Skelfleet's independent newspaper since 1884. Reporting North Lincolnshire parish council squabbles, runaway vegetables, and local affairs with unyielding deadpan accuracy.https://thegazetteer.uk/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/the-decline-of-skelfleet-tradesmen/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/the-decline-of-skelfleet-tradesmen/Columnist-at-large Andy Hawthorne laments the decline in quality of tradespeople working in and around Skelfleet.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:04:46 GMTAndy Hawthornehttps://thegazetteer.uk/posts/dispute-over-allotment-hosepipe-usage/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/dispute-over-allotment-hosepipe-usage/Mr Ron Grantham alleges that rival plot-holder's 100-foot hosepipe constitutes an illegal diversion of parish rainfall.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTMr Arthur Cooper (Editor-in-Chief)https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/bypass-plan-threatens-mudflats/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/bypass-plan-threatens-mudflats/Mr Arthur Petch contends that the 14th-century drainage ditch represents 'a triumph of early Lincolnshire civil engineering'.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:45:00 GMTMr Stan Smith (Local News Correspondent)https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/biscuit-dispute-adjourns-council/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/biscuit-dispute-adjourns-council/Tension mounts in Committee Room 2 as digestive fans clash with custard cream purists during discussion of the lower-marsh drainage levy.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:15:00 GMTMr Hector Grimes (Senior Municipal Correspondent)https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/mystery-cat-post-office/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/mystery-cat-post-office/Sub-postmaster denies rumours that the ginger feline has been appointed Assistant Sorting Officer.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:20:00 GMTStan Smithhttps://thegazetteer.uk/posts/flower-show-marrow-scandal/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/flower-show-marrow-scandal/Judges inspect 48lb specimen following anonymous tip-off regarding artificial nitrogen enrichment.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTPenelope Pennehttps://thegazetteer.uk/posts/distant-brass-band-investigation/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/distant-brass-band-investigation/Wind direction believed to have carried sound of Scunthorpe Town Band across seven miles of flat Lincolnshire countryside.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMTStaff Reporterhttps://thegazetteer.uk/posts/decline-of-pothole-quality/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/decline-of-pothole-quality/A reader writes to bemoan modern road surfacing standards and recalls the deeper, more robust craters of his youth.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTMajor C. W. H. Ponsonby (Ret'd)https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/weather-vane-jammed-at-east/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/weather-vane-jammed-at-east/Churchwarden Mr Higgins advises parishioners to keep their coats buttoned until steeplejacks arrive next month.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:10:00 GMTPenelope Pennehttps://thegazetteer.uk/posts/phantom-bell-ringer/https://thegazetteer.uk/posts/phantom-bell-ringer/Villagers express relief as midnight chime mystery resolved without recourse to the bishop or parish exorcist.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:45:00 GMTStan Smith