An ‘unknown’ sketch of the Jolly Fisherman by the artist who created the famous ‘Skegness is So Bracing’ railway poster has ...

T he iconic sight of a carefree Jolly Fisherman gaily skipping across the golden sands of Skegness has become synonymous with the town. Painted more than a century ago, no one could have imagined ...

The iconic sight of a carefree Jolly Fisherman gaily skipping across the golden sands of Skegness has become synonymous with the town. Painted more than a century ago, no one could have imagined ...

A design for a new statue of a Lincolnshire town's mascot has been criticised for being "like a gargoyle". The Jolly Fisherman first appeared on a 1908 railway poster advertising the coastal ...

The Jolly Fisherman is to return home as control of the mascot is passed from East Lindsey District Council to Skegness Town Council. Jolly will be handed back to the town council during the ...

Skegness is SO paranoid: Health and safety officials ban Jolly Fisherman statue's 'dangerous' arms... By BEN ELLERY FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY . Published: 17:07 EDT, 11 August 2012 | Updated: 17:07 ...

The mayor of Skegness has said he is angry that the seaside town's famous mascot has been used for what he describes as "political purposes". The Jolly Fisherman has been redrawn with the words ...

The famous Skegness Jolly Fisherman mascot faces being axed after 112 years Credit: Alamy. They also need a minder and there are hygiene risks if more than one person dresses up in it, officials say.

The Jolly Fisherman – a town mascot so famous that he has his own statue – faces being axed by Skegness council because of budget cuts, storage problems and health and safety rules. Chubby ...

He has been an icon of the British seaside for more than a century – but now Skegness’s carefree Jolly Fisherman has run into a storm of trouble with health-and-safety officials. The ...

The cover mocks the original Jolly Fisherman poster, which bore the slogan "Skegness is so bracing".