No need for brollies! Dry weekend forecast for North Lincolnshire...

October 24, 2014, 7:12 am

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WEATHER forecasters predict a dry weekend for North Lincolnshire, with a chance of sunny spells. The Met Office say there is just a 5 per cent chance of rain, but people should expect windy conditions. There will be some sunny spells on Saturday morning, with temperatures reaching highs of 13 degrees Celsius. Sunday will be more cloudy, with the day becoming overcast in the afternoon. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

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October 24, 2014, 7:40 am

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RETAILERS at the new North Lincolnshire Shopping Park were pleased with the response from customers as their stores opened this morning. Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Boots and Costa Coffee welcomed their first shoppers today, with Subway to follow on November 5. The first store to open was Boots, at 8am. Store manager Laura Pelcot said: "It has been really good and it was a great morning. "The mayor and mayoress came, as did Sam Slocombe from Scunthorpe United, so it was really nice to have...

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October 24, 2014, 8:24 am

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JAKE Quickenden will take on a power ballad from Dirty Dancing on the X Factor this weekend. As part of movies week, Jake will belt out his rendition of an eighties hit in a bid to impress judges. On Saturday (tomorrow) he will sing She's Like The Wind, made famous by Patrick Swayze in 1987. The song featured in Dirty Dancing after Swayze played a demo for the director and producer. Elsewhere in the boys category, Andrea Faustini will sing Listen by Beyonce, from the film...

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October 24, 2014, 11:42 am

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FIREFIGHTERS have been called to The Pods in Scunthorpe tonight (Friday) - with customers evacuated while an incident was dealt with. One crew from Scunthorpe Fire Station was sent to The Pods, on Ashby Road, at around 6.20pm.A fire broke out in the sauna room at the leisure centre, involving a dry sauna heater.The fire was out by the time the crew arrived, and the incident was left with the site manager at The Pods.A spokesman for the fire service said a fire alarm had been...

Get on the pumpkin trail this weekend

October 24, 2014, 10:36 pm

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IT WILL be pumpkin day at the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Scunthorpe this Sunday (October 26) from 10am until 4pm.Normanby Hall Country Park will host a pumpkin trail between 10.30am and 4pm from Monday (October 27) to Friday (October 31).On Tuesday (October 28), Waters' Edge Visitor Centre in Barton will teach children how to make pottery pumpkins at 10.30am and 1pm, cost £10 per child. Call 01652 660380.Meanwhile, Over 50s can join in a free two and a half mile walk from the car park of...

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October 24, 2014, 10:40 pm

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THE biggest athletics event on the Brigg calendar will take place this weekend, with the race being granted extra places to meet demand.The Brigg 10km race, which sees runners head out of the market town to Cadney and back, will now see 350 runners take to the start line on Sunday (October 26) after being granted extra spaces by UK Athletics.As well as the traditional 10km race, those seeking a more difficult run are able to take on the Military Challenge – in which participants cover the...

How Ofsted rates Oasis Academy Parkwood, Scunthorpe

October 24, 2014, 10:40 pm

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A SCUNTHORPE school is taking "effective action" after being told in May that it "requires improvement".Oasis Academy Parkwood, in Plymouth Road, had its first monitoring inspection last month.And inspectors were impressed with what they saw, praising the school's actions to improve.The report wrote that "senior leaders, members of the academy council and the sponsor are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement".It also wrote that the school...

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October 24, 2014, 10:44 pm

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RESIDENTS of seven neighbourhoods in Scunthorpe will spruce up their communities as part of a national campaign."The Big Tidy Up", invented by the Keep Britain Tidy charity, aims to unite neighbourhoods by bringing people together to transform their public spaces.North Lincolnshire Homes, the region's largest social landlord, is helping by putting on a series of events to support the campaign.Gary Lewis, caretaking manager for North Lincolnshire Homes, said: "The Big Tidy Up is...

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Schools urged to bring back nit nurses

October 24, 2014, 10:46 pm

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Health bosses are being urged to employ old-fashioned measures to tackle an age-old problem affecting young schoolchildren today. A member of the public, whose identity is not being revealed by the Scunthorpe Telegraph, is calling for action, asking: "Can anyone remember the nit nurse? Bring them back, please!"Our daughter, who is five, is crawling with them. "It's not her fault, I know. But how come parents of other kids seem to find it too much effort to check their kids'...

Halloween 2014: Get your pictures online in Scunthorpe Telegraph...

October 24, 2014, 10:50 pm

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What will you be doing this Halloween? Whether you're out trick or treating with the kids, throwing a spectacular party for the whole neighbourhood, or have designed the perfect pumpkin to display in the window, we want to see YOUR photos from the spookiest night of the year. From witches to warlocks, cute black cats to terrifying zombies, we're looking for the best pictures from across North Lincolnshire. And whether you're staying at home watching a classic horror flick, or heading out into...

​When do the clocks go back? This Sunday, October 26, National...

October 24, 2014, 10:52 pm

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Spring forward ... and fall back! Yes, it's time the change the clocks again. But we benefit by an hour this time of year.On Sunday, October 26, the clocks will go back one hour at 2am. This means we will have darker evenings, but more light in the mornings, at least for a while!Every time the clocks change, most people are interested in whether or not they will get an hour more or less sleep.But there is more to Daylight Saving Time than just the disruption to our sleeping patterns. And...

Sex offender failed to tell police where he was living for 2...

October 24, 2014, 10:54 pm

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A SEX offender failed to tell police of his whereabouts in defiance of regulations after his release from prison, a court heard.Gary Tombs, 35, of Nethergate, Westwoodside, admitted two offences of breaching his registration requirements.Carl Fitch, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Tombs had been jailed for two-and-a-half years in January 2012 for sexually assaulting boys under 13.He was released in May last year but failed to notify to police proper details of where he was living in...

600 sign petition for new Burringham by-pass

October 24, 2014, 10:56 pm

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A NEW bypass is in the pipeline for a North Lincolnshire village in a bid to alleviate traffic flowing from the proposed Lincolnshire Lakes development.North Lincolnshire Council has agreed to carry out a feasibility study to see whether a bypass to the north of Burringham is workable and how much it would cost.This comes after a 600-strong petition calling for the bypass was handed to the council by Burringham Councillor David Oldfield and Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy.With the Lincolnshire...

Tata Steel Long Products sale: Unions seek legal advice over...

October 24, 2014, 10:58 pm

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UNION leaders from all the Tata Steel sites in the UK have drawn up plans to challenge the lack of consultation into the sell-off of the Long Products business, including the Scunthorpe works.It has already been revealed the main unions – Community, GMB and Unite – are seeking legal advice over the lack of notice they received over the proposed sell-off to the Swiss-based Klesch Group.Ahead of a meeting at Congress House, London, Roy Rickhuss, the chairman of the UK trade union steel...

Victory for 500 objectors as Scunthorpe coal handling store plan...

October 24, 2014, 10:59 pm

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RESIDENTS in Scunthorpe have won their battle to block a company's plans to operate a coal handling store on their doorsteps.Planners at North Lincolnshire Council have rejected the application from the Gainsborough-based firm of TW Logistics.The company wanted to store coal in fully-enclosed warehouses on a site off Ferry Road West.But the residents, led by steelworker Chris Horsley, 37, presented a 500-name petition to the local authority as a protest.A council spokesman said: "The...

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Police probe armed robbery at Beefeater's Anchor pub

October 24, 2014, 11:00 pm

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POLICE are investigating a robbery at a popular pub in Scunthorpe.Humberside Police have confirmed the incident happened at Beefeater pub The Anchor on Lakeside Parkway, near Morrisons, just after midnight on Sunday.The Scunthorpe Telegraph understands that police are investigating claims that it was an armed robbery where a man was tied up and £4,000 was taken from the safe.There has also been a suggestion that the victim was forced to open the safe by the robbers before they...

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October 25, 2014, 1:00 am

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Remember the ladybirds invasion of the 1970s? Well, they're on their way again! The long warm summer has seen an increase in the number of ladybirds across the UK. There are more than 20 varieties of ladybird in the UK and the collective name for them is a "loveliness". This year there has also been an increase in the number of harlequin ladybirds which threaten UK native species. Called Harmonia axyridis, the harlequin was introduced to North America in 1988, where it is now the...

Firefighters called to kitchen blaze in Scunthorpe

October 25, 2014, 2:38 am

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FIREFIGHTERS were called to a kitchen blaze in Scunthorpe after food was left unattended. Crews from the Scunthorpe station were sent to a property on Crosby Road, where food had been left unattended on the cooker. The fire, which was out on arrival, started at around 9.47pm last night (Friday). The occupier had managed to extinguish the flames before firefighters arrived. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter​

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October 25, 2014, 4:07 am

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KEEP an eye out on the X Factor tonight (Saturday) as the show takes a look at Jake Quickenden's sporty side. Featuring pages from your Scunthorpe Telegraph, the show will look at Jake's love of football - with some pictures of him playing for local teams on North Lincolnshire's football pitches. The pictures will form part of Jake's video introduction tonight, before he sings She's Like The Wind from Dirty Dancing. The theme is movies, so all of the competitors will be singing their...

JK Rowling to release new Harry Potter story online for Halloween

October 25, 2014, 5:00 am

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AUTHOR JK Rowling is set to release a new Harry Potter story online for Halloween. The story, likely to be a spin-off featuring a different character to Harry, will be posted online on Friday, October 31. Fan website Pottermore hinted that the book will focus on Harry's former Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Dolores Umbridge, played by Imelda Staunton in the film series. Umbridge was first introduced to readers in the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the...