Improved pay offer ends strike action at Tata Steel in Scunthorpe

January 16, 2014, 4:54 am

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UCATT members employed at the Tata Steel plant in Scunthorpe have narrowly voted to accept an improved pay offer - preventing further strike action. The 50 refractory workers are employed by contractor Tube City to undertake the maintenance of the furnaces and refractory work on torpedoes, ladles and vessels. Members took strike action on December 17 last year, after the company refused to make a pay offer for 2013. Following the initial strike, the company offered a derisory pay offer of 10...

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Peter Andre coming to Baths Hall in Scunthorpe

January 16, 2014, 3:43 am

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THE location for Peter Andre's appearance in Scunthorpe at The Child of the Year awards later this year has been revealed. The pop star will be appearing at The Baths Hall in the town on Saturday, August 30 and tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday, January 17). Peter will be performing songs, hosting the event and lucky fans will be able to meet the star. Tickets cost £30 and are available by calling the box office from 10am or calling into the venue at 10.30am tomorrow. Ex--Eastenders star...

£165,000 revamp at Scunthorpe pub/restaurant delayed

January 15, 2014, 10:54 pm

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DRINKERS at a North Lincolnshire pub are still awaiting a £165,000 transformation of their local. It is dependent on who takes overall charge at the hostelry. The biggest investment in the 57-year history of the Lincoln Imp, on Gloucester Avenue, will see a dining room added, the beer garden redesigned and the bars and kitchen upgraded. The work was due to start last June, but has been put on hold by the owners at Heineken Brewery until a new leaseholder is appointed. A spokeswoman...

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January 16, 2014, 6:06 am

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A MAN has been trapped between two trailer units on an industrial estate. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was called out shortly before 8am today (Thursday, January 16), to a business premises on Ninth Avenue on the Flixborough Industrial Estate. Humberside Police and paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended. A Humberside Police spokeswoman said: "Concern was raised for the safety of a man, who had been reported as having become trapped in some equipment."The...

M&S developers reveal how they're transforming garden centre...

January 14, 2014, 3:59 am

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WORK is due to start next month on constructing the retail park which is set to bring Marks & Spencer and Debenhams to Scunthorpe.Simons Developments, the firm behind the Doncaster Road scheme, has confirmed it plans to start building steel frames for the shop units from mid-February.To coincide with the news, it has released new pictures of what the £25 million project will look like on the former Stephen H Smith garden centre site.The M&S development is also set to include Boots,...

Cafe Indiependent to open at former Scunthorpe Co-op

January 16, 2014, 12:00 am

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NORTH Lincolnshire's newest live rock venue will be unveiled next month in the shape of Cafe Indiependent on Scunthorpe High Street.Two gigs have already been announced for the 200-capacity venue on February 1 and February 21 and more are in the pipeline.The cafe is a £300,000-plus conversion of the former Co-operative pharmacy, BabiesWorld shop and SoHo stationary store, which had stood empty for almost three years.The work has been undertaken by Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire...

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January 16, 2014, 12:00 am

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HAPPY Mondays star Bez will be performing at this year's Party in the Pines festival. Maraca player and dancer Bez, most famous as a member of bands Happy Mondays and Black Grapes, will be performing a live DJ set at the Broughton Festival. Party in the Pines will take place on Saturday, May 3 and camping is free. The headline act is still to be announced, but artists already confirmed include Dirty Sterling, The Marras, Sian Hart, Lizzie Goddard and many more. Early bird tickets are available...

Drunken abuse of Scunthorpe shop staff lands man in court

January 15, 2014, 10:52 pm

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BEING abusive to staff who refused to serve him alcohol landed a Scunthorpe man before the courts.Liam Lynch became abusive to staff at the Spar shop on Old Brumby Street, Scunthorpe, after being refused service for alcohol at around 7am.Lynch, 26, of Hathersage Court, admitted one charge of being drunk and disorderly.During a hearing at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court, Rebecca Dolby, prosecuting, said Lynch was witnessed outside the store at 4am on October 17, heavily in drink.After...

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Eight-bedroom children's home sold for £170,000 by North...

January 15, 2014, 10:48 pm

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An eight-bedroom children's home with a guide price of £170,000 has been sold by North Lincolnshire Council - subject to contract. It is an imposing, detached building - declared surplus to requirements by the council - and described as offering a rare opportunity to purchase. The property in Poplar Drive, Brigg - on the Springbank housing estate - is quite modern, only being built in the 1970s. It has an internal lift and central heating. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Humberside Airport boss answers calls for change of name

January 15, 2014, 10:34 pm

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HUMBERSIDE Airport has responded to calls it should change its name.A campaign has been launched saying it should be renamed after John Harrison, former Barrow resident and inventor of the chronometer – a maritime aid.Paul Litten, commercial director for the airport, said: "The article (in last week's paper) by Dr Robert M Jaggs-Fowler is very interesting and we applaud his work on bringing the name of John Harrison to a wider audience."Knowledge of the Humber has grown...

Parkinson Arms pub closes just three months after reopening in...

January 16, 2014, 12:00 am

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LESS than three months after it reopened, the Parkinson Arms in Scunthorpe has ceased trading again. Owner Tony Conroy, however, insists the 48-year-old pub in Mary Street will be up and running again soon with new tenants in place. Last October, Tony signed a three-year tenancy deal with partners Dean and John Kennedy to reopen the business. There were plans to reopen the kitchen earlier this month, but last Friday the Kennedys put up the shutters. It's just been revealed that a deal has been...

High value collection of Indian jewellery stolen from Scunthorpe...

January 16, 2014, 5:56 am

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A HIGH value collection of Indian jewellery has been stolen from an address in Scunthorpe. Police are appealing for assistance from the public in trying to locate the whereabouts of the items. Humberside Police was called in connection with a burglary, which happened between 4.30pm and 5.41pm on Monday, January 13, on Leonard Crescent in Scunthorpe. Thieves entered the property and stole a large selection of items which included: - A sum of cash - A blue coloured trolley suitcase with the...

Boots to open new pop-up pharmacy in Scunthorpe

January 16, 2014, 3:45 am

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National retailer Boots will be opening a pop-up pharmacy in Scunthorpe this month. The retail giant's pharmacy will open on January 22 and be located in a temporary unit at the Simons retail park on Doncaster Road. As previously reported, Boots is one of the retailers signed up for the Simons development which will also include Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Costa Coffee and Subway. All of these will be permanent units. Plans for the pop-up were submitted by Boots Limited UK and approved by...

Scunthorpe man lashed out at ex-partner with tin opener

January 16, 2014, 10:54 pm

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A MAN visited his ex-partner's home in the early hours and ended up lashing out at her with a tin opener, a court heard.Stephen Welsh, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court how Imtiaz Ladha visited the house of a former partner at around 2am on May 25 last year.Ladha, 35, of Mulgrave Street, Scunthorpe, entered the property and went upstairs to see if his former partner was in, and found her with another man.A disturbance started and blows were exchanged between all three parties, at which...

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January 16, 2014, 10:38 pm

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The Brat Pack helped catapult him into an overnight star in the 1980s, but John Parr's equally at home playing Westwoodside Village Hall as he is appearing at the Sydney Opera House Reporter SIMON LEONARD caught up with him. AS THE iconic 1980s anthem recorded by John Parr suggests, he is a man in motion.John's illustrious career has seen him play the biggest venues in the world, alongside some rock music greats.But the star is never too busy to return to his roots.John is due to return to...

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Visit big new Scunthorpe area weekend market and car boot

January 16, 2014, 10:44 pm

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This weekend sees another opportunity to visit a new market and car boot sale, now running every Saturday and Sunday in North Lincolnshire - and attracting eager shoppers. The opening times have been brought forward to give people more time to browse. The operators say a major benefit is that everything is undercover and protected from the January weather. Operating every Saturday and Sunday, the market, on Belton Road, Sandtoft is near the old airfield and close to the Sandtoft Trolley Bus...

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January 17, 2014, 3:12 am

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FANS have been rushing to grab tickets for Peter Andre's appearance at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe. Tickets went on sale this morning for the pop star's appearance at the Michael White Child of the Year awards, later this year. Peter will be headlining the show and will be performing hits, as well as presenting the first, second and third Child of the Year awards. Ex-EastEnders actor Scott Maslen will be hosting the awards again, along with organiser Sue Maclean. And tickets have already...

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January 17, 2014, 5:30 am

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THE Scunthorpe mother who stole thousands of pounds from her severely disabled daughter's £2.6-million compensation fund has been jailed for five and a half years today. Cathy Watson, of Heron Gate, systematically helped herself to her daughter's money to fund a lavish "Lottery-style" spending spree over a long period of about eight years. Her ex-husband, Robert Hills, who admitted his wrongdoing and gave prosecution evidence against Watson was jailed for three years and four...

Typhoid contracted by Scunthorpe General Hospital worker

January 17, 2014, 5:34 am

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A children's healthcare worker at Scunthorpe General Hospital has contracted typhoid. Parents of children who may have been in contact with the healthcare worker will be alerted to the news by the Trust. Dr Peter Cowling, consultant microbiologist at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, said: "A paediatric healthcare worker at the Trust has contracted an infection called typhoid. "The risk of this particular healthcare worker passing typhoid on to other people is...

Council slashes prices in house and land sale

January 16, 2014, 10:58 pm

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North Lincolnshire Council has slashed the price of land and surplus property - valued at more than £600,000 - having failed to sell them off to private or commercial buyers in recent months. Lower guide prices have now been issued for land and property in Scunthorpe and Winterton. The former school caretaker's house in Newport Drive, Winterton, is now on the market for £119,000. That's a whopping reduction from its original price of £149,950. The detached property has three...