New era for Grimsby Docks
Up to 50 new jobs are expected to be created as an extension to the lock gates at Grimsby Docks opens.
Gallery: The Duchess of Cambridge before Grimsby visit
Our gallery of the Duchess of Cambridge at events and occasions she has made appearances at. Today she is visiting Grimsby.
Grimsby's first parkour facility opens today
A parkour facility is opening for the first time in Grimsby today
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14-year-old missing from Grimsby
Police are appealing for help in finding a 14-year-old boy who has gone missing in Grimsby. Wesley Robinson was last seen on Cleethorpe Road on Sunday.
Wesley is described as a white male, of a slim build and around 5ft 7ins tall. He has a pale complexion and short light coloured hair. He was last seen to be wearing a grey and black coloured hoody, dark navy coloured jogging bottoms, pink coloured socks and Nike or Adidas trainers.
He has been reported missing to police a number of times before and police are concerned for his welfare due to his age. Police believe that he may have connections in the East Marsh and West Marsh area of Grimsby.
Police hunt for missing Grimsby teenager
Police are appealing for help in locating a 14 year old boy who has gone missing in Grimsby.
Wesley Robinson from Grimsby was reported missing on Sunday 12 May after he was last seen in the vicinity of Ramsden's, Cleethorpe Road in Grimsby at around 11am.
Wesley is described as of a slim build and around 5ft 7ins tall. He has a pale complexion and short light coloured hair. He was last seen wearing a grey and black coloured hoody, dark navy coloured jogging bottoms, pink coloured socks and Nike or Adidas trainers.
He has been reported missing to police a number of times before and police are concerned for his welfare due to his age. Police believe that he may have connections in the East Marsh and West Marsh area of Grimsby.
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Ducklings rescued from drain
12 ducklings have been rescued after becoming trapped in a roadside drain in Grimsby. The RSPCA and local firefighter were involved in the 45 minute rescue mission.
Did you help an injured cyclist in Grimsby?
Police are trying to find two people who helped a cyclist after a collision on Monday.
A motorcyclist collided with a cyclist on Sheepfold Street, Grimsby, at around 5.30pm.
The motorcyclist made off from the scene while the cyclist, a 26-year-old Grimsby man, had to attend Diana Princess of Wales Hospital with minor head injuries.
There were two members of the public who helped the cyclist and police would like to speak to them. Contact 101.
New sports centre for Grimsby
A multi million pound sports centre has opened in Grimsby. It's hoped it will inspire a new generation of Olympic champions. It was a high profile launch with boxing's golden boy Luke Campbell and Paralympian Jamie Carter doing the honours, as James Webster reports.
Dinosaur MPs
Veteran MP Austin Mitchel today claimed older MPs are now regarded, in some respects, as dinosaurs, geriatrics or out-of-touch idiots while Britain's party leaders seek "the youthful and brainless" as candidates for Westminster.
"Our leaders are desperate to give their teams the youthful image which radiates from Botox, hair dye and the gym," said , the 78-year-old Great Grimsby MP in an article in The Oldie magazine.
"Politics is now a game played on the media which abhors age. Parliament gets younger as society gets older. The proportion of older MPs has shrunk in inverse ratio to the increasing numbers of oldies in the real world."
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Hunt for man who "indecently exposed" himself in Grimsby
Police are asking for help to identify a man who allegedly indecently exposed himself in Grimsby.
At around 2pm on Monday, a 57-year-old woman was walking her dog alone through Weelsby Woods, when she noticed a man running in the opposite direction.
As the woman continued to walk along the pathway, which cut through a snickett, she noticed the same man standing to the right of her. He appeared to be indecently exposing himself.
The man is said to have apologised to the woman as she walked away, before making an indecent comment.
The man is described as a white male, between 5ft 6ins to 5ft 8ins tall and of a medium to muscular build, aged between 20 to 30.
Anyone with information should call police on 101.
Funeral for family killed in A18 crash
The funeral of five members of the same family killed in a crash on the A18 near Grimsby will take place today
The Cockburn family from County Durham were on their way to a dance competition in Skegness when the crash happened. The road is known for being one of the most dangerous in the country.
Almost 200 jobs at risk at Grimsby fibre plant
175 jobs are under threat at a carbon fibre plant in Grimsby.
[The Unite union said the possible redundancies at the Bluestar Fibres Company was a "a hammer blow" for the employees and the local economy. The plant employs about 210 workers.
It produces fibres for use in a broad range of aerospace, sporting goods and industrial products.
175 jobs at risk in Grimsby
175 jobs are at risk at Bluestar Fibres Company in Grimsby. Unite, the country’s largest union, said that the Chinese-owned company blamed the economic climate for the redundancies which will take place in two tranches in July and December. The company employs about 210 staff.
The union said that the plant, that makes carbonised fibres for use in a broad range of aerospace, sporting goods and industrial applications, would be “virtually mothballed”. Unite will be working with the company to set up support for those affected.
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