Lidl looking to expand store car park
GERMAN-owned discounter Lidl is seeking planning approval to extend the car park of one of its North Lincolnshire stores.The work will also entail building a trolley bay and relocating and enhancing a...
View ArticleMuller yogurt product recalled over fears it could contain...
YOGURT and dessert brand Muller is recalling a product because it may contain plastic. The company has issued a product recall notice and information has been released by the Food Standards Agency. The...
View ArticleB&M store seeks alcohol sales licence
B&M Retail has made an application to North Lincolnshire Council for a licence to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises. The local authority is now considering the submission for the...
View Article£100 cost of being drunk & disorderly in Scunthorpe
The following offender was dealt with at the Court Centre in Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with North Lincolnshire magistrates hearing the matter and passing sentence: JAMES ANDREW MOBBS, 32, of Greens...
View ArticleAssault charge: Scunthorpe man given curfew & rehab
The following offender was dealt with at the Court Centre in Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with North Lincolnshire magistrates hearing the matter and passing sentence: ALAN COOPER, 56, of Merlin Road,...
View ArticleNew renal cancer consultant appointed at Scunthorpe General...
A NEW consultant with a special interest in renal cancer has been appointed to work at Scunthorpe General Hospital.Mark Rogers has worked at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust since...
View ArticleHumberTag leads to increase in Humber Bridge traffic
HUMBER Bridge bosses say the introduction of the HumberTag toll payment system has contributed towards an increase in traffic over the crossing.The number of vehicles crossing the bridge has jumped by...
View ArticleScunthorpe Hospital Radio having huge impact on patients
A LOCAL radio chief who started out on hospital radio has praised the results of a study which shows that the community stations have a positive impact on the well-being of patients.Sean Dunderdale is...
View ArticleEureka! Inventor creates amazing eco exercise bike that stores...
A WELL-KNOWN local inventor has spent nearly 20 years inventing an exercise machine.But it's not any ordinary exercise machine – it converts the energy expended exercising to power the machine as a...
View ArticleREMEMBER THIS? Controversy as Hillards opens area's first...
HILLARDS supermarket opened on Scunthorpe's Skippingdale estate 31 years ago.Back in 1985, out-of-town hypermarkets were still relatively rare and seen by many as posing a real threat to local traders...
View ArticleNew scheme launched to regenerate Barton town centre
A SCHEME is under way to help regenerate Barton town centre.A working group has been set up by North Lincolnshire Council to help deliver on plans and improvements.The group, which could include...
View ArticleNew toilets planned for Winterton, Brigg and Barton
CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed a decision to install Changing Places toilets for disabled users in locations across North Lincolnshire.North Lincolnshire Council will install the toilets, which have extra...
View Article'We all need to get behind British Steel': MP sounds rallying...
SO BRITISH Steel is returning! I think we can all agree that the deal announced between Greybull and Tata is to be welcomed. Whilst there are still some hoops to be gone through before the deal is...
View ArticleTesco in talks to increase A18 safety for motorists leaving store
COUNCIL officials have approached Tesco to see what can be done to stop motorists turning right out of the car park of one of the nation retailer's North Lincolnshire stores.Councillors have received...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: World leaders to hold emergency summit in Brussels...
WORLD leaders are set to meet at an emergency steel summit in Brussels aimed at easing the current crisis facing the industry. The Sunday Telegraph reported Business Secretary Sajid Javid will be among...
View ArticleScunthorpe, Brigg, Barton & Bottesford schools to share...
NEARLY £4.6 million will be invested in schools across North Lincolnshire this year.The investment from North Lincolnshire Council will increase the supply of school places and repair and maintain...
View ArticleMissing Scunthorpe teenager is found
MISSING Scunthorpe teenager Leon Bulmer has been found, police have confirmed. An appeal was issued by Humberside Police on Friday (April 15) after Leon, 16, had been missing for four days. At that...
View ArticleWoman injured in Scunthorpe town centre street robbery
A WOMAN was injured as her handbag was stolen on a Scunthorpe town centre street yesterday (Sunday, April 17), police say. A Humberside Police statement said: "The 57-year-old was walking past...
View ArticlePolice identify body found at Flixborough Wharf
POLICE have identified a man whose body was found in the water at Flixborough Wharf near Scunthorpe. As reported, officers from Humberside Police were called to the area at 4.20pm on Thursday (April...
View ArticleCar and cyclist in crash near Scunthorpe Asda
POLICE have launched an investigation after a cyclist was involved in a collision with a car in Scunthorpe. A Humberside Police statement said the incident involved a blue car, which failed to stop...
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