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WEATHER & TIDES
Drizzle, persistent; cold easterly breeze across marshes; mild disappointment by 4 PM.
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE EDITION

THE GAZETTEER

Skelfleet's Independent Newspaper
OUR MOTTO
"Veritas in Luto"
(Truth in the Mud)

CRIME & MISDEMEANOURS DISPATCHES

A complete chronological record of all reports, incidents, and dispatches filed under Crime & Misdemeanours.

Phantom Bell-Ringer of Lower Marsh Identified as Escaped Goat

Villagers express relief as midnight chime mystery resolved without recourse to the bishop or parish exorcist.
BY: Stan SmithDISPATCH: Tuesday, 22nd September 2026 at 19:45LENGTH: 182 WORDS (1 MIN READ)

A week of sleepless nights and whispers of supernatural intervention in Skelfleet Marsh came to an end on Monday night when the "Phantom Bell-Ringer" of St. Jude's belfry was apprehended. Skeptical v...