Ten things North Lincolnshire has given the world
1. Methodism: Brothers John and Charles Wesley are credited with founding the Methodist movement. They were born in Epworth in the early 18th century. Their father, Samuel Wesley, was the rector of...
View ArticleNorth Lincolnshire MPs speak out about EU referendum
MPs in North Lincolnshire have given their views on a referendum about the UK's membership in the EU.UK Prime Minister David Cameron has rounded on senior Conservatives wanting to leave the European...
View ArticleTata Steel announce $1.6 billion drop in value of firm's assets
Tata Steel bosses have announced that the value of the firm's assets has dropped.A significant fall in European demand has been blamed for the so-called writedown in the value of the company's assets.A...
View ArticleScunthorpe MP's reaction to Skint
Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin has commented just hours before the airing of the Skint progamme about the Westcliff estate on Channel 4 tonight (Monday, May 13).Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin praised the town for...
View ArticleBrigg gets influx of Hull visitors
WITH Parliament presently prorogued ahead of the Queen Speech this week, last week was again a mainly constituency week, writes Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy.It was also a very varied week which...
View ArticleClassic Car Run draws the crowds
Historic Brigg Market Place was packed with old cars and interested spectators who went along to admire them at close quarters. Sunday saw scores of vehicles and their proud owners meet up to take part...
View Article150 sign petition over store plans
More than 150 residents have so far signed a petition calling on North Lincolnshire Council to block plans for a new convenience store at the corner of Cemetery Road and Cottage Beck Road in Scunthorpe...
View ArticleNew fitness centre is only for ladies
A LADIES-only fitness centre has opened its doors in Scunthorpe.The Rouge Ladies Fitness centre on Frodingham Road is open seven days a week.Owner Rujiya Sultana said: "I realised that there were no...
View Article70th wedding anniversary celebrated by Scunthorpe couple
A COUPLE who share their wedding anniversary with Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have celebrated 70 years of marriage.Nora and Fred Bradley marked their platinum anniversary with family...
View ArticleGreat reader pictures sent to Scunthorpe Telegraph Camera Club
THIS month's Scunthorpe Telegraph Camera Club winner is delighted to have won a £70 canvass print of her picturesque seaside photograph.Fiona Laminman, 50, from Brigg, first took up photography at the...
View ArticleDetails revealed about channel 4 documentary looking at life on...
More details have emerged today about what will be covered in the channel 4 documentary Skint that airs tonight at 9pm (May 13).Details in to what will take place in episode two of the show, that...
View ArticleHave your say on Skint TV show about Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe came under the national spotlight last night (Monday) as the first episode of a documentary series filmed in the town was shown on television.The first of a three-part series was screened on...
View ArticleTata Steel's $1.6 billion drop
Tata Steel bosses have announced that the value of the firm's assets has dropped.A significant fall in European demand has been blamed for the so-called writedown in the value of the company's assets.A...
View ArticleCommunity leader reacts to Skint
A community leader on Scunthorpe's Westcliff estate feels the television programme wasn't as bad as he thought it would be.The first episode of Channel 4 series Skint hit screens last night (Monday,...
View ArticleHumberside PCC deputy raises fears over Channel 4 programme Skint
Paul Robinson, deputy police and crime commissioner, has expressed concerns over channel 4 programme Skint.Mr Robinson joined police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove on a tour of the Westcliff...
View ArticleScunthorpe MP's reaction to Skint
Scunthorpe's MP Nic Dakin said he was proud of reaction of local people to last night's Skint programme aired on channel 4.He said: "It was like reality TV and did not depict real life."The programme...
View ArticleUK Steel Enterprise awarded more than £1 million through...
UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE) has been awarded £1.2 million through the Regional Growth Fund (RGF).The subsidary of Tata Steel is one of the latest projects to have awards announced, having completed due...
View ArticlePolice: Do you know these people?
HUMBERSIDE Police has released CCTV images of people officers wish to speak to in connection with five shop thefts in the region. The offences all happened in February and police believe the people in...
View ArticleLocal MPs join rebellion over Euro referendum
MPs Martin Vickers and Edward Leigh have joined a growing Tory rebellion which wants to force a House of Commons vote on a European referendum. They are among more than 50 mostly Conservative MPs who...
View ArticleALL services under review at hospital
A SENIOR health official says ALL services at Scunthorpe General Hospital are under review.In an interview with the Scunthorpe Telegraph, Allison Cooke, chief officer designate for North Lincolnshire...
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