£100k Scunthorpe bar refurbishment will bring glamour
A £100,000 refurbishment gets under way later this month at the Bamboogy Bar in Scunthorpe High Street to bring some glamour to the 32-year-old night club.Revellers have been promised by...
View ArticleCrop-scarers and trains disrupting Brigg people's slumbers
SOME Brigg folk are awakened from their slumbers at this time of year by noisy crop-scarers.The machines are there to keep visiting birds at bay and keep them from feeding on the fields.There's one...
View ArticlePlans to increase dog exclusion areas in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire Council plans to increase the number of dog exclusion areas throughout the region, in a bid to ensure that children and young people can play in a dog free environment.The Dogs...
View ArticleNew highways and transport depot proposed for Scunthorpe
A site in Scunthorpe has been earmarked for a big new highways and transport depot serving North Lincolnshire. It is in Billet Lane within the Normanby enterprise park on the outskirts of the town. As...
View ArticleScunthorpe drug user 'taking amphetamine since he was nine'
A DRUG user had been taking amphetamine since the age of nine, a court in Scunthorpe heard.Karl Brown, 24, of Radcliffe Court, admitted breaching a drug rehabilitation order imposed on February 25 for...
View ArticleBid to land better future for RAF Kirton base
A BID that could secure the future of the RAF base in Kirton in Lindsey has been proposed by North Lincolnshire Council.A meeting between Kirton Town Councillors, ward councillors and North...
View ArticleFire crews called to deal with straw bale and wasteland fires in...
Fire crews in the region were called to deal with two incidents in Scunthorpe yesterady (May 6).Humberside Fire and Rescue were called to deal with one large straw bale that was well alight at...
View ArticleTheresa May invited to Lincolnshire to discuss funding for rural...
Lincolnshire's police chief has written to the Home Secretary asking for more cash to patrol the countryside.Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has asked for the £1.8 million police rural...
View ArticlePetition against Scunthorpe convenience store
Residents have launched a petition aimed at blocking plans to open a fifth convenience store on Cottage Beck Road in Scunthorpe - on the busy main access route to the Tata Steel works. The protest...
View ArticleVillage school graded 'inadequate' by Ofsted
ULCEBY St Nicholas' Church of England Primary School has been labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted after a visit by inspectors. The school, which had previously been told it was "satisfactory", has slipped...
View ArticleFormer X-Factor contestant Jake joins Scunthorpe judging panel
Former X Factor contestant Jake Quickenden will join the judging panel this Thursday (may 9) for the first semi-final of the Scunthorpe Telegraph's Class Act talent show for local schools. The...
View ArticleMeasles catch-up campaign confirmed in Lincolnshire
As a result of increasing cases of measles, parents of unvaccinated or partially-vaccinated young people will be receiving letters in the coming weeks, inviting them to have MMR vaccinations at their...
View ArticleMan talked down from top of Scunthorpe bridge
A man who was seen dangling his legs over the side of a bridge in Scunthorpe was persuaded to come down by officers. Humberside Police received a call at just before midnight on Sunday (May 5) about...
View ArticleRubbish bin fire in Scunthorpe
HUMBERSIDE Fire and Rescue Service has been called to an incident in Scunthorpe.At 2.58pm today (Tuesday, May 7) firefighters were called to a rubbish bin fire on Frodingham Road in Scunthorpe.One hose...
View ArticleHairdressing Revolution for Scunthorpe
After five years as a self-employed hairdresser, mum of one, Malgorzata Starezynowski, has decided to go it alone in Scunthorpe with the opening of her own salon in a former empty shop in Doncaster...
View ArticleScunthorpe man proud to be fully deaf all his life
Being deaf is not easy. In this special feature, James Thompson, who grew up in Scunthorpe, talks about growing up, the challenges he faces day-to-day - and why he is proud of who he is. WHEN I was...
View Article101-year-old will launch Barrow contest and gardens weekend
With the race hotting up to produce the best barrow in Barrow, Look North and Radio Humberside's Amanda White is set to join the fun. The effervescent presenter has agreed to judge the entries in the...
View ArticleLand Girls making welcome return to North Lincolnshire
Hot on the heels of the successful 'Back to Land Girls' from the Badapple Theatre Company, Luddington Village Hall is delighted to say 'welcome back' to the ladies and their hit sequel 'Lights out Land...
View ArticleScunthorpe retailer applies to retain signs on store
Well-known retailer Toys R Us is seeking permission to keep five banner signs at its Scunthorpe store. Consent to retain them has been submitted to North Lincolnshire Council as a planning application....
View ArticleLast chance to see Spitfire at Hibaldstow airfield reunion
A surviving World War Two Spitfire is set to make a final flypast at the last annual reunion on Hibaldstow airfield this Saturday (May 11). The RAF Kirton in Lindsey and Hibaldstow Association has...
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