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The 100-year anniversary of Passchendaele will be commemorated, with stalls setting up between 10am and 11am and the event starting on or around midday in Station Road Brigg and in The Britannia Inn, where indoor entertainment will take place, …
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A COMMEMORATION of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele is set to be held in Brigg on bank Holiday Monday (August 28). The Royal British Legion has organised the event, which will see a parade form in Brigg town centre to leave at …
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Brigg’s longest-serving landlord, Jim Swanson is to retire from the trade after 16 years at the Lord Nelson Hotel in the Market Place. Father-of-three Jim, who celebrates his 70th birthday next month, plans to relocate to Chiang Mai, Thailand. with …
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Humberside Police are appealing for witnesses and to recover stolen jackets which could be used to commit crime. The BT exchange on Scawby Road in Brigg was the subject of a burglary between 5.30pm on August 21 and 7.30am on 22 August. Intruders
Comments Off on Former Brigg cycle factory could become a housing estate
The former site of the Falcon Cycles factory in Bridge Street, Brigg, could soon be brought back to life as a new housing estate for the town. For the Brigg civil engineering firm of CLS is seeking planning approval to build 67 houses with garages on …Man ‘injured trying to stop thieves stealing his van’Yorkshire PostResident assaulted outside his home after confronting men who …Grimsby Telegraphall 3 news articles »
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Plans revealed for £10 million housing estate on former factory siteThe former site of the Falcon Cycles factory in Bridge Street, Brigg, could soon be brought back to life as a new housing estate for the town. For the Brigg civil engineering firm of CLS is seeking planning approval to build 67 houses with garages on …
Comments Off on Opening win for AFC as Wyberton draw
AFC Boston began life in the Lincolnshire League with a 2-1 victory at Brigg Town Development. Wade Bradley’s finish and an own goal tipped the contest in Boston’s favour, despite Joshua Goodman replying for the hosts. Joe Greswell’s Wyberton kicked …
Comments Off on Girls in golf shine at the Elsham club’s academy
Pupils from the Vale Academy in Brigg benefited from an initiative aimed at getting girls into playing golf. Pictured are the winning Year 7 team with the Elsham Girls’ Open trophy (left to right): Keisha Thompson, Hannah Holmes, Katie Coulson, Emelia …