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Eyes down! Bingo wars set to break-out in Scunthorpe town centre

January 30, 2016, 10:46 pm
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EXPECT bingo wars to break out in Scunthorpe town centre in the bid to attract more customers, writes Bar Fly. The Lord Roberts Hotel, in Wells Street, start the balls rolling next week with £50-a-house sessions every Wednesday between 6pm and 8pm. The Queensway and the Priory Hotel in Scunthorpe are also expected to launch big-cash prize bingo sessions as soon as the legalities are sorted.

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My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star makes stunning dress for young...

January 30, 2016, 10:50 pm
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A SIX-year-old girl who is battling cancer got the chance to wear a dress made by a TV star from My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. Ebony Smith, from Brigg, who was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma – a rare form of cancer - in July 2013, was a special guest at this year's Pride of the Isle awards. She was wearing a dress at the Westwoodside event last week made by My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Thelma Madine, who agreed to make it after the Pride of the Isle committee contacted her. Ebony's...

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The Chase: Scunthorpe mastermind Isabelle Heward to tackle...

January 30, 2016, 10:52 pm
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A NORTH Lincolnshire quiz queen is making a return to the television screen next week.Isabelle Heward has appeared on Mastermind, The Weakest Link, Countdown, Film Buff of the Year and radio quizzes. Now she's going to try and beat the chaser.Isabelle, who first appeared on Mastermind in 1983 aged 28, will be appearing on hit ITV show The Chase tomorrow (Monday, February 1).The show, hosted by Bradley Walsh, sees the contestants take on professional quizzers – known as the chasers...

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The Crookes and fans at Cafe Indiependent - pictures

January 30, 2016, 10:54 pm
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Huge new development designed to transform Scunthorpe town centre

January 30, 2016, 11:00 pm
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PLANS to move North Lincolnshire Council's headquarters into Scunthorpe town centre would save money and provide a boost for the High Street, council bosses say.The authority has announced its intention to sell off its Civic Centre on Ashby Road and six other, unnamed, sites and extend the Church Square House building.The multi-million-pound scheme is expected to save council tax-payers £500,000 each year through reduced running costs and more efficient working.And it would mean placing...

Huge new development designed to transform Scunthorpe town centre

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ON THIS DAY 15 years ago: Scunthorpe pictures from January 31,...

January 30, 2016, 11:10 pm
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Newcastle United, 19,000 fans and one of the most popular...

January 31, 2016, 12:30 am
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SCUNTHORPE'S Councillor Bill Martin made one of the most popular decisions of his long political career in 1974.Bill, who chaired the committee which managed education in the town, ruled that secondary school pupils could take time off from lessons to watch Scunthorpe United's FA Cup fourth round replay against top-flight Newcastle United at the Old Showground on January 30.That was providing headmasters and governors did not want to exercise a football match veto at their particular...

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The day Scunthorpe was bombed: 100th anniversary of Zeppelin raid...

January 31, 2016, 1:05 am
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TODAY marks the 100th anniversary of an attack on Scunthorpe by a large German Zeppelin airship.Three people were killed by bombs dropped during the First World War raid on January 31, 1916.The Zeppelin stayed in the skies over the steel town for eight-and-a-half minutes, dropping 20 high explosive devices.It was an Imperial German Naval Zeppelin, L13, captained by Kapitanleutnant Heinrich Mathy, probably the most famous skipper of all wartime airships. Some of the bombs dropped fell in the...

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Bruce Lee naan bread leaves diners kung food at new restaurant!

January 31, 2016, 1:13 am
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DINERS at a new Indian restaurant in North Lincolnshire are being offered a unique dish with something of a kick to it. The Bruce Lee naan bread is among the items on the menu at Liba's Indian Spice, in Broughton. See pictures of the dish by clicking on the gallery above. The restaurant is located at the Dog and Rat pub in the town and opened its doors to customers on Tuesday (January 26). It is run by Scunthorpe-based Mohammed Rahman, supported by his wife Elizabeth. Speaking about the spicy...

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Second American diner could open in Scunthorpe with £135k...

January 31, 2016, 1:15 am
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A WELL-KNOWN Scunthorpe business is interested in buying, for a reported £135,000, the freehold of the town's former Kinsley Labour Club which closed down in 2007, after 39 years of trading. Mr X wants to turn the Cole Street building into an American-style diner-bar to be called Labour Day. Another American diner will be coming to Scunthorpe during February... Chip shop boss to open American diner

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Residents express fears over plan to build 300 homes on former...

January 31, 2016, 3:31 am
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PLANS to build more than 300 homes on the former RAF site at Kirton-in-Lindsey were met with concerns from local residents at a public consultation event.At Kirton Town Hall three designs were revealed which would accommodate between 300 and 330 homes.The main issue for residents was how the development would impact on the local community."We are worried about the impact on local services like the schools and doctors," said resident Pam Clark.Another concern was the possibility of...

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Mobile speed camera locations in northern Lincolnshire and East...

January 31, 2016, 3:55 am
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Mobile speed camera locations in northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire for week commencing January 31, supplied by Safer Roads Humber, are: SUNDAY, JANUARY 31: Safety Camera Enforcement Officers will be visiting sites across the region MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1: A1033 Thorngumbald & Cromwell Road, Grimsby TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2: Rowland Road, Scunthorpe & A165 Coniston/ Ganstead WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3: A165 Skirlaugh & A46 Weelsby Road, Grimsby THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4: College...

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Elderly woman treated by firefighters after kitchen blaze causes...

January 31, 2016, 6:49 am
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A WOMAN had to have oxygen administered to her by firefighters after a kitchen fire in North Lincolnshire today (Sunday, January 31). Humberside Fire and Rescue Service firefighters were called to the incident shortly before 11.40am. It happened at a property on Station Road in Garthorpe and the fire service said it caused "100 per cent fire and heat damage" to the kitchen, as well as fire damage through the kitchen ceiling to the floor joists on the first floor. Heavy smoke damage to...

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60s chart-toppers The Manfreds to return to Scunthorpe Baths Hall...

January 31, 2016, 11:36 am
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FIFTY years after their last appearance at The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe, Do Wah Diddy chart-toppers The Manfreds are to return to the Doncaster Road venue this summer. The six-piece band to visit the Baths on June 10 incudes founder members Mike Hugg, Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness. Jones was in the 10-piece Manfred Mann band which played their second number one hit, Pretty Flamingo, at the Baths in Janaury 1966 – the yaer England won the World Cup. The line-up that night also included the...

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Who was at The Brit? - pictures

January 31, 2016, 1:12 pm
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Ofsted inspectors say Scunthorpe primary school must do more to...

January 31, 2016, 10:48 pm
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THE head teacher of one of the biggest primary schools in Scunthorpe has vowed to use a poor monitoring report from Ofsted to help the school return to being rated as "good".In December last year, Lincoln Gardens Primary School in Ashby received its first monitoring inspection since the school was judged to require improvement following an inspection last summer.However, in the latest report inspectors found that leadership at the school was "not improving quickly...

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Plan submitted for new homes and office at site of historic cycle...

January 31, 2016, 10:52 pm
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PLANS have been submitted to transform a disused piece of land into homes and offices.The proposed scheme would see the development of an existing building at the former Elswick Hopper Site (St Mary's Works) on Marsh Lane, Barton.The plans would see it converted into five offices, two three-storey townhouses and seven two-storey apartments.It is being developed by Neal Dickinson who is working with architect David Etteridge.The plans say: "The existing site was formerly a cycle factory for...

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New 70-cover restaurant launching today

January 31, 2016, 10:53 pm
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A new restaurant launches today (Monday, February 1) at a North Lincolnshire pub. And among the offers will be two meals for a tenner. This applies to the 'small portion' food range. The new eatery is at the Britannia Inn, on Wrawby Street,Brigg, alongside the A18. Food will be served from 11am to 3pm and from 5pm to 9pm. A newly installed kitchen is producing a range of traditional meals, including Grimsby fish, Whitby scampi and Lincolnshire sausages, plus daily specials. Sunday lunches will...

New 70-cover restaurant launching today

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Police found taser and stashes of cannabis while searching...

January 31, 2016, 10:58 pm
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POLICE found stashes of cannabis and two torches disguised as Tasers after searching a man's home, a court heard.Christopher Barrett, 44, of Gloucester Avenue, Scunthorpe, admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing a Taser on January 27.Stephen Welch, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that police went to Barrett's then home over a different matter and smelled cannabis inside.He pulled out a foil wrap and said it was for his personal use, but there was still a smell...

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Care home which closed after owners had registration cancelled...

January 31, 2016, 10:59 pm
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A CARE home which closed suddenly last year is to reopen under new owners.St George's Care Home in Broughton was sold after the previous owners (Abbey House UK LTD) had their registration cancelled by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which said they put residents at "significant risk", with numerous inspections finding the home to be "inadequate".But the home is set to reopen in the spring after husband and wife team Noel and Ann Tuplin snapped the property up at...

Care home which closed after owners had registration cancelled...

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