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'Sophisticated cannabis factory' found by police
POLICE found cannabis plants with a potential street value of £10,800 after searching a house, a court heard.Daniel Barbour, 35, of Woodgarth Villas, Oxmarsh Lane, New Holland, admitted producing...
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'Drunken yob' grabbed knife from Scunthorpe takeaway and chased...
A TROUBLEMAKER branded a "drunken yob" grabbed a knife from a takeaway and brandished it at a group of high-spirited teenagers during a confrontation, a court heard.Ashley Ryan, 28, admitted affray on...
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Work to start on £13m flood defence scheme to protect homes...
WORK will start in April next year on a £13 million scheme to improve flood defences on the River Trent.The scheme is part of the £1.2 billion Lincolnshire Lakes project aimed at creating 6,000 new...
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Eye cancer patient claims hospital didn't spot illness
AN INVESTIGATION is underway at Scunthorpe General Hospital after a father of three who has been diagnosed with eye cancer threatened to sue the hospital for alleged failure in duty of care.But, in an...
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TATA STEEL: Council task force to meet this week
COUNCIL officials will meet this week following reports hundreds of people in the town could lose their jobs at Scunthorpe's Tata Steel site. Tata is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday with...
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TATA STEEL: Call for short-time working in bid to stop closures...
CALLS have been made for Scottish steelworkers to go on short-time working in a bid to stop expected plant closures. It is understood tomorrow Tata Steel will announce up to 1,200 job losses at its UK...
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Cyclist injured after collision with car in Scunthorpe
A CYCLIST was injured after a collision with a car this morning (Monday, October 19). The incident happened on Ashby Road in Scunthorpe at 6.40am. A Humberside Police spokeswoman said: "The collision...
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'Caparo could go into administration' according to national...
STEEL producer Caparo, which has a plant in Scunthorpe, could go into administration today (Monday, October 19), national media reports.The news comes the day before Tata Steel is expected to announce...
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TATA STEEL: New law could see consultation on Scunthorpe jobs cut...
THE consultation period over this week's expected job cuts at Tata Steel in Scunthorpe could be shorter than when there have been redundancies in the past. Under new laws, the consultation period for...
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CAPARO: Union issues statement over speculation steel firm could...
A UNION chief has said speculation that Caparo could go into administration is another 'devastating blow' to the UK's steel industry. The Daily Telegraph says the firm could make the move and reports...
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TATA STEEL: Cutting 900 Scunthorpe jobs gives us best chance of...
CUTTING 900 jobs in Scunthorpe gives Tata Steel the best chance of survival, according to Tata boss Bimlendra Jha. The company has this morning announced the loss of 1,200 jobs across Scunthorpe and...
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Tata Steel: '25,000 jobs depend on Scunthorpe works'
SCUNTHORPE MP Nic Dakin believes 25,000 jobs are dependent on the town's steelworks. Today, Tata Steel is expected to announce the loss of 1,200 UK jobs in Scunthorpe and Scotland. The bulk are...
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TATA STEEL: 'This is devastating news for Scunthorpe steelworkers...
UNIONS today described the news 900 jobs will be axed in Scunthorpe by Tata Steel as devastating news for the workers and their families. Responding to the announcement that Tata Steel is looking to...
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TATA STEEL: Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin says news of 900 redundancies...
SCUNTHORPE MP Nic Dakin said the news that there will be 900 redundancies at Tata Steel's Scunthorpe plant is "devastating" for workers and their families. Tata Steel announced this morning they will...
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Humberside Airport offering weekend breaks in Switzerland
Humberside Airport at Kirmington is offering a weekend holiday flight to Geneva, Switzerland. The holiday will run from June 10 to June 12 next year. Bookings are now being taken for this luxury...
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TATA STEEL: Scunthorpe's plate mill will be mothballed and the...
THE bulk of the 900 job losses announced today at the Scunthorpe Tata Steel works will come from the decision to mothball the plate mill. The mill, which was built in 1928 and has provided steel for...
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TATA STEEL: Future of steel industry will be debated in...
THE future of the steel industry will be discussed in parliament today following news that 900 jobs will be axed at Scunthorpe's Tata site. Labour MP Kevin Brennan has been granted an "urgent question"...
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TATA STEEL BREAKING NEWS: 900 jobs WILL be axed in Scunthorpe
TATA Steel has today (Tuesday) announced it will cut 900 jobs at its Scunthorpe site.A statement from Tata Steel today said: "Tata Steel's Long Products Europe business today announced proposals to...
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