Detectives investigating the murder of a man from Grimsby are being assisted by the Evening Telegraph. James Donson died from a fractured skull and associated head injuries at his home after being mugged 18 hours earlier for just £7. In
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Linda licks office into shape
Changing Rooms star Linda Barker has visited the Grimsby Telegraph’s classifieds call centre to give it a makeover. The design superstar’s visit was first prize in a national competition in which the Telegraph beat more than 50 other call centres
Workers gagged as Telegraph prints pay cuts exclusive
Council staff have defied an order not to talk to Grimsby Telegraph reporter Olinka Koster, by phoning and faxing messages to back her latest scoop. The ban comes after the paper disclosed that hundreds of workers at North East Lincolnshire
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The role of a newspaper is to print news as and when it is available. Often that means the media, whether it be print, radio or television, falls foul of those who wish to suppress or stage manage the release
Late night and early print run follows oil blast
News teams in north Lincolnshire swung into action when reports of a blast at an oil refinery reached the Grimsby Telegraphand Scunthorpe Telegraph. A massive fireball had ripped through the complex, shaking buildings miles away. The Bank Holiday team in
Court ace "Stevie" dies
Former Grimsby Telegraph court reporter Marjorie Stevenson has lost her long battle against cancer at the age of 83. Better-known as Steve or Stevie, she enjoyed a long and celebrated career and was respected by many leading members of the
Trainees' 100 per centpass rate
The first set of students on Grimsby College’s NVQ level four in newspaper journalism have completed the course with a 100 per cent pass rate. A presentation to congratulate them was attended by Grimsby Telegraph editor Peter Moore and Lincolnshire
Unforgettable memories
Gemma Towle has left her dream job at a regional paper for the lure of being a police press officer. In her last column for the Grimsby Telegraph, she shared her memories from the last two-and-a-half years – and what
End of 800 years' tradition?
A London-style mayor, voted in and out by the people, could soon be running North East Lincolnshire. The Grimsby Telegraph has decided to ask its readers for their views on a change which could see the end of the traditional
Dinner row means a bumper postbag for Grimsby
A row over school dinners has given the Grimsby Telegraph its biggest-ever postbag. Hundreds of readers have written to the paper to voice their opposition to plans to abolish the traditional school dinner The council wants to replace hot meals
Computer joy for blind paperboy
A blind paperboy – who made national headlines after his story was featured in the Grimsby Telegraph – has been offered a free computer. Adam Gray (13) took on a £6-a-week paper round so that he could save up to
Hair we go
Football’s no longer a game of two halves – more a game of two haircuts. First there was Ginola and his “Wash’n’Go” adverts, then there were the World Cup players who thought it would be a wheeze to stick their
Three reunions in one day
A single edition of the Grimsby Telegraph carried stories of three emotional reunions all brought about by the newspaper. Reunion one: Two Army mates were reunited after almost 50 years. Peter Collins spent years trying to find his pal Bernard
It's a twister!
A tornado on the River Humber brought high drama to the Grimsby Telegraph offices – and resulted in a front page which sold out that day’s editions. By 10.20am, Page One for the first edition was almost finished. Then the
Concorde 'specials' beat the nationals
Fast-reacting staff at two Lincolnshire papers pulled out the stops to be among the first to break news of the Concorde crash. The Grimsby Evening Telegraph and the Lincolnshire Echo both had special editions rolling off the presses at 5.30pm.
Spanner in the works
After last week’s cringe-making motoring revelations from Dave Speck, another Grimsby Telegraph reporter reveals all about his motoring misfortune. Read all about Phillip Norton and his brush with the law, from the paper’s “First Person” column. DIY car maintenance is