Bank customers warned to watch out for 'smishing' scam - Here's...
Bank customers are being warned to avoid a new scam known as "smishing". Smishing involves fraudsters sending a text saying they are from your bank and urges you to get in touch immediately. The text...
View ArticleNorth Lincolnshire pub launches Asian restaurant
Crowle has now got back its own Asian restaurant within a pub on the lines of Harry's Bar in Ashby, following a £15,000 investment by chef Waqar Haider Shah. Waqar, 26, last week opened his own...
View ArticleNumber of Scunthorpe voters opting out of the open register to...
Keen to reduce the amount of junk mail you get? Up to seven in 10 voters in Scunthorpe may be as they opt out of the open register. In North Lincolnshire, 72% of voters, or a total of 91,108, have...
View ArticlePromising rugby player convicted of burglary
A BURGLAR who once had a promising rugby career alongside England's Jonny Wilkinson, was caught after raiding properties in Wootton, a court heard. Dale Henfrey, 37, of Ings Close, South Kirkby,...
View ArticleDelays likely on main Scunthorpe roads
Delays are likely on a main Scunthorpe road this week. Works will be undertaken on Doncaster Road at the junction of Hilton Avenue from today until March 24. North Lincolnshire Council is responsible...
View ArticleFormer Scunthorpe car manufacturer purchases test track
CAR manufacturer Ginetta, once based in Scunthorpe, has bought Blyton Park Driving Centre in an undisclosed deal. The company is one of the biggest customers of the test track, located between Kirton...
View ArticleWhat are the Easter bank holiday dates this year? Here's...
It's that time of year when people begin to wonder when Easter is. Everyone knows the date of Easter changes every year, which can be a little confusing. But, fear not we have compiled the bank holiday...
View ArticleGrandmother grabs robber stealing from her shop - social media...
A HAVE-a-go grandmother tried to stop a hooded robber stealing the takings from a Scunthorpe newsagents on Monday, March 20. Mother-of-three Linda Ellis was dragged to the floor when she grabbed the...
View ArticleHere is what time you should go to sleep if you want to feel...
Sometimes you have those mornings where you wake up feeling worse than when you went to sleep. According to a new 'sleep calculator' more sleep doesn't always mean a better sleep. The device, used by...
View ArticleScunthorpe schools go head to head in year nine rugby tournament...
Four schools locked horns in the North Lincolnshire Schools rugby tournament yesterday (March 21). The year nine tournament was organised by Scunthorpe RUFC played at Oglesby Park, Burringham Road....
View ArticleShop robbery branded 'disgusting' and perpetrator deemed...
SCUNTHORPE residents have branded the robbery of a well known shop as "disgusting." Ellis Stores on Cottage Beck Road was robbed at 8.40pm on Monday, March 20 when a man entered the shop and stole a...
View Article30-year-old man taken to hospital following assault in Scunthorpe
A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries following an assault in Scunthorpe. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault which took place on Swinburne Road,...
View ArticleMore patients found to have come forward following trust's missed...
A total of 10 patients have been found to have come forward through a helpline set up after it emerged patients were missed off a referral list. The trust which runs Scunthorpe General Hospital were...
View ArticleStephen Hendry says who he thinks is the man to beat at the World...
SEVEN-time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry was at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe today preparing for a "serious" few days of competition at the World Seniors Championship. Stephen took a few...
View ArticleScunthorpe man who sneaked into caravan to watch sleeping woman's...
Voyeur Neil Terry has admitted sneaking into a caravan and lifting a woman's duvet to observe her naked body. The 46-year-old crept into the mobile home in Whitley Bay to target an unsuspecting victim...
View ArticleTrust to be placed in financial special measures
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust is to be placed in financial special measures. The trust will be one of three trusts to be placed in special measures by NHS Improvement. The regulator said...
View ArticleLIVE: Houses of Parliament in lockdown
The Palace of Westminster is in lock down at the moment after gunshots have been heard outside. House of Commons proceedings have been suspended and police have allegedly shot a man outside the...
View ArticleTop 10 things to do in North Lincolnshire & beyond over the...
LOOKING for things to do in North Lincolnshire and beyond over the next seven days? There is plenty going off. Tomorrow (Thursday, March 23) The film A Street Cat Named Bob (12A) will be shown at...
View ArticleNew principal to take the reins at technical college
A NEW principal has been appointed at the Humber University Technical College (UTC) in Scunthorpe. Marc Doyle, who has been teaching for 21 years, will take over from Andrew Downing on April 1. As a...
View ArticleWar hero's medals to go under hammer
MEDALS and memorabilia relating to a Scunthorpe First World War hero who went on to become a successful businessman, civic leader and magistrate are to go under the hammer tomorrow (Friday, March 24)....
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