UPDATE: Scunthorpe steelworkers lobby Government at crunch...
MEMBERS of the Scunthorpe steel industry's biggest trade union, Community, lobbied Parliament today (September 17) as MPs debated the future of the UK industry.The union's national general secretary,...
View ArticlePregnant woman involved in two-car crash on Mary Street
A PREGNANT woman was involved in a two-car crash in Scunthorpe town centre this morning (Thursday, September 17). An ambulance and police were called to the scene of the two-car crash on the corner of...
View ArticleProduct recalled by Asda over bacteria poison fears
Asda has recalled a product after a potential risk of harmful bacteria was identified. The supermarket giant, which has two stores in Scunthorpe, is recalling a batch of its Chosen By You Pickled...
View ArticleKnife robbery at Scunthorpe town centre shop - members of the...
POLICE are hunting for a knife-wielding robber who made off with a till from a shop in Scunthorpe yesterday (Wednesday, September 16). Members of the public intervened to try and stop the man, but he...
View ArticleLincolnshire Police called to incidents when people were spooked...
POLICE have revealed some of the bizarre incidents they have been called out to. Since 2013, two people called about ghosts and one about a witch. Lincolnshire Police was also called out to 11 criminal...
View ArticleGary Johnson to open new Engineering Technology Centre at North...
ISLE of Man TT rider Gary Johnson is opening the doors to North Lindsey College's new Engineering Technology Centre next month. The Scunthorpe college is unveiling its new centre on Thursday, October...
View ArticlePancreatic cancer campaigner Maggie Watts reacts to ruling on...
A PANCREATIC cancer campaigner from Scunthorpe has expressed her disappointment after the health spending watchdog for England refused to fund a new drug. The National Institute for Health and Care...
View ArticleGovernment accepts Scunthorpe MP's plea for a steel summit to...
UK Business Minister Anna Soubry has agreed to convene a summit meeting to discuss the crisis in the British steel industry. The move came in Parliament today and came in response to demands from...
View ArticleTIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE! Another Scunthorpe pub closes
ANOTHER Scunthorpe pub has closed. Enterprise Inns, the owners of the Star Inn in Scunthorpe, have confirmed the pub in Rochdale Road, has ceased trading after 58 years in business. The closure came...
View ArticleFirefighters in dramatic rescue of horse from river
FIREFIGHTERS were called to rescue a horse from a river this afternoon (Thursday, September 17). The incident happened shortly after 1pm and saw Humberside Fire and Rescue Service crew members wear...
View ArticleDefibrillator donations in memory of Darren
THE family of a 27-year-old father who suddenly died after a cardiac arrest are raising money to put defibrillators into schools. Darren Clark passed away from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS),...
View ArticleNo fines for litter louts in Scunthorpe because council received...
AFTER more than six weeks on patrol, North Lincolnshire's new-style community wardens have yet to issue any on-the-spot fines for littering and other antisocial behaviour. But it seems residents can...
View ArticleBabysitter attacked before being dragged from Scunthorpe house...
A WOMAN admitted punching and kicking a girl in an assault at a property in Scunthorpe. Chantelle Bailey, 19, of Marlowe Road, Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm....
View ArticleCurtis opens new store in Scunthorpe town centre
CURTIS of Lincoln has relocated on Scunthorpe High Street in a bid to boost trade. The Lincoln-based butchery and bakery firm's move to a vacant unit at number 88 is only a short one from number 50,...
View ArticleNew Tata Steel chief tells Scunthorpe workers: 'We're doing our...
THE 4,000 employees of the Tata Steel works in Scunthorpe have been put on a war footing by their new boss. For Bimlendra Jha, executive chairman of the new standalone Long Products business, has set...
View ArticleARMED ROBBERY: Shopkeeper tells of terrifying moment knifeman...
A SHOPKEEPER has spoken of the terrifying moment a knife-wielding robber burst into his Scunthorpe shop before making off with a till full of cash.Police are now hunting the man, who managed to get...
View ArticleFirefighters called to Scunthorpe incident
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to an incident in Scunthorpe this morning. Crew members from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service were called to Scotter Road shortly before 6.30am. One van was involved in...
View ArticleDouble tragedy: Inquest told collision between tractor and...
A CRASH which killed two people in North Lincolnshire last year was "unavoidable", an inquest heard. Motorcyclist Richard Markham and pillion passenger Dale James lost their lives in a head-on...
View ArticleRare super strain of gonorrhoea spreads to Scunthorpe
A NEW super-strain of highly drug-resistant gonorrhoea has spread into Scunthorpe. One of the main treatments for the sexually-transmitted infection – the antibiotic azithromycin – has proven...
View ArticleRED ARROWS: Stunning pictures capture display team over the...
IF you were out in North Lincolnshire over the weekend, you may have caught a glimpse of the Red Arrows as they performed a flypast. They travelled north from their base in Lincolnshire, heading over...
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