will visit each restaurant entered in the competition togive their verdicts on each eatery's signature dish. The first judge is Tony ...
Conman secretly sold other people's caravans and pocketed the proceeds ; A Cleethorpes butcher is one of dozens of victims seeking compensation after a crooked caravan dealer ripped off customers to the tune of pounds165,000.
Feb 03, 2009; ... A Cleethorpes butcher is one of dozens of victims seekingcompensation after a crooked caravan dealer ripped off customers tothe tune of pounds165,000. Conman Stephen Price, the former owner of Tourers of Grimsby, hasbeen jailed for 18 months after secretly selling caravans on ...
Panto won't rub you up wrong way! ; Aladdin And His Magic Lamp attracted a full house on opening night, when the Keelby Village Panto made a triumphant return to the village hall.
Feb 03, 2009 ... Aladdin And His Magic Lamp attracted a full house on openingnight, when the Keelby Village Panto made a triumphant return to thevillage hall. Aladdin And His Magic Lamp, Keelby Village Hall As reported, after an absence of two years, the panto is back bypublic demand and ...
A-road cycling plan ; As a daily bicycle-user, I feel it high time that a plan was put forward for a National Cycle Route - not for towns and cities as they are covered enough, but for the A-roads that carry speed limits over 30mph.
Feb 03, 2009 ... As a daily bicycle-user, I feel it high time that a plan was putforward for a National Cycle Route - not for towns and cities asthey are covered enough, but for the A-roads that carry speed limitsover 30mph. I propose the laying of cycle lanes to run parallel with theseroads, but ...
Happy days ; Having worked at Tioxide on and off for three years, I would like to wish all the lads good luck for the future.
Feb 03, 2009 ... Having worked at Tioxide on and off for three years, I wouldlike to wish all the lads good luck for the future. I worked mostly with the lads from LES, who were a great bunch ofcharacters. It's not often these days you can say you enjoyed going to work,but I did. So ...