Grimsby Telegraph back issues from July 2009:
Healing school ranked one of best in country
Jul 01, 2009 ... Healing School has been ranked one of the best in the country -with "outstanding" grades in all 27 sections of its Ofsted report. Staff and students are celebrating the education watchdog'sverdict, which is the best-ever report received by a North EastLincolnshire ...
Former teacher shares school days
Jul 01, 2009 ... Former Grimsby teacher Enid Miller, of Laceby Road, Grimsby, sentus these photographs to share with Bygones readers. If you canidentify those pictured, then we'd ...
Fantastic day for everyone
Jul 01, 2009 ... I Was invited along with friends of the Willows Community Churchto join them on their outing to Lincoln, which included a guidedtour of the city and a boat ride down the river. We then returned on the coach and went on to Whisby GardenCentre, and had a lovely meal before our return ...
Big thanks
Jul 01, 2009 ... On Friday, June 19, returning from the hairdressers in SutcliffeAvenue, Nunsthorpe, I had a fall. I would like to say a big thank you to the two gentlemen ...
Event idea sparks alarm bells
Jul 01, 2009 ... We have had a lot of publicity about European Neighbours' Day. It is always good when people get together. One only has to readthe local papers to see the rich variety of social events that takeplace in our area throughout the year, such as community fun days,church fetes and beer ...
Building teams have got new centre just right
Jul 01, 2009 ... Having seen a recent article in the Telegraph regarding the newchildren's centre about to open in the Humberston/New Waltham area, I would like to point out that, as a parent being involved in thedesign and development of a children's centre locally, littlepraise is given to those who ...
Technical mission
Jul 01, 2009 ... I Thank Alvyn Wardley for regarding my views as being "worthy ofconsideration", and for fully accepting that "they should beexamined critically" (Viewpoint, June 25). Mr Wardley challenges my view that the EU does not threaten itsneighbours, citing Kosovo, Iraq and ...
Great care
Jul 01, 2009 ... In this day and age, when you read so many adverse comments aboutthe care of the elderly, we felt compelled to write. Our mother, who was 91, had to spend the last year of her life inCloverdale Care Home, Laceby. We could not have wished for her to be in a better place as ...
Institute students put on catwalk extravaganza
Jul 01, 2009 ... Model students proved their work was in vogue at a visuallystunning fashion show. The Grimsby Institute's School of Art and Design put on an end-of-year catwalk extravaganza at the Space Exhibition Centre, atWestern School. Debbie Norman is the course co-ordinator for ...
Such a relief
Jul 01, 2009 ... Could I, through Viewpoint, say a very big thank you to thegentleman who handed my purse to the ...
Contestants' countdown to the final
Jul 01, 2009 ... It's not long until Miss Grimsby Telegraph 2009 will be crowned.Friends and families of our 12 contestants will be at TheBeachcomber, Humberston, on Saturday to cheer them on - but who isyour favourite? Every day in the run-up to the grand final, we arefeaturing profiles of each ...
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Competition final gives boost to appeal
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Miss Grimsby Telegraph grand final is proud to be supportingthe Bottoms Up appeal. As reported, the Telegraph is backing the campaign to raisepounds150,000 for a specialist beds unit for patients recoveringfrom bowel surgery. Every year, an average of 7,280 people in the ...
Can you help residents looking for a job opportunity?
Jul 01, 2009 ... Today, Bounce Back continues to try to help people findemployment by publishing CVs. They have come from people looking forwork in the local market place in the hope that prospectiveemployers see them and are interested. NICK ...
Friends bridge gap in diabetes fundraising
Jul 01, 2009 ... Eight plucky friends strapped on their walking boots to raisemoney for Diabetes UK. Inspired by loved ones who have the disease, the group took partin a three-and-a-half-mile sponsored walk across the Humber Bridgeand back. Between them, they raised about ...
Stop home being repossessed
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Government's Mortgage Rescue Scheme is designed to help stopyour home being repossessed if this would mean that you would becomehomeless. If you are likely to be able to get your situation back on track,then a housing association may buy a share in your home. This would ...
Independent advice on hand
Jul 01, 2009 ... Whether you are in work or not, you can get independent adviceabout skills and job possibilities. From basic skills to work-related training, management andleadership training and university courses, you may be able to getfree or partially funded training. Visit the Careers ...
Council pledges freeze on council tax for 2010-11.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Simon Faulknersimon.faulkner@gsmg.co.uk COUNCIL tax bills in North East Lincolnshire will not rise nextyear. That's the pledge from council leaders who have ordered thefreeze for 2010-11 as North East Lincolnshire Council tightens itsbelt - to loosen yours. The ...
Drunk spared from jail
Jul 01, 2009 ... An Alcoholic threatened a shopkeeper with a torrent of racialabuse before assaulting a police officer, Grimsby Crown Courtheard. Luke Webster, 22, of Tennyson House, Grimsby, admitted using racially aggravated threatening words or behaviour towards MohammedAzizi and assaulting ...
Gardening surprise
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Keen Grimsby gardener is celebrating after growing a surprisingflower. Derrick Hannington has grown a Yucca that he claims has the mostbeautiful flower he has ever seen. Mr Hannington, who used to run a restaurant on Freeman Street,Grimsby, said: "I've had this plant for ...
Support group a 'lifeline'
Jul 01, 2009 ... For people faced with the twin obstacles of visual impairment andhearing difficulties, the Grimsby and Cleethorpes branch ofDeafblind UK is a lifeline. Grimsby Telegraph reporter SIMONFAULKNER finds out more. IMAGINE not being able to see or hear. Most of us take our sensesfor ...
Helping a charity that 'gave me my life back'
Jul 01, 2009 ... "I Just thought: 'What am I going to do?'" That was Linda Jameson's response when she was registereddeafblind in 1994. Born with a hearing problem, Linda's visual impairment was firstdiscovered when she took her driving test - and couldn't read anumber plate. Linda, ...
Flowers for church appeal
Jul 01, 2009 ... Blooming marvellous! A flower festival is all set to boost apounds45,000 fundraising target towards a church's organrestoration. From Friday, July 10, until Sunday, July 12, All Saints' Church,in High Street, Waltham, will be adorned with spectacular floralarrangements on the ...
Chums' story launches series
Jul 01, 2009 ... The West Marsh Local History group is launching a series of talkswith local historians. The group, which was established nearly two years ago, will meetagain on Friday, July 10 with a talk on the story of The GrimsbyChums. Organiser Sandra Mason ...
Mariners miss out on feeney
Jul 01, 2009 ... Manager Mike Newell says Grimsby Town tried in vain to sign Leeds-bound striker Warren Feeney this summer. The Mariners boss has revealed he made a move for the NorthernIreland international he worked with at Luton Town in a bid to addto his forward line for the new ...
Livvo back - with his son jed
Jul 01, 2009 ... One of the famous Grimsby Town names is back on Blundell Parklips with the arrival of Youth team trialist Jed Livingstone. The 16-year-old is the son of former Mariners hero SteveLivingstone and is aiming to follow in his father's footsteps andmake a name for himself in the black ...
Kinds sing out for festival
Jul 01, 2009 ... Children sang their hearts out at the Junior Schools' SingingFestival. Pupils and teachers from 25 North East Lincolnshire schoolsperformed together in front of an appreciative audience at theGrimsby Auditorium yesterday. The choir sang a collection of songs entitled Earth ...
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Jul 01, 2009 ... Performanceparticipants Western Primary Wybers Wood Primary Grange Junior Middlethorpe Primary Lisle Marsden Church of England Primary St Mary's Catholic Primary Macaulay Primary Strand Community Coomb Briggs ...
Skipping school to enter the record books
Jul 01, 2009 ... They are record- breakers. A total of 174 students and staff at Birkbeck Specialist Scienceand Maths College have skipped their way to a world record. They were in step with schools in Stoke-on-Trent andStaffordshire to beat the record of 18,000 people skippingsimultaneously ...
Marriage: Wed at lake garda
Jul 01, 2009 ... Bride and groom: Lyndsay Phillipson and Dean Ian Scattergood. Married at: Lake Garda, Italy. Bride works: At Halifax Bank. Groom is: A manager for Reeds Rains Estate Agency. Bride's parents: Ann and Les Phillipson, of Bestall Road,Grimsby. Groom's parents: ...
Marriage: Honeymoon in Cyprus
Jul 01, 2009 ... Bride and groom: Samantha Jane Ellis and Steven James Brown. Married at: Protaras, Cyprus. Bride is: A hair and beauty lecturer at Linkage FurtherEducation College. Groom is: A painter and decorator. Bride given away by: Her mother, Shelagh Fogg. She ...
Sweeney: I'm on my way
Jul 01, 2009 ... Midfielder Peter Sweeney says it's a case of 'when' and not 'if'he joins Grimsby Town this summer. The Leeds man could even tie up a permanent switch to theMariners by the end of the week if he can agree a settlement withthe Elland Road outfit when they return for pre-season ...
Fans believed Ryan would stay
Jul 01, 2009 ... Ryan Bennett's decision to stay at Grimsby Town won't have comeas a surprise to the majority of fans who voted in our latest onlinepoll. More than 1,600 visitors to sportstelegraph.co.uk cast their voteon the big question of the summer - would the skipper be a Townplayer at the ...
Shoreline cuts a 'prudent move'
Jul 01, 2009 ... The potential loss of 35 jobs at North East Lincolnshire sociallandlord Shoreline Housing is an "important and prudent" move inlight of the economic crisis, says its chief executive. As reported, Shoreline Housing Partnership has warned the short-term "financial squeeze" created by ...
'We'll consider all aspects of toll debate'
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Prime Minister has assured readers of the Grimsby Telegraphthe Government will consider "all aspects" of the case againstraising the Humber Bridge toll. Gordon Brown said last night the new transport secretary wouldmake an announcement "as soon as possible". There had ...
Council pledges to seek developer for new ice rink
Jul 01, 2009 ... Simon Faulknersimon.faulkner@gsmg.co.uk A NEW ice-rink WILL be a priority in the council's plans for thefuture of leisure facilities in North East Lincolnshire. The pledge from the council's ruling Liberal Democrat group willdelight thousands of campaigners, who have been ...
'There's a need to put a bit of money in people's pockets'
Jul 01, 2009 ... Page one recession and there is a need to actually put a bit of money intopeople's pockets. "To the best of my knowledge, this would be the first time inthis area that council tax has not increased." As reported, in February the council set a rise in council taxfor ...
Council bid to soften blow of rail closure
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Major new marketing campaign to boost Cleethorpes tourism is to be launched, to soften the blow of extensive railway closuresduring the summer season. A spokesman for North East Lincolnshire Council said the campaign would be launched in September, as the line linking ...
Back to school for old boys
Jul 01, 2009 ... "THIS is our last chance to relive the good old days - and treadthe boards of this great building one last time." Those are the words of David Hopkinson, 68, a former pupil ofClee Grammar School For Boys, who is helping to organise a reunionfor all ex-students. The event ...
Young poet's work published
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Cleethorpes girl will have a poem published in a regional book. Reynolds Primary School pupil Katrina Reed, 11, wrote Don't AndDo for a piece of school work. It will be published in PoetryExplorers 2009 - Yorkshire Poets. Katrina said: "I was really shocked when I found out ....
Students ready to rock in final
Jul 01, 2009 ... Talented students at a Cleethorpes school will compete in anational dance final. Pupils at Lindsey School and Community Arts College will takepart in the national Rock Challenge final in Sheffield on Saturday,July 11. They will compete against five schools from the north of ...
Popular trips by Granville tours
Jul 02, 2009 ... After we published a photograph of a group of bus trippers andappealed for more information, Joan Ford got in touch. Joan said: "The trip shows a Granville Tours coach. The driver ison the extreme left of the picture and he is my late father, NoelWhitworth. "He only drove ...
Not fit for purpose
Jul 02, 2009 ... What kind of an unjust country are we all living in when we havea cesspit of a non-listening Government who came to power with thephoney clarion call "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime"(More of Blair's lies)? We now have the unsavoury pair - unelected Baroness Scotland ...
Fast enough for lanes
Jul 02, 2009 ... All this moaning about dropping the speed limit to 50mph in thecountryside, what's wrong with 50mph? It's fast enough for lots of country lanes - I find them justright for a nice steady drive. Let's not turn them into a racetrack. On my way back from Legbourne I was ...
Thieving rat
Jul 02, 2009 ... Can I nominate the person who stole my son's black and blueRaleigh mountain bike out of our back garden on the night of June 24/25, as Rat of the Week. He hadn't had it long and we had bought him it secondhand totravel to school as he's 10 years old. He asks: "Do you think ...
Winter gardens occupied ideal site in resort
Jul 02, 2009 ... In answer to the correspondent and their support for theBeachcomber, he/she rightly reminds us of its service to ourcommunity and its visitors over many years. Indeed, at one time, it held its place as a functional venuealongside the Pier and the Cafe Dansant, let alone the ...
Helping households with mortgages
Jul 02, 2009 ... Support For Mortgage Interest may help you with your mortgageinterest payments to enable you to stay in your home. This Government initiative will help if you have been on ...
An unexpected drop in income?
Jul 02, 2009 ... The Homeowners Mortgage Support scheme could help if yourhousehold has had a temporary, unexpected drop in income. You could be eligible to delay some of the interest repaymentsfor up to ...
Bouncing back with a beauty career
Jul 02, 2009 ... Ten years ago Tina Gallacher had just dropped out of school withno qualifications. Today, aged 25, she has overcome a string ofpersonal hurdles to open her open beauty therapy academy. As part ofour Bounce Back campaign, reporter LAURA STUART-COOK spoke to Tinaabout how she hopes to ...
Doing top job
Jul 02, 2009 ... Many thanks to the community wardens for handing out dog poobags. They do a great job at keeping ...
I nearly hit wayward cyclist
Jul 02, 2009 ... I Agree with your correspondent about cyclists not obeying theHighway Code. On Saturday morning, June 27, I was driving up Victoria Street,Grimsby, and turned into the one-way section to prepare to turnright into Town Hall Square. After I went through the lights on green, ...
It's no surprise
Jul 02, 2009 ... There is little surprise that Grimsby Leisure Centre, on CromwellRoad, is possibly going to close down. I have just had stones thrown at me by youths standing on abuilding there, and every evening they are there shoutingobscenities at passers-by. Is there any ...
Sex campaign is a success thanks to you!
Jul 02, 2009 ... Sharon Baker Health Reporter sharon.baker@gsmg.co.uk A SUCCESS! That's what health bosses have declared our Let's Talk About Sexcampaign. And, thanks to YOU, they have pledged to use key informationprovided by the hundreds who responded to our online ...
Louth music festival line-up
Jul 02, 2009 ... Andy Edgeworthandrew.edgeworth@gsmg.co.uk A HOST of performers are lined up to take part in this year'sLouth Music Festival. The week-long festival begins on Saturday with the ringing of thebells at St James' Church. The bells have a fascinating history, spanning 500 ...
Town centre's new look causes a splash
Jul 02, 2009 ... Pedestrianised Victoria Street has already been given the thumbs-up by businesses and shoppers - and it has now gained national recognition. Grimsby town centre has been commended by judges at the BritishCouncil Of Shopping Centres' Town Centre Environment awards. As ...
Grimsby fun fair to raise money for children's play area
Jul 02, 2009 ... Local daredevils are in for a treat as all the fun of the fair iscoming to Grimsby - to help build a new children's play area. The four-day fair begins today as fairground rides descend onHardy's recreation ground for the first time. And North East Lincolnshire Council has ...
Hope for future of leaking boot site
Jul 02, 2009 ... The owners of the fire-devastated site of The Leaking Boot pubare encouraged about its future, after meeting with planning bosses. Original plans to turn the pub into a hotel have been put onhold, after the building was destroyed by the blaze on June 19. All that is left of the ...
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Marriage: Wed at eastnor castle
Jul 02, 2009 ... Bride and groom: Sara Elizabeth Holdsworth and David AnthonyWilkinson. Married at: Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire. Bride's parents: Jennifer Holdsworth, of Chester Grange,Scartho, and the late John Michael Holdsworth, Groom's parents: Margaret Hamilton, of Lancaster ...
Marriage: Wed in Boston, USA
Jul 02, 2009 ... Bride and groom: Sarah-Lee Bradshaw and Carl Thomas. Married in: Boston, USA. Bride is: An office manager at a local children's centre. Groom is: An electrical designer at Online Design. Bride's parents: Mick and Julia Bradshaw, of LittlecoatesRoad, ...
'We must stop our town stagnating'
Jul 02, 2009 ... Plans to build a Sainsbury's supermarket in Louth were met with amixed reaction by the town's residents at the latest meeting todiscuss the proposals. As reported, a public meeting was called by Louth Town Councilafter most of the councillors objected in principle to the ...
Man may be able to avoid bankruptcy
Jul 02, 2009 ... Disgraced former Louth bank manager, Michael Silvester has beengiven the chance to save himself from bankruptcy. Appeal Court judges in London heard Silvester was jailed forthree years at Lincoln Crown Court in 2006 after admitting 22 countsof theft. He landed a pounds460,000 ...
Who will you be voting for in our contest?
Jul 02, 2009 ... Who will take the Miss Grimsby Telegraph 2009 crown? In the run-up to the grand final on Saturday, we are shining the spotlight oneach of the 12 contestants to find out why they want to take thespoils. Today is the turn of Danielle Sharp and Lucie Firth. Seeyour Grimsby Telegraph ...
Jumping for joy at skipping festival
Jul 02, 2009 ... Local youngsters are skipping their way to happiness. That was the feeling at this year's North East LincolnshireSkipping Festival, as hundreds of schoolchildren descended onGrimsby Auditorium for a day of exercise. The annual festival this year attracted more than 600 pupils ...
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Jul 02, 2009 ... Skipping style Here is our guide to some of the different, popular ways ofskipping. Basic jump - both feet are slightly apart and jump at the sametime over the rope. Alternate foot jump (speed step) - alternate feet jump off theground. Criss-cross - while ...