TATA STEEL: '4 steps that MUST be taken to protect Scunthorpe's...
A SCUNTHORPE union boss says there are four steps the Government and North Lincolnshire Council can take to protect the future of the town's steel industry. Shaune Clarkson, GMB officer in Scunthorpe,...
View ArticleAssault by beating: Man sentenced for 4 offences
The following offender was dealt with at the Court Centre in Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with North Lincolnshire magistrates hearing the matter and passing sentence: CHARLES GEORGE TUBY, 38, of Mill...
View ArticleTata Steel Scunthorpe: 27 Pictures of the plate mill down the...
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View ArticleHumberside police 'inadequate' & Lincolnshire force 'needs to...
Humberside Police has been branded 'inadequate' by inspectors with concerns raised that the force is not prepared for future financial cuts.A report by HMIC released today said the force has a "limited...
View ArticleWork underway to tackle nuisance drivers
WORK is continuing to tackle nuisance drivers.Residents complained that motorists were speeding up to Baysgarth Leisure Centre, in Barton, playing loud music and causing noise – sometimes as late as...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: Bimlendra Jha gives first interview since announcing...
SCUNTHORPE'S Tata Steel chief Bimlendra Jha has given his first interview since news broke that 900 jobs at the town's steelworks were being axed. This lunchtime he told the Scunthorpe Telegraph that...
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View ArticleTATA STEEL BREAKING: Business secretary Sajid Javid says...
BUSINESS secretary Sajid Javid has spoken for the first time since it was announced 900 jobs steel jobs will be axed in Scunthorpe but said there was little the Government could do to change the price...
View Article23 new homes on way
Approval has been given to build 23 homes with driveways, garages and an access road. North Lincolnshire Council approved the application from local housebuilder Keigar Homes Ltd. The properties are...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: Campaigners stage protest outside Scunthorpe's...
SUPPORTERS of the 900 Scunthorpe steelworkers facing redundancy held a placard demonstration outside the Tata Steel works today. Organiser Stuart Maw, 49, said: "We are showing solidarity with the...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: Heartbreak, anger, frustration and despair - readers...
THE news that 900 jobs will be axed at Scunthorpe's Tata Steel works has hit the town, and its people, hard. When the news was published on our website, scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk, readers were quick to...
View ArticleVulcan XH558 could make a final flight over Lincolnshire
The last ever flight of Vulcan XH558 - the Cold War British bomber - may bring it to the skies over Lincolnshire. The iconic plane recently flew over the Scunthorpe area, and now another visit could be...
View ArticleWork starts on building new convenience store
Work on a "run-down site" in North Lincolnshire started this week, to make way for a convenience store. The soon-to-be Co-operative outlet will be situated on the corner of Redbourne Road and West...
View ArticleCouncil looking to fill £39k tourism job
North Lincolnshire Council has a job vacancy to fill in tourism - at a salary of £36,571 to £39,267. The closing date for applications is Friday (October 23). Based at Scunthorpe Civic Centre, the...
View ArticleThe decline of Scunthorpe steel: There used be 'a job for...
How times have changed! In the 1970s, more than 200,000 people were employed in the UK steel sector, but the number now stands at just 30,000. Unions say that one in six of those remaining jobs is now...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: Council says it would be acting illegally if it...
NORTH Lincolnshire Council says it would be breaking the law if it did not claim £15.2-million in business rates from Tata Steel in Scunthorpe. Yesterday the firm announced it was axing 900 jobs in...
View ArticleFAREWELL: Mourners pay tribute at funeral of young Scunthorpe...
MORE than 100 mourners packed into the Woodlands Crematorium yesterday (Tuesday, October 20) for the funeral of a young Scunthorpe dad who died suddenly. Tributes were paid to 29-year-old former...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: JobCentre promises to help 900 Scunthorpe steelworker...
SCUNTHORPE JobCentre Plus has pledged to help support the town's steelworkers. Yesterday Tata Steel confirmed it was axing 900 jobs in the town. A steel task force has been set up by North Lincolnshire...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: Task force meeting in Scunthorpe today to help...
A TASK force will meet for the first time in Scunthorpe today, charged with trying to help the 900 town steelworkers facing redundancy. North Lincolnshire Council leader Liz Redfern announced her...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: Firm issues statement on redundancy consultations as...
TATA Steel has vowed to do all it can to minimise hardship for the 900 Scunthorpe steelworkers facing redundancy. Yesterday the firm confirmed the job cuts will be made following the huge pressures...
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