12 NOON UPDATE: Barton High Street closed and man taken to...
A 77-year-old man has been taken to hospital after a crash on Barton High Street.Police were called by paramedics at 9.20am today (Wednesday, April 20) after a 4x4 mounted the pavement and hit a...
View ArticleYou can still be fined! Drivers warning after thieves steal new...
RECENTLY introduced speed limit signs in North Lincolnshire have been stolen by "mindless thieves."A spokesman for North Lincolnshire Council said: "Newly introduced 40mph speed limit signs on the...
View ArticleFriday Update: Travellers camped on Brigg Rec
TRAVELLERS who remain camped on a North Lincolnshire sports ground have been summoned to court after failing to move.Nine caravans and a number of Transit vans and cars arrived at the site on Tuesday...
View ArticleShopkeeper who got stun gun after knife-robbery at his Scunthorpe...
A SCUNTHORPE shopkeeper who had an electric stun gun after his business was robbed has escaped an immediate prison sentence.Thileepan Kandapillai, 44, of Pinewood Close in the town, admitted possessing...
View ArticleRiddings swimming pool closed
A SCUNTHORPE swimming pool has been closed because of a technical fault.Riddings Swimming Pool is closed for the rest of today (Friday, April 22). A spokeswoman from North Lincolnshire Council said:...
View ArticleFirefighters free woman trapped in car after two vehicle crash
HUMBERSIDE Fire and Rescue Service was called to a two-vehicle road traffic accident in North Lincolnshire today.The incident happened on Church Street in Hibaldstow at around 2.30pm.When fire crews...
View ArticleEUROMILLIONS RESULTS: Winning numbers for tonight, Friday, April...
COULD your EuroMillions numbers have come up tonight (Friday, April 22)?The latest draw is set to be made, with a rollover top prize on offer tonight.Ticket holders across Europe will be dreaming of...
View ArticleEngland Test cricket star's plans for North Lincolnshire shop...
An application submitted by a retired England international sportsman to change the use of the last remaining retail premises in a North Lincolnshire village have been turned down by council planners....
View ArticleFood hygiene: Popular Sunday lunch venue rated by inspectors
North Lincolnshire Council hygiene inspectors continue to undertake routine visits to shops, restaurants, takeaways and other premises where food is a feature. The rating system used is: FIVE STARS:...
View ArticleCharity football match in memory of Brigg teacher and sportsman...
A CHARITY football match is set to be held in memory of Brigg teacher and sportsman Adrian Gibbons.The game will be played at Brigg Town's Hawthorns ground on Sunday, May 1 with a 3pm kick-off.It...
View ArticleParty in the Pines festival given go-ahead despite complaints...
LICENSING watchdogs on North Lincolnshire Council have given the go-ahead for 2,500 fans to attend the region's biggest outdoor rock festival Party In The Pines.But promoter Gary Hird, whose family...
View Article'Driving through Scunthorpe you get impression it's unkempt and...
OVER the last few weeks, we've had the media descend on our town for coverage of both the steel works and NHS crisis.I visited Scunthorpe a few days before Easter and driving along Brigg Road from the...
View Article£31,000 to be spent improving maternity services at...
MORE than £31,000 is to be invested into improving maternity services at Scunthorpe General Hospital.The cash will create a high observational room to help mums who need additional care before or after...
View ArticleDog walkers could be banned from walkway near nature reserve and...
The managing director of a North Lincolnshire entertainment venue has a popular walkway could be closed to dog walkers. This was revealed to the Scunthorpe Telegraph by Liz Bennet, MD at The Ropewalk,...
View ArticleScunthorpe bar puts 10p on a pint
OFFICIALS of a licensed Scunthorpe club have imposed a 10p a pint increase to pay for the staff's national living wage rise of 50p a hour. Secretary Jacqui Burton said it was the first beer rise in...
View Article30 jobs created as B&M prepares to open fourth store in North...
North Lincolnshire's newest major retailer store is set to open for business next month, it has been revealed.Discount chain B&M Bargains will start trading on Thursday, May 12 in Brigg town...
View ArticleMelior Community Academy given glowing report as it bids to leave...
THE principal of Melior Community Academy in Scunthorpe has said it is "continuing on the right track" following a glowing monitoring inspection from Ofsted.The academy was placed in special measures...
View ArticleGreybull Capital hails Scunthorpe steelworkers for accepting...
SCUNTHORPE steelworkers who have made history by voting to take a pay cut have been thanked by their prospective new bosses at Greybull Capital for helping to make a £400 million rescue package...
View ArticleFood hygiene: Scunthorpe & Brigg butchers graded by...
Routine food hygiene inspections continue to be carried out by council officers across northern Lincolnshire. The rating system used is: FIVE STARS: Very good. FOUR STARS: Good THREE STARS: Generally...
View ArticleTalented artist battling four types of cancer selling works for...
A NORTH Lincolnshire artist who is battling four types of cancer is fundraising for Lindsey Lodge Hospice.Dennis Nash, 69, who has sold paintings around the world, has been told by doctors that he is...
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