Eyes down! Bingo wars set to break-out in Scunthorpe town centre
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...
View ArticleMy Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star makes stunning dress for young...
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...
View ArticleThe Chase: Scunthorpe mastermind Isabelle Heward to tackle...
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....
View ArticleHuge new development designed to transform Scunthorpe town centre
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...
View ArticleON THIS DAY 15 years ago: Scunthorpe pictures from January 31,...
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View ArticleNewcastle United, 19,000 fans and one of the most popular...
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...
View ArticleThe day Scunthorpe was bombed: 100th anniversary of Zeppelin raid...
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...
View ArticleBruce Lee naan bread leaves diners kung food at new restaurant!
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,...
View ArticleSecond American diner could open in Scunthorpe with £135k...
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...
View ArticleResidents express fears over plan to build 300 homes on former...
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...
View ArticleMobile speed camera locations in northern Lincolnshire and East...
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...
View ArticleElderly woman treated by firefighters after kitchen blaze causes...
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...
View Article60s chart-toppers The Manfreds to return to Scunthorpe Baths Hall...
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...
View ArticleOfsted inspectors say Scunthorpe primary school must do more to...
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,...
View ArticlePlan submitted for new homes and office at site of historic cycle...
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...
View ArticleNew 70-cover restaurant launching today
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...
View ArticlePolice found taser and stashes of cannabis while searching...
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...
View ArticleCare home which closed after owners had registration cancelled...
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...
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