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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)

LOCAL NEWS DISPATCHES

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

Skelfleet & District Flower Show Plunged into Chaos by Unidentified Marrow

Judges inspect 48lb specimen following anonymous tip-off regarding artificial nitrogen enrichment.
BY: Penelope PenneDISPATCH: Saturday, 26th September 2026 at 14:00LENGTH: 254 WORDS (2 MIN READ)

The 94th Annual Skelfleet & District Horticultural Show descended into acrimony on Saturday afternoon after the winning entry in the Heavy Vegetables category was impounded by the judging committee. ...

Local Man Reports Hearing Distant Brass Band; Investigation Underway

Wind direction believed to have carried sound of Scunthorpe Town Band across seven miles of flat Lincolnshire countryside.
BY: Staff ReporterDISPATCH: Friday, 25th September 2026 at 10:30LENGTH: 174 WORDS (1 MIN READ)

Police in Skelfleet have logged an unusual report following a call from resident Mr Stanley Wold, who reported hearing the unmistakable strains of *Colonel Bogey March* while hanging out his laundry o...

Letters to the Editor: The Decline of Pothole Quality in West Street

A reader writes to bemoan modern road surfacing standards and recalls the deeper, more robust craters of his youth.
BY: Major C. W. H. Ponsonby (Ret'd)DISPATCH: Thursday, 24th September 2026 at 08:00LENGTH: 188 WORDS (1 MIN READ)

**SIR,** — May I be permitted space in your esteemed columns to register a protest regarding the recent repairs carried out by the District Highways Board on West Street? While I am aware that modern...

St. Jude's Weather Vane Jammed at East; Parish Braces for Perpetual Breeze

Churchwarden Mr Higgins advises parishioners to keep their coats buttoned until steeplejacks arrive next month.
BY: Penelope PenneDISPATCH: Wednesday, 23rd September 2026 at 15:10LENGTH: 263 WORDS (2 MIN READ)

Hello, good people of Skelfleet. A quick byline to explain, I sometimes fill in as a reporter when the rest of the team are busy. I hope you don't mind! A mechanical malfunction atop the spire of St....

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...