Brigg Heritage Centre seeks £18k manager

March 8, 2014, 10:40 pm

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BRIGG Heritage Centre – featuring a prehistoric boat dug up in the town as its centrepiece – is continuing to go from strength to strength.Visitor numbers have passed 7,500 and the centre, in the Angel complex, is now looking for a full-time manager.Councillor Rob Waltham revealed the impressive visitor figures during the latest meeting of Brigg Town Council.He is also the point of contact for people wanting to find out more about the manager's position with the Ancholme...

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Scunthorpe Musical Festival 2014: Pictures & results

March 8, 2014, 10:42 pm

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THE annual Scunthorpe Musical Festival is under way at Frodingham Parish Hall.The festival sees children and young people from Scunthorpe schools – in addition to local drama groups and travelling participants from Grimsby and Doncaster – perform in a number of categories, ranging from Bible reading to mime.The performers are split into age categories, and have been taking to the stage in front of a full house of parents, teachers, classmates and friends.Their efforts this time have...

Level crossing to shut for two days

March 8, 2014, 10:44 pm

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THE railway crossing at Haxey will be closed to road traffic on Monday, March 10 and Tuesday, March 11 to allow engineering work to be carried out.The alternative route for traffic will be via the B1396, Brerhergate, Doncaster Road, Sanderson's Bank, Bank End, A614 Bawtry Road, A631 Gainsborough Road, Mill Hill, B1402 Walkeringham Road, Fountaun Hill, Gringley Road and Haxey Road.

Curfew imposed on Scunthorpe thief

March 8, 2014, 10:46 pm

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The following offender was dealt with at the Court Centre in Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with North Lincolnshire magistrates hearing the matter and passing sentence: MICHAEL STEVEN VINCE KIRBY, 45, of Sheffield Street, Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty to theft. He was given a six-week community order with a curfew requirement, ordered to pay compensation of £300 and costs of £100. YOU CAN READ MORE COURT NEWS HERE http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/courts-news Follow us on...

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March 8, 2014, 10:48 pm

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Mobile speed camera locations in northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire for week commencing March 9, 2014: Sunday, March 9: Safety camera enforcement officers will be visiting sites across the region. Monday, March 10: Main Road, Bilton; A159 Messingham Road, Ashby. Tuesday, March 11: A1174 Woodmansey; Luneburg Way, Scunthorpe. Wednesday, March 12: A614 south of Shiptonthorpe; B1398 Greetwell. Thursday, March 13: A1035 Hull Bridge Road, Beverley; A18 Queensway, Scunthorpe. Friday, March 14:...

Scunthorpe woman admits causing 5 dogs unnecessary suffering

March 8, 2014, 10:54 pm

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The following offender was dealt with at the Court Centre in Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with North Lincolnshire magistrates hearing the matter and passing sentence: CAROL MARGARET WHARTON, 19, of Boughton Avenue, Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to five dogs. She was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £15. YOU CAN READ MORE COURT NEWS HERE http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/courts-news Follow us on Facebook...

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March 8, 2014, 10:56 pm

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Tata Steel is to recruit 30 apprentices and five trainee engineers this September. It will be the eighth successive year in which the Scunthorpe works has taken on apprentices. The year's number is below last year's intake of 55 due the present economic climate. But site director Jon Bolton said: "We have to maintain skills for the future and the apprentices are the future lifeblood of Tata Steel." School-leavers have been given until Sunday, March 16 to make their applications. Learn about...

Scunthorpe bus crash: Witnesses come forward after cyclist left...

March 8, 2014, 11:00 pm

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WITNESSES to a bus crash which left a Scunthorpe cyclist brain-damaged and unable to walk have come forward after an appeal was launched.Yvonne Bosanquet, 54, suffered life-changing injuries in a collision with a Hornsby Travel bus in Scunthorpe town centre.After spending four months in hospital, she now requires 24-hour care at the Stonecroft House home in New Barnetby.An appeal for witnesses was launched as the precise details of the collision remain unclear, a year on from the...

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I paint Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes Benz F1 car

March 8, 2014, 10:58 pm

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AS LEWIS Hamilton prepares to contest the Formula 1 world title, a former Scunthorpe student will ensure his Mercedes glistens on the grid.Josh Dixon, from Bottesford, has a job millions of race fans can only dream of – composites paint technician for the Mercedes Benz F1 team.The 23-year-old bagged the job after completing an apprenticeship at North Lindsey College during which he worked for Stoneacre in Scunthorpe.He now finds himself rubbing shoulders with the likes of ex-world champ...

£320 bill for angler without proper licence

March 8, 2014, 10:52 pm

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The following offender was dealt with at the Court Centre in Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with North Lincolnshire magistrates hearing the matter and passing sentence: SHAUN LISTER, 20, of Falmouth Court, Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty to fishing otherwise than in accordance with a licence, unlawfully taking fish and failing to attend an assessment to establish whether he was dependent upon or had a propensity to misuse a class A drug. He was fined £200, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of...

Industrial action by 1,100 council workers 'inevitable'

March 8, 2014, 10:50 pm

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MORE than 1,100 of the lowest paid employees of North Lincolnshire Council have been warned to brace themselves for industrial actionThe warning came after council chiefs said there was no spare cash to fund a claim for a minimum £1 an hour pay rise from April 1.They were responding to a demand from the main trade union Unison that since 2010-11 the local authority had saved more than £10 million through pay freezes, redundancies and not filling vacancies.Unison regional organiser...

Road closed: Driver suffers head injuries in crash and car fire

March 9, 2014, 9:20 am

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A DRIVER has suffered head injuries after being involved in a crash and car fire this afternoon. Lincolnshire Police were called at 3pm today (Sunday) to the single vehicle crash on the A159 Laughton Road, near Blyton. A stretch of the road has been closed between Laughton and Blyton while the car is recovered, and the driver was taken to Scunthorpe General Hospital by ambulance. Police say the driver suffered minor head injuries in the crash, which subsequently caused a fire to break...

80% hoard items in North Lincolnshire - but what do YOU keep?

March 9, 2014, 11:44 pm

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More than four out of five householders in North Lincolnshire are self-confessed hoarders, according to market research carried out by the charity the British Heart Foundation. Almost a quarter of locals admitted they have a bedroom in their house dedicated to excess clutter, with more than 60 per cent of the contents last used over ten years ago. Linda Puchala, the charity's regional manager, said: "It's astonishing how much we collectively hoard as a nation, clinging onto clothes which...

Brigg to enjoy longer free parking near shops

March 9, 2014, 11:50 pm

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Extended short stay free parking for shoppers is on the way in Brigg. North Lincolnshire Council is now going through the legal processes required to extend the parking period from 20 minutes to one hour. The areas in question are in Bigby Street, close to the town centre shops and the post office parcel collection office, plus an area of Bridge Street, alongside the A18. The council will consider comments on the proposals but unless there are major objections it is expected the extended free...

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March 9, 2014, 11:52 pm

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A MAN who threatened North Lincolnshire Council employees and councillors has been ordered to pay the authority more than £16,500.John Carney, of Lindsey Drive, Crowle, was served with a five-year antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court.The council applied for the order, saying Carney had acted in an antisocial manner during the last six months.The order was then made at a hearing and Carney was ordered to pay costs of £16,894 to the council.Simon...

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March 10, 2014, 12:00 am

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FOURTEEN men have appeared in court following violent clashes in Scunthorpe town centre on a Sunday afternoon last June.The men – who all originate from the former Portuguese colony of East Timor – appeared at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court more than eight months after two factions clashed.All 14 are charged in connection with violent disorder following clashes on Frodingham Road on the afternoon of Sunday, June 23.Twelve of the men are charged with possessing ...

Lincolnshire Lakes: MP Andrew Percy calls for delay to 6,000-home...

March 10, 2014, 12:02 am

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COUNCILLORS and MP Andrew Percy have met with Environment Agency officials to discuss delays to the 6,000-home Lincolnshire Lakes project. As reported, North Lincolnshire Council announced last month that it was to delay the latest round of consultation on the development because of flooding fears. Council leader Liz Redfern, Mr Percy and John Orr, the Environment Agency's environment manager, met today (Monday, March 10) to discuss the scheme. The Lakes plan involves creating a number of new...

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March 10, 2014, 3:05 am

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SCUNTHORPE United are set to ask police to investigate after seats were broken in the away section of Glanford Park during Saturday's game against Northampton Town. The incident happened during the second half of the League Two clash, shortly after a visiting fan was arrested. Alan Welsh, the club's stadium manager, said around seven seats were damaged and he intended to report the incident to police. He said: "On Saturday, March 8 at the Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town game, some...

Man charged with armed robberies

March 10, 2014, 3:22 am

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A man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at Barnetby Top petrol station. Stefan Pavlik, 40, of Dale Street, Scunthorpe, was arrested along with two other men and a teenage boy on Friday following the robbery on Sunday, March 2. He has also been charged in connection with an armed robbery at the One Stop shop in Eton Court, Scunthorpe on Wednesday, February 5, an attempted robbery at the same store on Monday, February 17 as well as three counts of possessing an imitation...

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March 9, 2014, 11:48 pm

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AN UNEMPLOYED man has launched his own business in Scunthorpe after unsuccessfully applying for 400 jobs.Daniel Hall, from Scunthorpe, has been out of work for two years after completing a business action and ICT course at North Lindsey College.Mr Hall, 24, decided the best course of action was to start his own business, and is confident it will appeal to clients.He said: "There is a demand for support services in the local area, and I have undertaken training to provide those services. I...