Events to help job-seekers across Scunthorpe area
TWO jobs fairs organised by North Lincolnshire Council will help residents in the region gain employment.A major jobs and careers event that attracted thousands of youngsters and residents last year is...
View ArticleScunthorpe firefighter retires after 25 years
ARETAINED firefighter who served in the Scunthorpe area for 25 years has retired from his life-saving role.Duncan Jackson, who works as a turner at Tata Steel, started as a retained firefighter in 1987...
View ArticleRisk of arrest as Scunthorpe clergyman visits occupied Palestine
A SCUNTHORPE clergyman is on his second trip in two years to occupied Palestine, knowing he could be arrested by the Israeli security forces and thrown into jail.Pastor Bryan Webster, 53, is heading up...
View ArticleReview of camera locations in Brigg after spate of thefts
CCTV cameras in the town are to be reviewed following a spate of thefts in the Market Place.North Lincolnshire Council announced the review after thefts at Boots and McColls and an attempted theft in...
View ArticleUS debut for Scunthorpe musician with The Crookes
THE stars really were big and bright deep in the heart of Texas when Scunthorpe- born musician Tom Dakin made his American debut.Tom, 26, the son of the town's MP Nic Dakin, is the lead guitarist with...
View ArticleBrigg Academy celebrates 'good' Ofsted rating
STUDENTS and staff at The Vale Academy in Brigg are celebrating a "good" Ofsted report which highlighted "outstanding" features.The academy on Grammar School Road was inspected at the start of...
View ArticleScunthorpe boy (4) pleads for operation
A FOUR-year-old boy who struggles to breathe and speak has been refused an operation to remove his tonsils – despite a referral from a GP requesting he had the procedure.Dylan Cook, of Somerby Road,...
View ArticleTen offenders sentenced by Scunthorpe court
THE following cases were dealt with at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court:Jack James Towle, 22, of Blyth Court, Barton, pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a...
View ArticleJail for drunk Scunthorpe teenager who broke doorman's nose
DRUNKEN teenager Jason Dixon lashed out and broke the nose of a "public-spirited" doorman who rushed to help the police during a violent confrontation, a court heard.Dixon also assaulted a teenage girl...
View ArticleScunthorpe boy (4) refused hospital operation
A FOUR-year-old boy who struggles to breathe and speak has been refused an operation to remove his tonsils – despite a referral from a GP requesting he had the procedure.Dylan Cook, of Somerby Road,...
View ArticleJail for drunken Scunthorpe teenager who broke doorman's nose
DRUNKEN teenager Jason Dixon lashed out and broke the nose of a "public-spirited" doorman who rushed to help the police during a violent confrontation, a court heard.Dixon also assaulted a teenage girl...
View ArticleMixed reaction to Scunthorpe Lakes plan for 6,000 new homes
RESIDENTS living near the proposed Scunthorpe Lakes development were given a preview of the plans by the Scunthorpe Telegraph and have been giving their reaction. The much-heralded plan could create up...
View ArticleUpdate: Road traffic collision closes M180 near Scunthorpe
A man was taken to hospital after a road traffic collision on the M180..The incident happened on the eastbound carriageway between junction four for the Forest Pines Hotel and Golf resort and junction...
View ArticleFirst TransPennine Express still considering passenger services...
Train operator First TransPennine Express is continuing to explore the possibility of running passenger services along the line through Brigg and Kirton in Lindsey.Services run by the company have been...
View ArticleScunthorpe residents get Local Link office in Crosby
North Lincolnshire Council will provide a new Local Link serving Crosby residents – at the Citizen's Advice Bureau on Oswald Road. This is in response to a web survey that revealed 86 per cent of...
View ArticleFormer tabloid journalist's exclusive visit to Barton
FORMER tabloid journalist Richard Peppiatt will be lifting the lid on what really goes on at Britain's "red tops" when he appears at Barton upon Humber's Ropery Hall early next month. Since his...
View ArticleWedding stationer of the year from Worlaby
A Worlaby woman has been crowned the 2013 Wedding Stationer of the Year award. Emma Prescott won the award at the Wedding Industry Awards, which took place in London in January. Emma has her own...
View Article'Open and transparent' North Lincolnshire Council putting...
NORTH Lincolnshire Council officials say the authority is showing it is open and transparent by providing data and performance indicators openly online for everyone to see. The council, they say, is...
View ArticleElections for West Lindsey and Lincolnshire councils on May 2
Local government elections are taking place for Lincolnshire County Council and West Lindsey District Council on Thursday, May 2. People have until Wednesday, April 17 to register to vote and to apply...
View ArticleVIDEO: Treats flood in for Jerry Green Dog Rescue appeal
A DOG rescue charity says it has been bowled over by the generous response to its Valentine's Day campaign. Jerry Green Dog Rescue asked dog lovers to donate shoe boxes full of doggie treats as part of...
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