How £15m will be slashed from Scunthorpe hospital budget

June 14, 2015, 10:52 pm

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HEALTH bosses at the trust which runs Scunthorpe General Hospital are aiming to save more than £15 million this financial year with a programme of "efficiency savings".Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) forecasts a projected £29 million deficit for the 2015-16 financial year – and has told health regulator Monitor it will make more than £15.8 million of savings before April next year.The Trust confirmed its debt stood at £21.7...

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Tata Steel unions ready for industrial action starting tomorrow

June 14, 2015, 10:53 pm

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Less than a day remains to resolve a bitter dispute between unions and management at Tata Steel before industrial action begins. Tata has 4,000 employees in Scunthorpe and thousands more spread across the UK. From 6am tomorrow (Tuesday, June 16) union members will be operating a ban on overtime and a work to rule will be put in place. The dispute centres on the axing of the final salary pension scheme, opened in the 1960s by British Steel, which Tata believes to be unaffordable and...

School canteens inspected: How does your child's rate?

June 14, 2015, 10:56 pm

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Inspectors made recent visits to seven North Lincolnshire schools where food is prepared and distributed. Ratings have now been issued in each case. These schools all gained the maximum possible FIVE STARS for food hygiene, being rated "very good."• Althorpe and Keadby Primary School, Station Road Keadby• St Peter And St Paul Church Of England Primary School, Redshank Drive, Scunthorpe• Lincoln Gardens Primary School, Lincoln Gardens, Scunthorpe• Willoughby...

Food hygiene: Scunthorpe restaurant told major improvement...

June 14, 2015, 10:58 pm

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North Lincolnshire Council food hygiene inspectors continue to make routine visits to premises across the area. The rating system is as follows: FIVE STARS: Very good. FOUR STARS: Good THREE STARS: Generally satisfactory TWO STARS: Improvement necessary ONE STAR Major improvement necessary NO STARS: Urgent improvement necessary. Dine Bangla, on Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, was given a Food Hygiene Rating of 1 - "Major Improvement Necessary."

School to get new car park for parents to stop school run...

June 14, 2015, 11:17 pm

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North Lincolnshire Council is taking the rare step of providing a new car park for parents dropping off their children at school. This will help reduce traffic congestion in the area and improve road safety. The required planning permission has now been granted for the construction of the new car park at Brigg Primary School - for use by parents and visitors. The facility has been designed to accommodate 40 spaces, four being reserved for disabled users. The car park entrance will be secured...

New bid to demolish pub restaurant

June 14, 2015, 11:17 pm

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Whether a pub can be demolished to make way for new housing is to be decided by North Lincolnshire Council, which is now considering an amended application. Permission to demolish the Flixborough Inn, on Flixborough High Street, is being sought by Merryvale Developments, of West Stockwith, which plans redevelopment of the site. The council felt insufficient information had been submitted in support of an earlier application about traffic movements during the proposed demolition and...

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June 15, 2015, 12:15 am

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A NORTH Lincolnshire MP has said it is "very worrying" after 51 immigrants were discovered in the back of a lorry at a port in northern Lincolnshire yesterday (Sunday, June 15). Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers spoke to a Home Office minister after the immigrants, including one pregnant woman, were discovered in the Hungarian-registered lorry. The driver of the lorry has been arrested. The immigrants are believed to be from Albania and were discovered at the Humber Sea Terminal at...

Update: Police appeal to find missing teenage Scunthorpe sisters

June 15, 2015, 1:27 am

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TWO teenage sisters who went missing on Thursday (June 11) have been found "safe and well", police say. Julfa Begum, 13, and her sister Rushna Begum, 14, both from the North Lincolnshire area, were reported missing to police as they failed to attend school at the St Lawrence Academy in Scunthorpe on Thursday. Concern was raised for the welfare of the girls due to their age and possible vulnerability.A Humberside Police spokeswoman said: "The sisters were both found safe and well...

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Charity meal to aid victims of Nepal earthquake

June 15, 2015, 1:56 am

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A CHARITY meal will raise money for the victims of the Nepal earthquake. It will take place tomorrow (Tuesday, June 16), Wednesday, June 17 and Thursday, June 18 at Cottage Beck Cafe Church on Ashby Road from 11am to 5.45pm each day. Nepalese veg biriyani will be on offer at £5 a head and anyone interested, should call 01724 359545 or 0757 279242 to book today or 01724 338777 to book a place during the fundraiser. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit an area between the capital, Kathmandu, and...

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June 15, 2015, 4:32 am

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TALKS between Tata Steel and the trade unions resumed in London today (June 15) over the company's plans to scrap the final salary pension scheme next year. The talks came after government mediators were called in to try and settle the dispute. But at this stage there are no plans to stop the industrial action due to start at 6am tomorrow across Tata Steel UK and Scunthorpe. The action takes the form of a ban on overtime and a work to rule followed by a 24-hour stoppage on June 22. A spokesman...

Police hunt as men snatch cash from Scunthorpe bookies

June 15, 2015, 4:40 am

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Police are hunting two men who snatched the takings from a leading Scunthorpe bookies. The thieves are said to have been assisted by two other men. All four entered the BefFred shop in Albert Marson Court between 1.40pm and 1.45pm yesterday (Sunday). The female cashier on duty was distracted as two men reached over the counter and took money from the till. All four then left the shop together. A Humberside Police spokeswoman said today: "£200 was stolen from Betfred on Scunthorpe's...

8.30pm UPDATE: Accident blocks road at Berkeley Circle

June 15, 2015, 9:02 am

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EMERGENCY services have attended a crash near Berkeley Circle in Scunthorpe this evening (Monday, June 15) which blocked off a road. Two ambulances, a paramedic car, a police car and firefighters attended the scene near the busy roundabout heading into town from Doncaster Road. It happened at around 5pm and the road was blocked on Doncaster Road between the turn-off for Collinson Avenue and Berkeley Circle. An eyewitness said a lamp post was knocked down and the vehicle is believed to be a Ford...

See inside £270,000 Victorian period style home

June 17, 2015, 10:49 pm

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IF YOU prefer a modern-style home that is kitted-out with all the essentials for the family, yet retains its original Victorian period features then take a look at this detached property on High Street, Barrow-Upon-Humber. This home has four bedrooms, three receptions rooms, two studios and a garage plus workshop, all arranged over three floors, and a delightful walled gardens enjoying considerable privacy. Stepping through the front doors, the entrance hall features the original coloured...

School dinner lady bids farewell after 27 years

June 17, 2015, 10:50 pm

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A SCHOOL in North Lincolnshire held a surprise assembly for a much-loved dinner-time supervisor who is retiring after 27 years. South Ferriby Primary School got together to sing songs and say goodbye to Yvonne Beadham, from the village, who staff say will be "sorely missed". She was presented with flowers and a homemade card containing messages from the school children. She said: "It was a big surprise."You can keep going on and on and as you get older you realise...

Is this the best breakfast in town?

June 17, 2015, 10:51 pm

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BREAKFAST, the most important meal of the day. The food of champions. These may be cliches, but it is true that a good breakfast will set you up for the day ahead and it's a meal that I rarely skip. But in this day and age, we are slightly spoilt for choice when it comes to our morning food and it takes something really special to stand out. Step forward national chain Frankie & Benny's with its mammoth menu of delicious dishes. I confess, I've never tried the breakfast before at...

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Dr Who star Colin Baker to visit Scunthorpe Comic Convention this...

June 17, 2015, 10:52 pm

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DR WHO will be time-travelling to Scunthorpe this weekend. The world's most famous Time Lord in the shape of actor Colin Baker will be one of the special guests at the town's first Comic Convention at the Baths Hall from 10am to 4pm on Sunday (June 21). Baker, 72, pictured, played the sixth incarnation of Dr Who on the BBC show between 1984-86, taking over from Peter Davidson. Joining him on the stage will be fellow actors Brian Wheeler and Trevor Butterfield, whose film roles include...

Record numbers expected for Armed Forces Day in Scunthorpe this...

June 17, 2015, 10:53 pm

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One of the most popular events of the summer, Armed Forces Day continues to pull in the crowds each year. Reporter NICOLA BIRCH caught up with the organisers ahead of this weekend's eventRECORD numbers are hoped for at North Lincolnshire Armed Forces Day this weekend. In previous years, the event has drawn in crowds of more than 6,000 people. And having gone from strength to strength year on year, organisers are now hoping to draw in even bigger crowds this year which coincides with the 75th...

Town suffers rise in crime

June 17, 2015, 10:54 pm

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THE number of crimes reported in the Brigg area has increased, statistics show. Data from the police.uk website shows a total of 59 crimes were reported in the Brigg and Wolds ward in April – the latest month for which statistics are available. That compares with the 52 reported in March and 54 in February. It is also greater than the 40 reported in April last year and marginally more than the 57 of April 2013. Of the crimes reported in April this year, 13 were allegations of...

​Scunthorpe pub overturns ban on drinkers wearing hats and caps

June 17, 2015, 10:56 pm

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A THREE-year security ban on customers wearing hats has been lifted. Former bosses at the Lord Roberts in Scunthorpe imposed the ban but it has now been lifted following the arrival of co-licensees Cath Gillie and Graham Matthews. The pair plan to celebrate by hosting the town's first-ever Festival of Hats this Saturday (June 20) and have indicated people in Bobble hats will be most welcome! Looking for a new job? Visit our Jobs Channel to see all the latest vacancies

WH Smith issues statement over future of Scunthorpe store

June 17, 2015, 10:57 pm

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Stationery store and bookseller WH Smith says the future of its Scunthorpe is safe. This week the company revealed plans to close its store in Freshney Place Grimsby, in September, but bosses say Scunthorpe's branch in The Foundry is staying open. A company spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that there are no plans to close the W H Smith branch in Scunthorpe.". The shop has been a popular store for readers of newspapers, books and magazines for decades and the firm's commitment to...