£250,000 revamp of Scunthorpe hotel put on hold
A PROPOSED £250,000 makeover of a North Lincolnshire hotel has been put back until the new year. The 28-bedroom Royal Hotel, on Doncaster Road, is the second oldest hotel in Scunthorpe, having been...
View ArticleTaxi fare wars stepped up in Scunthorpe town centre
THE taxi fares war in Scunthorpe has been stepped up following the move by local operator Kuljinder Juj into the High Street.Mr Juj, who set up his firm in 2003, is offering a 10 per cent discount off...
View ArticleHospital park & ride service set to move to Scunthorpe town...
SCUNTHORPE General Hospital's park and ride service could be moving to the town centre.Members of the public are being urged to have their say on the proposal, which, if given the go ahead by the...
View ArticleTATA STEEL: Unions hope to save 100 Scunthorpe jobs, voluntary...
UNION leaders on Scunthorpe's Tata Steel works hope to save at least 100 jobs at the town plant.Paul McBean, the chairman of the works multi-union committee, revealed he and his fellow negotiators are...
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View ArticlePictures: Football match in memory of young Scunthorpe man Nathan...
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View ArticleFoundry Shopping Centre announces major shake-up in Christmas...
THE Foundry shopping centre in Scunthorpe town centre has announced a major shake-up in its Christmas opening hours.Traditionally, shops in the centre have opened until late on Thursdays from the start...
View ArticlePolice called to fire & anti-social behaviour incidents
EMERGENCY services were called after a bin fire and alleged anti-social behaviour at a North Lincolnshire park last night (Friday, October 30). The incident happened at around 9.45pm. It involved bins...
View ArticleON THIS DAY 15 years ago: Emmerdale stars pictured by Scunthorpe...
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View ArticleHalloween fun - more spooky pictures from second haunted house in...
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View ArticleBeautiful South stars Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott set to play...
The Beautiful South stars Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott will be performing at gig at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe tomorrow (Monday, November 2). Paul said: "I am pleased to play places like Scunthorpe...
View Article13 areas in North Lincolnshire waiting for defibrillators
MORE defibrillators are set to be installed across North Lincolnshire sooner after plans to bring funding forward were approved.A North Lincolnshire Council report states 13 sites are on a waiting list...
View ArticleIndoor horse exercise area among new planning applications
THE following planning applications have been received by North Lincolnshire Council:• 23 South View Avenue, Burringham: Build rear and side extension.• 2 Donnington Gardens, Scunthorpe: Build...
View ArticleTesco car park 'might be solution' to town's parking problems
TESCO'S huge car park has been mooted as a possible solution to local parking problems.It is hoped talks will take place between the town council and the supermarket over the idea for Barton.The town...
View ArticleWhat a load of rubbish! Litter bins go missing in Brigg
LITTER bins have been disappearing in Brigg.The one on a lamp-post near The Monument has gone, as has another in Bigby Street, near junction with Princes Street.The brackets are still there, but the...
View ArticleREVEALED: How Scunthorpe General Hospital's trust measures...
THE trust which runs Scunthorpe General Hospital has been rated over cancer, superbugs and A&E waiting time.A report for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust shows during the second...
View ArticleMP Andrew Percy offers rail deal hope to Scunthorpe's Tata Steel...
One way to help the Scunthorpe steel industry would be to try and bring forward Government rail contracts, a North Lincolnshire MP has suggested.Brigg & Goole's representative in Parliament, Andrew...
View ArticleTata Steel Scunthorpe: '900 job losses would be the tip of the...
Up to 25,000 jobs in Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire are at risk as a result of in-plant losses at Tata Steel, it has been claimed.Eddie Lodge, secretary of the Scunthorpe Renaissance Town Team,...
View ArticleSchool holidays: Huge rise in number of parents fined for taking...
THE number of parents in North Lincolnshire being fined for taking their children out of school during term time is continuing to rise.The latest figures released by the local education authority show...
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