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Is this Scunthorpe plant the tallest delphinium in the world?

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That’s what a keen pair of gardeners in North Lincolnshire believe after their plant grew … and grew … to 9ft 8in. … Mr Dunn, of Vicarage Lane, Cadney, said that they planted the skyscraping plant for an open garden event, but that it “just kept …
July 31, 2016 |

Read the full list: Companies, councils and charities who used benefits claimants as unpaid labour

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The names of more than 500 companies involved in a controversial scheme to make people work without pay for their benefits have been released after a court over-ruled the Government’s attempt to keep them secret. Major high street companies and …
July 30, 2016 |

Cleethorpes-born ‘Mrs Mangel’ Vivean Gray dies aged 92

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Television soap legend Vivean Gray – the Cleethorpes-born actress who played meddlesome Neighbours character Nell Mangel – has died at the age of 92. Gray was best known for her role in the Australian soap, but also played gossipy neighbour Ida 
July 29, 2016 |

Mrs Mangel dead: Neighbours actress Vivean Gray dies aged 92

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… and gossipy Mrs Mangel from 1986 to 1988. She reportedly faced a backlash over the growing dislike for Mrs Mangel, who appeared in 292 episodes of Neighbours. Gray was born in Cleethorpes and moved to Australia in 1952 to pursue an acting career.and more »
July 29, 2016 |

Salon gels in its first five months

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Cobella, on High Street, in Burton-upon-Stather, opened on February 23 and since then owner Zoey Keane and her team said business has been very positive. Zoey said this is her first salon and the name is a slightly tweaked version of the Spanish word …
July 28, 2016 |

Margate tops seaside league for property price rises

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Margate has been named as the top hotspot for property price increases among Britain’s seaside towns. The average property in the Kent seaside town now sits at £202,276 – a 12.5% increase since July 2015, according to property website Zoopla.and more »
July 21, 2016 |

Anyone for a 99? The best ice cream parlours and kiosks in Cleethorpes

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… it your next cone mission! Elsewhere, Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway also sells ice creams and other refreshments at the Platform One cafe – why not eat it as you take a ride across the coast? Slightly further afield, why not try? Brackenbury’s of …
July 21, 2016 |