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Jobs set to be created as new £23 million waste deal agreed
COUNCIL chiefs have approved a £23 million waste disposal contract.North Lincolnshire Council's cabinet awarded the five-year contract to Green North East Trading Bidco Ltd for "residual municipal...
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Barton Bike Night's future under threat
THE future of Barton Bike Night has been called into doubt after the organiser announced he may step down.Barrie Newton is looking at calling a day on the popular event after 18 years – and is...
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Council loses £400,000 after firm stops trading and...
NORTH Lincolnshire Council has written off almost £1,686,000 in uncollectable debt – including one payment of nearly £400,000 after a company ceased trading and the director moved abroad.New figures...
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81 people evicted by North Lincolnshire Homes as evictions hit...
EVICTIONS among tenants of North Lincolnshire Homes who owe rent has hit a four-year high.Figures released by the Scunthorpe-based housing association show 81 people in arrears were evicted between...
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New 10-minute rule for parking tickets
DRIVERS are set to get 10 minutes' grace before being hit with a parking ticket under new Government rules. The extra time will apply to people who stay too long at on-street and off-street council...
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EuroMillions: What is tonight's eight-times rollover jackpot...
A MASSIVE fortune is up for grabs in tonight's (Friday, March 6) EuroMillions draw. Nobody has won the jackpot in the last seven draws of the Europe-wide lottery game. That means tonight's top prize is...
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Child rescued from vehicle by firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS were called to rescue a child from a vehicle this morning (Friday, March 6). The incident happened on Valley View Drive in Bottesford shortly after 9.05am. Humberside Fire and Rescue...
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Scunthorpe band Native Braves among acts in Battle of the Bands...
NATIVE Braves will return to familiar hunting ground when they compete in the second round of the battle of the bands contest at Scunthorpe's Baths Hall tonight (Friday, March 6). For they last played...
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Review into deaths of six patients from Great Oaks mental health...
A MENTAL health unit has been cleared of wrongdoing by a review into six deaths of patients.Concerns were raised over six deaths of patients on leave from Great Oaks Mental Health Unit in Ashby and a...
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Euromillions: Tonight's winning lotto numbers for Friday, March 6...
Have you won big tonight?A massive fortune is up for grabs in tonight's (Friday, March 6) EuroMillions draw.Nobody has won the jackpot in the last seven draws of the Europe-wide lottery game.That means...
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Fears Scunthorpe could be dragged into a 'super county' like...
The battle for county boundaries has always been a controversial one. Now fears have been expressed North Lincolnshire, which was once governed by Humberside County Council, could face more changes I...
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The Chuckle Brothers set to record with Eminem after Tynchy...
WILL the real Chuckle Brothers please stand up? The comedy duo, who perform in Scunthorpe this weekend, may be forming an unlikely partnership with global rapper Eminem, the Scunthorpe Telegraph can...
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REVEALED: First look inside Scunthorpe's £9.5m University...
THE shell of Scunthorpe's Humber University Technical College is filling out, as the project nears its August completion date.The work first started on August 4 and is planned to be completed with the...
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Supermarket closing its doors today
A popular supermarket will close today. The Thandi supermarket in Home Hall Avenue, Bottesford, will shut pending a change of ownership. The store, which employs four staff, was opened two years ago by...
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Tributes to power station worker who was exposed to asbestos
A MAN who worked with asbestos in the 1960s died from lung disease, an inquest heard.Geoffrey Spencer, 77, of Highlands in Crowle, worked at Keadby Power Station.He died of Lymphoma Mesothelioma on...
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Opening of new restaurant in Scunthorpe town centre delayed
The opening of Scunthorpe's newest restaurant has been delayed. The Townhouse bistro and restaurant, in the town's Home Street, was scheduled to open today (Saturday). However, this has now been put...
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Country's biggest wind farm opens on the outskirts of Scunthorpe
A £98 million onshore wind farm, now the biggest in England, was opened last week in North Lincolnshire.Ed Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, opened the Keadby site which will...
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Man rang 999 number 88 times in one day
A MAN made 88 calls to the 999 number in one day, a court heard.Daniel Hall, 25, of Selby Court, Scunthorpe, admitted persistently making use of a public electronic communications network for the...
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Desert Rat given lifeline amid fears it will be demolished
THE Desert Rat pub has been given a potential lifeline days after a campaign was launched to save it from demolition. The pub on Scunthorpe's Westcliff estate was widely expected to be flattened as...
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