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grimsbytelegraph.co.uk | Peter Craig
An ex-boyfriend spent days stalking his former girlfriend - watching her, bombarding her with messages and secretly delivering chocolates. The possessive behaviour came after he punched her in bed, breaking her nose, causing eye damage and requiring her to have a metal implant in her cheek. The violence flared after a row the previous evening when he stayed overnight at her home in Scunthorpe. They had met three months earlier in August, last year.
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examinerlive.co.uk | Caroline Hemmingham |Peter Craig
A couple - who were initially caught with cocaine and heroin during a police raid - continued to run their illicit "cottage industry" of supplying drugs even after being released on bail. In a desperate attempt to evade detection, they hastily threw a brown substance out of a window, only to have it discovered by a someone walking past.
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1 week ago | 
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1 week ago | 
grimsbytelegraph.co.uk | Peter Craig
Families in northern Lincolnshire are in for a scary treat as the 'nasty bits' in history are brought to life in two shows. A stage version of the hit TV series Horrible Histories will bring fun to hundreds of children at Grimsby Auditorium. Horrible Histories Live on Stage will perform Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians.
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1 week ago | 
grimsbytelegraph.co.uk | Peter Craig
MPs and union chiefs have expressed relief and optimism for the future of steel in Scunthorpe after emergency legislation to 'take control' was passed in Parliament on Saturday. MP for Brigg and Immingham, Martin Vickers, said there had been "tentative approaches" towards the leadership in North Lincolnshire Council from a prospective buyer. He said: "I know Rob Waltham, the Leader of North Lincolnshire Council, has had tentative approaches.
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1 week ago | 
grimsbytelegraph.co.uk | Peter Craig
Two brothers brutally attacked a man in a social club car park and later found out the victim was undergoing treatment for leukaemia, a court heard. They had been attending a wedding reception when they launched an unprovoked attack on the vulnerable cancer patient who was walking across the car park of Old Clee Social Club. The victim was knocked unconscious and kicked and punched on the ground. He suffered cuts to his face, a swollen jaw and a broken rib, Grimsby Crown Court heard.
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1 week ago | 
grimsbytelegraph.co.uk | Peter Craig
A grand reunion of The Rumble Band will be held to mark the Grimsby band's 40th anniversary. They will perform at The Beachcomber, in Cleethorpes, to celebrate the outstanding acclaim they have enjoyed nationwide, by keeping the spirit of soul music and Motown alive and kicking over more than four decades. Tickets have gone on sale for the anniversary gig which will bring together many of the former band members, as well as the 13-piece present line-up.
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grimsbytelegraph.co.uk | Peter Craig
Two Grimsby men involved in a drug-dealing operation have been locked up. One of them also waved a 12-inch knife in a Grimsby nightclub before attempting to steal a car from his girlfriend's mother, a court heard. Jake Clarke, 19, of Evesham Avenue, Grimsby, pleaded guilty to affray and possession of a knife and attempted robbery of a car in Abbey Road, Grimsby, on May 1 last year.
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1 week ago | 
grimsbytelegraph.co.uk | Peter Craig
A woman was bound and gagged in her home by four masked and armed men who threatened to kill her, Grimsby Crown Court heard. They had travelled from the Birmingham area to carry out the home robbery on Freeman Street under cover of darkness. Shiguang Zhong, 42, of Eden Road, Rugby, admitted dwelling robbery last year. At Grimsby Crown Court, the horror of the midnight robbery on October 16 last year was outlined by prosecutor, Michael Forrest.
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grimsbytelegraph.co.uk | Peter Craig
A spring clean of Grimsby's Nunsthorpe estate was so popular residents have called for another. A total of 17 tonnes of waste were collected in 18 skips as residents rushed to dump their unwanted items and bags of rubbish ahead of the start of the big clean up, aimed at curbing fly-tipping. Neighbours brought car loads of waste to the skip sites which were available between 10am and 2pm. One Shelley Avenue resident said: "It has gone well.
