TWO teams of Immingham golfers swung into action for charity this weekend – playing 72 holes at clubs across Grimsby, Laceby and Immingham.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 09:00

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Golf teams play a 'fairway' to raise cash for cancer charity

FINAL 18 HOLES TO GO... Lining up for their final round at Immingham Golf Club are (from left) Rob Spreckley, Andy Clennett, Dean Martin, Gaz Kerr, Mo Stringfellow, Lee Burniston, Carl Chambers, Ian Oliver, Chris Woods and Neil Wood.

TWO teams of Immingham golfers swung into action for charity this weekend – playing 72 holes at clubs across Grimsby, Laceby and Immingham.

Eight players – who are regulars at The Bluestone Inn, Immingham – took part in The Longest Day charity match in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

While the British Open at St Andrew's was suspended due to weather conditions, the Immingham golfers battled through high winds and torrential rain to complete the 72-holes.

They started at Immingham Golf Club at 4am before completing rounds at Grimsby Golf Club, Laceby Manor and another round at the Immingham club.

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What a wonderful crew. The unseasonal force 9 gales made the minicruise a trip of a lifetime, but not the way we had imagined! The crew really cared about us and worked fer beyond the call of duty to make us feel happy about all the problems. The captain in particular made such a difference. We knew he tried his utmost to get us into port only a little late. The Port authority had berthed another ship in our spot and they refused to move for us. I wish I knew who they were! It was ultimately down to their captain.

We had the restaurant almost to ourselves on Wednesday. Not being the seasick type, we seemed to be almost the only passengers still eating! The food was scrumptious and we really enjoyed it. The entertainers, too in the bar were fantastic. Singing and dancing in a force 8 is no mean feat! Well done folks. And Thanks!

Not many dolphins to see that trip, only two, but they really made it for me. Storms don't ruin their day. They were riding the bow wave as only dolphins can.

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What a wonderful crew. The unseasonal force 9 gales made the minicruise a trip of a lifetime, but not the way we had imagined! The crew really cared about us and worked fer beyond the call of duty to make us feel happy about all the problems. The captain in particular made such a difference. We knew he tried his utmost to get us into port only a little late. The Port authority had berthed another ship in our spot and they refused to move for us. I wish I knew who they were! It was ultimately down to their captain.

We had the restaurant almost to ourselves on Wednesday. Not being the seasick type, we seemed to be almost the only passengers still eating! The food was scrumptious and we really enjoyed it. The entertainers, too in the bar were fantastic. Singing and dancing in a force 8 is no mean feat! Well done folks. And Thanks!

Not many dolphins to see that trip, only two, but they really made it for me. Storms don't ruin their day. They were riding the bow wave as only dolphins can.

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Revealed: UK towns where it's hardest to find a job - Telegraph

Revealed: UK towns where it's hardest to find a job

Doncaster, Barnsley and Grimsby have the worst employment prospects of any major towns in the UK, according to an independent analysis.

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Lincoln Castle: Agent says Humber ferry rescue stalled by owner and North East Lincolnshire Council

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'Lincoln Castle owner and council stalled efforts to buy the steamer'

LAST DAYS? Ongoing work to dismantle the Lincoln Castle. Pictures: Rick Byrne

INVESTORS' attempts to save the Lincoln Castle were repeatedly stalled by its owner and the local council, it has been claimed.

Speaking exclusively to the Mail, the agent who was tasked with selling the former Humber ferry claimed five different people were "seriously interested" in buying the boat.

But Bob Shore claimed that owner Colin Johnson refused several of their attempts to buy the vessel, which is berthed in Grimsby.

He also claimed North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) could have saved the ship, as a clause in its licence meant the authority would be offered the chance to buy the boat before anyone else.

His comments come after businessman Stephen Caunter made a public appeal to Mr Johnson to allow him to buy the boat.

Mr Caunter claimed when he was unable to raise the £60,000 bond requested by NELC on top of the £20,000 asking price in three days, Mr Johnson cancelled the deal.

Mr Caunter then offered the money directly to NELC for the authority to purchase the vessel and sell it on to Mr Caunter – a deal the council refused.

Mr Shore, who was instructed to advertise the boat in July last year, said: "The responsibility for this outcome lies fairly and squarely with North East Lincolnshire Council for not taking the option to buy the boat.

"They had decided it would be a risk to ratepayers and that they wouldn't be able to take that chance, but Stephen came up with a solution to that problem and they still refused."

Mr Caunter, a businessman specialising in restoration and maintenance, planned to buy and restore the boat.

He said: "I just fell in love with it, but the owner did not seem to want to do the deal.

"It wouldn't be to anyone's advantage to scrap it. I strongly urge Mr Johnson to reconsider my offer to buy it."

A spokesperson for NELC said: "In the current climate of public spending cuts, it would not be right for the local authority to burden council taxpayers with the bill for the Lincoln Castle."

Mr Johnson's brother Peter, who is speaking on his behalf, did not respond to a request for a comment from the Mail.

via thisishullandeastriding.co.uk

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Eight Christians Killed in Nigerian Muslim Attacks

 

   

Washington, D.C. (July 6, 2010)– International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that this past weekend Muslims attacked Christian villages and killed at least eight Christians in Kaduna and Plateau States of northern Nigeria.

 

On the night of July 3, several Muslims attacked Kizachi village in Kaduna State and killed five Christians, including a primary school teacher and mother of six children. The Muslims also burned down five Christian homes.

 

Nigerian sources told ICC that the police had stopped protecting the village on July 2 after the government failed to pay their salaries.

 

In the second attack, on the night of July 4, 200 Muslims armed with guns and machetes invaded Ganawuri community, near Jos. Three Christians are feared dead.

 

A spokesperson of the Nigerian military’s Special Task Force (STF), Lt. Col. Kingsley Umoh, stated that the attackers were suspected herdsmen from neighboring communities of Kaduna State.

 

According to Umoh, STF received a distress call which they responded to, and engaged in a fire fight with the attackers. One of the attackers received gunshot wounds and six were arrested. Those arrested have since been handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the state police command for further investigations.

 

This latest violence came on the heels of a March 7 jihad attack against Christians in Jos in which over 500 mainly women and children were murdered. It is estimated that many more thousands of Christians have been killed in northern Nigeria since the introduction of Sharia law in 2001.

 

Jonathan Racho, ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa, said “We are outraged by the latest killings of Christians in northern Nigeria. Once again, Nigerian officials have failed to provide needed security for the citizens of Kaduna and Plateau States. We urge Nigerian authorities to quickly bring all the perpetrators of the attacks to justice and fully investigate the lapse in security.”

 

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Somali Islamists Execute Christian Convert

 

 

 

 

   

Washington, D.C. (July 7, 2010)– International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that members of the Al-Qaeda linked Somali Islamist group, Al-Shabaab, publicly executed a Christian convert from Islam in the in Hudur district, Somalia on July 1^st.  

 

Muhammad Guul Hashim Idiris, a Christian convert from Islam, was traveling by land from Kalafo, an Ethiopian border town, to visit his mother in Mogadishu.

 

A fellow passenger recognized his Christian background and asked him if he thought the prophet Muhammad was a genuine messenger from God. Idiris responded by saying, “If I thought so, I would have believed in him instead of the Messiah.”

 

Once they reached the Hudur district, a stronghold of the Al- Shabaab terror network, the Muslim man reported Idiris to Al-Shabaab and had him detained on June 27^th. Idiris was accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad. It is a serious sin to consider Muhammad not to be a genuine prophet and it warrants the death penalty.

 

Sheik Adan Yare, the Al-Shabab governor of the Bakol region, spoke to the press on July 1^st and said, “ Our holy warriors have today, on July 1^st at 11: 45 am, executed in front of angry Muslim witnesses a young man whose name was Muhammad Guul Hashim Idiris who insulted our beloved prophet.”

 

The execution, which took place at a make-shift soccer stadium, was attended by hundreds of people, including school children who were forced to watch the execution.

 

The martyr had been married since January 26^th and is survived by his pregnant widow.

 

Idiris’ paternal uncle and a Christian convert from Islam spoke to ICC from Addis Ababa, calling the Al-Shabaab execution “further evidence of Al-Shabaab’s attempt to eliminate Christianity from among Somali people in the Horn of Africa.”

 

Jonathan Racho, ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa, said “We are deeply saddened by yet another execution of a Somali Christian. Al-Shabaab and Islamic extremist groups in Somalia have repeatedly vowed to wipe out Christians from Somalia. Al-Shabaab has murdered several Christians, chopped off the hands of Muslims suspected of crimes and even stoned Muslim women to death for allegedly committing adultery. The cruel and inhumane action of Al-Shabaab shows its complete disregard for human life.”

  

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BBC News - Retirement age 'should be scrapped' says an Age UK survey

Most people want employers to lose the right to tell people when to retire, according to a survey by the charity, Age UK.

It says the government should scrap forced retirement immediately, currently set at 65 years for both men and women.

The survey showed more than two thirds thought the principle of forced retirement was wrong.

Age UK is asking the government to make clear its plans for the retirement age.

Under the current system, employers can tell any member of staff to leave work once they pass their 65th birthday, whether the individual wants to stop work or not.

One who did not want to retire was John White, a 69 year-old postman.

He was forced to leave work in July last year, despite the fact he loved his job and was good at it - a fact confirmed by his manager.

He points out that the higher-paid professions, such as politicians, doctors and judges, can keep on working past 65 - the age at which the state pension is paid to men.

'Speculation and confusion'

Women had been allowed to draw theirs from age 60, but that is now slowly changing to catch up with men.

The coalition government has said it intends to scrap the forced retirement age, but has given no guidance as to when it plans to do this.

Age UK, formerly known as Help the Aged and Age Concern, is calling on ministers to end what it calls "speculation and confusion" among employers and workers and set a date to end forced retirement.

The organisation says tens of thousands of workers were forced to retire last year.

"Forcing people in later life out of the labour market when they want to work, save for their pensions and pay taxes, is nonsense," Michelle Mitchell, charity director of Age UK, said.

"It makes a mockery of the Government's plans to help people work longer."

Age UK said Tuesday's Budget offered ministers the opportunity to say "loud and clear" when they were going to abolish "forced" retirement.

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