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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)

HERITAGE DISPATCHES

A complete chronological record of all reports, incidents, and dispatches filed under Heritage.

Bypass Plan Threatens Heritage Mud-Flats, Claims Local Antiquarian

Mr Arthur Petch contends that the 14th-century drainage ditch represents 'a triumph of early Lincolnshire civil engineering'.
BY: Mr Stan Smith (Local News Correspondent)DISPATCH: Monday, 28th September 2026 at 11:45LENGTH: 246 WORDS (2 MIN READ)

Proposals for a modest relief road designed to ease agricultural traffic near Skelfleet Marsh have met with stern opposition from local historian and retired postmaster Mr Arthur Petch. The proposed ...