Posts Tagged ‘ Scunthorpe ’

Glasses and bottles banned at Scunthorpe hostelry

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May 24, 2013
Glasses and bottles banned at Scunthorpe hostelry

AN 11-POINT plan has been agreed to stem violence associated with Scunthorpe's Bamboogy nightspot.There will be a ban on glass drinking vessels and bottles and the 24-hour licence for the premises, on High Street, has been withdrawn.The police had call...
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Scunthorpe MP upset by ‘talking down’ criticism of Tata

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May 23, 2013
Scunthorpe MP upset by ‘talking down’ criticism of Tata

SCUNTHORPE MP Nic Dakin has criticised the national media for what he claims is an attempt to talk down the prospects of Tata Steel Europe. Claims the firm may be seeking a partner to invest in its Scunthorpe plant have recently been reported in the ...
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Scunthorpe MP upset by ‘talking down’ criticism of Tata Steel

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May 23, 2013
Scunthorpe MP upset by ‘talking down’ criticism of Tata Steel

SCUNTHORPE MP Nic Dakin has criticised the national media for what he claims is an attempt to talk down the prospects of Tata Steel Europe. Claims the firm may be seeking a partner to invest in its Scunthorpe plant have recently been reported in the ...
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Shot difference decides Scunthorpe bowls leadership

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May 23, 2013

RAILWAY Sports are top of Division One, having played three games and collected 28 points out of a possible 36.The leaders hosted the side directly below them, Rose Leisure A, in a match that produced a result with only four shots in the overall score....
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Peppa Pig coming to town

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May 22, 2013
Peppa Pig coming to town

Scunthorpe youngsters will be in for a treat when Peppa Pig, the lovable but slightly bossy little piggy from the television series of the same name, pays a visit to the Foundry Shopping Centre on Wednesday, May 29. Everyone's favourite cheeky piggy w...
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Skint: Get a job, urges ‘H’

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May 21, 2013
Skint: Get a job, urges ‘H’

Steps pop star Ian 'H' Watkins has suggested unemployed people who feature in Skint should get a job. The popstar watched the programme shot in Scunthorpe on Channel 4 last night and Tweeted that he hated to hear the phrase 'I can't get a job'. He sugg...
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Skint: Get a job, urges ‘H’ from Steps

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May 21, 2013
Skint: Get a job, urges ‘H’ from Steps

Steps pop star Ian 'H' Watkins has suggested unemployed people who feature in Skint should get a job. The popstar watched the programme shot in Scunthorpe on Channel 4 last night and Tweeted that he hated to hear the phrase 'I can't get a job'. He sugg...
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UPDATED: Search for missing schoolgirl called off

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May 21, 2013
UPDATED: Search for missing schoolgirl called off

Humberside Police have confirmed this afternoon that missing schoolgirl Stanislavina Bloghova has been found safe and well. Police earlier appealed for help locating Stanislavina who was reported missing on Saturday (18 May) after leaving her home on...
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Missing woman found, say police

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May 20, 2013
Missing woman found, say police

A missing Scunthorpe woman has been found safe and well, police confirmed this morning (Monday, May 20). Clare Midgley, 53, was reported missing on Thursday, May 16 after she was last seen at her home address on Staniwell Rise in Scunthorpe earlier tha...
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Work to begin on memorial to Josh

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May 20, 2013
Work to begin on memorial to Josh

WORK is set to begin on a memorial garden for a Brigg teenager who lost his life in a car accident.Josh Parkin was 16 years old when he died in a collision on Dawes Lane, Scunthorpe, in 2010 and plans were announced last month to set up an area in his ...
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Work to begin on memorial

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May 20, 2013
Work to begin on memorial

WORK is set to begin on a memorial garden for a Brigg teenager who lost his life in a car accident.Josh Parkin was 16 years old when he died in a collision on Dawes Lane, Scunthorpe, in 2010 and plans were announced last month to set up an area in his ...
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Skint: Westcliff views on first show

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May 20, 2013
Skint: Westcliff views on first show

Here are some views from Westcliff on first Channel 4 show about Scunthorpe: GLENDA TRUMEN, chairwoman for the Westcliff Community Centre, said: "It is bang out of order. "They have picked them out on the estate. "The ones that have problems are the ...
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Woffinden celebrates first Grand Prix victory in Prague

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May 19, 2013
Woffinden celebrates first Grand Prix victory in Prague

SCUNTHORPE-born Tai Woffinden completed a perfect week by winning the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Prague, becoming the first British rider to win a Grand Prix round in six years. Woffinden won his first British Final at Wolverhampton on Monday. But t...
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More Lincolnshire Lakes plans go on display

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May 19, 2013
More Lincolnshire Lakes plans go on display

PLANS for part of the proposed Lincolnshire Lakes scheme to create new villages on the outskirts of Scunthorpe have gone on show to the public.Developer Lucent is working on plans to build up to 3,500 homes on land it owns to the west of the town.Its p...
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More Lakes plans go on display

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May 19, 2013
More Lakes plans go on display

PLANS for part of the proposed Lincolnshire Lakes scheme to create new villages on the outskirts of Scunthorpe have gone on show to the public.Developer Lucent is working on plans to build up to 3,500 homes on land it owns to the west of the town.Its p...
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Learning from season of struggle at Scunthorpe rugby club

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May 18, 2013
Learning from season of struggle at Scunthorpe rugby club

A TOP six finish in National Three Midlands must be the aim for Scunthorpe RUFC next season, according to chairman Lou Clayton.And the Greens chief says the club's hierarchy will do everything they can to increase the resources available to head coach ...
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Drunken teenager defied police order to stay out of parts of the…

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May 17, 2013
Drunken teenager defied police order to stay out of parts of the…

A DRUNKEN teenager defied a police order to stay out of parts of Scunthorpe to avoid getting involved in drink-related problems, a court heard.Harry Morwood, 18, of Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, admitted failing to comply with a police direction to stay out ...
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So much good work not shown

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May 16, 2013

OF ALL the towns in the whole of Britain, why did they have to come to ours?This week's launch of the three-part Channel 4 series Skint has literally been the talk of the town since the first episode was shown on Monday night.These observational docume...
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Scunthorpe MP’s reaction to Skint

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May 14, 2013
Scunthorpe MP’s reaction to Skint

Scunthorpe's MP Nic Dakin said he was proud of reaction of local people to last night's Skint programme aired on channel 4.He said: "It was like reality TV and did not depict real life."The programme was made by people who have come in with n...
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Skint reaction from comedian Alfie Moore

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May 14, 2013
Skint reaction from comedian Alfie Moore

POLICE officer-turned stand up star Alfie Moore took to Twitter last night to comment on Channel 4 show Skint. The comedian, who appeared on ITV1's Show Me The Funny in 2011, spent more than 18 years with Humberside Police, serving in Scunthorpe, incl...
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New Scunthorpe fitness centre opens its doors – but only to women

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May 14, 2013
New Scunthorpe fitness centre opens its doors – but only to women

A LADIES-only fitness centre has opened its doors in Scunthorpe.The Rouge Ladies Fitness centre on Frodingham Road is open seven days a week.Owner Rujiya Sultana said: "I realised that there were no women-only gyms across the area and I thought th...
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