GUY MARTIN: Isle of Man TT star profiled in new Portrait of a...
A NEW book about North Lincolnshire motorcycle racer Guy Martin has been published. Guy Martin: Portrait of a Bike Legend is by Philip Wain, who used to write press releases for the Kirmington...
View ArticleGONORRHOEA ALERT: Scunthorpe revellers to be targeted this...
REVELLERS in Scunthorpe will this weekend be given dancefloor warnings and advice about unsafe sex, in the light of the STI scare. The announcement follows news that a new super-strain of highly...
View Article2,000 steel jobs at risk at Redcar after temporary halt in...
STEEL-making at the Thai-owned SSI UK plant at Redcar has been temporarily suspended, putting 2,000 jobs at risk. The set-back is said to be due to ongoing issues with the supply of raw materials and...
View ArticlePolice appeal after antique jug is stolen from church
POLICE have appealed for information on an antique brass jug which is thought to have been stolen from a North Lincolnshire church. Officers say the jug was discovered to be missing from a church in...
View ArticleTV comedian to perform in restaurant above Honest Lawyer
A TV comedian will perform at a more intimate venue when he visits Scunthorpe - in a restaurant! An Audience with Gary Delaney will see the comedian take to the stage at the Gallows restaurant, above...
View ArticleWatch amazing video of dolphin helping Scunthorpe man propose to...
A SCUNTHORPE man called upon a dolphin to help with a very special proposal when on holiday with his girlfriend. Jamie MacGregor, 24, spent months planning the special surprise for his partner Shelley...
View ArticleMan tried to con £6,000 from woman (89) in Scunthorpe
POLICE have issued a warning after a man tried to con an 89-year-old Scunthorpe woman into handing over £6,000. A spokesman for Humberside Police said: "The victim was called by a man on Wednesday,...
View ArticleWrestling superstar to perform in Scunthorpe
A FORMER WWE wrestler will headline an event in Scunthorpe. All Star Wrestling returns to the Baths Hall on Monday, October 26 and features ex-WWE wrestler Mason Ryan, alongside American invaders Sam...
View ArticleScunthorpe MP Nic Dakin given shadow ministerial role by Jeremy...
SCUNTHORPE MP Nic Dakin has been promoted in Jeremy Corbyn's Labour shadow cabinet. Mr Dakin was today appointed shadow schools minister. Earlier in the week, he said he was optimistic about the future...
View ArticleEUROMILLIONS RESULTS: Winning numbers for tonight Friday...
COULD you be a EuroMillions winner tonight (Friday, September 18)?The game gives ticket-holders across Europe the chance of becoming instant millionaires.Players throughout the continent will be hoping...
View ArticlePiece of cake! New community café opens
A NEW community cafe has opened in Ashby, providing work placements for clients at a Scunthorpe housing service.Piece of Cake, which operates on Ashby Market every Thursday, is run by clients and...
View ArticleNew Hunters estate agents set to open at old retail unit
A SCUNTHORPE estate agent who started his business five years ago working from his conservatory at home will open his first branch office this Monday (September 21).Andy Thompson, 32, has invested...
View Article2 Sisters set to build new bio-refinery to power Scunthorpe...
POULTRY power looks set to run Britain's biggest chicken processing plant in Scunthorpe.For The 2 Sisters Food Group company is seeking planning approval to build a bio-refinery on its site on the...
View ArticleHead teacher helps buy students 200 school shirts after issue...
SENIOR leaders at Baysgarth School plunged into their own pockets to make sure students had their full uniform for the start of the new term.Management, including head teacher Richard Briggs, purchased...
View ArticleSpecsavers creating major new shop in Scunthorpe town centre
Specsavers is to expand its business in Scunthorpe High Street. The business, which has traded in the High Street since 1992, will take over the neighbouring shop which was formerly occupied by Curtis...
View ArticleGrieving father launches counter-petition to stop headstones...
A GRIEVING Scunthorpe father has launched a counter-petition to stop fellow mourners placing headstones above graves in two areas of the town's Woodlands Crematorium.North Lincolnshire Council has...
View ArticleVictory! Man wins council battle over fine for parking in same...
A TRAFFIC Penalty Tribunal has upheld an appeal by a well-known Scunthorpe businessman who was fined for parking on the same spot he had used for the past 23 years.Victory for Neil Dubnyckyj, 57, came...
View ArticleMajor new housing development planned as part of bid to build A15...
COUNCIL chiefs want to create a "wealth corridor" by turning the A15 into a dual carriageway between Scunthorpe and Lincoln.The leaders of North Lincolnshire and West Lindsey District councils met this...
View ArticleNATIONAL LOTTERY: What is the Lotto jackpot & what time's the...
COULD you become a millionaire tonight (Saturday, September 19)?The latest National Lottery Lotto draws are set to be made, with another big jackpot up for grabs if you've got your ticket.The top prize...
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