Archive for July 2008
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Sex Shop Break-in
Police are looking for a transvestite disguised in a sexy nurse outfit, black and red PVC gloves and a pink wig after a break-in at the Pulse & Cocktail sex shop, Lumley Road, Skegness recently.
A man smashed the glass front door of the shop with a concrete block at around 2am on Friday, [...]
Armed robber targets bookmakers Do YOU know this GUNMAN?
An armed robber has taken cash from a Lincolnshire betting shop after threatening staff with a handgun.
The Ladbrokes bookmakers on the Butlins site near Skegness was targeted by the male intruder late last night (Monday).
Police searched the area but did not locate the suspect and have appealed [...]
Skegness Weather Station
The weather station in Skegness is situated on North Parade, as shown in the picture above with the Suncastle in the background.
The aperatus is very old and used to be situated in Compass Gardens as in the photo below. The station was moved to its present site around ten years ago when [...]
Royalty was crowned when the new Skegness carnival queen, princess and rosebud were chosen this evening and young hopefuls aimed to catch the judges’ eyes in the competition held at the Suncastle, North Parade, Skegness.
We bring you the first pictures of the successful contestants:
Right to left - Rosebud, Alisha Porter age 9; Queen, Chelsea Bryan, [...]
Creative Writing
Skegness Writer’s First Novel
Bill goes to X-tremes for release of horror novel
A SPINE-CHILLING thriller set in the Lincolnshire Fens has been penned by a Skegness author. Through a Glass, Darkly is the first novel published by Bill Hussey (left), the son of a travelling showman who forged his roots in Skegness.
The novel, described as [...]