Anna Verrico loses her fight against cancer just a few days...
A BRAVE mum, who was the guest of honour at a fundraising effort at Glanford Park on Saturday, yesterday lost her fight with breast cancer. Anna Verrico, 36, from Epworth, passed away in the early...
View ArticleKoen Allwood: Funeral details revealed for Barton accident victim
People from North Lincolnshire can join the family and friends of Koen Allwood in paying their last respects to the 15-year-old who died tragically in Barton. The funeral service will be held on...
View ArticleGroup of Grimsby Town fans fuming after allegedly being hauled...
A GROUP of Grimsby Town supporters felt like they were "in a communist country" after allegedly being hauled off their minibus and sent back home whilst travelling to Tuesday's FA Cup match at...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: £12.2-million windfall to revamp North...
North Lindsey College has been awarded funding from the Skills Funding Agency to commence a £12.2 million project which is phase one of a long-term strategy to modernise and refurbish a large part of...
View ArticleSo who is the Scunthorpe Clown?
IT'S the question on everyone's lips: Who is the Scunthorpe Clown? A number of sightings have been reported in the Scunthorpe area. And police say they have received reports that a man dressed as a...
View Article5-hour Scunthorpe town centre road closure today
North Lincolnshire Council has revealed details of a road closure which will see diversions in place. A stretch of Scunthorpe High Street from Home Street to Church Square will be temporarily closed to...
View ArticleBoy hurt as market stall collapses after being hit by van
Police are investigating an incident in which a vehicle crashed into with a market stall. They say the stall fell and caused minor injuries to a boy who was in the area at the time. The incident...
View ArticleFacebook disputes in Scunthorpe prompt huge rise in complaints to...
POLICE are seeing a rise in the number of calls relating to disputes on Facebook.Humberside Police has said officers are wasting hundreds of hours investigating low-level online squabbles and urged...
View ArticleNot another! We're quitting Scunthorpe town centre, too!
A CHARITY is looking to leave Scunthorpe town centre because it cannot afford high rental costs. This is another organisation that has decided to go - McDonald's, in the High Street, being the most...
View ArticleLate-night shopping to begin in Scunthorpe tonight as Christmas...
THE late-night shopping season will begin in Scunthorpe tonight (Thursday, November 21) as the countdown to Christmas gets under way. The town's Christmas lights will be switched on at 6.30pm as the...
View ArticleWestcliff people give cautious welcome to estate redevelopment
PLANS to regenerate Westcliff Precinct have been cautiously welcomed by people on the estate.Pete Woodcock, chairman of the New Westcliff residents' association, said: "It would be welcomed in the area...
View ArticlePeter Swann: Why I sacked Brian Laws as Scunthorpe United boss
POOR performances and an early exit from all three cup competitions are the two major factors in why Brian Laws has today been sacked by Scunthorpe United. Iron chairman Peter Swann has told the...
View ArticleHalf-price fish and chips on offer to celebrate 10th anniversary
A NORTH Lincolnshire chippie will celebrate its 10th year in business this weekend by slashing the price of fish and chips by a half.Large portions of haddock and chips normally costing £5.70 will go...
View ArticleScunthorpe shoplifter Keiron Ferguson with 50+ convictions jailed
A Scunthorpe shoplifter with more than 50 convictions has been jailed by Grimsby Crown Court. The offender who was sent down featured in episodes of the TV series Skint, which was filmed in Scunthorpe,...
View ArticleTop TV comedian Milton Jones starring in Scunthorpe tomorrow
TV COMEDY star Milton Jones is the latest big name to come to Scunthorpe.Milton, pictured, whose deadpan delivery of one-liners has earned him a strong following, will be performing at The Baths Hall...
View ArticlePensioner (70) in Scunthorpe court on threat charge
The following offender was dealt with at the Court Centre in Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with North Lincolnshire magistrates hearing the matter and passing sentence: GEOFFREY ROY WHITE, 70, of Church...
View ArticleThe top 10 places to eat in Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire
FEELING hungry? Out for a meal this weekend? Then Frank Lee Speaking might be able to help. He's put together his top 10 places to eat in the Scunthorpe area. They are: The Butchers Arms, Winterton:...
View ArticleKoen Allwood: Barton Band hopes to stage memorial concert
Barton Band hopes to stage a memorial concert for teenager Koen Allwood who died after being hit by a vehicle in the town. Coun Jon Evison, the manager of the Barton Town Brass Band in which Koen was a...
View ArticleScunthorpe thief jailed to give shops 'a break'
A JUDGE told a prolific thief with an "appalling record" he was being locked up "to give the people and shopkeepers of Scunthorpe a break from his behaviour". Judge Mark Bury told the offender that his...
View ArticleBrit bar wounding charge: Scunthorpe man Jamie Robinson appears...
A MAN has appeared in court charged with section 18 wounding after an incident in Scunthorpe's Britannia bar which left a teenager with serious head injuries. Jamie Lee Robinson, 20, of Gunby Road,...
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