Tribute to 'man in a million'
THE man who organised the annual Remembrance Day parades in his home town of Broughton has died after a long illness.Ex-Army regimental quarter master sergeant Hector Mackenzie, 70, died from leukaemia...
View ArticleScunthorpe teenager left dying friend at scene
A TEENAGER who left his dying friend in the hands of a passer-by in order to set fire to a stolen motorbike has been locked up.Jimmy-Lee Quibell, 19, fled from the scene after getting help for his...
View ArticleGetting their kicks on Route 66
A SCUNTHORPE couple will be joined by wounded ex-servicemen in a motorcycle journey along America's iconic Route 66.Alix Reeder and her partner Ken Lewis will traverse a stretch of America's most...
View ArticleScunthorpe area morning weather update: Saturday, May 25
CLEAR skies and sunny weather look set to continue for much of today in North Lincolnshire.After a damp and cloudy day yesterday, forecasters expect today to remain dry with constant...
View ArticlePreview of Monday's Skint Episode 3
CHANNEL 4 has revealed details of the final episode of Skint – which will be shown at 9pm on Monday, May 27. It focuses on the reopening of The Desert Rat and looks at the lives of some of the people...
View Article12 extra CCTV cameras on way
TWELVE new CCTV cameras in the town will help in the fight against shop crime, officials say.North Lincolnshire Council's Safer Neighbourhoods team has invested £15,000 in the new cameras following...
View ArticleScunthorpe area morning weather update: Sunday, May 26
A SUNNY start is due to continue throughout the day in North Lincolnshire.After hot weather yesterday (Saturday, May 25), skies remained clear overnight for a bright start to the day.Temperatures could...
View ArticleSkint: Plans to bring show producers to second public meeting
A SECOND public meeting has been called in Westcliff to talk about Channel 4 documentary Skint - with plans for the shows producers to come along.Oasis UK, who run two academies in Scunthorpe, have...
View ArticleEmergency services called after plane lands with wheel missing at...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Humberside Airport after a plane landed with its front wheel missing.The light aircraft was forced to land at the airport, near Kirmington, without the front wheel at 6.52pm...
View ArticlePolice officers and ambulance called to property in Brigg
HUMBERSIDE Police were called to a property in Brigg late on Sunday, May 26.A single police car arrived at a property on The Bottlings shortly after 11pm, followed by a second police car, police van,...
View ArticleChat online to crime commissioner
HUMBERSIDE police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove has announced his intention to hold an online chat each month.Mr Grove held the second of his online chats on Tuesday, May 21 and heard residents...
View ArticleScunthorpe Telegraph Baby and Toddler winners revealed for 2013
A YOUNGSTER'S winning smile helped her beat more than 400 children to the title of Scunthorpe Telegraph Baby and Toddler of the Year.Amy Botfield, scooped the trophy, a print of her winning photograph...
View ArticleMum's agony as teen found dead
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a teenager who died suddenly at home.Mathew Christopher Dook, 19, was found dead on Ferry Road West in Scunthorpe and investigators are still trying to establish the...
View ArticleSkint: Community leaders show positive side to life on Westcliff...
THE morning after the second episode of Skint, community leaders in Westcliff were voicing their frustrations about the show.At the Westcliff Elim Community Church, Pastor Carl Jones hosts a weekly...
View ArticleDriver cut free from car after crash
A CAR has collided with the central reservation on the A15 near Barton-Upon-Humber.Firefighters had to cut the roof from the vehicle to release the driver, but no-one else was inside the car.No other...
View ArticleArrests made in Scunthorpe in early hours of Bank Holiday Monday
HUMBERSIDE Police made arrests in Scunthorpe town centre in the early hours of this morning (Monday, May 27).Police confirmed that they attended a public disturbance near Britannia Corner in the town...
View ArticleScunthorpe area morning weather update: Monday, May 27
ANOTHER bright start in North Lincolnshire will continue throughout Bank Holiday Monday.After hot weather throughout the weekend, clear skies and sunshine will persevere for much of the...
View ArticleSkint: Complaints made to Ofcom
COMPLAINTS about offensive language and behaviour have been received by broadcasting watchdogs over the TV show Skint.Viewers who have complained claim alleged criminal behaviour such as drug-taking...
View ArticleUPDATED Skint 3: Have your say on tonight's show
THE third episode of Skint, the Channel 4 documentary filmed on Scunthorpe's Westcliff estate, has been broadcast - and you can have your say here. It had been anticipated the show would be the final...
View ArticleSKINT? £500 to be won
ARE you skint? If so, then the Scunthorpe Telegraph may be able to help a little. We've £500 that must be won in a promotion starting in this week's Scunthorpe Telegraph, on sale this Thursday. See the...
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