VIDEO: Scunthorpe Central Park fountain back in all its glory
The familiar fountain at Central Park in Scunthorpe is back in action. After being switched off for the winter, the working fountain provides a sign spring may finally be on its way. The fountain is...
View ArticleScunthorpe Musical Festival dance section - Wednesday April 3
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View ArticleScunthorpe primary school among top two per cent in UK
AN ASHBY primary school has been rated among the top two per cent in the country by Ofsted inspectors.St Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy was given top marks in all four categories by...
View ArticleScunthorpe area businesses urged to support Humber Skills Pledge
Businesses are being encouraged to support a new campaign by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), aimed at boosting the local economy. The Humber Skills Pledge is set to be launched after...
View ArticleCrews called to horse manure fire near Brigg
Firefighters were called to deal with around ten tonnes of smouldering horse manure and hay in Kettleby.Crews from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service and Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue attended the...
View ArticleI'm living in fear of bedroom tax says disabled Scunthorpe woman
A DISABLED woman says she is living in fear of the so-called bedroom tax after around 100 people protested in Scunthorpe against the measure.Scores of North Lincolnshire residents turned out to listen...
View ArticleScunthorpe MP Nic Dakin calls on North Lincolnshire Council to...
Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin has called on North Lincolnshire Council to back a Labour campaign to oppose the Government's so-called bedroom tax.But the authority's controlling Conservative group described...
View Article6,000 new homes: First look at plans for Scunthorpe Lakes...
PLANS for around 6,000 homes in a number of new villages on the outskirts of Scunthorpe are to go on show to the public.A consultation period is being launched today (Thursday, April 4) on the...
View ArticleJack Carter from Doncaster, new book suggests
JACK Carter, the Scunthorpe-born fictional hero of three movies, three books and a stage play, could be from Doncaster, a publisher has suggested.London publishers Allison and Busby, who have just...
View ArticlePetition over latest plans for Scunthorpe M&S retail park...
RESIDENTS living near the proposed Marks & Spencer retail park have launched an objection to the latest phase of the plan.Developer Simons has submitted an application to add Costa Coffee and...
View ArticleScunthorpe cigarette conman jailed by crown court
A CONMAN ripped off a series of trusting people by pretending he had cheap cigarettes to sell before taking their money, a court heard.Christopher Holdstock, 37, formerly of Sheffield Street,...
View Article40 evicted in rent arrears crackdown across Scunthorpe area
FORTY families have been evicted from their homes since April last year in a major crackdown on rent arrears.And a further 130 tenants are on their final warning following the initiative by social...
View ArticleFurther delays announced for Scunthorpe to Doncaster railway line
Works to repair the damaged railway line that is affecting journeys for North Lincolnshire passengers may take until September, Network Rail bosses have announced. Passengers have been forced to use...
View ArticleStatic caravans in North Lincolnshire to be hit with VAT charge
Static caravans will be hit with a five per cent VAT charge from tomorrow (Friday, April 5) - including those in North Lincolnshire.From midnight tomorrow, anyone owning a static caravan in the region...
View ArticleScunthorpe HMV store will not re-open
Scunthorpe's HMV store is not on a list of branches to be saved by a rescue deal which saw the chain taken over by restructuring giant Hilco.A list of 132 stores which are to remain open has been...
View ArticleA160 closed after tanker overturns
A section of the A160 near South Killingholme was closed this afternoon after a tanker overturned. The incident happened at around 1.40pm and the road was closed between the junctions with Haborough...
View ArticleCost of employing translators in Lincolnshire hospitals is rising
The cost of employing translators in hospitals across Lincolnshire is on the increase.Local NHS bosses spent £57,138.36 on language interpreters in the 2011-12 financial year.The year before the figure...
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