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Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996. According to legend, Grimsby was first founded by Grim, a Danish fisherman. 'By' means 'village' in Old Norse and 'city' or 'town' in the modern Danish language. The town was previously titled "Great Grimsby" to distinguish it from Little Grimsby, a village about 14 miles (22 km) to the south, near Louth. People from Grimsby are called Grimbarians.^[1] In language, an archaism is the deliberate use of an older form that has fallen out of current use. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Port. ... River Hull tidal barrier. ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A unitary authority is a term used in a two-tier local government system to describe a unit of local government that operates as a single tier. ... North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the north east of England, bordering onto North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Danish (dansk) is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavi languages), a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. ... Brackenborough with Little Grimsby is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... , Louth is a market town within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ...

The town itself has a population of around 87,589. It is physically linked to the adjoining town of Cleethorpes, and 11,000 of its inhabitants live in the village of Scartho which was absorbed into Grimsby before laws on the Green Belt were put in place. All three areas come under the jurisdiction of the same council, North East Lincolnshire. It is close to the main terminus of the A180, which ends in Cleethorpes. January 22 is Great Grimsby Day[1]. For other uses, see Cleethorpes (disambiguation). ... Scartho Village is a suburb located in the southern part of Grimsby, England, in the county of North East Lincolnshire. ... In city planning, the Green Belt is a concept for controlling metropolitan growth introduced around London, England by minister of housing Duncan Sandys via a Government Circular. ... The M180 motorway is a major road in England. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Vikings

Grimsby was founded by the Danes in the 9th century AD, although there is some evidence of a small town of Roman workers sited in the area some seven centuries earlier. Located on The Haven, which flowed into the Humber, Grimsby would have provided an ideal location for ships to shelter from approaching storms. It was also well situated for the rich fishing grounds in the North Sea. The Danish nation is a concept closely connected to 19th century ethnic nationalism. ... River Hull tidal barrier. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ...

The name Grimsby probably originated from the Grim's by, or "Grim's Village". This is based on Grim the Danish Viking, supposedly the founder of the town, with the suffix -by being the Old Norse word for village. For more on the legendary founding of Grimsby see the Lay of Havelock the Dane. This is only one explanation of the founding of Grimsby, and is completely unsupported, being a legend. Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Grimsby is listed in the Domesday Book, having a population of around 200, a priest, a mill and a ferry (probably to take people across the Humber, to Hull. It also appears in the Orkneyinga Saga in the phrase í grims bæ mithivm ‘in the middle of Grimsby’. During the 12th century, it developed into a fishing and trading port, at one point ranking twelfth in importance to the Crown in terms of tax revenue. The town was granted its charter by King John in 1201 The first mayor was installed in 1218. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... River Hull tidal barrier. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is an unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands from their capture by the Norwegian king in the 9th century onwards until about 1200 AD. The saga was written around 1200 AD by an unknown... This article is about the King of England. ...

Grimsby does not have town walls. It was too small and was protected by the marshy land around it. However, the town did have a ditch. In medieval times, Grimsby had two parish churches, St Mary's and St James'. Only St James' now remains. Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to Mary. ... Saint James can refer to the following: Several men mentioned in the New Testament, whose various epithets and euphemisms cause some uncertainties: James, son of Zebedee, an apostle, brother of John the Apostle; also called Saint James the Great. ...

In the 15th century, The Haven began to silt up, preventing ships in the Humber from docking. As a result, Grimsby entered a long period of decline which lasted until the late 18th century. In 1801 , the population of Grimsby numbered 1,524, around the same size that it had been in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

Fishing and maritime industry

In the early 19th century, the town grew rapidly. The Great Grimsby Haven Company was formed by Act of Parliament in May 1796 (the Grimsby Haven Act) for the purpose of "widening, deepening, enlarging, altering and improving the Haven of the Town and Port of Great Grimsby". Grimsby's port boomed, importing iron, timber, wheat, hemp and flax. New docks were necessary to cope with the expansion. The Grimsby Docks Act of 1845 allowed the necessary building works.

The Dock Tower was completed in 1851, followed by The Royal Dock in 1852. No.1 Fish Dock was completed in 1856, followed by No.2 Fish Dock in 1877. Alexandra Dock and Union Dock followed in 1879. During this period the fishing fleet was greatly expanded. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1215, 185 KB) Summary Alexandra Docks and National Fishing Heritage Museum, Grimsby. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1215, 185 KB) Summary Alexandra Docks and National Fishing Heritage Museum, Grimsby. ... The Dock Tower is a 309-foot tall tower in Great Grimsby, England. ...

The arrival of the railway in 1848 made it far easier to transport goods to and from the port. Coal mined in the South Yorkshire coal fields was brought by rail and exported through Grimsby. The population of Grimsby grew from 75,000 in 1901 to 92,000 by 1931 but then remained fairly static for the rest of the 20th century. [2]

The former Humber ferry, PS Lincoln Castle, is moored in Alexandra Dock. Also in the dock is the Ross Tiger, a trawler which can be toured in the summer as part of the Fishing Heritage centre.

World War II

During World War II, Grimsby's status as a major port made it a focus of the German Luftwaffe.^{[citation needed]} They used the Dock Tower as a landmark and refused to bomb it (the British Government discussed its' demolition to prevent its use as a navigational aid).^{[citation needed]} It was later revealed that had the German invasion been successful Grimsby would have been one of the first landing points in the north of England due to the combination of its location and its infrastructure.^{[citation needed]} This was probably one reason why the town suffered significantly less bombing raids than neighbouring fishing port Hull whose geographical location would have made it harder to reach. However, Grimsby was still hit by numerous air raids during the war and 197 people were killed. Grimsby was also the first place in Great Britain to have the Butterfly Bomb used against it by the Luftwaffe in 1943, devastating many areas^{[citation needed]}. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... (German IPA: ) is a generic German term for an air force. ... The Dock Tower is a 309-foot tall tower in Great Grimsby, England. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... A Butterfly Bomb, or (Spreng DickwÃ¤ndig 2 kg or SD2) was a German 2 kilogram anti-personnel bomb dropped by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. ... (German IPA: ) is a generic German term for an air force. ...

The Royal Dock was used as the UK's largest base for minesweepers, to patrol the North Sea. Minesweepers are military vessels using deep-sea trawling methods. There is a memorial next to the dock. USS Pivot (AM 276) World War II United States Admirable Class Minesweeper shown in the Gulf of Mexico on sea trials 12 July 1944 Image:Hameln Class. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ...

In reference to modern-day minesweeping, HMS Grimsby is a Sandown class minehunter (commissioned in 1999) currently in service in the Royal Navy. HMS Grimsby is a Sandown class minehunter of the Royal Navy. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Naval mine clearance was originally done by whatever type of vessel could easily be adapted to the task, paddle steamers proving particularly suitable due to their shallow draught. ...

Local government

Great Grimsby formed an ancient Borough in the North Riding of Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey.^[2] It was reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and became a Municipal Borough in that year.^[3] In 1889 a County Council was created for Lindsey, but Great Grimsby was outside its area of control and formed an independent County Borough in 1891.^[3] The Borough expanded to absorb the adjacent hamlet of Wellow (1889), also the neighbouring parishes of Clee-with-Weelsby (1889), Little Coates (1928), Scartho (1928), Weelsby (1928) and Great Coates (1968). It had its own police force until 1967 when it merged with the Lincolnshire force.^[4] A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the north east of England, bordering onto North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire. ... Grimsby Coat of Arms File links The following pages link to this file: Grimsby ... The North Riding of Lindsey was a division of the Lindsey part of Lincolnshire in England. ... Lindsey was a unit of local government until 1974 in Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. ... The Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils (municipal corporations) to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Old Clee is located in the Clee Road (A46) and Carr Lane area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England and adjoins the neighbouring town of Cleethorpes, with which it has historic links. ... Little Coates is an area of western Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. ... Scartho Village is a suburb located in the southern part of Grimsby, England, in the county of North East Lincolnshire. ... Weelsby is located in the Weelsby Road area of eastern Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. ... Great Coates is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. ...

In 1974, the County Borough was abolished^[3] and Great Grimsby was reconstituted (with the same boundaries) as the Grimsby non-metropolitan district in the new county of Humberside by the Local Government Act 1972. The district was renamed Great Grimsby in 1979. Local government in the area came under the review of the Local Government Commission for England and Humberside was abolished in 1996. The former area of the Great Grimsby district merged with that of Cleethorpes to form the unitary authority of North East Lincolnshire.^[5] The town does not have its own town council, instead there is a board of Charter Trustees. During 2007, in the struggle for identity, it was suggested that the district could be renamed to something like Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes to give a stronger indication of the towns the district consists of. This didn't meet with favourable comment among local residents, and the Council Leader dropped the idea a year later^[6] East Yorkshire Holderness Kingston upon Hull Beverley Boothferry Scunthorpe Glanford Great Grimsby Cleethorpes The Arms of Humberside County Council Humberside was a non-metropolitan county of England from April 1, 1974 until April 1, 1996. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Map showing counties and unitary authorities from 1998. ... Cleethorpes was a local government district and borough in Humberside, England from 1974 to 1996. ... North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the north east of England, bordering onto North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire. ... In the United Kingdom, Charter Trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the status of a borough or city has been abolished, until such time as a parish council is established. ...

Economy and manufacturing

Frozen food

Grimsby is indelibly linked with the sea fishing industry, which once gave the town much of its wealth. At its peak in the 1950s, it was the largest and busiest fishing port in the world.^{[citation needed]} However as a result of the Cod Wars with Iceland this industry has been in decline for many years. It is still home to the largest fish market in the UK although most of what is sold is now brought overland from other ports or Iceland via containerisation. The Cod Wars (also called the Iceland Cod Wars) were a series of confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland over Icelands claims of authority over tracts of ocean off their coastline as being their exclusive fishery zone. ... Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ...

In recent years the frozen food industry has become a large part of Grimsby's economy and new industries such as light engineering, chemicals and plastics have grown. Grimsby held the record at one time for the largest 'Cold Store' in the UK and it was in Grimsby that the UK's first 'fish finger' food was produced in 1955. Birds Eye closed their frozen ready meal factory in 2005, ending a link with the town that stretched back 50 years. The said factory has since been demolished, following a fire which gutted the building and almost totally destroyed it itself. Arson is suspected. 70% of the fish sold at the town's market is now imported from outside the United Kingdom, particularly Iceland.^[7] Frozen food is food preserved by the process of freezing. ... Birds Eye is a company which operates in the UK making and selling frozen fish, meat and vegetables. ...

Grimsby is colloquially known as UK Food Town,^[8] previously known as Europe's Food Town. It is said that more pizzas are produced in Grimsby than anywhere else.^[9]

The food production and seafood heritage links are perpetuated in a UK 2006 Young's Seafood television advertising campaign emphasising Grimsby as the source of its seafood products. In the campaign, Grimsby Docks are briefly shown, at dusk, lit and shot somewhat romantically. In 2008 this was followed up by further commercials paying reference to the town and its main industry as the company launched a range of Great Grimsby fish-based frozen meals. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Main employers

Some of the largest employers in the area are the pharmaceutical giant Novartis (since 1951 making pharmaceuticals at its factory and employs about 400 people) at Pyewipe close to the A180, chemical producer Tioxide Europe (making Titanium dioxide white pigments) on Moody Lane with its landmark chimney, and food processor Young's Bluecrest Seafood next to the docks on Wickham Road. A significant number of locals are employed at the refineries located at nearby Immingham and in associated industries. Novartis headquarters in Basel Suffern, New York: the sole Novartis pharmaceutical production facility in the United States. ... Huntsman Corporation NYSE: HUN is one of the worlds largest chemical companies. ... Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula TiO2. ... Natural Ultramarine pigment in powdered form. ... Immingham (informally referred to as Ming or Ming Ming) is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on south bank of the Humber Estuary. ...

The port partnership of Grimsby & Immingham is the largest port in the UK in terms of tonnage, with a total traffic of 57 million tonnes, 10% of the total, in 2006. Alexandra Dock is used to import cars. The Royal Dock imports food, such as fish. This article is about the metric tonne. ...

Flood sirens

The Environment Agency has awarded Sheffield-based telemetry company CSE Seprol a contract to supply flood warning devices for risk areas in East Anglia. CSE Seprol provides outstations that control the risk area's flood warning sirens to alert local people of impending severe flooding. The control and monitoring of the sirens is linked by a Seprol S250 telemetry outstation to the Environment Agency's Regional telemetry system. (see also the List of environmental organizations) The Environment Agency (Welsh: Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd) of England and Wales was created by the Environment Act 1995, along with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ...

The 18 sirens, at various locations around the flood risk area of Grimsby and Cleethorpes, should reach 25,500 households to warn them of portending floods. The sirens will only be sounded in the event of the Environment Agency issuing a severe flood warning for tidal flooding or if there is a likelihood of the sea defences being breached. The sirens make a variety of sounds, from the traditional wailing sound to a voice message. The alarms are said to sound like World War II air raid sirens, with an 'all clear' system in place. Flooding near Key West, Florida, United States from Hurricane Wilmas storm surge in October 2005 For other uses, see Flood (disambiguation). ... (see also the List of environmental organizations) The Environment Agency (Welsh: Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd) of England and Wales was created by the Environment Act 1995, along with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In the event of flood siren activation, which can give up to six hours notice of pending floods, residents are advised to go indoors and listen to local radio stations BBC Radio Humberside or Viking FM. BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on April 1, 1996. ... Viking FM is a commercial radio station which has broadcast music and local information to the East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire counties of England since 1984. ...

Testing of the sirens takes place annually on 26 October, and residents are not required to take any action. is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Places of interest and landmarks

Grimsby Dock Tower. ... National Fishing Heritage Centre Alexandra Dock Grimsby DN31 1UZ 01472 323345 Opened in 1991 the Fishing Heritage Centre depicts the 1950s hey day of the distant waters fleet. ... West Marsh is an area located in the northern part of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England, lying close to the town centre. ... The Corporation Bridge in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire is a lifting bridge in the towns former fish docks. ... Weelsby Woods Early Summer. ... The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the river Humber in northern England: Haile Sand Fort and Bull Sands Fort. ... Waltham Windmill Waltham Windmill is a six-sailed windmill located in the village of Waltham, five miles from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. ... Grimsby Parish Church is a church in Grimsby, England. ... The Grimbsy Institute of Further & Higher Education (often Grimsby Institute, formerly Grimsby College) is a college in North East Lincolnshire, England. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Channel 7 Television is a local television station based in in the United Kingdom. ... For the health care plan in the United States, see Blue Cross. ...

Education

Up to the age of 16, the results in recent years for Grimsby have not been particularly good, being one of the worst areas in England. However, two schools nearby, outside of Grimsby, in New Waltham (Toll Bar Business & Enterprise College) and Healing do quite well, performing notably better than all other schools in the Borough. Past the age of 16, for A-level education, Grimsby's Franklin College gets excellent results (as does the Toll Bar College). The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education, which is located near to Franklin College, operates mainly to educate vocational students and achieves respectable examination results at all levels of adult education. The Institute has attracted a large number of foreign students from China to business studies courses in recent years following on from a tradition which saw many students from overseas taking courses connected with the fishing industry. It has also experimented with local television - Channel 7 Television. New Waltham is a village in North East Lincolnshire. ... Healing is a village located near Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. ... Franklin College is a sixth form college on Chelmsford Avenue in Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. ... The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education (often Grimsby Institute, formerly Grimsby College) is a college in North East Lincolnshire, England. ...

Shopping facilities

The award-winning Freshney Place Shopping Centre^[10] in the heart of the town boasts over 70 stores including Marks and Spencer, Binns (House of Fraser) and BHS. It was originally constructed between 1967 and 1971 in a joint venture between the old Grimsby Borough Council and developers Hammerson's UK Ltd. and was known as the Riverhead Centre (so named as the development was adjacent to where the two local rivers, the Freshney and the Haven, meet). Victoria Street is the main shopping street. Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ... House of Fraser is a British department store group with 61 stores (July 2007) across the UK and Ireland. ... For other uses of the abbreviation, see BHS Bhs (also trading as British Home Stores and formerly BHS and BhS) is a stalwart department store of the British High Street, selling clothing and household items (such as bedlinen, cutlery, crockery and lighting). ... Hammerson plc (LSE: HMSO) is a major British property development and investment company. ... The River Freshney is a river in North East Lincolnshire. ...

The Riverhead Centre development caused some controversy at the time as it followed the 1960s trend of replacing old architecture with new; in this case it involved the wholesale demolition of much of the old town centre including the historic Bull Ring (which is now where Wilkinson's, the Halifax Bank and the St James Hotel are based) and streets going back many centuries including Flottergate, Brewery Street and East St Mary's Gate. Wilkinson (or Wilko, as it is known colloquially) is a British high-street hardware store. ... The Halifax bank (then Halifax plc) was created in the mid-1990s when the Halifax Building Society was demutualised and shares were sold on the London Stock Exchange. ...

In 1990 the council agreed to sell the area around the shopping centre, used for surface car parking, to Hammerson's UK Ltd.. The development owner and Humberside County Council, the highway authority at that time, agreed to the sale of the area of Baxtergate, the road which ran to the rear of the shopping centre, between the shopping centre and the surface car park. Baxtergate was relocated alongside the River Freshney and became phase one of the Peaks Parkway. Hammerson's UK Ltd. began a £100 million redevelopment of the site which saw it double in size. The centre was also covered in a glass roof and (where the new extension was built) two multi-storey car parks were constructed at each end of the centre, effectively privatising, roofing and enclosing the old Top Town area of Grimsby. Servicing to the stores was made available from a first floor service area, accessible by even large vehicles, using a ramp at the western end. The ramp also provided access to the car park on the roof of the indoor market which is operated by the local council. In recognition of the design of the new facilities, the Royal Town Planning Institute awarded the scheme a commendation in 1992. Hammerson plc (LSE: HMSO) is a major British property development and investment company. ... East Yorkshire Holderness Kingston upon Hull Beverley Boothferry Scunthorpe Glanford Great Grimsby Cleethorpes Humberside was a non-metropolitan county of England from April 1, 1974 until April 1, 1996. ... The Peaks Parkway located in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire was conceived in the 1970s when the former Grimsby to Louth railway line fell into disuse. ... Hammerson plc (LSE: HMSO) is a major British property development and investment company. ...

Other developments near the town centre include a new Tesco Extra (the second in the area), the Victoria Mills Retail Park which is home to several chain stores including Next and a B&Q Depot off the Peaks Parkway A16. This article refers to Tesco PLC - the international retailer headquartered in the UK, see also Tesco (Disambiguation). ... Next on Oxford Street Next PLC is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. ... B&Q is a British retailer of DIY and home improvement tools and supplies. ... The Peaks Parkway located in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire was conceived in the 1970s when the former Grimsby to Louth railway line fell into disuse. ...

Unlike many other towns who have shopping facilities on their outskirts, these (and other similar developments) can be found in and around Grimsby's town centre, making shopping far easier for pedestrians and public transport users, reflecting Grimsby's relatively cheap central commercial land. Other major retailers include the supermarket chains Tesco, Marks & Spencers, Sainsbury's, ASDA on Holles Street and Morrison's. The Morrison's store is located just outside the town boundary, in the parish of Laceby, and is peculiarly known as Morrison's Cleethorpes. This is an anomaly arising from when the area was part of the now defunct Cleethorpes Borough. Most major supermarket's in the town have expanded somewhat in the last few years, including a massive extension built at ASDA, and more recently another floor was built at Tesco at Hewitts Circus. Trade is going from strength to strength. Packaged food aisles in a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Oregon A supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Marks & Spencer plc (known also as M&S or Your M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks or Marks) is a British retailer. ... This article is about the supermarket business. ... For other uses, see ASDA (disambiguation). ... Morrisons store in Morecambe, Lancashire Morrisons is the 4th largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... Morrisons store in Morecambe, Lancashire Morrisons is the 4th largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... Laceby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, located on the A46 road just outside the western boundary of Grimsby. ... For other uses, see Cleethorpes (disambiguation). ... Packaged food aisles in a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Oregon A supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. ... For other uses, see ASDA (disambiguation). ... , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ...

There are also a number of local, independent specialist stores and the Abbeygate Centre (off Bethlehem Street) is where many are located. Abbeygate Centre has been dubbed "Little Town" by locals. Once the head office of local brewers Hewitt Brothers it was renovated in the mid-1980s and is home to a number of restaurants and designer clothing stores. The town also has two markets, one next to Freshney Place and the other in Freeman Street (B1213), itself once a dominant shopping area in the town with close connections to the docks but one that has sadly struggled since the late 1970s when the fishing industry declined.

In March 2007, Henry Boot properties announced a new £30m shopping development adjacent to the existing Freshney Place site. The project will create 150,000 square feet of retail space and 290 car parking places on land between the River Freshney and Sainsbury's, presently occupied by the former Travis Perkins builders' merchants. Included in the plans are 25 residential apartments with the possibility of riverside Nightclubs and amusement Arcades. A square foot is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 foot (unit of length) long. ... Travis Perkins plc is a British builders merchant based in Northampton. ...

A new retail and leisure complex is also to be built on the West Marsh by landowners P&O Estates. Covering 85 acres (34 ha) and costing £35 million it is planned to be open by 2009^{[citation needed]}, although there is little evidence of construction work as of March 2008; a smaller retail development is planned alongside the proposed new stadium for Grimsby Town FC at Great Coates adjacent to the A180, scheduled for completion in mid-2010. A road access to the area has been built from a new roundabout on Cromwell Road, near to the town's Leisure Centre, with a bridge, over the main railway line to the town, leading to the former refuse land fill site. There is a retail park next to Alexandra Dock. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company or P&O is a shipping line which started in 1840 after the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company won the British Admiralty contract to carry the mail overseas in 1837. ... Grimsby Town FC are an English football club in Football League Two, who in 2004 finished towards the bottom of the league. ... Great Coates is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. ...

Such is the quality of shopping in the area that bus services are run to bring in shoppers from across the county of Lincolnshire, especially from smaller towns such as Louth, Brigg, Market Rasen and Scunthorpe.^{[citation needed]} For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... , Louth is a market town within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... The Market Place Brigg (fully Glanford Brigg) in North Lincolnshire, England, is the home of Cheese. ... Market Rasen is a town in Lincolnshire, England within West Lindsey district. ... For other uses, see Scunthorpe (disambiguation). ...

Entertainment

The area has a developed, if somewhat corporate, nightlife. Aside from the nightclubs in nearby Cleethorpes, the town centre has undergone a renaissance in the last decade. A number of national pub chains have redeveloped or opened new outlets, including a specially-built complex at the Riverhead which is home to three (originally five) such operations. Prior to the late 1960s many public houses in the area were owned by the local brewer Hewitt Brothers and gave a distinctive local touch but following a takeover in 1969 by the brewer Bass Charrington these have been re-badged (many times), closed or sold off; examples are the Yarborough Hotel. Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... For other uses, see Cleethorpes (disambiguation). ... Bass is the name of a former brewery and the brand name for several English beers originally but no longer brewed in Burton upon Trent. ...

Musical entertainment is found at the Grimsby Auditorium, built in 1995, on Cromwell Road in Yarborough near Grimsby Leisure Centre. The smaller Caxton Theatre is on Cleethorpe Road (A180) in East Marsh near the docks. The Caxton Theatre provides entertainment by adults and youths in theatre. A notable theatre company in the area is the Class Act Theatre Company run by local playwright David Wrightam. The company produces strong factual drama and premiere award-winning productions. Grimsby Auditorium is situated on Cromwell Road, in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. ...

North East Lincolnshire Council have installed a Wi-Fi network covering Victoria Street in central Grimsby. The service provides access to the Internet for the general public on a yearly subscription.

Politics

Since 1977 Austin Mitchell (Labour) has been the Member of Parliament for the Great Grimsby constituency. Mitchell, a journalist by trade, succeeded in a by-election following the death of the Highgate School-educated incumbent Anthony Crosland, who was elected in 1959 and after several ministerial posts, reached the rank of Foreign Secretary in 1976. Crossland served in the Government of Harold Wilson as Education Minister and Foreign Secretary. He was a champion of comprehensive education, and Whitgift School is situated in the town's Crosland Road. Austin Vernon Mitchell (born 19 September 1934[]) is the Labour Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby in England. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Great Grimsby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... Sir Roger Cholmeleys School at Highgate (Highgate School) is a British Independent School in London, England. ... Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (29 August 1918 - 19 February 1977) was a member of the Labour Party and an important socialist theorist. ... The title of Foreign Secretary has been traditionally used to refer to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ... For other persons named Harold Wilson, see Harold Wilson (disambiguation). ... A comprehensive school is a secondary school that does not select children on the basis of academic attainment or aptitude. ...

Other Members of Parliament for Grimsby include the Conservative Party politician William Younger, a member of the Youngers brewing dynasty, elected in 1945. The constituency of Great Grimsby is considered a Labour stronghold although Austin Mitchell held the seat in the 1983 General Election with a majority of less than 1,000. The Conservative Party, officially though less commonly known as the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... There is also the small town of Grimsby, Ontario Coat of Arms of Great Grimsby Great Grimsby is a seaport on the river Humber in the north of England, which has a population of 91,000. ... A stronghold is a strongly fortified defensive structure. ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ...

Transport

Buses

Grimsby's bus service is provided by Stagecoach which took over the original Grimsby-Cleethorpes Transport in 1993. Grimsby-Cleethorpes Transport had been formed in 1957, with the merger of the previously separate Grimsby and Cleethorpes transport (GCT) undertakings. Stagecoach had all the buses resprayed to their standard livery to replace the buses previous colour-scheme of orange and white. Prior to this, the buses were painted blue and white until 1981, when the colours were changed to caramel and cream. The orange and white livery was introduced in 1987. Until 1982 GCT ran a mixture of crewed and one-person operated services. However, in that year the job of conductor was abolished and the company changed entirely to driver-only services. Stagecoach Group plc (LSE: SGC) is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ...

In 2005, Stagecoach bought out Lincolnshire Road Car, who provided buses to Killingholme, Louth, Barton-upon-Humber and the Willows Estate. The company is now known as Stagecoach in Lincolnshire. Joint ticketing was allowed with Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes from May 2006. Killingholme is an area of Lincolnshire, comprising the villages of North Killingholme and South Killingholme. ... , Louth is a market town within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... , Church Tower of St Peter Barton on Humber . ... Stagecoach in Lincolnshire is the trading name of the Lincolnshire RoadCar Company Limited (a subsidary of the Stagecoach Group) a bus company, which formerly traded as RoadCar, and runs services throughout Lincolnshire. ... Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in and around North East Lincolnshire (England), serving a population of over 150,000. ...

From September 2006, a new fleet of low-floor single-decker was introduced, making the fleet an unprecedented 85% low-floor.

Railways

Grimsby also has rail links via Grimsby Town railway station and Grimsby Docks railway station. There is a level crossing in the centre of the town across Wellowgate. TransPennine Express provide direct trains to Manchester Airport via Doncaster and Sheffield whilst Northern Rail operate services to Barton-upon-Humber (for buses to Hull) and Lincoln and East Midlands Trains services to Nottingham. The service to Cleethorpes runs at least hourly during the day, along a single track, passing stations at Grimsby Docks and New Clee. The main entrance to the station Grimsby Town railway station serves the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. ... Grimsby Docks railway station Serves the town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire External links Train times and station information for Grimsby Docks railway station from National Rail (Station code: GMD) Street map and aerial photo of Grimsby Docks railway station from Multimap. ... The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level (at-grade intersection) â€” without recourse to a bridge or tunnel â€” of a railway line by a road, path, or another railroad. ... TransPennine Express (TPE) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... Manchesters International Airport has a station built into its terminal buildings, and is currently a 2-platform hub with transport connections to the local bus network. ... Doncaster railway station serves the town of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. ... Sheffield Midland station, now called simply Sheffield, is the railway station in central Sheffield, in Yorkshire, northern England. ... Northern Rail, usually known as Northern (and sometimes incorrectly called Northern Trains), is a train operating company, that has operated local passenger services in the north of England since 2004. ... Barton-upon-Humber railway station serves the town of Barton-upon-Humber. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... The main entrance to the station Lincoln Central railway station serves Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. ... Norwich will be at the eastern tip of the franchise area. ... Nottingham station is the principal railway station in the city of Nottingham, England, and the Greater Nottingham area. ... Grimsby Docks railway station Serves the town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire External links Train times and station information for Grimsby Docks railway station from National Rail (Station code: GMD) Street map and aerial photo of Grimsby Docks railway station from Multimap. ...

Former trams

Grimsby was home to two tramway networks: the Grimsby District Light Railway and the Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway. The Grimsby Electric was a normal gauge tramway opened in 1912 between Corporation Bridge at Grimsby and Immingham. There was no physical connection with the railway system. The tramway served the town with a passenger service between Grimsby and Immingham until closure in 1961. It is claimed that once this was controlled by the Corporation, they were more interested in supporting the motorbus service, now number 45. Grimsby District Light Railway was a tramway serving the towns of Grimsby and Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire. ... The Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway was an electric tramway network linking the towns of Grimsby and Immingham in Lincolnshire. ... Immingham (informally referred to as Ming or Ming Ming) is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on south bank of the Humber Estuary. ...

The Grimsby Light Railway opened in 1881 using horse drawn trams. In 1901, these were replaced with electric tramways. In 1925 the Grimsby Transport Company bought the tramway company and in 1927 moved the depot to the Victoria Street Depot, an old sea plane hangar. This system closed in 1937. The depot continues to be used by Stagecoach, though the old Grimsby Tramways livery is still visible on the front of the building. A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery H-4 Hercules flying boat A seaplane is an aircraft designed to take off and land (correctly, though less commonly, alight) upon water. ...

Operating in the area until the 1950s was a network of electrically operated trolley buses which received their power from overhead power lines.

In the early years of the new millennium it was suggested that a Tramway system much like the Sheffield Supertram should be built in Grimsby. Various news reports and details of which areas the trams might go through were published, though the project was abandoned due to lack of funding. Currently there are no active plans to bring back this proposed system. This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... The Sheffield Supertram is a tram network in Sheffield, England, operated by Stagecoach Group under contract to the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive. ...

Airport

14 miles west of Grimsby is Humberside Airport, which mainly caters for charter holidays, and is popular for general aviation, with five flying clubs based there. There are also scheduled flights to Aberdeen and Amsterdam, provided by Eastern Airways and KLM respectively. Humberside Airport (IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ) is situated in North Lincolnshire, England, 10 nautical miles (18. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... Eastern Airways is an airline based at Humberside International Airport, United Kingdom. ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ...

Redevelopment and regeneration

Grimsby is soon to be vastly redeveloped as over £13 million is being used to improve the town.^{[citation needed]} It is currently being planned out by a small team of officials,^[who?] however no details have been released as to which areas of the town will specifically change.
Recently it has been suggested that some of the areas that will be redeveloped include Freeman Street and the Yarborough Estate.^{[citation needed]}

Media

The Grimsby Telegraph, with an audited circulation of 40,533 copies (January-June 2004), has the highest circulation of a local newspaper in Grimsby and the surrounding area since it is the only daily newspaper. Its headquarters are on Cleethorpe Road next to the A180. A "Cleethorpes Chronicle" was launched as a weekly in April 2008 www.cleethorpeschronicle.co.uk. The only locally owned newspaper in the area. The local radio stations are BBC Radio Humberside (which has a studio on Victoria Street manned by Lara King), Lincs FM, Viking FM and the exclusively North East Lincolnshire-based Compass FM. The transmitter for Compass FM and EMAP Humberside (Lincs FM DAB) is on top of a block of flats in East Marsh. The local television channel is Channel 7 Television, which has studios in Immingham and the Grimsby Institute. BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on April 1, 1996. ... Lincs FM is an Independent Local Radio station serving Lincolnshire and Newark, from the Humber to The Wash. ... Viking FM is a commercial radio station which has broadcast music and local information to the East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire counties of England since 1984. ... North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the north east of England, bordering onto North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire. ... Compass FM Compass FM is a commercial station broadcasting from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, which used to be in Humberside until April 1st 1996. ... EMAP Humberside is a local commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves the Humberside area. ... Channel 7 Television is a local television station based in in the United Kingdom. ... Immingham (informally referred to as Ming or Ming Ming) is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on south bank of the Humber Estuary. ... The Grimbsy Institute of Further & Higher Education (often Grimsby Institute, formerly Grimsby College) is a college in North East Lincolnshire, England. ...

Grimsby in the media

Atonement is a 2007 film adaptation of Ian McEwans critically acclaimed novel of the same name, directed by Joe Wright, and based on a screenplay by Christopher Hampton. ... Ian McEwan CBE (born June 21, 1948) is a British novelist. ... Keira Christina Knightley (pronounced ;[1] born 26 March 1985) is a Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-nominated English[2] film and television actress. ... Thomas Turgoose, a teenager from Grimsby, Lincolnshire has made his acting debut as the star of a gritty new British film hailed as one of the most important of the year. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is a British film director and screenwriter, from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. ... Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an English lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John. ... Humberston is a large village to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire (the boundary with Cleethorpes runs along North Sea Lane and Humberston Road). ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... This article is about the a musical group Erasure. ... For other uses, see Cleethorpes (disambiguation). ... Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital is situated off Scartho Road, Grimsby. ... Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy film starring John Cleese. ... Cleese redirects here. ... Affiliations Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Website http://www. ... Coast is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two in 2005. ... This article is about the British television series. ... Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. ... G4 are a vocal troupe made famous by The X-Factor television programme. ... Shows Series Big Brother is a reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Channel 4 and E4. ... Derek George Henry Laud (born August 9, 1964, in Battersea, London) is a British political lobbyist and former Conservative parliamentary candidate, who achieved celebrity status during his run as a contestant in the sixth (2005) series of the UK Big Brother TV show. ... Michael Russell Brown (b. ... Brigg and Cleethorpes was a constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATIONÂ®3,[3] commonly abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment; successor to the PlayStation 2. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Antony David Lane (born June 27, 1978) is an English filmmaker. ... Invasion of the Not Quite Dead is a upcoming (expected 2008) Horror film directed by Tony lane In 1978 the Welsh Mountains are infected by an alien bacteria. ... Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, known as Ken Russell (born July 3, 1927), is an English film director, particularly well-known for his films about famous composers and his controversial, often outrageous pioneering work in film. ... The Trade Descriptions Act 1968 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevents manufacturers, retailers or service industry providers from misleading consumers as to what they are spending their money on. ...

Sport

The football team is Grimsby Town F.C., nicknamed 'The Mariners', who play in League Two. Their ground is Blundell Park in Cleethorpes. Due to the club's football grounds being in the neighbouring town it's often joked by locals, that it's the only British club that plays away every game. It is the oldest professional football team in the county of Lincolnshire (indeed one of the oldest in the country being formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham with a home ground on land off Ainslie Street, Grimsby). This article is about Grimsby town football club. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... The Ground Blundell Park is a 9546 seat venue, home to Grimsby Town Football Club. ... For other uses, see Cleethorpes (disambiguation). ... Soccer redirects here. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ...

During the 1930s they played in the English First Division, the then highest level of the domestic game in England. They also appeared in two FA Cup semi-finals in this decade, in 1936 (against Arsenal) and 1939 (against Wolverhampton Wanderers). The latter semi-final was held at Old Trafford, Manchester, and the attendance (76,962) is still a record for that stadium. This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club are an English professional football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir Bobby Charlton) is an all-seater football stadium in the Greater Manchester borough of Trafford, and is the home of Manchester United F.C.. The ground has been Uniteds permanent home since 1910, bar an eight year absence... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

They also reached an FA Cup quarter-final 1987 and in 1998 won the Auto Windscreens Shield and the second division play-off final. Notable former managers include Bill Shankly and Lawrie McMenemy. The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an English football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National. ... William Bill Shankly, OBE (September 2, 1913 â€“ September 29, 1981) was one of Britains most successful and respected football managers. ... Lawrie McMenemy MBE (b. ...

Blundell Park has the oldest stand in English professional football, the Main Stand. It was first opened in 1899 although only the present-day foundations date from this time. The club plan to move to a proposed new stadium, sponsored by ConocoPhillips, at nearby Great Coates in the summer of 2009. This will cost £14m^{[citation needed]} and accommodate 20,000 spectators. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is an international energy company with its headquarters located in Houston, Texas. ... Great Coates is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. ...

Grimsby Borough F.C. is a football club established in 2003 and based in Grimsby. They are members of the Central Midlands League Supreme Division. Grimsby Borough F.C. is a football club established in 2003 and based in Grimsby, England. ... Central Midlands League logo The Central Midlands League is an English association football league covering the northeast-central part of England. ...

The area also boasts an amateur rugby union side, the Grimsby RUFC, and an amateur cricket side, the Grimsby Town Cricket Club, both of which attract reasonable levels of support. Tennis teams from local clubs have been successful in various inter-County competitions with the Men's Team from Grimsby Tennis Centre winning the Lincolnshire Doubles League again in 2005. Tennis players from the town represent the County on a regular basis at all age levels.

Grimsby Tennis Centre underwent a major redevelopment of facilities in 2005 and is now entirely accessible to the disabled. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

The town had one of the largest table tennis leagues in the country (Grimsby & District Table Tennis League)with over 120 teams competing during the 1970s, but sadly, like the game of squash, the sport has declined in the town during recent years. Ping Pong redirects here. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball...

Cleethorpes Cricket Club (Chichester Road, Cleethorpes) has three squash courts, Millfields Hotel (in Bargate) two courts and there is one court at Grimsby Tennis Centre (Weelsby Avenue, Grimsby). Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball...

Notable connections

The lack of green belt land and close proximity between Cleethorpes and Grimsby meant that many Grimbarians (natives of Grimsby) were born at the now defunct Croft Baker Maternity Hospital in Cleethorpes. Those born and/or brought up in the area include:

Those with connections to the town include: Shirley Bloomer Brasher (born June 13, 1934, in Grimsby, England, United Kingdom) was a tennis player from the United Kingdom who won three Grand Slam titles during her career and was the second ranked singles player in her country in 1957. ... This article is about the tennis tournament. ... Christopher (Chris) William Brasher (August 21, 1928 â€“ February 28, 2003) was a British athlete and sports journalist who helped found the London Marathon. ... Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wanted to generate international interest in womens tennis the way Davis Cup did for mens. ... The Material World is a weekly science magazine program on BBC Radio 4, presented by Quentin Cooper with contributions from scientists researching areas under discussion in each program. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and the most popular station in the UK. As well as having most listeners nationally, it ranks first in all regions above local radio stations. ... Patrick Henry Travers (born April 12, 1954) a native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a guitarist who began his recording career with Polydor Records in the mid 1970s. ... Michele Dotrice (b. ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ... Frank Spencer sporting his trademark beret in a scene with Broadcaster David Jacobs Some Mothers Do Ave Em (1973-1978) was a BBC situation comedy, written by Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice. ... For the Thoroughbred racehorse of the same name, see English Channel (horse). ... Helen Fospero was born in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire as Helen Morton. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 5 February 1989 as part of the then four-channel Sky Television service, as well as a hourly news radio service in the UK. Broadcast of a 24-hour radio service is due... Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ... BBC North was the former name of the BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regions of the BBC. It was based at the Broadcasting Centre, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds and was the production centre for the regional news programme Look North and BBC Local Radio station BBC Radio Leeds. ... Freddie Frinton, born Frederick Bittener Coo 1) in Grimsby, Lincolnshire on 17 January 1909, died 16 October 1968 in London, was an English comedian who remains a household name in Germany and Scandinavia for his performance of Dinner for One. ... Teetotalism is the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... Dinner for One, also known as The 90th Birthday, or by its corresponding German title, Der 90. ... For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Dame Thora Hird (May 28, 1911 - March 15, 2003) was a veteran British actress born in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe. ... Freddie Frith OBE (born May 30, 1909), was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion. ... Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle grand prix currently divided into three distinct classes: 125 cc, 250 cc and MotoGP. Grand prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for general purchase nor can be legitimately ridden on public roads; this contrasts... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ... Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. ... List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing FIM World Champions, from 1949 to 2006, in order of year and engine displacement. ... Vivean Gray (born on 20 July 1924)is a British-born actress, who found her niche playing gossipy characters in Australian television series. ... This article is about the Australian soap opera. ... Dan High grew up in Grimsby, he is currently 23. ... Fightstar are a four-piece rock band from London, England. ... Patricia Hodge (born on 29 September 1946 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England) is a British actress. ... Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by British writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer, QC and starring Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Ian Kevin Huntley (born 31 January 1974 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) is a convicted murderer, who in 2003 was convicted of murdering two 10-year-old girls - Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman - in the case known as the Soham murders. ... Dame Madge Kendal DBE (15 March 1848â€“14 September 1935), born Margaret Shafto Robertson, was an English actress. ... Nunsthorpe, or The Nunny is a suburb and housing estate in the western part of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. ... Antony David Lane (born June 27, 1978) is an English filmmaker. ... Duncan McKenzie (born June 10, 1950 in Grimsby) is an ex-footballer who played for a number of clubs as a striker in the 1970s, notably Leeds United. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Julie Peasgood is a British actress, best known for her role as Fran Pearson in the television soap opera Brookside. ... For other uses, see Brookside (disambiguation). ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Matthew Stiff is a baritone-bass of the vocal group G4. ... G4 are a vocal troupe made famous by The X-Factor television programme. ... John Whitgift (c. ... The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The Plane Makers is a British television series made by ATV for ITV between 1963 and 1965. ... Cromwell is a 1970 film, based on the life of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of Great Britain. ... For other persons named Richard Harris, see Richard Harris (disambiguation). ... An official publicity still of actress Jane Wymark. ... Midsomer Murders is a British television drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1997. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... Ray Edmonds (born April 25, 1936, Grimsby, England) was a mildly successful professional snooker player. ... Dean Reynolds (born January 11, 1963) is an English professional snooker player. ... Mike Hallett (July 2, 1959 - April 19, 2006) was an English professional snooker player. ... Sean Storey (born August 19, 1971, Immingham, England) is a professional snooker player. ...

Those who live in the local area include: Not to be confused with Geoffrey Archer or Baron Archer of Sandwell. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Richard Anthony Collins (born 18 February 1966) is a British scientist and author of the 2005 techno-thriller novel Under A Blood Red Sky (novel). ... Techno-thrillers are a hybrid genre, drawing subject matter generally from spy thrillers, war novels, and science fiction. ... A large village in the extreme North of the district of East Lindsey, Lincolnshire. ... Scartho Village is a suburb located in the southern part of Grimsby, England, in the county of North East Lincolnshire. ... For the singer, see Mississippi John Hurt. ... Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick, PC (born 8 May 1942) was Conservative Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Thames, England from 1972 until 1997. ... The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister responsible for all economic and financial matters. ... David Ross refers to: David Ross (Martial Artist), (born 1969), American teacher and disciple of the late Lama Pai and Choy Lay Fut Grandmaster, Chan Tai San David Ross (delegate) (1755â€“1800), American lawyer, Continental Congress representative from Maryland David Ross (aviation) (1902â€“?), an Australian military and civil aviation specialist... Logo Main office, in Acton, West London The Carphone Warehouse is (as of 2004) Europes largest mobile phone retailer, with over 1,300 stores across Europe. ...

Royston Vasey (born on February 3, 1945 in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire), better known as Roy Chubby Brown, is an English comedian known for the adult nature of his comedy, his foul mouthed approach and his outrageous costumes. ... Barbara Dickson is a Scottish actress and singer, known for her work on stage (Blood Brothers) and television (Band of Gold). ... Patrick Mower (born 12th September 1940, Oxford, England) is an English actor well known for many television parts. ... Graham Fellows (born Manchester, 22 May 1959) is an English comedy actor and musician, best known for creating the characters of John Shuttleworth and Jilted John. ... John Shuttleworth can be: John Shuttleworth, the name of a fictional character created by Graham Fellows John Shuttleworth, the founder of The Mother Earth News magazine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Graham Fellows is an English comedy actor and musician, best known for creating the character of John Shuttleworth, an aspiring singer/songwriter from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, with a quiet manner and slightly nerdish tendencies. ...

Twin cities

Grimsby's twin cities include: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... County District Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre TromsÃ¸ Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 kmÂ² 2,519 kmÂ² 0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Bremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_The_Gambia. ... Location of Banjul in The Gambia Street in Banjul city Banjul (formerly Bathurst) is the capital of The Gambia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Dieppe is a town and commune in the Seine-Maritime dÃ©partement of Haute-Normandie (eastern Normandy), France. ...

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