Changes made to hearing tests for babies born at Scunthorpe...
BABIES born at Scunthorpe General Hospital will now have their hearing tested soon after birth.Previously, babies would have to wait for a health visitor to see them at home, but as part of changes led...
View ArticleHistoric pub re-opens with a new look – and a new landlord
AN HISTORIC village pub has reopened nearly two years after it closed down.The Wheatsheaf pub on Westgate Road in Belton shut in October 2013, but has reopened with a new look and new landlord.The pub...
View ArticleMan starts petition to get 40-year headstone ban lifted at...
A SCUNTHORPE man is threatening legal action against North Lincolnshire Council unless a 40-year ban is lifted on mourners placing headstones above graves in parts of Woodlands Crematorium.At present,...
View Article'Inadequate' care home has registration cancelled by government...
THE owner of a care home which suddenly shut earlier in the year after putting its residents at "significant risk" has been told it's "highly unlikely" he will be able to open another home.St George's...
View ArticlePolice urge drivers to take care in wet conditions
POLICE have issued some guidance to drivers today after rainfall overnight. Forecasters are predicting more rain today, with a risk of thunder and localised disruption due to surface water flooding....
View ArticleEUROMILLIONS: What is tonight's jackpot & what time is the...
HAVE you got your EuroMillions ticket for tonight's (Friday, August 14) draw?The latest draw is set to be made, giving ticket-holders across Europe the chance of becoming instant millionaires.Players...
View ArticleSpitfires over Lincolnshire video: WW2 squadron leader returns...
A TOTAL of 13 Spitfires took part in a spectacular flypast to mark the 75th anniversary of The Battle of Britain. Hundreds of spectators watched the squadron of Spitfires take off from Humberside...
View ArticleUPDATE: Travellers set up camp on Tata Steel land in Scunthorpe
TRAVELLERS have set up camp on land in Scunthorpe. Around eight caravans have been parked on land at the junction of Brigg Road and Rowland Road. The land is owned by Tata Steel and is opposite the...
View ArticleTesco knife robbery: Police release CCTV images
POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a suspected armed robbery at a Tesco Express store. The incident, at the supermarket in Crowle, happened on Wednesday,...
View ArticleFirefighters attend after carbon monoxide alarm activated
FIRE crews were called to what was thought to be a carbon monoxide leak last night (Thursday, August 13). A carbon monoxide alarm was going off on Woodland View near Doncaster Road in Scunthorpe....
View ArticlePrize Pets: See all 462 entrants and vote for your favourite -...
IT'S time to put the cameras down! We've had more than 400 entrants into our first ever Prize Pets competition and it's now time to vote for the cute, funny and adorable pictures in this supplement!...
View ArticleA15 closed in both directions & driver in hospital after...
THE A15 is closed in both directions this afternoon (Friday, August 14) due to an overturned lorry. It is likely to be closed for the rest of the afternoon as police attempt to clear the road. The...
View ArticleEUROMILLIONS: Winning numbers for tonight, Friday, August 14
Did you pick up a ticket for tonight's (Friday, August 14) Euromillions?The latest draw is set to be made, giving ticket-holders across Europe the chance of becoming instant millionaires.Players...
View ArticleScunthorpe pub gets new bosses
A new couple have taken over behind the bar at one of Scunthorpe's best-known licensed venues. John and Maureen McClure have succeeded Kate Scott as mine hosts at the Beacon Hotel after agreeing a new...
View ArticleScunthorpe firm wins major contract with Heathrow Airport
A SCUNTHORPE-based firm has won a contract to install a wireless communication system across Heathrow Airport's railway tunnel infrastructure.Alan Dick Communications (ADComms) will work to set up the...
View ArticleHunks and Horses: Friends get neigh-ked for charity calendar...
A COUPLE are hoping to raise thousands for charity with their third "Hunks and Horses" calendar.Aaron Crawford and his fiancee Kim Smith, of Bottesford, have so far raised £18,000 for Cancer Research...
View Article3G pitch is centrepiece in new vision for sports village
DRAWINGS for a proposed "sports village" at a North Lincolnshire school have been revealed.The joint vision between the school, North Lincolnshire Council and ward members of Barton Town Council could...
View ArticleNew Indian restaurant & takeaway opens offering a taste of...
A NEW Indian restaurant and takeaway has opened in North Lincolnshire.The Jaaz Pavilion Bollywood Lounge in Messingham has taken over what used to be the Jade Pavilion – a Chinese restaurant.The...
View ArticleEx-club members to share in £100,000 windfall after...
THE 200 members of a former licensed club in Scunthorpe are shortly to receive their shares of the £100,000 sale of the property. The club ceased trading in 2011, but there have been prolonged legal...
View ArticleTributes paid to Scunthorpe steelworks pioneer Dr Mike Grimble...
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Scunthorpe steelworks boss Mike Grimble, whose pioneering work helped change the face of the industry.Father-of-two Dr Grimble, who died at home aged 78 on July 28,...
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