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The people’s favourite comedian takes to ‘The Road Again’ with a brand-new show which promises to be the antidote to this ‘PC’ world we now live in. Guaranteed to be outrageous and as truthful as ever. ‘Boy does Jim know … Continued

November 7, 2018 | News Editor

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I can only draw worms: with Will Mabbit

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When:
7th November 2018 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Where:
Scunthorpe Central

If you thought drawing worms was easy, think again. Will Mabbitt (probably the worst illustrator of his generation) shows you how he created his latest picture book ‘I can only draw worms’ (published by Puffin). He’ll be guiding you through the … Continued

November 7, 2018 | News Editor

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Library Explorers (On Tour)

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When:
7th November 2018 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Where:
Brigg Library, The Angel Suite Market Place, Brigg, North Lincolnshire DN20 8LD, UK

November 7, 2018 | News Editor

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Lincoln lose to Wolves U21 in EFL Trophy

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Northampton Town seal their place in the last 32 of the Checkatrade Trophy as they beat Fulham Under-21s 2-0 at Sixfields.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

November 6, 2018 | News Editor

Lincolnshire

Mansfield Town 2-1 Grimsby Town

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In-form Tyler Walker made it five goals in three games as Mansfield Town come from behind to beat Grimsby.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

November 6, 2018 | News Editor

Regional

PepsiCo launches bid for Pipers Crisps

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The Pepsi owner wants to buy the Lincolnshire company that was founded by three farmers in 2004.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

November 6, 2018 | News Editor

Lincolnshire

UK-to-Denmark power cable ‘vital’ for UK energy

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The Viking Link is a proposed 473-mile (761km) electricity cable across the North Sea.

Original Source BBC News Lincolnshire

November 6, 2018 | News Editor

Lincolnshire

Not to be confused with Humberstone, Leicestershire.

Humberston
Humberston Beach
Humberston Humberston shown within Lincolnshire
Population	5,384 (2001)
OS grid reference	TA310053
- London	140 mi (230 km) south
Civil parish	Humberston
District	North East Lincolnshire
Unitary authority	North East Lincolnshire
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GRIMSBY
Postcode district	DN36
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Cleethorpes

Humberston is a large village and civil parish to the south of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England (the boundary with Cleethorpes runs along North Sea Lane and Humberston Road). Its population at the 2001 census was 5,384. However, it is likely to have increased in the past 10 years.^[1]

The Greenwich Meridian line

North Sea Lane

The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Humberston and runs through Thorpe Park caravan site.^{[citation needed]}

Humberston, or Humberstone as the village was known at first, takes its name from a large boulder, the Humber Stone, which was deposited on the site of the former Midfield Farm on the east side of the village during the last ice age.^{[citation needed]} This boulder can still be seen at the entrance to the village library, near St Peters Church. The "e" at the end of the name was later dropped, to avoid confusion with another place of the same name, viz. Humberstone, Leicestershire.

St.Peter's church

The oldest and tallest building in Humberston is St Peter's Church, rebuilt about 1710, the tower of which is over seven hundred years old.^[2] At the back of the church is the site of the former Humberston Abbey of Benedictine monks founded here in the reign of Henry II, dedicated to Saints Mary and Peter. The only remains that are left are ground workings of which the monks' mound is very prominent in the manor house garden, and during excavations stone sarcophagi were found.^[3] The Wesleyan Methodists built a small chapel here on Humberston Avenue in 1835. A larger, replacement chapel was built in 1907.^[4]

Humberstone has several claims for historic prominence:

This is where the Danes landed early in the year 870 to begin their scourge and plunder of Lincolnshire.^{[citation needed]}
One of the first Wireless Stations was built here in 1910.^{[citation needed]}

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