Workers caught stealing by security at Tata Steel in Scunthorpe
TWO men were stopped by security staff trying to steal copper plates from Scunthorpe steelworks, a court heard.Stephen Cox and Ian Edgar were working for Harsco at Tata Steel in Scunthorpe but were...
View ArticleThe Darkness ready to rock Scunthorpe Baths Hall
Rockers The Darkness are set to explode onto the Scunthorpe stage tonight (Friday, November 29) for the first time, with their brand of exciting, exhilarating and energetic music. This tour sees the...
View ArticleFarewell: Family & school friends attend funeral of Koen...
THE funeral of 15-year-old Koen Allwood took place this morning. Hundreds of people, including many of his school friends, filled St Mary's Church in Barton for the service which started at 10.30am....
View ArticleScunthorpe thief who ate cockles from jar in Lidl downing six...
A MAN who was drinking six litres of cider a day stood in the middle of the road in Scunthorpe forcing cars to swerve round him, a court heard. Anthony Marsh, 46, of Axholme Road in Scunthorpe, pleaded...
View ArticleUNHAPPY MEAL: Closed signs to go up at McDonald's on Scunthorpe...
The McDonald's restaurant in Scunthorpe High street will close at 5pm tomorrow (Saturday November 30). Confirming the closure date, Bob Meadowcroft, the Scunthorpe franchisee, said: "I would like to...
View ArticleHumberside Fire Service: Consider the job before passing...
THERE has been much controversy and debate in the news recently regarding the fire service pensionable retirement age. I am not a fireman, but with past employment I have taken part in emergency drill...
View ArticleALLEGED LINCOLN HAMMER ATTACK: Man in court charged with...
A MAN has this morning appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a Scunthorpe rugby player. Christopher Bradley, 22, of Kent Street in Lincoln, appeared at Lincoln Crown Court for a plea...
View ArticleSquirrel face-painting on offer to Scunthorpe United fans ahead...
First it was the outfits, tails and head-sets, now Scunthorpe United fans have a chance to get squirrel faced ahead of the game with Alan Knill's Torquay United tomorrow (Saturday, November 30) at...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Future of Abacus bar on Scunthorpe High Street...
The future of the under-threat Abacus bar in Scunthorpe High Street has been revealed. Staff at the popular town centre venue have been told the business will carry on trading until the new year - and...
View ArticleImprovement needed at Frederick Gough School in Scunthorpe say...
FREDERICK Gough School in Scunthorpe has been told it "requires improvement" by Ofsted. The school, on Grange Lane South, has slipped to the third lowest of four grades – having previously been marked...
View ArticleShoppers go mad for bargains as Black Friday comes to Asda in...
SHOPPERS are flocking to Asda in Scunthorpe in a bid to beat each other to bargains. The American tradition of Black Friday, in which retailers offer huge prices to boost Christmas sales, reached the...
View ArticleNorth Lincolnshire's community champions honoured in Baths Hall...
Last night saw the great and good of North Lincolnshire gathered at Scunthorpe's Baths Hall for a glamorous celebration of community champions. Business representatives, councillors and members of the...
View ArticleGenerous Tesco shoppers urged to help feed the needy in...
SHOPPERS at North Lincolnshire's biggest superstore will be invited this weekend to donate food to help feed the region's needy people at Christmas. The Tesco Extra store at the Gallagher Retail Park,...
View ArticleI will always be grateful to Scunthorpe General Hospital
BY OLD-fashioned retro communication, may I write to the Scunthorpe Telegraph to express my appreciation of the stroke unit and Stepping Stones at Scunthorpe General Hospital during my husband's...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Christmas lights switch-on in Kirton Lindsey
ORGANISERS are hoping this year's Christmas lights switch-on for Kirton in Lindsey will be the biggest and best ever.The event, on Sunday (December 1), will be accompanied by a Christmas market and...
View ArticleTesco shoppers to be hit by roadworks on A18
Roadworks on the A18 tomorrow (Sunday, December 1) will result in delays for customers entering and leaving a Tesco store. For the second successive Sunday, North Lincolnshire Council contractors will...
View ArticleFormer Scunthorpe United keeper Tommy Evans now a number 1 in UK...
FOR years, he was only interested in keeping clean sheets for Scunthorpe United, now it's balance sheets that are of more concern for Tom Evans.But one thing about the ex-Iron favourite hasn't changed...
View ArticleBest ever Ofsted report being celebrated by Axholme Academy in...
STUDENTS and staff at a North Lincolnshire school are celebrating the best-ever rating awarded by Ofsted, which undertakes inspections on behalf of the government. It is said to be harder to gain...
View ArticleDeadline set for objections to housing estate on Scunthorpe Golf...
RESIDENTS who are opposed to a plan to build a new housing estate on the site of one of North Lincolnshire's oldest golf clubs have been given a December 12 deadline to make their views known.But the...
View ArticleYour chance to see Holby City stars Lauren Drummond and Rob...
HOLBY City actress Lauren Drummond will join co-star Rob Ostlere in the Santa Saunta through Scunthorpe's Central Park tomorrow - Sunday December 1).Lauren said: "As a patron for this area of When You...
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