Zero hours contracts for workers
ARE you guaranteed working hours? New research claims more than one million UK workers are on zero-hours contracts with no guarantees of shifts or work patterns. According to a new survey of 1,000...
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RTC in Epworth - woman taken to hospital with suspected spinal...
A woman was taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Epworth. The incident happened just after 9am this morning (Monday, August 5) on Beltoft Road. The woman was taken to hospital by the...
View ArticleChef Colin to star on James Martin's Saturday Kitchen
COLIN McGurran, the owner of Winteringham Fields, will be a guest chef on the live BBC1 TV programme Saturday Kitchen on September 7 from 10am. The celebrity chef is now seeking suggestions from...
View ArticleChanges to Scunthorpe General Hospital visiting times
An expansion to hospital visiting times is to be implemented following a consultation with patients, visitors and staff. From Monday August 12 visiting will take place between 2.30pm and 4pm rather...
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Fire service responds to unknown substance on shoe which caused...
HUMBERSIDE Fire and Rescue Service responded to an incident of an unknown substance which caused the sole of a shoe to slightly decompose. The incident took place just before 3.20pm today (Monday,...
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Nine offenders are sentenced
THE following cases were dealt with at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court:JONATHAN ANTHONY WELSH, 19, of Ilkeston Court, Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a direction given by a...
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Brigg could do more with river
LOOKING over the County Bridge I spied the first clumps of greenery on the Old River Ancholme that, as summer wore one, would once have spread across the surface of the watercourse.However, in a very...
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Invest in HS2 or rural transport?
I ONCE saw a cartoon depicting the UK ringed by a fence of elderly people, like a modern day Dad's Army, protecting our borders from invaders.Presumably, the idea grew from the fact that many of our...
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Police Lifestylers helping communities
CHARITABLE young people from across North Lincolnshire are putting their summer holidays to good use by taking part in the Humberside Police Lifestyle Project. READ MORE ON THIS STORY BY VISITING...
View Article£10k compensation paid to student who injured finger
COMPENSATION totalling £10,000 has been paid by North Lincolnshire Council to a student who was injured while at school, it has been revealed. READ MORE ON THIS STORY BY VISITING...
View ArticleWeather: bright and sunny for Scunthorpe area
Forecasts show a bright and sunny start for the Scunthorpe area today (Tuesday, August 6). The Met Office predicts a warm day, with temperatures reaching highs of 19C.
View ArticleCar on fire in Epworth
HUMBERSIDE Fire and Rescue Service responded to a car on fire in Epworth. The incident happened this morning (Tuesday, August 6) at 4.30am on Belton Road/Churchtown. There was heat damage to a door,...
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Shops see retail sales grow in July thanks to hot weather
Shops across the UK enjoyed their fastest retail sales in seven years for July growth. And this is thanks to the month's heatwave, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). On a like-for-like...
View ArticleFire Service recruits for reserve crew in Humberside
HUMBERSIDE Fire and Rescue Service is looking for people to join a reserve fire crew - in the event of strike action by firefighters. The decision to recruit follows the Fire Brigades Union's (FBU)...
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Paramedics praised for treatment of speedway rider Ricky Ashworth
SCUNTHORPE Scorpions promoter Rob Godfrey travelled to see Berwick Bandits rider Ricky Ashworth in Hull Royal Infirmary last night. But there has been no change to the 30-year-old's condition, with...
View ArticleWoman suffers neck injury in road accident
A female driver suffered a minor neck injury in a road traffic collision in Epworth. Humberside Police has confirmed that the collision involved a blue Renault Megane driven by a 21-year-old woman,...
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Prime Minister sings the praises of Scunthorpe
THE Prime Minister has praised the "friendly people" and "industrial heritage'" of Scunthorpe in a letter written to a community campaign group. READ MORE ON THIS STORY BY VISITING...
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Star of BBC One's The Voice joins Scunthorpe burlesque show
A STAR of BBC One singing show The Voice will be joining the cast of An Evening of Burlesque at the Baths Hall. Sam Buttery, finalist from the original series of The Voice, has joined An Evening of...
View ArticleUpdate: Elderly woman A1077 crash
An elderly woman is still in a stable condition in hospital following a collision on the A1077, police say. The 82-year-old was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary with suspected spinal and pelvic injuries,...
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TOWIE star to visit Scunthorpe store
REALITY TV star Lauren Pope will be visiting Scunthorpe as part of A Midsummer Night's Dream Jewellery Event. The Only Way Is Essex star will be at Coe & Co Fine Jewellery in Scunthorpe on...
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