£1,000 in donations from the funeral of Tunisia terror...
BRIGG and District Gateway Club is set to receive a £1,000-plus funding boost in memory of Claire Windass, who was killed in the terrorist attack in Tunisia earlier this year.Mrs Windass' mother, Janet...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs open new major new furniture warehouse in...
FURNISHING entrepreneurs Mark Drane and Dean Geddes have opened their online retailing warehouse to the public as they seek to win a share of the local trade while serving the national market.The pair...
View ArticleNatwest Bank to unveil £500,000 transformation of iconic...
A £500,000-plus refurbishment of one of Scunthorpe High Street's iconic buildings – the NatWest Bank – is due to be unveiled later this month.Many of the original features of the building, which dates...
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View ArticlePolice attending incident near Sainsbury's in Scunthorpe
POLICE are at the scene of an accident outside Sainsbury's in Scunthorpe this afternoon (Sunday, September 20). The incident, which happened on Henderson Avenue, reportedly involved a motorbike and a...
View ArticleUpdate: Scunthorpe man airlifted to hospital with serious...
A SCUNTHORPE man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car this morning (Sunday, September 20) near Sainsbury's. The 54-year-old motorcyclist...
View ArticlePolice called to incident on Burringham Road
POLICE have been called to an incident in the Riddings area of Scunthorpe this afternoon (Sunday, September 20). A Humberside Police spokesman confirmed they are at an on-going incident on Burringham...
View ArticleEmergency services attend Scunthorpe fire
EMERGENCY services were called after a front door caught fire, causing damage to the entrance of a property.Smoke detectors were activated after the incident, which also caused "severe smoke logging"...
View ArticleExciting future for The Vale Academy as new £13.9m new...
IT IS an exciting time at The Vale Academy in Brigg – and prospective students and their parents have a chance to see why.A new £13.9 million school is being built on its playing fields and will be...
View ArticleScunthorpe school in special measures making 'reasonable...
OFSTED inspectors have praised the progress made by Outwood Academy Foxhills in Scunthorpe – with staff hoping to break out of special measures soon.The school, on Foxhills Road, was taken into special...
View Article£500,000 expenses bill for three North Lincolnshire MPs
NORTH Lincolnshire MPs claimed more in expenses than the year before, taking the bill to more than £500,000, new figures show.All three of the area's MPs claimed more on staff, accommodation, office...
View ArticleWinterton Town Council backs appeal to take in 10 refugee...
COUNCILLORS in Winterton have agreed to take refugees following calls for the region to take in 10 families.A motion was passed at the Lincolnshire Methodist District's Synod meeting in Barton on...
View ArticleArsonist who set fire to neighbour's house THREE TIMES put...
A SERIAL arsonist who started fires at the home of his elderly neighbours three times in a bid to drive them out of their home has been jailed for six years.It was only by pure good luck that his...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle car fire
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a a car fire overnight (Monday, September 21). The incident happened on East Common Lane in Scunthorpe just after midnight. Crews used two hose reels and one breathing apparatus to...
View ArticlePolice called after sheep spotted on M180
DRIVERS are urged to take care after reports of a sheep on the hard shoulder of the M180 motorway this morning (Monday, September 21). It is wandering on the westbound carriageway close to junction 5....
View ArticleTown centre restaurant closes suddenly
A TOWN centre restaurant has closed down suddenly. It was announced on social media over the weekend that The Townhouse on Home Street in Scunthorpe is now closed. The restaurant posted on its Facebook...
View ArticleResidents urged to report 'boy racers' to police
RESIDENTS living close to the Lakeside Retail Park in Scunthorpe are being urged to report "boy racers" who continue to use the retail park as a racetrack late at night, disturbing nearby families, say...
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