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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe YMCA Sleep Easy 03 February 2012 |
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The YMCA's Sleep Easy is an annual event which aims to raise awareness of the issue of youth homelessness, as well as to raise funds to sustain local support services.
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| Hamst : | Appeal For Information Of Assault On Bridges Rd 02 February 2012 |
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OFFICERS in North Lincolnshire are appealing for information in connection with an alleged assault that happened between 16:30hrs and 17:00hrs on Bridges Road, Scunthorpe on Satur
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| Hamst : | Nisa See Increased Sales 01 February 2012 |
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The Scunthorpe-based Nisa Symbol Group has achieved industry-leading trading figures for the last quarter of 2011 with an increase of almost 17 per cent on retail sales according
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| Paul Rhoades : | Youth Worker makes Award Final 01 February 2012 |
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Those involved with the Friends of Ashby Pond Conservation group may recall that David helped Visit Scunthorpe members to set up the Friends of Ashby Pond in August of this year. I
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| Paul Rhoades : | Meet the Police - Feb 2012 31 January 2012 |
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Urban Police Surgeries - Scunthorpe Feb 2012:
Ashby Ward:
Thursday 9th February at Ashby Broadway,
open air surgery 2pm – 4pm
Bottesford Ward:
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| Paul Rhoades : | Mayoral Engagements Feb 2012 31 January 2012 |
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The Mayor of North Lincolnshire will be attending the following functions in February, If any of you attend any of these events, why not post a pic in our gallery, or an article on
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| Hamst : | Second Bridge Construction 29 January 2012 |
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Ground work continues in preparation for a second footbridge to be installed as part of the Sustrans Connect2 cycle route through the town.
The bridge which is to span West
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| Hamst : | Is Scunthorpe Telegraph Value For Money 29 January 2012 |
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Do you like to be short changed?How would you feel if you had been promised something on a weekly basis at a certain price and then found as the months went by you were receiving l
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| Paul Rhoades : | MP Opens new studio in Scunthorpe 28 January 2012 |
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On Friday, Nic Dakin, MP for Scunthorpe officially opened Know-Media, a vibrant new media production company set up in Scunthorpe town centre.Regular readers will be familiar with
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| : | Communications regarding NLC 25 January 2012 |
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I wrote to the Head
of Cultural Services at North Lincs Council a few weeks back expressing my
concern re the consultation regarding future provision for Leisure Services. I
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| Paul Rhoades : | NLC Cabinet meeting 24 January 2012 |
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I went along to the cabinet meeting tonight, its open to the public, and there were some important local issues being discussed, so I wanted to listen to the debates. I was also ke
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| : | spelling in your golden wonder item 23 January 2012 |
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pedantic maybe but your first paragraph contains a spelling error which alters the whole meaning." thousands of pictures for prosperity"Should that be Posterity ?or is it really a
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| Hamst : | Should Late Night Venues Pay For Policing 20 January 2012 |
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A public online consultation was been launched this week by the Home Office asking for views on the implementation of two new powers designed to help communities deal with problems
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| Paul Rhoades : | Budget Consultation Ends This Friday 19 January 2012 |
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Friday is your last chance to have your say, and give your opinion to the council on how they spend your money.Next week sees a very important cabinet meeting (open to the public,
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| Paul Rhoades : | Have a go hero saves man from beating 19 January 2012 |
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Where you in the vicinity of Froddingham Road and Berkley St in the early hours of Sunday 15th Jan?If so police are trying to locate a man who intervened during
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| Hamst : | New 'Smart Bins' For Town Centre 19 January 2012 |
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North Lincolnshire Council will be installing Big Belly Solar Compactor Bins in Scunthorpe town centre over the next few months. A demonstration to show how the unique bins wo
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| Hamst : | Tata Steel Wins Order for Siemens Wind Towers 18 January 2012 |
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Tata Steel has secured a major contract from Siemens Wind Power to supply 25,000 tonnes of high-quality profiled steel plate for wind towers.
The order – the largest to date
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| Hamst : | Golden Wonder Security 18 January 2012 |
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As many people will be aware over the years I have travelled around the town taking photographs of buildings, streets, people, event and many other scenes. I started many years ago
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| Paul Rhoades : | University Technical College Bid Approved 17 January 2012 |
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Today the council approved a proposal made by Baysgarth Comprehensive School in conjunction with the University of Hull to bring a University Technical College
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| Paul Rhoades : | Parking Revenues Drop by £250,000 17 January 2012 |
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Figures taken from the planned budget seen by Visit Scunthorpe earlier today show a fall in revenue income received by the council of £250,000 in the last year from park
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council considers further cuts 17 January 2012 |
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In papers released today, it has become apparent that North Lincolnshire Council is planning to make further cuts in its spending, this time on Communications.Already facing a redu
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| Paul Rhoades : | New Adult Services Strategy 17 January 2012 |
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Next week the council will consider adopting a new Adult Services Strategy, the outline of which was announced today.Current government thinking under the "Think Local Act Personal
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| Paul Rhoades : | Councils £780,000 Reorganisation 17 January 2012 |
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Plans unveiled today, if approved, will see a massive restructure of North Lincolnshire Council, the likes of which has not been witnessed before.In an attempt to s
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| Hamst : | New Bridge Closed After Mindless Vandalism 16 January 2012 |
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North Linconlshire Council have had to close a new bridge just weeks after it was opened as mindless vandals put motorists lives at risk.
The council installed the bridge on Bridg
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| Hamst : | Royal Visitor Set To Open School 16 January 2012 |
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This week sees the arrival of a royal visitor to the region as Princess Anne makes a visit to the town to officially open a new Scunthorpe school.
The Princess Royal is scheduled t
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| Hamst : | New Car Park Ticket Machines 15 January 2012 |
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North Lincolnshire Council have announced it is updating the ticket machines in nine of its car parks.
New pay and display machines are being fitted in all the car parks where m
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| : | Northern Soul and Motown 14 January 2012 |
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Northern Soul and Motown nights are back;The http://ashbymillroadclubsoulnights.webstarts.com/index.html?r=20111025182527 , the new home venue for the Northern Lincolnshire Soul
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| Hamst : | Westcliff Library Closed For Maintenance 14 January 2012 |
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Westcliff Library on Swinburne Road has closed until further notice for essential building maintenance.
It closed on Friday 13th January after one of the
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| Hamst : | Further Investment To Retail Park 12 January 2012 |
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Out of town shopping could be set to receive a further boost with the news of plans to add a new retail unit on the Scunthorpe Retail Park. Hot on the heels of the recent announcem
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| Paul Rhoades : | Councillor concerns over of Civic memorabilia 11 January 2012 |
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Cllr Steve Swift (Lab Bottesford) expresses concern on his blog about the removal of civic memorabilia and photographs from the Civic centre depicting not just working life in the
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local Events in February 11 January 2012 |
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Looking at what's available from our Leisure services department here in north lincolnshire, here's a wide and varied list of activities, the majority of which are free, in and aro
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| Paul Rhoades : | Ongoing Consulation on Leisure Services 11 January 2012 |
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Yesterday evening I attended the council's consultation on Leisure Services at the excellent 20:21 Visual Arts centre in Scunthorpe.I went along hoping for a presentation as to wha
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| Paul Rhoades : | Metal Thefts 11 January 2012 |
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Pittwood House in Scunthorpe recently played host to a Metal Theft conference organised by the Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy last month.Some readers may recall Andrew asking a qu
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| : | Is The Baths Hall Failing ?? 11 January 2012 |
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It was to my dismay that I noticed the Baths hall did not have one single night's entertainment planned for the whole of January. Since opening it has been operating at less th
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| Hamst : | HLHomes Seeks Residents Views 10 January 2012 |
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North Lincolnshire's largest Social Landlord, North Lincolnshire Homes (NLHomes), are seeking residents views of various consultation documents designed to improve their serv
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| Hamst : | APPEAL FOR INFORMATION - ROBBERY - 10 January 2012 |
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POLICE are appealing for information in connection with an incident which took place on Berkeley Street, Scunthorpe between 2315hrs and 2330hrs on Thursday 15 December 2011.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Public Consultation on Leisure Services 09 January 2012 |
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On Tuesday 10th January from 17:00 to 19:00 the council will hold a public meeting at the 20:21 arts centre in Church Square Scunthorpe.The meeting is open to the public, you do no
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| Hamst : | Parishes Toy Trail Winner 09 January 2012 |
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The Parishes Shopping Centre in Scunthorpe has extended the festive period for one of their lucky shoppers.Thirteen year old Amber Holdsworth is the lucky winner of a Nintendo 3DS
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincolnshire Museum Wins Award 09 January 2012 |
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For the second year running, North Lincolnshire Museum located on Oswald Road in Scunthorpe has won a Learning Outside The Classroom Quality badge.The award has been granted due to
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| Paul Rhoades : | Consultation on Leisure Services. 07 January 2012 |
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The council has announced plans to consult on the privatisation of Scunthorpe's Leisure Services, this includes museums, libraries and sports facilitiesI'll be writing a
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| : | Nic Dakin's Peoples Panel 06 January 2012 |
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Its the time of year again when Nic Dakin, our duly elected MP puts out the letters inviting people to his Peoples Panel. Its been going on now for just over a year and until recen
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| Paul Rhoades : | Alleged kidnapping at Morrisons Scunthorpe 06 January 2012 |
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Reports coming in that a Child was kidnapped and then later rescued from Morrisons supermarket this afternoon between 2 and 3pm.It would appear that the car being used by the alleg
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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe Central library Set To Re-Open 06 January 2012 |
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North Lincolnshire Council has revealed the Central Library is open to re-open for business on Monday 9th January 2012, following a temporary seven week closure.
It was te
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| Paul Rhoades : | Foundry Arms to be Reinstated 06 January 2012 |
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According to a press release issued by North Lincolnshire Council this afternoon, the Foundry Arms public house is to be reinstated following the demolition of the adjacent multi s
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| Hamst : | Maintenance Vehicles Spoiling Cenral Park 06 January 2012 |
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Over the past few years very few people in the town would have failed to notice the redevelopment of Central Park.
The redevelopment of Central Park was designed as part of the pro
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scammers Target Job Seekers 06 January 2012 |
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Its the new year, and with it comes a new online scam, targeting the nations many job seekers."Phising" scams have always targeted those people who are in need, and have in the pas
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| Hamst : | Bangers & Stockcar Dates Revealed For 2012 04 January 2012 |
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Eleven meeting dates have been announced for the 2012 season where it is expected that Hot Rods, Junior Rods and Rookie Bangers will race. The season will open on Good Friday,
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| Hamst : | Written Threats On Window 04 January 2012 |
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Humberside police are investigating a number of threats written on a resident’s window.
The property, in Emmanuel Court, Ashby, has been targeted on two occasio
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| Hamst : | Male wounded during incident on Merlin Road 03 January 2012 |
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Police were called to an address on Merlin Road, Scunthorpe, following an incident which happened at around 0200hrs on Sunday 01 January 2012.
An incident occurred which resulte
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| Hamst : | Witness appeal following Scunthorpe stabbing 03 January 2012 |
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Detectives in Scunthorpe are appealing for information following a serious incident which happened during the early hours of Sunday 01 January 2012 on Spencer Avenue in Scunthorp
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| Hamst : | Christmas Tree Recycling 03 January 2012 |
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Ever thought about recycling your real Christmas tree?
It is said most of the eight million trees bought each Christmas will be thrown away after December, generating over
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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe Monument Looking Grimy 03 January 2012 |
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Tucked out of the way unseen by many people is a monument to the founder of one of Scunthorpes success stories. On Dunlop Way just off Brigg Road there is a slag ladle (below right
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| Hamst : | Daffodils In Early Bloom 02 January 2012 |
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They’re traditionally one of the first signs that spring has sprung but daffodil’s are already in bloom along the front of John Leggott College.
With the mild Winter we’ve h
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| Hamst : | Baptist Church Letters Removed 02 January 2012 |
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Whilst the signs may have changed at North Lincolnshire Councils Headquarters on Ashby Road, the building reverting to its former name of The Civic Centre, across the road
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| Paul Rhoades : | Amazing video showing Decline of Scunthorpe 30 December 2011 |
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Over Christmas I was discussing with my dad (an ex steel worker on the Scunthorpe BOS plant) the demise of the steel industry in the UK and the manner in which its closure utterly
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| Hamst : | Signs Are A Changing 30 December 2011 |
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The signs are changing in the renaming of North Lincolnshire Council Head Quarters on Ashby Road in Scunthorpe.
As revealed earlier this month North Lincolnshire Council ha
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council Refute Chav Claims 30 December 2011 |
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Following some inaccuracies posted on the Evening Telegraph web site about the origin of this story suggesting there is some form of collusion between my self and local politicans,
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council Officer Brands Disabled Families CHAVS 29 December 2011 |
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Following some inaccuracies posted on the Evening Telegraph web site about the origin of this story suggesting there is some form of collusion between my self and local politicans,
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| Paul Rhoades : | Visit Scunthorpe Founder Opens New Blog 29 December 2011 |
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Well its the end of another excellent year for the www.VisitScunthorpe.Com web site which has seen a massive growth in both readers and contributors over the last year.Part of this
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| Paul Rhoades : | Police Surgeries Scunthorpe 29 December 2011 |
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Urban Police Surgeries:
Ashby
Ward:
Monday
9th January at
Everest Road Community Centre 4pm – 6pm
Bottesford
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Friday
6th January at
Teapot Hall, Messingham Road 2pm
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| Hamst : | Uncertainty About Pubs Future 29 December 2011 |
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The future of the Foundry Arms in Scunthorpe remains uncertain as the demolition of the nearby multi-storey car park continues.
The pub in Library Square has remained closed les
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| Hamst : | Recycle Your Small Electricals 28 December 2011 |
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With many people receiving electrical goods this Christmas it’s maybe a timely reminder that North Lincolnshire Council runs a Small Electrical Items Recycling Scheme.
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| Hamst : | Further Improvements For Scunthorpe Market 22 December 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council look set to invest more money into Scunthorpe Market in a modernisation program to both increase footfall and to save money being spent on business rates
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| Hamst : | New Footbridge Installation Set Back 19 December 2011 |
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The installation of the new cycle/footbridge across Bridges Road which was due to take place (Monday 19th December) has been put back.
With the diversions in place and
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| Hamst : | Temporary Toilets In Church Square 15 December 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council is providing temporary public toilets in Church Square for Christmas and New Year shoppers. Since the closure of the nearby multi-storey car pa
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| Paul Rhoades : | Expenses cheats forced to pay back Legal Aid 15 December 2011 |
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Today Mr Justice Saunders at Southwark Crown Court decreed that four former Labour MPs should be asked to pay back what amounts to a total of £250,000 in
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| Paul Rhoades : | Sorry about the spam 15 December 2011 |
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Earlier today we were subject to a sustained spam attack.This resulted in dozens of commercial spam posts being made on the Visit Scunthorpe web site through the use of what we hav
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| : | Putting our trust in supporters 15 December 2011 |
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Scunthorpe United fans who would like a greater say in the club is being run are invited to an open meeting at Glanford Park on Thursday.The event, to be held in the executive area
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| Hamst : | Planners Give Retail Park Green Light 15 December 2011 |
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It was standing room only at the council chamber at Pittwood House as the planning committee sat to decide whether to give a controversial planning application the go ahead.
The a
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| Hamst : | Marks & Spencer Developement Given Go Ahead 14 December 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee met at Pittwood House this afternoon and decided to grant planning permission to the Simons Developement on land off Do
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| Hamst : | Speedway Track To Host Semi-Final 14 December 2011 |
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Speedway fans are in for a treat next year when the World Under-21 Team World Cup semi-final takes place at the towns Eddie Wright Raceway on 27th May 2012
It will be the first ti
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| Hamst : | Council Seek Views On Gardens 12 December 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire council is applying for Green Flag Award status for two local park areas within the Scunthorpe and as part of the applications they need to include comments from
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| Paul Rhoades : | Free Event at the Baths Hall 11 December 2011 |
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This coming Thursday (15th Dec) The Baths Hall will be throwing open the doors to welcome members of the public to a free festive event. From 3pm to 7pm the Box Office wi
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| Paul Rhoades : | Christmas Bin Collections 09 December 2011 |
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NO Collection - Monday 26 December following Christmas, however bins and boxes will be collected on on Tuesday 27 December bank holiday.Collections then move back one day..&n
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| Hamst : | Council Respond To Newspaper Story 08 December 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council have issued the following statement in response to a story in the local paper;
The front page story in this week’s Scunthorpe Telegraph
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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe - UKs Top eTown 08 December 2011 |
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Scunthorpe is the most digital-embracing town in Britain, according to research from Google.
Google has awarded Scunthorpe the title of Britain’s eTown, the UK locale that saw t
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| Paul Rhoades : | New Year's eve "Silent Disco" at the baths 07 December 2011 |
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Even been to a Silent Disco? Do you know what one is? It's a great idea where there are several DJ's playing at the same time, and so you can hear them - you wear headphones a
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunny Bikers Christmas Hospital Run 07 December 2011 |
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We've been sent through some great photos from Scunny Bikers who yesterday did a hospital run for the Children's Ward at Scunthorpe Hospital.The club regularly do an East
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| Hamst : | Hospital Security Try To Prevent Me Taking Photos 06 December 2011 |
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Whilst out taking photos around Scunthorpe, something which I have done for a few years now, I decided to take some of Scunthorpe General Hospital. Cycling to the hospital along Cl
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| Paul Rhoades : | New retail park goes to planning 06 December 2011 |
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The following press release, published at 5pm today, has been given by the council regarding the planned redevelopment of Trent Valley Garden Centre, and the development of an
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| : | Young Voices Concerts 06 December 2011 |
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Last night (5th December) I attended the Young Voices (http://youngvoices.co.uk/) concert at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield where many school choirs from across the region inclu
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| Hamst : | Council To Change Name Of Pittwood House 05 December 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council is proposing to change the name of Pittwood House in Scunthorpe.
The building has been the Headquarters of North Lincolnshire Council since it’s incep
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| Hamst : | Police Appeal For Witnesses 05 December 2011 |
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision that happened on Ashby Road, at the junction with Old Brumby Street, Scunthorpe at about 11:49hrs on Sunday 20th Nov
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| Hamst : | Forth Comming Road Closure 03 December 2011 |
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Motorists are being warned of a forth coming road closure to facilitate the installation of a new cycle/footbridge in the town.
Part of Bridges Road on the towns Westcliff Estate
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| Hamst : | Man Injured After Van Stolen 01 December 2011 |
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Police are appealing for help in locating a blue coloured Peugeot Estate vehicle, following an incident that happened on Moorwell Road, Scunthorpe at 12:48hrs today 1st December 20
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| Hamst : | YMCA - Sleep Easy 2012 01 December 2011 |
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The YMCA's Sleep Easy is an annual event which aims to raise awareness of the issue of youth homelessness, as well as to raise funds to sustain local support services.
Every year h
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| Hamst : | Man Charged With Garage Robbery 30 November 2011 |
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Police officers have charged a Scunthorpe man following an armed robbery at the Murco Garage, Normanby Road, Scunthorpe.
Officers have charged a Scunthorpe man following an arm
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| Paul Rhoades : | Strike Rally at Pitwood House 30 November 2011 |
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Today at Pitwood house members from Unison, GMB and Unite unions held a rally as part of their day of action against government cuts to workers pensions.Unsurprisingly, there's bee
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| Hamst : | Appeal For Information - Ferry Road Club 30 November 2011 |
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OFFICERS in North Lincolnshire are appealing for information following an incident at the Ferry Road Club, Ferry Road, Scunthorpe between 0200hrs and 0311hrs on Friday 25 Novembe
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| Paul Rhoades : | Mayor of Scunthorpe Seeks Pop Culture Fame 30 November 2011 |
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In unconfirmed reports, readers of the increasingly popular Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire (cough cough) News website Visit have been telling us of an unofficial appearance
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| Paul Rhoades : | Movember help needed For Scunthorpe grower 29 November 2011 |
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Earlier this month on Facebook we asked who in scunthorpe is growing a mo for Movember.
We listed a couple of accounts including our local MP Nic Dakin who is supporting a fine Wh
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| Paul Rhoades : | Strike Action and School Closures 29 November 2011 |
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Tomorrow's planned strike by local government employees will bring the state system to a halt for the day as workers stand up to the government to defend their pensions.We understa
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| Hamst : | Model Rail Show 27 November 2011 |
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MODEL rail enthusiasts headed into Ashby for a weekend exhibition showcasing both new and old layouts.People travelled to Ashby's Sunshine Hall for the Scunthorpe and District Mode
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| Paul Rhoades : | Young Fashion Retailer of the year 2011 25 November 2011 |
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Excellent news for Scunthorpe, as local fashion retailer Fallen Hero wins an outstanding accolade once again putting Scunthorpe on the map for all the right reasons.Fallen Hero is
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| Hamst : | The Pods - Runner up In Award for Culture 23 November 2011 |
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The Pods leisure centre was joint runner up in the Award for Culture and Sport at the Making a Difference in Yorkshire and Humber Awards held in Wakefield last week.
This category
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council Meeting 22nd November 22 November 2011 |
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Council meeting this evening from 5pm.You can post to the live feed via twitter using the tag #NLCMTwitter feeds from NLYoungLabour, Queen_Elphapha who will be covering it from the
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| Hamst : | Car Park Demolition Begins 22 November 2011 |
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The demolition of the Carlton Street Multi-storey car park got underway on Monday 21st November with the work expected to take about seven weeks. North Lincolnshire Council
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| Hamst : | Ongoing Work At Kashmir Gardens 22 November 2011 |
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Work is on going on the proposed £235.000 rebuild of Kashmir Gardens restaurant which was fire damaged back in August 2003. It has stood empty in a state of disrepair sinc
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| Hamst : | The Lighthouse Wins Regional Award 22 November 2011 |
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Scunthorpe resident Dave Wooldridge has been named the winner of the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Award for Yorkshire & Humberside for his role in using digital technology to help o
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| : | A Challenge to the Council. 19 November 2011 |
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Whether we like our council or not, and some recent
polls would show that the public does not like our council, we are
stuck with our current crop of councilors.
It would seem t
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| Hamst : | Model Railway Show 18 November 2011 |
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The Scunthorpe and District Model Railway Club are to hold their latest exhibition of tracks, layouts & models later this month.
Their display with be held at Ashby's S
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| Hamst : | Robbery At Rowland Road Store 18 November 2011 |
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A robbery to place early this morning at the H&S Foodstore on Rowland Road in the Frodingham area of the town. A man is believed to have been threatened with a weapon a
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| Hamst : | Local Retail 17 November 2011 |
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Whilst retail in Scunthorpe town centre has suffered set backs this year with the closing of Marks and Spencer back in January followed by TG Hughes in August along with other smal
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| Hamst : | Christmas Lights Switch On Tonight 17 November 2011 |
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Preparations are underway for the Scunthorpe Christmas lights switch on which takes place in Church Square tonight with radio presenters Viking Fm Radio hosts Paul and Rosie runnin
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Hull band Little Switzerland were crowned winners of the 30th
annual Rock Open in Scunthorpe on Saturday
evening.
The
indie quartet saw off five other bands performing at th
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| Paul Rhoades : | Help Community Sports Recover from Arson Attack 08 November 2011 |
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Just over a week ago, Conrad who runs the Ashby Community Sports Club suffered a devastating arson attack which destroyed his car, and the garage where he stores the spor
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| : | Grumpy Old Men star comes to The Comedy Lounge 07 November 2011 |
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Award winning comedian John Moloney, one of the stars
of the current BBC TV series Grumpy Old Men, will be appearing at The
Comedy Lounge above Henrys Nightclub, Scunthope on Fri
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| Paul Rhoades : | Baths Hall Open's Today 07 November 2011 |
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What a great day for Scunthorpe. Finally, after what seems almost like a generation, the Baths Hall is back.As regulars will know, the Baths Hall is an old friend of mine, who's lo
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humberside Police new NON EMERGENCY Number 07 November 2011 |
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Humberside Police launches a new National
Non-Emergency number from Monday 7th November, this number will
replace the current 0845 number and will be 101.
Calls to 0845 will be
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| Hamst : | Bungalow Planned For Green Space 07 November 2011 |
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A planning application has been submitted by Surrey based Wentworth Club Ltd to build a dormer bungalow and rear boundary wall on land between Nos 18 & 20 Jacklins Appr
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| Hamst : | Hazard House 03 November 2011 |
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I had a look around the Hazard House situated on the towns Priory Lane last week, it was officially opened on Friday 1st July 2011 by local MP Nic Dakin.
The Hazard House is
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| : | Did you meet your partner at the Baths Hall? 02 November 2011 |
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The Baths Hall is searching for couples who first met at the venue to share their stories in the run up to the opening of the brand new entertainment centre.Dan Harris, General Ma
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunny Bikers to remember Simoncelli 01 November 2011 |
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The request by the father of Marco Simoncelli for a 'minute of noise' to be held during this weekend's Valencia Grand Prix in memory of his son, rather than the traditional mi
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| Paul Rhoades : | Could Regional growth fund secure Scotter House 01 November 2011 |
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Today the council announced they have been awarded £10,000,000 as part of the regional growth jobs fund, having applied for funding of £4,300,000 following the closure
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| Paul Rhoades : | Ashby Pond conservation area tour 01 November 2011 |
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There will be a tour of the proposed conservation area at the site of the concrete pond off ollive drive in Ashby this Saturday, 5th November at 10:00 am.The tour will be led by Ti
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| : | Scunthorpe Police Surgeries - November 2011 31 October 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Urban Police
Surgeries:
Ashby Ward:
Sunday 20th November at Morrisons, Lakeside 11am – 1pm
Bottesford Ward:
Tuesday 8th November me
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| Paul Rhoades : | Trent View Home Improvements 28 October 2011 |
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A few days ago I met with North Lincolnshire Homes, the main
social landlord in North Lincolnshire, to
learn more about their home improvement scheme.
I visited the
Trent View Hou
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| : | JLC Supporting Young People into work 27 October 2011 |
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John Leggott College Aim to ‘Break Barriers’ to Support Young People into Work
This autumn John Leggott College in Scunthorpe is encouraging young people who have not progresse
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| Hamst : | Illegal Use Of Quad Bikes 27 October 2011 |
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The illegal use of Quad Bikes causes a menace by been riden illegally at terrifying speeds in housing estates and other public areas. The police usually receive a number of complai
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| Paul Rhoades : | Personal Views on Concrete Pond 26 October 2011 |
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These are my personal
views on the Ashby Pond campaign, and do not reflect the views of the committee or other membersFollowing several public meetings between the Friends
of Ashby
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| Hamst : | Cemetery Road Closed All Week 24 October 2011 |
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Reminder to avoid Cemetery Road this week as the road is closed to through traffic whilst the road is resurfaced. It is closed from the juction with Cottage Beck Road for it's enti
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| Hamst : | Costruction Of New Footbridge Begins 24 October 2011 |
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Work started today, 24th October 2011, on one of the two new footbridges that are to be installed across Bridges Road and West Common Lane at an estimated cost of £600,000 the fin
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| : | The Comedy Lounge @ Henrys 23 October 2011 |
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Friday
4th November - IAN COGNITO Live & LethalSome say
he's a genius, some say he's a loose cannon and some say he's a Force of Nature
- IAN COGNITO is ALL of these and mo
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| Paul Rhoades : | Peoples Panel Meeting 21st Oct 22 October 2011 |
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Just a quick mention of Nic Dakin's people's panel which was held last night from 7 to 9 pm at "The House" on Ashby Road.It was the first one which I have been to, and it was a rea
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| Hamst : | Merged Portfolios Make Services Suffer 22 October 2011 |
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At the beginning of this year my son brought home from school information about work experience. This gives each child in year 10 & 11 the opportunity to spend a period of time
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| Paul Rhoades : | Friends of Ashby Pond - The 1st Chapter 20 October 2011 |
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Regulars will know that some time ago I helped set up the conservation group "Friends of Ashby Pond", and I'll be honest, while I now take a none executive roll within that group,
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| Hamst : | Time To Drop An E 20 October 2011 |
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I’ve written a previous article about Scunthorpe’s misspelled place names, particularly looking at the misspelling of the local place name Redbourn, after the Redbourn Hill Iro
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| : | Tories wasting Standard Board time and money 19 October 2011 |
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Today I have been informed by the Standards Board for England that they will be taking 'no further action' after the 23 local Tories made a complaint about comments I made at a ful
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| Hamst : | The Penny Bank 19 October 2011 |
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A £200,000-plus refurbishment programme has been complete at the former Mint public house in Scunthorpe High Street with the premises being handed over on Monday and it opening u
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| : | European Bailouts and an EU Referendum 19 October 2011 |
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The UK Coalition government recently increased our commitment to IMF funding from £10.5 to £19.7 billion to bail out overspending countries such as Greece and other struggling Eu
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| Hamst : | High Street Burger Hut Moved 17 October 2011 |
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The Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee met on the 6th October 2011 to decide over an application submitted by Mr J Carroll for street trading consent to continue trading from
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| Hamst : | Pods Short Listed For Second Award 11 October 2011 |
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The Pods in Scunthorpe has been short listed for another award, it was recently voted the most sustainable building/development of the year at the Property Industry Awards Yorkshir
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| Hamst : | When To Celebrate Scunthorpes Birthday? 10 October 2011 |
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The name Scunthorpe is thought to have arose because of an estate near the site of todays Market Hill was owned by a man of Scandinavian origin called Skuma: it was Skuma’s settl
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| Paul Rhoades : | Steelworks Gala comes to an end 09 October 2011 |
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It's a real shame that the Scunthorpe Works gala will no longer be running.Earlier this week TATA Steel who now operate the plant at Scunthorpe announced that they will no longer b
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| : | The Pods Win Major Award 09 October 2011 |
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The Pods in Scunthorpe – the only leisure centre of its kind in the country – won a major award at a prestigious ceremony in Leeds. Just three months after opening, The Pods,
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| Paul Rhoades : | Convicted MP seeks compensation for phone hacking 08 October 2011 |
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So what’s our Elliot doing since he got out of jail early?Indeed what options are there for a disgraced former MP abandoned by his political party, and jailed for fraud? Man
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| Hamst : | Stand Off At Westcliff 07 October 2011 |
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Police and fire crews were in attendance at an incident at Canterbury Close, Westcliff, and this afternoon.
According to locals the incident started at about 13:30hrs when the pol
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| Hamst : | It Happened In October in Years Gone By 07 October 2011 |
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A look back into local history for the month of October throws up some interesting articles.
10th October 1936 saw the Charter Celebrations take place after King had bestow
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall Opens In A Month 05 October 2011 |
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With just over a month to go until the new Baths Hall is opened workmen can be seen putting the finishing touches to the frontage of the building.
&n
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| Hamst : | Phone Box Vandalism 03 October 2011 |
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The phone box at Queens Gardens on Ashby Road was hit by vandalism over the weekend, with one of the windows being shattered. Altough in this day and age with most people h
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| Hamst : | The Humber Barrier 03 October 2011 |
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As of 1st October 2011 toll for crossing the Humber Bridge increased for all vehicles, a car is now charged £3 per crossing, a rise of 30p. The bridge is now the most costly toll
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| : | WOMEN - GOD BLESS THEM. 01 October 2011 |
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Paul,
Can you please help me, I wrote and posted on this site the above titled article on Friday evening 30 September and it appeared to be okay and acceptable.
Within half an hour
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| Hamst : | Keeping Scunthorpe Alive Stifles Balance 29 September 2011 |
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The Keeping Scunthorpe Alive (KSA) campaingers are once again in the pages of this week’s local rag and also on its website. The latest claim it that over 2000 letters of object
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| : | 'Inspiring event' invests £40,000 into local proje 29 September 2011 |
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FIFTEEN local causes got their hands on a slice of a £40,000 pot of cash as a housing association held its second Dragon’s Den style funding event.North Lincolnshire Homes – w
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| : | Further Bombshell Hits Labour Party Conference 28 September 2011 |
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A second bombshell hit the Labour Party Conference, being
held at Liverpool’s Albert Dock, on Tuesday as, only hours before Ed Miliband’s
apparently sizzling Leader’s Speec
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| : | Labour Party Conference in Uproar 27 September 2011 |
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The Labour Party Conference was thrown into disarray on
Monday as delegates, some of whom had travelled hundreds of miles to attend,
were met with large queues to enter the Con
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| Hamst : | Cycling In The Dark 27 September 2011 |
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With it being longer in the mornings until day breaks and the nights starting to draw in it will not be too long before the police and road safety agencies, through various media,
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| : | Scunthorpe Rock-it-ball Club 26 September 2011 |
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Rock-it-ball is a sport for the 21st Century, boys and girls compete equally on the same team, with the rules designed as such that either sex can shine! so come along and give it
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe Police Surgeries Oct 2011 26 September 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Urban Police Surgeries:
Ashby Ward:
Thursday 27th
October open air surgery on Ashby Broadway 2pm – 4pm
Bottesford Ward:
Saturday 1s
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| Hamst : | Maple Leaf Name Lives On 21 September 2011 |
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The name of the site of a former public house in Yaddlethorpe lives on with the naming of a new nine dwelling housing development being named Maple Leaf Mews. (see lef
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| : | Groups hoping for a share of £40k funding pot. 21 September 2011 |
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APPLICATIONS for a share of North Lincolnshire Homes' latest raft of Community Development Grants have now closed – with dozens of worthwhile local projects being shortlisted to
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| Hamst : | Light Up A Life 21 September 2011 |
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This year’s Light up a Life ceremony is set to take place on Wednesday, 16th November in the Clock Square at The Foundry Shopping Centre.
In support of the local branch of Macmi
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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe Beer Festival 21 September 2011 |
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Scunthorpe & District Camra organisation are holding their 14th Beer Festival at the Campbell's Bar at the Conservative Club on the towns Doncaster Road.
The Beer Festi
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| Paul Rhoades : | Elliot Morley - a constituents view 20 September 2011 |
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When the Elliot Morley scandal broke my self, Jake and several other were involved in what became known as the Elliot Must Go campaign.We were proud of Scunthorpe yet saddened and
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| Hamst : | Leisure Centre To Become Car Park 20 September 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council has submitted plans to turn the former Leisure Centre site into a temporary car park.
The former Leisure Centre on Carlton Street is currently under dem
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| Paul Rhoades : | Musical Trio in Barton - Free Tickets 20 September 2011 |
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We've got 2 pairs of tickets to give away free to Visit Scunthorpe followers for an event at the Rope Walk in Barton this Saturday evening (24th).COLLISTER, KELLY &
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| Hamst : | Conker Season 20 September 2011 |
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The height of the conker season is approaching weeks earlier than usual with predictions of a bumper crop which is said to have been caused by a mild spring followed by a hot but d
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| Hamst : | Family History Open Weekend 19 September 2011 |
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Many residents of Scunthorpe have researched their family history over the years with people being suprised at what they've found, however there are people who would lik
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| Hamst : | Faulty Street Lighting 17 September 2011 |
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Looking around the town it’s not too difficult to notice how many street lights aren’t working or have some form of fault, whether it is a cover plate missing exposing bare ele
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| Hamst : | Uncertainty As Butchers Looks Set To Move 16 September 2011 |
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Alan Betts butchers on Broadway looks set to be moving to new premises further along the shopping parade in Ashby.
The business which has operated from the same shop
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| Paul Rhoades : | Ashby Pond mtg 12th Sept 15 September 2011 |
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Quick update on the meeting we held to discuss the future of Concrete Pond on the 12th, and an opportunity to download some more posters and fliers for the next meeting on the 11th
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| Paul Rhoades : | Carlton Street Car Park Demolition 15 September 2011 |
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This afternoon the council announced the demolition of the Carlton Street Car Park.
Visit Scunthorpe reported back in April 2011 that structural issues had been found by engineers
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| Paul Rhoades : | Police appeal following sexual assault 15 September 2011 |
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Yesterday - Wednesday 14th Sept, at approximately 5 pm, a serious sexual assault is alleged to have taken place in Central Park, for which police are urgently seeking witnesses.The
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| : | COMEDY @ HENRYS LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCED 13 September 2011 |
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To many locals, Henrys Nightclub on Doncaster Road is
still the "Spiritual Home of Live Comedy in Scunthorpe”, having previously
hosted some of the UK’s most famous comedy ch
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| Paul Rhoades : | Keep Scunthorpe Alive 13 September 2011 |
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As some followers on my twitter feed may know, I've been following the Keep Scunthorpe Alive campaign very closely, and have taken a personal interest in this campaign group.The gr
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| Paul Rhoades : | Winter measures announced 13 September 2011 |
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Following its review of measures to combat the severe weather we experienced last year, the council has today announced its plans to help combat similar problems this yea
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| : | Scunthorpe Northern soul and motown night 13 September 2011 |
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A night good tunes at the Brumby
https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=232508700109415
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| : | Brumby Comprehensive School Reunion Class of 1984 13 September 2011 |
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There is a School Reunion being held on Saturday 22nd October 2011 at The Royal Hotel, Doncaster Road, starting at 7pm. Then if all goes well, follow on into townThis is for all fo
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| Paul Rhoades : | Boundary Commission Reflections 12 September 2011 |
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The boundary commission have released their initial proposals as far as changes next year go as to what the makeup of the "Scunthorpe County" constituency will be.This is the area
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| Hamst : | High Winds 12 September 2011 |
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High winds have brought problems across the region with roads, rail and power supplies reported to have sufferied disruption.
The strong winds are being caused by a l
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| Paul Rhoades : | Tweeting Policeman Charity Auction 12 September 2011 |
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Those of you familiar with Sgt James Main, Scunthorpe's tweeting policeman, will doubtless by now have heard of his success at the Messingham Horticultural Show this week
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| Paul Rhoades : | MP Tours town with Night Safe Team 12 September 2011 |
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Nic Dakin MP joined the police and the Nitesafe Team on Saturday night to see how they worked together to ensure the safety and security of Scunthorpe's night time revellers.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Punk / Hardcore this Sunday night 10 September 2011 |
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Oh! the drama. - Partycore! Band from Doncaster - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oh-the-drama/84816458393?sk=infoOh! the drama are a 3 piece electronic pop band from Donca
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| Paul Rhoades : | Residents Help Save Local Pond 09 September 2011 |
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In the early 1980’s Scunthorpe Model Boat club approached the then Scunthorpe Borough Council (the forerunner of North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority) with a view to finding a su
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| Hamst : | Leisure Centre - Demolition Starts 07 September 2011 |
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Demolition work has started on the former Scunthorpe Leisure Centre on the towns Carlton Street.
THE 27-year-old leisure complex was closed in July has been replaced by the
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| Hamst : | Crowds Flocked To Garden Centre 06 September 2011 |
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The proposal to build a retail park at the site of an established garden centre off Doncaster Road anchored by Marks & Spencer continues to divide peoples opinions in and aroun
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| : | Killing Kittens Metaphorically - Exclusive Content 05 September 2011 |
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Many readers of www.visitscunthorpe.com
and followers of the BernardAndPaul Twitter feed will already be aware of the
Governments intention to adopt new EU rules which would allo
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| : | EU meddling again 04 September 2011 |
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After the Banana straightness and the throwing back of dead undersize fish issues amongst a host of others they are now looking at 2 wheeled motor vehicles.http://www.facebook.com
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| Paul Rhoades : | TUC March - October 02 September 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Coalition of Resistance has teamed up with the North Lincolnshire Unite No 1Branch who have kindly provided funding towards a coach for the TUC Demonstration at
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe TATA Project Team Commended 02 September 2011 |
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The Dawes Lane Coke Ovens gasholder at the 2000 acre Tata steelworks site has just had its make over complete. The 74.7 metre structure which was build by Clayton, Son & C
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| Paul Rhoades : | Community working together to restore pond 01 September 2011 |
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The
Object of the Friends of Ashby Pond is to conserve the ecology of the pond; to
work towards any actions the community see as appropriate that maintain and
improve the facilit
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council to spend £500,000 on eMarketPlace 30 August 2011 |
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The council have today released a report detailing the potential for service users in North Lincolnshire to be given access to a "regional e-market place" allowing them to purchase
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| : | Mayoral Engagements North Lincolnshire Sept 2011 30 August 2011 |
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The Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Cllr Keith Vickers, will attend the following engagements: Sunday 4 September, 2pmMayor to attend Fun Day in aid of the Horn of East Africa Ap
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe Police Surgeries Sept 2011 30 August 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Urban Police
Surgeries:
Ashby Ward:
Monday 19th September at Everest Rd
Community Centre 4pm – 6pm
Bottesford Ward:
Friday 16
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| : | Northern Soul and Motown night 29 August 2011 |
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Ashby Mill road clubThe place to be on the 10th September for a full on night of Northern, Modern and Motown Soul as the Northern Lincolnshire Soul Club host the first of many reg
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| : | Homelessness Provision 28 August 2011 |
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There is a suicide in the UK
every 94 minutes. What a shameful
statistic, we should all hang our heads in shame that 16 people every day
decide to take their own lives. Try t
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| Hamst : | Charity Funday At Heslam Park 27 August 2011 |
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A Charity Funday takes place on Sunday 28th August at Heslam Park on Ashby Road in Scunthorpe.
It's being run by the Ladies Rugby Team to raise funds for Lindsey Lod
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| Paul Rhoades : | Concrete Pond Update 26 August 2011 |
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Today, delegates from the Friends of Ashby Pond committee met with representatives of North Lincolnshire Council to discuss developments at the Concrete Pond in Ashby,Representing
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| : | Social Media - The Devil's Work? 26 August 2011 |
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You
have to be a very early bird, as his many followers on Twitter know, to be
ahead of Cllr. Mick Grant, one of the Ward Councillors for Ashby on North
Lincolnshire Council. M
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| Paul Rhoades : | All Nations Basketball Event in Scunthorpe 24 August 2011 |
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Posted on August 24, 2011 by cwarkup on http://sporthumber.wordpress.comA 3 v 3 International Street Basketball Tournament for players aged 16+ is being held in Sc
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| Hamst : | School Hall Comes Down 23 August 2011 |
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The main hall, dining area and kitchens at Ridding Infants School has started to be deconstructed.
During last Decembers snowfall the weight of the snow on the roof is believ
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| : | NLC Tory Cllr’s - double standards? You decide. 23 August 2011 |
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As a Councillor in a parish there is nothing more important
than listening to the views of the people of the parish because without doing
so it is impossible to truly represent the
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| Hamst : | Keeping Scunthorpe Alive Website 21 August 2011 |
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Earlier this month local town centre businesses got together to create an organisation opposed to further ‘out of town’ retail parks around the Scunthorpe area, they came up wi
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| Hamst : | Car Overturned On Spilsby Road 21 August 2011 |
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A car that was said to have been pursued by the police overturned and crashed into a garden wall on Spilsby Road on 17th August 2011.
The incident, on the
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| : | Live Comedy Comes Home 21 August 2011 |
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Despite a widely applauded and thoroughly enjoyable 1st night Full House presentation at The Light
on Oswald Road in July, ALL future Comedy Events at The Light ha
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| Paul Rhoades : | MPs People Panel Dates Announced 19 August 2011 |
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Shortly after Nic Dakin was elected as the MP for Scunthorpe, he promised to set up a "people's panel" to allow members of the public to meet with him on a regular basis and discus
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| Paul Rhoades : | COR Austerity and the Riots 19 August 2011 |
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Following the shocking pictures on our television screens of the rioting in several major cities a couple of weeks ago (including my beloved Manchester) the North Lincolnshire Coal
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| : | So that's the News folks !! 19 August 2011 |
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... and that was the new Scunthorpe Telegraph. Jeez, what a mess - 140 pages of mess and somewhere in the 140 pages of adverts are dotted some items of News. Non of it new News as
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| : | School Refuses To Give A Level Results To Pupils. 18 August 2011 |
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As a past student of St Bede's Catholic School in
Scunthorpe, in Ashby, I was offered the opportunity to sit an AS Level Exam in
Politics.
I am aware that this may have been
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| Paul Rhoades : | Appeal - were you in the Model Boat Club? 18 August 2011 |
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Following a campaign launched by Visit Scunthorpe to form a pressure group for the reinstatement of the Concrete Pond in Ashby, evidence has come to light that the construction of
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| Paul Rhoades : | N.E. Lincs Man Charged with Incitement 17 August 2011 |
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A 21 year old man from Grimsby has been charged under the Serious Crime Act for encouraging or assisting the commission of violent disorder.Martin Hartshorn of Grimsby has been acc
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humber Enterprise Zone given goahead 17 August 2011 |
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Excellent news for the community and the region as a whole as the government this morning announced that the Humber Estuary Renewable Energy Super Cluster has been given the g
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| : | Retirement timebomb 17 August 2011 |
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I see in the ET (ST) they had an article entitled "Retirement timebomb"Building trade figures out, show the number of 16-19-year-olds in a trade in the Scunny area have fallen by
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| Paul Rhoades : | UK Riots - Public Debate 16 August 2011 |
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We've had a couple of articles on Visit Scunthorpe discussing (some what academically) the unrest which has been seen in recent week in some of the big cities carried out by gangs
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| Paul Rhoades : | Police close down Lincoln Gardens cannabis factory 16 August 2011 |
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Residents on Gloucester Avenue on Scunthorpe's Lincoln Garden's estate woke this morning to a dramatic police raid on a residential property which was suspected of being a cannabis
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local Pond Meeting 14 August 2011 |
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Following calls for a public meeting by users of the Concrete Pond in Ashby Scunthorpe, a meeting was held on Friday evening at the Beckwood Pub in Bottesford.The meeting was organ
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| : | The Reason why Scunthorpe Town Centre needs to Die 14 August 2011 |
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Any Lincolnshire farmer will tell you that in order to
promote new growth you have to completely cut out, cut back and kill off the old.
Scunthorpe Town Centre is a cancer ridd
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| Paul Rhoades : | A18 Road Closure Sunday 14th 13 August 2011 |
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The A18 will be closed on Sunday 14th August for most of the day to allow workers to remove trees from along side the lakeside residential development.following site clearance work
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| : | Why should 'we' underwrite buyout of Humber Bridge 13 August 2011 |
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I read in the news yesterday about how the Humber bridge Board plans to ask the government to allow it to 'buy' the Bridge and eventually reduce the cost of crossing the toll. Alth
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| Paul Rhoades : | Friends of Ashby Pond - Agenda 11 August 2011 |
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Tomorrow evening at 6pm the Friends of Ashby Pond will meet for the first time at the Beckwood Public House in Bottesford at 6pm.This is a public meeting called for and organised b
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincolnshire Museum Events August 2011 11 August 2011 |
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Thursday 18 AugustMuseum Mayhem goes wild. 11am to 3pm. Decoupage zoo animals. Make yourself a zoo animal that really stands out during National zoo week.19 August until 24 AugustS
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| : | Dereliction of |Duty by MPs 11 August 2011 |
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If Austin Mitchell doesn't want the responsibility he should step down,also notice Gordo Brown walked out early,what is the point of him being an MP any m
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| Paul Rhoades : | Northern Soul Charity Night 13th Aug 2011 11 August 2011 |
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This Saturday 13/8/11 Robert Holme Hall (Hospital club) 7 till 12:30 A Charity night of Northern Soul and Motown with DJ's from around the region coming together to raise mone
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| : | Events at North Lincolnshire Museum 11 August 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Oswald Road in Scunthorpe is free and we offer many events and activities sutiable for a great day out. Come along to discover the history of North Linco
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| : | The High street has to die 10 August 2011 |
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It's a mess of run down architecturally dull and inflexible buildings unable to attract the kinds of shops that people will flock to the town to use.Only the death of the High
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| Hamst : | Business Improvement Districts 09 August 2011 |
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Scunthorpe High Street has, over the years, come in for some criticism over the years for the lack of major retailers, car parking charges, the untidiness and the general appeal o
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| Paul Rhoades : | Food Hygene Scores for Council Premises 09 August 2011 |
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Rather timely as I've just returned from a leisurely stroll in the park with assistant editor Saffie, and enjoyed a coffee at the new Nut Shell cafe (locally know as
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| Paul Rhoades : | Free Healthchecks at Ancholme Leisure Centre 09 August 2011 |
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In a bid to help combat obesity and health problems, the council will be installing a new, free health check machine in the Ancholme Leisure Center at Brigg next week, wh
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| : | Rivers of Blood 09 August 2011 |
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http://www.sterlingtimes.co.uk/powell_press.htm
Enoch had it right.
Ever since this country gave up on the ideal of corporal
punishment in schools have we seen an increase in ant
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council working with police to tackle metal theft 08 August 2011 |
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Following the theft of led from several council buildings including schools, and the repeated theft of phone cable from rural areas, the council have announced the formation of a C
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| Paul Rhoades : | Media Blunder over Former MP Watch Theft 08 August 2011 |
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Some readers may have come across a story which broke over the weekend regarding former Scunthorpe MP Elliot Morley and the theft of a watch from him while in prison.I briefly summ
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| Paul Rhoades : | Evening Telegraph's Final Week 08 August 2011 |
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It's interesting to observe the local paper's more direct move into the social media and citizen journalism arena as the final week of the "daily" print run starts.Despite a damnin
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| Paul Rhoades : | Car Park Plans Anounced 08 August 2011 |
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We've know for a while that one of the pledges that the Conservative group made prior to their election would be to introduce free car parking.It would appear that this has now bee
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| Paul Rhoades : | Media should focus on Cause not Effect 08 August 2011 |
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I'd like to start by thanking Gary Day for cross posting an article from his blog on the events in London this weekend, and just start by saying that I think this is one subje
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| : | It's only ever communities that suffer 07 August 2011 |
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Earlier today watched David Lammy Labour MP for Tottenham on T.V berate those responsible for the carnage inflicted upon his constituents by mindless individual’s hell bent on an
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| : | Public sector job losses in Scunthorpe 07 August 2011 |
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I was talking with a mate who works for the council last and we both suddenly realised we knew of nobody in the public sector locally who has lost their jobs,How can this be?We
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| Paul Rhoades : | Operation Lifestyle 06 August 2011 |
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Are you involved in Operation Lifestyle?Operation Life Style has been running for many years now, and is organised by Humberside Police and their partners.The objective is to keep
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| Paul Rhoades : | History of Scunthorpe Web Site 05 August 2011 |
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Nice little site I've come across about the history of Scunthorpe with some decent photoshttp://historyofscunny.piczo.com/nowandthen?cr=5&linkvar=000044The site is fairly exten
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| Paul Rhoades : | Friends of Ashby Pond Public Meeting 05 August 2011 |
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On Friday 12th August at 6pm at the Beckwood Pub, there will be a public meeting to mark the formation the "Friends of Ashby Pond"Membership is free, and is open to any one who wou
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| : | More bad fish news 05 August 2011 |
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Dead Fish in the BeckI have just taken the dogs for a walk along the Bottesford Beck as I do most days, due to the inclemency of the last two days they had road work instead so tod
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| Paul Rhoades : | Friends of Ashby Pond 04 August 2011 |
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A new group has been formed called "Friends of Ashby Pond" on facebook with the objective of creating a single point of focus to allow local residents in Scunthorpe to share their
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| Paul Rhoades : | Fishing Pond Fall Out 04 August 2011 |
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If the council or the Environment Agency had responded to pleas from the public IN JUNE then this situation would never have come about.The local paper did nothing at all to raise
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| Hamst : | Hundreds Turn Out For Fun Day 03 August 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Homes (NLHomes) held their second annual Fun Day at Manor Park in Scunthorpe.
Hundreds of people attended the second such event which was held on the par
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| : | LORD GOD AND FAITH? 03 August 2011 |
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Speaking of God, as one does, if it is clear that we are all generally agreed that there is a Lord God Almighty who alone created the heavens and earth with His peoples, it begs ce
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| Paul Rhoades : | Concrete Pond to be Cordoned Off 03 August 2011 |
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Just had some very quick updates from councillor Andrea Davison and local Community Sergent James Main regarding the concrete pond.
Police and council officers have today visited t
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| : | SCUNTHORPE TELEGRAPH WEEKLY PAPER 03 August 2011 |
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Whilst the change of the Scunthorpe Telegraph to a weekly paper is for me regrettable, it is inevitable considering the financial reality.
For whatever the reasons for the current
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| Hamst : | Turn Back The Clock Gig 03 August 2011 |
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Following on from Thoades report back in March about an ambitious project planned by Graham Davis for this October caled The Turn Back The Clocks Festival, the organisers ha
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| Paul Rhoades : | Reports of flames at steel works 02 August 2011 |
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Last night we received several reports from various sources about large flames at the steel works.Unofficial sources say this is a burn off of excess gass being stored in the gasom
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| Paul Rhoades : | Expenses Cheat MP Leaves Jail Early 01 August 2011 |
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Interesting to note that convicted thief, expenses cheat and former Labour MP for Livingston, Jim Devine was today released from prison having served just 4 months o
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| Hamst : | Portrait Bench - Heros Chosen 01 August 2011 |
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I’ve written articles about the Sustrans Cycle way in Scunthorpe over the past year or more and also followed its construction, I was also quick to nominate three local hero to
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| Hamst : | Community Developement Grant Bidding Starts Today 01 August 2011 |
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Social Landlord, North Lincolnshire Homes, is inviting people to bid for a share of up to £5k of a £40k money pot for the local community.
Bidding opened today and for a
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| : | Not so Lunatic Ramblings Part Five 30 July 2011 |
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Well here we go, it’s Part V. Poindexter is all revved and raring to head
out on the highway, says he’s “looking for adventure in whatever comes his
way”. Not
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| Hamst : | NL Homes Fun Day 30 July 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire’s biggest housing association, North Lincolnshire Homes, are to host their Fun Day event at Manor Park off Burringham Road on 3rd August 2011.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Paul Gallagher's Got Soul 30 July 2011 |
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Time Trouble and Money and GYH proudly present...On the 8th October, 2011, from 7pm at Redbourn Club on Cemetary Road Scunthorpe....Paul Gallagher's Got Soul - featuring top Northe
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| Paul Rhoades : | Fish Still Dying in Pond 29 July 2011 |
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Despite a second visit by a contractor employed by the Environment Agency to clear the fish from the council owned concrete pond at Ashby, fish are still dying in droves following
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| Paul Rhoades : | Historical Walks in Manchester 29 July 2011 |
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I know its the other side of the country, but I work there and I've spent a massive amount of time there both as a student and then professionally in later life. Besides, know
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| : | Scunthorpe Police Surgeries Aug 2011 29 July 2011 |
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We've been sent through the police surgery dates by Sgt James Main, Community Sgt for Scunthorpe South. All surgeries are open door and do not need an appointment. You can get upda
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| : | Legal Policy and Site Usage Update 28 July 2011 |
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Usage Policy
VisitScunthorpe.com requires certain information at the time of signup and in the course of providing participants with support. This information is necessary for us t
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| : | Not so Lunatic Ramblings Part Four 27 July 2011 |
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We all hate banks and bankers, they are the dregs of society. They caused the recession and are therefore ultimately responsible for the huge debts that the UK has amassed. And d
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| : | chris helme(seahorses) + lost souls + venacava 26 July 2011 |
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TACHELESS PROMOTIONS ....present....Chris Helme served his dues as front man of ‘The Seahorses’ in the late 90’s. The York based singer-songwriter, blessed with one of the re
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| : | Today's the day 26 July 2011 |
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Career politician Cameron can finally be arsed to talk about something that matters to the real people and not just 5 live listeners and the Westminster c
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| Hamst : | Unique Record Attempt At Quibell Park 26 July 2011 |
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August sees a unique world record attempt take place at Scunthorpe’s Quibell Park.
James Tully, an accomplished triathlete, plans to set a land speed record on a cyc
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| : | ToryNLC will be held to account one way or another 25 July 2011 |
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The following has been published elsewhere today but I thought it
may be of interest to others through my blog and VisScun as well.
"Someone asked me recently – how would you de
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| : | Dereliction of duty by Labour councillors 24 July 2011 |
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Why do councillors locally feel that the best way to help is to run and hide from the responsibilities, the labour group had teh moral high ground rec
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| : | Not so Lunatic Ramblings Part Three 24 July 2011 |
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Many lives have been indiscriminately
ended recently. I cannot begin to
comprehend how it feels for all the mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters,
friends and neighbour
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| : | Dog Fouling: A danger to our kids that's got to go 24 July 2011 |
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With the recent on and off good periods of weather, more
and more people can be seen out walking their dogs. Not a bad thing for the dogs themselves but arguably
not so good for
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| Paul Rhoades : | Comedy Night at the Light 23 July 2011 |
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We've been sent some comments and photos from the comedy show held at The Light this Thursday. I had hoped to go along my self as the advertised line up was excellent, and a bit of
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe Northern Soul Group 23 July 2011 |
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If you've got a taste for Northern Soul, look no further than the Scunthorpe Northern Soul group. The group is free to join and is intended to help members organise events, di
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| : | THE LILACS AND SCOTTER HOUSE NLC FIASCO 23 July 2011 |
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As a member of the public I would normally have attended a North Lincolnshire Council extraordinary meeting to witness the debated agenda as in the case of The Lilacs and Scotter H
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| Paul Rhoades : | Labour response to scotter house consultation 22 July 2011 |
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I received the following statement from the local labour group regarding tonight's council meeting and was asked to publish it once the meeting was underway. Copies of this letter
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| Hamst : | Ashby Showroom To Be Demolished 22 July 2011 |
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The former Rusty's showroom and workshop in Ashby's Collum Lane are set to be demolished. Contracting firm Stoneledge are set to move in and clear the site
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| : | Not so Lunatic Ramblings Part Two 21 July 2011 |
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After the introduction, comes the first part – unless this is Star Wars then it’s Part IV followed by Part II or Part V, then Part III which could be Part VI but is Part III. &
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| : | NLC's Vendetta against the motorist continues 20 July 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Councils Vendetta Against the MotoristI see that North Lincolnshire Council’s vendetta against the
motorist has hit a new low, I went the hospital today for a
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| Paul Rhoades : | Vince Cable's Visit To TATA 20 July 2011 |
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We reported earlier today that Vince Cable was due to meet with local MP Nic Dakin and TATA bosses at the Scunthorpe site to discuss the 1,200 job losses expected when the Queen Be
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| Paul Rhoades : | A Visit to the Pods 20 July 2011 |
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With the pods opening recently, and with the wonderful summer weather to contend with over the weekend Julie and my self decided we'd go and check out the new leisure cen
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| Paul Rhoades : | Warning over cold callers 20 July 2011 |
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The council and local trading standards have said that they are very concerned about the number of complaints they have received in the Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire
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| Paul Rhoades : | 20:21 Arts Celebrates 10 Years 20 July 2011 |
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This weekend the newly refurbished Church Square in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire will be taken over to celebrate 10 years of the 20:21 arts center.Activities in the square w
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| Paul Rhoades : | Vince Cable Meets TATA Steel Today 20 July 2011 |
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Vince cable will be attending a meeting with Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin and TATA steel bosses in Scunthorpe today to discuss the 1,200 job losses expected this October.Mr Ca
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| : | Not so Lunatic Ramblings Part One 20 July 2011 |
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As if any of us
need reminding, there are all manner of shenanigans going on at the moment with
Messrs Murdoch and Murdoch, Ms Brookes, Mr
Coulson, Mr Cameron, the Metropol
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| Hamst : | The Foundry Arms 18 July 2011 |
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The mayor of North Lincolnshire, Cllr Keith Vickers was invited to officially open The Foundry Arms in Scunthorpe’s Library Square on Saturday 16th July. The £250,000 conversio
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| Paul Rhoades : | Child missing 18 July 2011 |
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I've received a report that a child is missing in the bottesford area of scunthorpe the police helicopter has been out looking for her, allegedly a Holme valley pupil, year 5, fema
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| Hamst : | Search For Lost Film 18 July 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Youth Club on Doncaster Road was opened in 1939 but was used for two years by the Department for War before being taken over by the youth service in 1941, it was demolis
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| Paul Rhoades : | Good news for workers at Foxhills 18 July 2011 |
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The council have today announced that following a review, the number 4 bus service will be extended to cover Foxhills Industrial Park with effect from the 22nd July.This
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe MP adds support to local paper 18 July 2011 |
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Following the news that the Evening Telegraph is moving to a weekly publication, I briefly emailed Scunthope MP Nic Dakin who has just completed an interview with the BBC on this i
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| : | Job Centre Plus 18 July 2011 |
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Has anyone recently tried to sign on at the job centre?
My daughter graduated from university in the last month and has returned home. On her arrival it was decided that she sho
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| : | Privatisation and Outsourcing for Dummies 18 July 2011 |
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Introduction
Some groups misuse the term privatisation when they mean outsourcing in order to maximise the political affect of their political propaganda. The following posting des
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local Paper Ends Daily Production 17 July 2011 |
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"At the heart of all things local"That is the strap line which has been carried by the Scunthorpe Telegraph over the years as it has served as the town's daily need for news.
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| Hamst : | Residents Bewildered By Resurfacing No Show 17 July 2011 |
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People will not failed to have noticed the road resurfacing programme is underway around the town, various roads have been identified as been in need of repair and some roads have
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| : | Aircraft noise over Beck Valley 17 July 2011 |
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Down here at Châteaux de ReasonIt has become quite noticeable of an evening that there seems to be quite a few passenger planes heading for Robinhood airport, this does tend to
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| Paul Rhoades : | Labour Boycott Consultation Meeting 17 July 2011 |
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Having already publicly stated that
Scotter House and the Lilacs care homes will be saved, local Tory Rob Waltham
has revealed the next stage of his plan to decimate Adul
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| Hamst : | Foodbank Open Afternoon 17 July 2011 |
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The Scunthorpe Baptise Church on Ashby Road are inviting people along to an open afternoon on Wednesday 27th July to celebrate the first year of the opening of the Scunthorpe Foodb
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| Paul Rhoades : | News of the world out now! 16 July 2011 |
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It's taken a week and it's the first one I've found but it looks like there's a new news of the world available as a free PDF download. Not sure if we should class this as politics
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| Paul Rhoades : | Trees Removed in Bottesford 16 July 2011 |
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This week has seen the removal of several diseased trees from the avenue in Bulls Field Bottesford. Known locally as "Bullsy" as the field was once used as common ground on which b
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| Paul Rhoades : | Winter Consultation Begins 16 July 2011 |
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Following the particularly bad weather last winter, and regardless of the fact that its the middle of July, the council has begun its consultation on winter resourc
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| : | Lilacs Resource Centre and Scotter House Meeting 15 July 2011 |
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The proposal put forward
by Councillor Rob Waltham for this meeting in the council chamber at
6pm on the 22/7/11 makes for interesting reading and will raise discussion
especiall
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| : | TOP CLASS LIVE COMEDY @ THE LIGHT 15 July 2011 |
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How do you fancy sitting back and
relaxing at your VIP candle-lit cabaret style table (complete with waitress
service) allowing you to admire the unique and stunning architecture
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| Paul Rhoades : | Meals on Wheels Sell Off Delayed 15 July 2011 |
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Great news for the 278 elderly and vulnerable residents in Scunthorpe & North Lincolnshire who rely on the meals on wheels service as we've just heard that the decision&nb
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| : | Twitter power in Scunthorpe 14 July 2011 |
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Tweeting,use of message boards ,facebook and email campaigns are really starting to make a difference locally as to how public figures go about their busi
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| Hamst : | Westcliffe Primary Takes Shape 14 July 2011 |
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The new Westcliffe Primary School takes shape as building work continues at the Dryden Road site on the towns Westcliff Estate.
Click to
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| Hamst : | Illegal Parking - When Does The Law Apply 13 July 2011 |
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When is illegal parking allowed? That’s the question that must be asked after witnessing the goings on along a town centre road today. Chapel Street in Scunthorpe has a tem
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| Paul Rhoades : | Stupid Party prove them selves again 13 July 2011 |
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The
stupidity of the Tories is something which does not normally surprise me, I’ve
come to expect their moral indignation, holier than thou attitude and supercilious
nature over
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| Hamst : | Traffic Concerns Along Scotter Road 12 July 2011 |
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Traffic concerns are once again a hot topic with the news that Marks & Spencer are looking to open a retail park just off Doncaster Road at Frodingham Grange. Berkeley Circle i
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| Paul Rhoades : | Tories Announce Mass Privatisation 11 July 2011 |
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Amid all the noise, spin, hype, speculation and down right dirty politics (once again) being dragged up over the News of the World scandal, it would seem that in their ha
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| Paul Rhoades : | Fish Rescued from Pond 11 July 2011 |
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Earlier today, following great anticipation from Anglers and local residents alike, two contractors working on behalf of the Environment Agency turned up at the leaking Concrete Po
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| : | Selling the Family Silver 11 July 2011 |
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SELLING THE FAMILY SILVER Amidst the pantomime of the last council meeting, the Tories announced that they had no plans for job cuts over and above those already planned by Labour
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| Paul Rhoades : | Will Press Inquiry Impact on bloggers? 09 July 2011 |
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Its very interesting to read the article which has just appeared on the Daily Telegraph's web site:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/8626921/David-Camerons-self-s
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| Hamst : | Bottesford Town v Scunthorpe United 09 July 2011 |
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Scunthorpe United kicked off their 2011-12 campaign with a first pre-season friendly at neighbours Bottesford Town at Birch Park.
Last year Scunthorpe ran out 4-2 winners against
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| Paul Rhoades : | Spiral of Deceit 09 July 2011 |
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As those of you following me on twitter will know, I've been very interested in the phone hacking scandal since it broke, and decided today to share my thoughts on the corruption w
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| Paul Rhoades : | FOR SALE - North Lincolnshire Council 08 July 2011 |
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I was very interested to read yesterday about the cabinet minister for Adult and Children's Services plan to privatise home meals for the vulnerable and to flog it off to
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| Hamst : | Former Club Set To Be Demolished 07 July 2011 |
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The former Independant Liberal Club on Gilliat Street been earmarked for demolition.
An application for prior notification of proposed demolition of the Independant Liberal C
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| Hamst : | Council Expenses - Now and Then 07 July 2011 |
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Much has been reported about North Lincolnshire Councillors expenses & claims over recent months and Thoades has covered this extensively producing various articles even produc
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| Paul Rhoades : | Fire Service Refills Pond 06 July 2011 |
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Local residents and anglers alike will be pleased to know that from about 4pm this afternoon the Fire Service have been pumping from the beck into the pond on Olive Drive
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| Paul Rhoades : | Wildlife Critical in local angling lake 05 July 2011 |
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I am both saddened and dismayed at what is nothing short of a total lack of action by the authorities to make any kind of effort to try to either prevent or waylay the mass extinct
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| Hamst : | Fish Perish In Local Pond 04 July 2011 |
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Concerns heightened over the weekend with the fate of hundreds of fish that were starting to perish in a pond in the Ashby area of the town.
The pond near to Ashby Ville, between L
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| Hamst : | Race For Life 03 July 2011 |
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Scores of women from Scunthorpe headed to Cleethorpes today, (Sunday 3rd July 2011) for the fifth annual Race For Life event at Meridian Point. Women sprinted, jogged, walked and e
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| Hamst : | Questions Over Junctions Traffic Control 01 July 2011 |
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The junction on Messingham Road with Chancel Road has been making the news recently with Bottesford Town Councillor Freda Urry questioning whether it would benefit from some for of
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| Paul Rhoades : | 28th June Council Meeting 28 June 2011 |
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This evening there is a full council meeting.The feed below can be addressed using the hash tag #nlcm via twitter. I've already added Mick Grant and Mark Kirk's twitter feeds to th
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| Hamst : | British Superkarts Display 28 June 2011 |
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Members of the British GP Superkarts & their drivers will be heading to Scunthorpe on Saturday 2nd July prior to the 31st British Kart Grand Prix which will be held at the Cadw
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| Hamst : | Memories Of A Green Shed 28 June 2011 |
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Unbelievably next week sees the start of 2011’s National Shed Week; it runs from 4th – 10th July when shed enthusiasts the length and breadth of the country will be celebrating
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| : | Scunthorpe Police Surgeries July 2011 27 June 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Urban Police
Surgeries:
Ashby Ward:
Thursday 21st July Open air surgery – Ashby
Broadway
10am – noon
Bottesford Ward:
Satu
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| : | The Death of Labour - An Allegorical Tale 26 June 2011 |
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As a Labour Party supporter since the 1970s and an active member for much of the 1990s, like so many I felt cheated and disheartened that euphoria of the celebrations in 1997 soon
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| Paul Rhoades : | Coalition of Resistance calls for Protest 25 June 2011 |
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On Tuesday 28th June the newly led Tory council
will meet to announce the cuts they are going to make in their emergency
budget.
They will announce how they will do the government
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| : | Council approves port development 24 June 2011 |
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Planners today approved ambitious plans for a £100 Million port-related development in the area. Submitted by Able UK Ltd they have gained permission to build the development
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| : | New Store opens in Parishes 24 June 2011 |
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Many thanks to the parishes shopping center for sending through their latest press release about the opening of a new store tomorrow.The new store named "Oliver Lawrence"
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| Paul Rhoades : | Coaltion of Resistance Meeting 24th June 24 June 2011 |
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Tonight at 7:30 there will be a meeting of the coalition of Resistance anti-cuts meeting at Central Community Center on Laneham Street in Scunthorpe.Speakers will include
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| Hamst : | New Benches Installed 22 June 2011 |
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Council workers have today started to install replacement benches in Festival Gardens, along Ashby Road, to replace the ones that were previous stolen.
New Benches at Festi
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| : | Bridge Tolls Extraordinary Meeting 22 June 2011 |
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Following the Government's announcement last week that the Humber Bridge Board should be allowed to set the crossing tariff on the bridge as they wish, the Labour group have called
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| : | PROTECTING SCUNTHORPE’S PUBLIC NO LAUGHING MATTER 22 June 2011 |
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PROTECTING SCUNTHORPE’S PUBLIC IS NO LAUGHING MATTER
We've recieved another new article from North Lincolnshire blogger Gary Day, its reproduced here in full, unedited by our sel
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| : | BANNING “TWITTER” AT COUNCIL MEETINGS IS NONSENSE 21 June 2011 |
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We have received the following article submitted by Gary Day, here it is, unedited and published in full. Please visit his blog at http://garyday2011.wordpress.com/&
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| : | Tweeting Police Man Online Q&A 21 June 2011 |
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Neighbourhood sergeant for Scunthorpe South, our very own Tweeting Bobby will be going online in Humberside police's first ever virtual forum on the 29th June.Sargent&nbs
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| : | More on the Pods 21 June 2011 |
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It's interesting to see the different views about the Pods but disappointing to note the 'Tory-like' ,can we afford it or more meaningfully, do we deserve it argument emerging.It
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| Hamst : | Armed Forces Flag Raising Ceremony 20 June 2011 |
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To mark the start of the National Armed Forces Day there has been a Raising the Flag ceremony held in Central Park close to Pittwood House this morning, 20th June 2011. The Armed F
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| : | Explosion at the Pods 18 June 2011 |
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We have unconfirmed reports that there has been an explosion at the new leisure centre "the Pods" in Scunthorpe. It is believed that three workers were injured in the blast, o
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe Uncut 18 June 2011 |
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What’s it all about?Scunthorpe Uncut is a week old and today will carry out its first action. Just 7 days ago a small group of people being concerned about the cuts and having re
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| Hamst : | The Ashby Star 17 June 2011 |
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Passing the Star Public house on Rochdale Road you will notice it is all boarded up, a sign maybe of the pub trade suffering in these times when people have to decide whether to pu
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| : | THE PODS - FINANCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE? 17 June 2011 |
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Jim Pearson, former chairman of Scunthorpe Town Team, is proud of the hard work he and members of The Team put in to bring to Scunthorpe the Pods, and justly so.But, and I mean a b
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| Paul Rhoades : | SCuncut 17 June 2011 |
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We've been asked to add a cover it live to the site for the guys at @ScUnCut to allow coverage of their event tomorrow.
The event will use the Twitter Hash Tag #scuncut so people
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| Paul Rhoades : | Confession time - I am an extremist 17 June 2011 |
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According to Tory MP for Brigg and Goole, Andrew Percy, if I attend the UK Uncut demonstration in Scunthorpe this Saturday then I am an extremist.Quite frankly I've not h
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| : | North Lincolnshire Council: What the hell is going 16 June 2011 |
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I’m going to make this short and
sweet because I have already blogged about this and i will post the link.
Our council has two parties in it and I have communicated directly wi
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| Hamst : | Summer Football Tournement 15 June 2011 |
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The school summer holidays are on the horizon and before long they’ll be upon us, many children will be going on holiday for a week or two at sometime during the long school brea
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| Paul Rhoades : | Political Class Divide Continues 15 June 2011 |
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For many years now I've not been directly involved in party politics.I left the Labour Party when John Smith died and Tony Blair's ascension was apparent as I felt that as a social
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humber Bridge Toll Increase Inevitable 14 June 2011 |
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The Government have just released their findings into the Humber Bridge Toll Enquiry. Here's the statement from the minister himself:Transport Minister Norman Baker
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| Paul Rhoades : | Elliot Morley - From Aigburth to Wandsworth 13 June 2011 |
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Regular readers will know that I've been planning an "Elliot Morley" article for a long time.I'd always intended to release the article when his trial had ended and his sentencing
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| : | Community Policing Teaches Respects 13 June 2011 |
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On Saturday afternoon we met up briefly with Sergeant James Main of Humberside Police’s “B” division to find out more about the respect program operated in the Scunthorpe reg
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| Paul Rhoades : | Democratic Changes Update 13 June 2011 |
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Reader's may recall an article I published a couple of weeks ago highlighting changes to the constitution of the council changes of which which included reducing the number of me
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| Hamst : | Inter Priory Fun Day 12 June 2011 |
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The rain failed to dampen the spirits on Inter Priory’s Fun Day held a Priory Lane Junior School as organizers pressed on with an afternoon of events and presentations. Players,
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| Hamst : | Battery Recycling 11 June 2011 |
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Recycling of batteries is something which seems not to be widely practiced by many households across Scunthorpe, many people I’ve talked to are unaware that North Lincolnshire Co
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| : | UK UNCUT Plan action in Scunthorpe 11 June 2011 |
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We've just received the following press release from a group calling them selves Scunthorpe UncutWe've asked them for some more information so when we get it we'll publish it.Her
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| Hamst : | High Street Food Stalls 11 June 2011 |
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It appears that there’s no need to go hungry if you are visiting Scunthorpe High Street for there is a wealth of restaurants, café’s and sandwich shops. Now added to that are
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| : | HUMBER BRIDGE TOLLS FIASCO 10 June 2011 |
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The Telegraph reports that the Treasury-led review has concluded and the Senior officers at the Department for Transport are now considering whether to allow increases in the Humbe
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| : | Froddingham Rd Residents Parking 10 June 2011 |
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Plans are afoot to introduce a parking scheme to Froddingham Road, one of Scunthorpe’s busiest thoroughfares.
Residents and businesses along Froddingham Road will be receiving a
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| : | Trying to make it add up 09 June 2011 |
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I have read several local blogs and even seen what on the face of it seems to be a perfectly reasonable explanation of how it could work by one of the main protagonists on
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| : | Council Leader Welcomes Humber LEP 09 June 2011 |
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Last week Visit Scunthorpe were very pleased to announce the submission of a proposal to the government to form a Humber Wide LEP.This may come as a surprise to some as the curre
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| Paul Rhoades : | Pods Keys Hand Over 09 June 2011 |
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Exciting news today in Scunthorpe as the new Pods leisure development looks to be set to be handed over to the council.The council announced this morning that the keys to this
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| Paul Rhoades : | Berkley School Safety Zone 09 June 2011 |
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Reader's may recall an article last September which criticised changes to the road's maintenance budget and saw the scrapping of a potential safety improvement on the Berkley estat
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| Paul Rhoades : | Travel Pass Postcode Lottery 09 June 2011 |
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Student travel passes have been reduced from £185 to just £30 a year by new conservative regime at North Lincolnshire Council.On the face of it this comes across as good news. It
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| : | 11th June 2011 ~ The Podium @ Scunthorpe Market 08 June 2011 |
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11th June 2011 ~ 10am Start ~ The Podium @ Scunthorpe MarketAs part of the Council's Making Markets Matter campaign, and to highlight the improvements made to the market, a free ch
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| Paul Rhoades : | Child Poverty 08 June 2011 |
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In March Visit Scunthorpe ran an article about Child Poverty in North Lincolnshire stating that there are around 4,000 children in North Lincolnshire who are growing up in what Sav
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| : | Gerry and the Pacemakers 07 June 2011 |
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http://www.ents24.com/web/event/Sixties-Gold-Tour-Baths-Hall-Scunthorpe-2398793.html,if ever there was a story to show that mark Kirk never understood what the Baths meant to p
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| Hamst : | Table Top Crossings 07 June 2011 |
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As part of the Sustrans Connect2 cycle network, which currently runs from Burringham Road to Ferry Road, North Lincolnshire Council have installed a number of ‘table top’ cross
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| : | 10th Good Dog Day this Weekend 07 June 2011 |
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This Sunday 12th June sees the council's 10th annual "Good Dog Day" event being held at Quibel park.Last year the event was attended by approximately 2,000 visitors along with thei
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| : | Car Chase Photo Exclusive 06 June 2011 |
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Kirton in Lindsey ground to a halt at around 3pm this afternoon following a pursuit spanning three counties.Offices from South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Humberside police worke
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| Paul Rhoades : | Anti Cuts Meeting 7th June 06 June 2011 |
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The North Lincolnshire Coalition of Resistance against government cuts will be meeting tomorrow, Tuesday 7th at Highfield House Pub in Scunthorpe from 7:30 to continue to work on b
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| Hamst : | Schools Set To Merge 05 June 2011 |
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Proposals have been put forward to merge both RiddingsInfant School and RiddingsJuniorSchool into a through Primary School based on the current JuniorSchool site.
Following the
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| : | Flying Scotsman May Visit Scunthorpe 03 June 2011 |
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The world famous Flying Scotsman was aquired by the National Rail Museum in York in 2004, and following a series of inspections was found to be in a very unstable condition.
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| : | Humber LEP Bid Submitted 03 June 2011 |
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Regulars may recall that last week Visit Scunthorpe reported that a consensus had been reached between North Lincolnshire, Hull, East Riding and North East Lincolnshire councils to
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| : | North Vs South in Battle of the Tweets 02 June 2011 |
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Our local tweeting police man Sargent James Main has thrown down the gauntlet to his north bank counterpart (who we won't name here for obvious reasons) as to who can be the first
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| : | North Lincs Mayoral Engagements June 2011 02 June 2011 |
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Press release from North Lincolnshire Council made available today:The Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Cllr Keith Vickers, will attend the following engagements in June:Saturday 4 Jun
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| : | Ian Cawsey Accepts WSPA Award 02 June 2011 |
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Former Brigg and Goole MP yesterday received an award on behalf of the World Society for Protection of Animals from the Chartered Institutes of Public Relations, following the WPSA
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| : | Tories to pander to the lazy and Feckless? 02 June 2011 |
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1stly might I say my bin gets emptied very week just like every body else in North Lincolnshire,why news outlets such as the BBC and our own local rag perpetuate the lie t
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| Hamst : | The Pods - July Opening 02 June 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council have announced The Pods 'Sports Academy' will open in July on a date yet to be given. The keys to to developement were handed over towards the end of las
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| Hamst : | Thieves Steal Benches 01 June 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council have revealed that 5 out of seven brand new benches put in place as part of Central Park’s makeover have been stolen.
Work has been ongoing to rejuv
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| : | Scunthorpe Police Surgeries June 2011 31 May 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Urban Police
Surgeries:
Ashby Ward:
Monday 20th June at Everest Road Community Centre 4pm – 6pm
Bottesford Ward:
Tuesday 14th June at Valley Park 2
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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe Market Hosts Event 31 May 2011 |
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On Saturday 4th June Making Markets Matter is coming to Scunthorpe.
As reported here on visitscunthorpe back in February, Making Markets Matter is an events-based campaign that
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| : | Fishing - good for the environment? 30 May 2011 |
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Fishing - good for the environment?Being a Dog owner / walker and long time resident of Bottesford I enjoy being able to walk down the Beck with the wife and dogs, we get to see al
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| : | Scunthorpe Memories 80's Night 29 May 2011 |
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We've had the following press release from our friends at facebook telling us about their 3rd Social event, details below with a few photos, we've also created a "Scunthorpe Memori
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| Paul Rhoades : | Anti cuts meeting 28 May 2011 |
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This Tuesday at 7:30 there will be a meeting of the Coalition of Resistance to plan and organise resistance to the cuts in Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire. Tuesday's meeting is
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| : | Police Confiscate Booze in Bottesford 28 May 2011 |
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Last night saw many year 11 students celebrating the end of school, leaving them with just their exams to complete. It's also one of those occasions where more youths than normal c
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| : | UK largest windfarm to go ahead 28 May 2011 |
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Great news that the Uk's largest windfarm is to go ahead ,Obviously I do not know what stage the planning permission and all other considerations is at but,the company are
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| : | Greedy labour councillors oppose expenses cut 27 May 2011 |
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The Tories had to force through measures to cut Councillor's allowances and expenses after Labour opposed the motion to save the local council thousands of pounds when e
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| : | TATA Fog Canon Good News for Residents 27 May 2011 |
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Tata Steel have announced the introduction of a new Fog Canon to spray a water mist over the slag bays at BOS plant when they are being dug out.When the slag has cooled, it is ba
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| : | TATA task force meets today 27 May 2011 |
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The council have this morning announced the first meeting of the National Task Force to help Tata workforce.The meeting will be chaired by John Clugston and is intended to discus
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| Paul Rhoades : | Tories cut democracy 27 May 2011 |
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On Wednesday, Visit Scunthorpe broke the news that changes to the new constitution of North Lincolnshire Council will not only reduce accessibility to the council by members of the
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| Paul Rhoades : | Why it is wrong to combine child & adult service 27 May 2011 |
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It's very concerning to learn of the plans by the Tory administration at North Lincolnshire Council to combine the rolls of both Children's and Adult Services together in to just o
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| : | North Lincs News Roundup proves a hit 27 May 2011 |
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This week saw the launch of a new news summary web site focusing on the Humber Region.We got in touch with the developer of this informative new site, Suze Laing and asked her to t
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| : | PAN Humber LEP is a step closer 27 May 2011 |
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Today Greg Clark the minister for Communities and Local Government visited hull to meet leaders of the four councils in the Humber region and their chief executives to agree the wa
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| : | Update on MP Talks with TATA 27 May 2011 |
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Following his meeting yesterday with Mark Prisk, Minister for Business and Enterprise, Nic Dakin spoke to Visit Scunthorpe last night to update readers on his meeting.Nic told us
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| Hamst : | Steel Town Talent 26 May 2011 |
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As previously reoprted this years TATA Steel Scunthorpe Family Gala, better known as the Appleby Frodingham Childrens Gala, will be taking place on the 4th September. It's been put
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| Hamst : | Roads Speed Review 25 May 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Council is seeking residents views on proposed changes to various roads in the region, up to 60 class A & B roads have been identified in a review of speed l
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council Changes Undermine Democracy Claim 25 May 2011 |
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Today's North Lincolnshire Council AGM saw several changes made to the constitution of the council following the election of the Conservatives as the new ruling party, according to
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| Paul Rhoades : | Tories Allegedly Ban Twitter 25 May 2011 |
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Following the AGM of North Lincolnshire Council, the Labour group have informed Visit Scunthorpe of a ban on the use of mobile devices preventing tweets being sent from inside coun
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| : | Tories to push through expenses cuts 24 May 2011 |
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Despite Labour sniping in the St about transparency and Mark Kirk flatly refusing to discuss the issue when I raised the question several weeks ago on his blog,I can only s
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| : | Scunthorpe Documentary released 24 May 2011 |
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"Gold is for the Mistress; silver for the maid,Copper is for the craftsmen, cunning at his tradeGood cried the baron, sitting in his hallBut Iron, cold Iron, is master of them all"
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| Paul Rhoades : | Councillor voices concern over job losses 24 May 2011 |
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In today's blog Mick Grant (Labour councillor for Ashby ward) has voiced his concerns about what could become apparent at tomorrows Council AGM.The Meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council to reduce public access to meetings 24 May 2011 |
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Visit Scunthorpe have become aware of plans by the Conservative controlled North Lincolnshire Council to half the number of meetings which take place over the coming year.Currently
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| Paul Rhoades : | Nic Dakin speaks to VisitScunthorpe on Job Losses 24 May 2011 |
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Following the anouncment yesterday that Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin would be speaking to Mark Prisk, Minister for Business and Enterprise, we got in touch with Nic and asked him to sha
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| : | Local boy opens new Asda Supermarket 23 May 2011 |
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Scunthorpe boy, Ben Morrison, 12, officially opened one of
the first new concept Asda Supermarkets today (Monday 23 May) on Carlton Street,
Scunthorpe. Ben and his mother were in
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| : | We Need Another Maggie .. 23 May 2011 |
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This country is losing its balls.she had balls, she knew how to stand up to people. I don't refer to her policies although ridding us of lefty unions was spot on.We need that type
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| : | Local MP Seeks Talks to Support TATA Workers 23 May 2011 |
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Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin has today confirmed that he will be meeting with the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Mark Prisk to discuss the 1,200 job losses at TATA steel
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| Hamst : | New Sports Facility Underway 23 May 2011 |
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The ground work for the new state-of-the-art facilities being laid out at the Brumby Hall sports ground are well underway judging by this latest picture.
Sports pitch underway at
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| : | ELLIOT MORLEY 22 May 2011 |
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I find some of the local comments on the former Scunthorpe MP Elliot Morley quite disgraceful and in many ways uncalled for. He was MP for over twenty years and in ma
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| Paul Rhoades : | Labour claim Tory plans herald Death of Democracy 22 May 2011 |
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Below is a press release issued by the Scunthorpe Constituency Labour Party, 18th May which has been reproduced in full.While seemingly minor, this unilateral action by the new
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| Paul Rhoades : | Tata promise growth, at the expense of Workers 22 May 2011 |
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Friday’s news at Tata Steel’s Scunthorpe site came as a shock to no one. Speculation has been rife for many months as to when, where and how hard the axe would fall on the Tata
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| : | Nic Dakins People Panel 20-5-11 22 May 2011 |
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Nic Dakin's People Panel
It has been a year since Nic Dakin Took over as our elected representative, so the panel was to focus on what he believes he has achieved this year in acc
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| : | www.VisitScunthorpe.com Launch New Web Site 22 May 2011 |
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Version 2 of the "Scunthorpe Engine" (the sexy techie bits which make this site work) will be going live over the next 24 to 48 hours.
After many hours of dedicated coding, Jake,
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| : | Primark Packs The Town 22 May 2011 |
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This Saturday morning saw Scunthorpe Town Centre packed with shoppers like never before. Footfall in the town has been drastically reduced since Woolworths closed and Marks and Spe
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| : | Elliot Morley jailed 20 May 2011 |
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Elliot Morley, our former MP, has been jailed for 16 months after his conviction on two counts of theft by false accounting. Anyone with a belief in democracy and accountability sh
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| : | Lizzies big idea 19 May 2011 |
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Make the Councillors do less to save money,how about just cutting their OTT expenses by 25% ,Liz's idea won't effect the Tories as they were boycotting this council meetings last I
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| : | Mick's local election's reflection 19 May 2011 |
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Why is this man allowed to be in politics,he is not in it for the good of the people of North Lincolnshire ,he is in it for the Labour Party only. In his reflections I have not see
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| Hamst : | New Windtower Plan 18 May 2011 |
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This could be the view looking down Scunthorpe High Street if a planning application to install a 130m high windtower on the premises of a local steel foundry is given permission.
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| Hamst : | Reminder Of Brown Bin Changes 18 May 2011 |
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Residents are being reminded about changes to the Brown Bin recycling scheme. As previously reported the changes take place from the 30th May 2011 and people will no longer be able
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| : | Unair Tax Burdens illustrated with Beer 17 May 2011 |
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There has been much discussion recently about the cuts in government and council expenditure affecting the poor more disproportionately than the rich but the same said whiners fail
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| Hamst : | Netto Makes Way For Asda 16 May 2011 |
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The signage goes up at the new Adsa store which is replacing the Netto store at the corner of Brigg Road & Station Road.
New Asda Supermarket under conversion
Last year it
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| : | They Rallied Against The Debt 16 May 2011 |
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The Rally Against Debt on Saturday may not have brought the capital to a standstill (estimated 350 protesters outside Parliament http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13398966) but it did h
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| Hamst : | Good Dog Day Event 15 May 2011 |
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This years Good Dog Day event takes place once again at Quibell Park on the 12th June 2011.
Quibell Park stages the Good Dog Day
Hundreds of owners and their canine companions a
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| : | Tory Apathy and in fighting 12 May 2011 |
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"I hope I don't win i didn't really want to do it." This was a mantra of one of the Tory candidates for Burton and Winterton at the Local Election count! Unfortunately if you vote
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| Hamst : | Church Square - A Waste Of Space? 11 May 2011 |
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The new look Church Square re-opened to the public on 1st November 2010 after the demolition of the former Club 2000 / Options Nightclub. The club had stood empty since May 2006, i
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| Hamst : | Fountain Fault - Engineers On Site 10 May 2011 |
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Engineers were today, 10th May 2011, back at the newly refurbished fountain at Central Park in an attempt to resolve the issue with the new pumps not working properly.
Engineers o
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| : | Tory controlled North Lincs 10 May 2011 |
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I write this just a few days after North Lincolnshire Council became Conservative controlled, following 16 hours of counting and recounting of results following the 2011 local elec
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| : | Fancy a Restaurant Review? 10 May 2011 |
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Well sorry, you won't be getting one.
Visit Scunthorpe is strictly "none commercial", so that means that not only do we not cover our site with blatant adverts, we also don't c
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| Paul Rhoades : | Labour Group Would Have Saved Carehomes 10 May 2011 |
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Yesterday Visit Scunthorpe learned that should the Labour Party have retained power after last week�s election, then they would have saved Scotter House and The Lilacs.
When
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| : | Election View from the Isle of Axholme 09 May 2011 |
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It may surprise some people in North Lincolnshire to know that the council boundaries extends west of the River Trent. Just over the King George V bridge lies a collection of villa
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| Hamst : | Changes To Brown Bin Recycling 09 May 2011 |
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Residents of North Lincolnshire will, as from the end of this month, no longer be able to put food waste in their brown recycling bins. This is due to recent changes to government
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| Paul Rhoades : | Nic Dakin Annual Report Available 09 May 2011 |
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Nic Dakin MP invites you to his Annual Report Meeting.
In a press statement released earlier today Nic said
"I've now completed my first year as your MP. I hope that you fe
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| Paul Rhoades : | Tories Plan Emergency Budget 09 May 2011 |
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Having been elected to run the council at last week's elections, we can exclusively reveal that the new leading Conservative Group are planning to release an "Emergency Budget" sho
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| Paul Rhoades : | Rocket Car at College 09 May 2011 |
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Last Thursday and Friday the Super sonic car "Bloodhound" mad an appearance at North Lindsey College to celebrate the opening of the new STEM academy.
Bloodhound SSC (Super Soni
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| Paul Rhoades : | Labour Councillor Launches New Blog 07 May 2011 |
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Cllr Andrea Davison has launched a new blog.
Her first post unsurprisingly comments on the events of the last 48 hours, and the defeat of Labour by the Tories in the local North
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| Hamst : | Petrol Station To Change Ownership 07 May 2011 |
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A popular Scunthorpe petrol station is set to change ownership on 13th May 2011.
Set to change ownership.
The Westcliff filling station, at the corner of Burringham Road &
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| Paul Rhoades : | Campaign Against Cuts Gathers 06 May 2011 |
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This Wednesday at highfield house on Francis street in Scunthorpe, the Coalition Against Cuts will hold an organisation meeting to determine where the cuts proposed by the Tory's i
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| Paul Rhoades : | Labour Looses NLC Control 06 May 2011 |
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From the polls closing last night, it quickly became clear that the election in North Lincolnshire was going to be a close run battle.
Politically, Scunthorpe County (the consti
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| : | Lizzie has to deliver 06 May 2011 |
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Liz Redfearn has got her wish and is back in control,I hope she does abetter job than last time.Her biggest task is to make the Baths hall project and Pods project a major succes
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall Ongoing Construction 06 May 2011 |
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The Baths Hall continues to take shape.
Baths Hall ongoing construction
The total project cost is �1.3m cheaper than originally anticipated. It was originally going to
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| Hamst : | New Store Opening Date Nears 06 May 2011 |
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The new Primark store in Scunthorpe continues to be fitted out ahead of its opening on the 17th May. Glasgow-based oufitters Morris & Spottiswood are currently adding the finishing
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| Paul Rhoades : | Election Results - Still no clear winner 06 May 2011 |
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Despite having gone through the night, there are still 20 seats remaining uncounted, and the balance of our future council lies undecided.
Things have been very close, as predic
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| Hamst : | Former Church Starts To Come Down 05 May 2011 |
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Demolition of the rest of the site of a new care home recommenced this week as the bulldozer moved in on the former St. Andrews Church on Old Brumby Street.
Starting to come d
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| Hamst : | Furniture Recycling Scheme Shortlisted For Award 05 May 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Homes'(NLH) Choose-To-Reuse Furniture Store in Enderby Road has been short listed for an award in the 'What We Are Proud Of' Awards 2011.
Choose-To-Reuse on
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| Paul Rhoades : | Bloodhound Supersonic Visits Scunthorpe 04 May 2011 |
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Tomorrow, 5th May, the team behind the development of the Blodhound Supersonic Car will be vititing North Lindsey College.
The car built by a British team will attempt to smash
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| Paul Rhoades : | Too late for regrets 04 May 2011 |
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This morning on Radio 4's Today Program, Labour leader Ed Milliband spoke of his regrets that the previous Labour administration had failed to take the opportunity to introduce the
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| Paul Rhoades : | Save the NHS Rally 03 May 2011 |
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Today Unison organised a campaign to raise public awareness about the new cuts facing the NHS.
Unsurprisingly last friday (on the day of the royal wedding), the government saw i
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| Paul Rhoades : | Feedback from Labour Councillors 03 May 2011 |
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Before we did last night's web chat with Neil Eyre, I sent the pre-submitted questions round a number of candidates.
We're pleased to say we've had feedback from Tony Ellerby an
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| Paul Rhoades : | New Version of Visit Scunthorpe well underway 03 May 2011 |
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I'm really excited as today Shoodabean released his first new "module" on the new version of Visit Scunthorpe.
He's already migrated the core platform from SQL/ASP/IIS on to an
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| Paul Rhoades : | Online Question and Answer Session 03 May 2011 |
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Last night we hosted an online question and answer session with Neil Eyre, who is standing as an independent in the elections this Thursday.
Neil is standing in the froddingham
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe Man Completes Manchester Shine Marathon 02 May 2011 |
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Last night Scunthorpe man Julian Oughtibridge completed the 26.2 mile Manchester Shine Marathon.
Taking place over night, and snaking for a grueling 26 miles around one of the n
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| Paul Rhoades : | Online Debate with Neil Eyre Tonight 02 May 2011 |
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This evening VisitScunthorpe.Com will host an online debate / question and answer session with Neil Eyre, Independent candidate for Froddingham.
If you'd like to hear Neil's vie
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| Paul Rhoades : | Battle for Broughton enters its final days 02 May 2011 |
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Broughton and Appleby in North Lincolnshire has always been a closely contested seat. With just 4 days to go to the election, today is a key day for campaigners to get out knocking
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| : | SPEAKING, AS ONE DOES, OF POLITICS, WHERE ARE WE G 02 May 2011 |
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SPEAKING, AS ONE DOES, OF POLITICS.
WHERE ARE WE GOING AND WHO ARE WE GOING WITH?
Now that we are in the run up to the local elections it surely is the time to consider not on
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| Paul Rhoades : | Exclusive: Investors show interest in Crosby Hotel 01 May 2011 |
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Following the succesfull campaign orchestrated by Visit Scunthorpe to prevent the destruction of the Crosby Hotel in Scunthorpe, we've been given news of a potential exciting new p
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local MP Joins Candidates in Key Battleground 30 April 2011 |
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We've just been over to Scawby Brook (Near Brigg) to catch up with local Labour MP Nic Dakin who was out campaigning in what looks to be one of North Lincolnshire's closest contend
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| Hamst : | The Crosby Hotel 30 April 2011 |
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The Crosby Hotel which stands at the corner of Normanby Road and Berkeley Street could have been demolished if plans submitted to the council were approved. Planning permission had
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| Paul Rhoades : | New Website on way for Visit Scunthorpe 30 April 2011 |
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Here's some news I'm really excited about. A good friend, colleague and and business partner of mine Shoodabean has taken it upon him self to develop an new version of the Scunthor
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| Paul Rhoades : | Primark Scunthorpe Opening Date Announced 30 April 2011 |
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Excellent news for shoppers in Scunthorpe, Primark who have taken over the former British Home Stores site on the High Street in Scunthorpe will open their doors on the 17th May.
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| Hamst : | Workers Memorial Day Service 29 April 2011 |
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A workers� Memorial Day service was held in Scunthorpe on Thursday 28th April 2011 which gave people the opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives while at work.
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| Hamst : | Accident Closes Mortal Ash Hill 28 April 2011 |
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An accident just after 4am this morning closed part of Mortal Ash Hill on the outskirts of Scunthorpe.
The emergency services were called to the A18 Mortal Ash Hill in Scunthorp
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe Police Surgeries - May 2011 27 April 2011 |
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A couple of weeks ago, our local Community Sergeant picked up his mobile phone as part of an initiative championed by Humberside Police and started tweeting.
In just a couple of
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| : | Breaking local News! 23 April 2011 |
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Gosals supermarket on East Common Lane was robbed by a masked assailant approximately 1 hour ago. I saw the police arrive on the scene and heard one of the shops employees say the
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| Paul Rhoades : | Concerns over costs of new Humberside Police HQ 22 April 2011 |
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Over in Hull this week, a development started which will affect us all. The much anticipated and some what controversial building project will see �60Million spent on a new he
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| Paul Rhoades : | Busy Weekend for Local Politicians 22 April 2011 |
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Out and about this morning, councillors Grant and Collingson were busy delivering leaflets close to where I live, so I decided to do a very quick "on the spot" interview and grab a
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| Hamst : | Multi Storey Carpark Closed 22 April 2011 |
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Scunthorpe's Carlton Street multi-storey carpark has been close after potential structural defects were found.
Close, Carlton Street Multi-storey Carpark
The carpark has b
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| Paul Rhoades : | Opposition to Tesco's Brigg Grows 22 April 2011 |
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Interesting footnote on Brigg People today about growing opposition to the proposed expansion of Tesco's in Brigg.
Especially concerning is that the application looks like it ma
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| Paul Rhoades : | An independent state of mind 20 April 2011 |
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We get a lot of comments on VisitScunthorpe, both publicly and privately about the status quo of the Scunthorpe "Binary Party" System.
For many years Scunthorpe has been black a
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| Paul Rhoades : | Hustings in Crosby Ward 20 April 2011 |
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Hustings have been announced in the Crosby Ward of Scunthorpe to allow people in the area to find out more about the candidates who will be standing for election on May 5th.
It
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| Paul Rhoades : | Will You be Celebrating the Royal Wedding? 20 April 2011 |
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In just over a week the country will grind to a halt to celebrate the Royal Wedding as we all enjoy a public holiday to mark this occasion.
You may recall back in January, the
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| Paul Rhoades : | Easter Waste and Recycling Collection Dates 20 April 2011 |
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As its silly season for Bank Holidays coming up, the council have released a revised waste collection and re-cycling schedule for householders to make sure they get the correct bin
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| Paul Rhoades : | Knife Edge Politics 20 April 2011 |
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With the elections looming in just 2 weeks, we've been having a bit of a look at previous election results in the North Lincolnshire area and have found what looks to be the hottes
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| Hamst : | Central Park Bandstand 20 April 2011 |
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The ongoing regeneration of Central Park continues apace with the fountain currently undergoing a makeover and the continuation of the tree-lined boulevard through to The Pods near
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| Hamst : | Ashby Road 'Car Lot' 19 April 2011 |
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Numerous residents have recently made reference to various cars being advertised for sale on Ashby Road opposite the Brumby Service Station, particulary in the parking bay along si
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| Paul Rhoades : | More police electioneering investigations 18 April 2011 |
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Visit Scunthorpe have this afternoon been shown emails alleging more wrongdoing on behalf of conservative candidates in north Lincolnshire.
Complaint has been made to the return
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| Hamst : | Collection Of Small Electrical Items 18 April 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Councils kerbside collection scheme is now collecting small electrical items when residents green and blue kerside boxes are due for colletion.
Items f
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| Hamst : | Graffiti 18 April 2011 |
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Graffiti is often viewed as a persistent, if not an intractable, problem. Few graffiti offenders are apprehended, and some even change their methods and locations in response to po
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe WW2 Anti Aircraft Battery 17 April 2011 |
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From time to time on Visit Scunthorpe, we'll run an article about an area or site of interest in or around the town. In this case we will be looking at an abandoned WW2 Anti Aircra
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| : | A vote for AV ,a vote for the BNP? 15 April 2011 |
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I am amazed at the amount of left wing groups who are pushing the vote for AV . Successive Governments of all parties play the race card and big up their hard line on immigration
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe Urban Police Surgeries 14 April 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Urban Police Surgeries, April:
Ashby Ward:
Thursday 28th April at Ashby Broadway 10am � 12pm
Open air surgery
Bottesford Ward:
Saturday 16th April at Botte
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| Paul Rhoades : | Last chance to register to vote 14 April 2011 |
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If you have not registered to vote in May's local council and parish elections, including the Alternative Vote referendum then you have until 5pm tonight to get your registration p
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| Paul Rhoades : | New Sports Grants Available 14 April 2011 |
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To help local athletes prepare for the Olympics, the council has announced a series of grants have become available specially aimed at people from North Lincolnshire who compete at
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| Paul Rhoades : | New Bobbie on the Tweet 12 April 2011 |
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A couple of days ago we came across Local Neighbourhood Sargent James Main on Twitter, who works in the B Division (Scunthorpe South area) of Humberside Police.
His "Patch" incl
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| Paul Rhoades : | Travellers Return to Darby Glass 12 April 2011 |
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The Car park of the former Darby Glass factory on Southpark Industrial Estate in Scunthorpe has once again been taken over by travellers.
Travellers previously vacated the site
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| Hamst : | Asbestos Delays Church Demolition 12 April 2011 |
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The demolition of the former St. Andrews Church on Old Brumby Street has been delayed after asbestos what found in the building.
The clearance of the site is to make way for a A
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| Hamst : | TA Centre Renamed 11 April 2011 |
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The Territorial Army barracks in the towns Cottage Beck Road have been renamed in tribute of a fallen Scunthorpe soldier. Corporal Bryan Budd was posthumously awarded the Victoria
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| : | Local labour bloggers 08 April 2011 |
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Mark Kirk and Mick Grant , among the more prolific bloggers seem to have gone quiet and missed the biggest political news of the last day ,Mark Kirk really thinks a new shop is mor
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| Hamst : | New Trees Vandalised 08 April 2011 |
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A number of young sapplings around the town have secumbed to vandalism being snapped at the base of their trunks. It's heart-breaking to see the councils work with residents to imp
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| : | Rally Against Debt 08 April 2011 |
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I believe that the supporters of the Campaign Against Cuts are misguided. They are advocating borrowing money to live a lifestyle that we simply can no longer afford, burdening our
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| Paul Rhoades : | Elliot Morley Pleads Guilty 07 April 2011 |
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Following a long police investigation, Elliot Morley has today pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court of two counts of false accounting.
These charges relate to two offences co
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| Paul Rhoades : | New Archaeology Gallery at NL Museum 07 April 2011 |
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A new archaeology gallery has opened at North Lincolnshire Museum allowing visitors to experience a walk through North Lincolnshire's history and learn more about local archaeology
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| Paul Rhoades : | Tit for Tat Politics 07 April 2011 |
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Following on from the revelations on Visit Scunthorpe yesterday regarding a complaint to Humberside Police concerning 13 Conservative Candidates and their Agent, we have more news
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| Hamst : | Littering On West Common Lane 07 April 2011 |
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The arrival of the warmer weather has also seen the arrival of a certain menace, litter on West Common Lane football fields.
Students from John Leggott College seem to like to e
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| Paul Rhoades : | Labour Leader Accuses Tories of Legal Breach 06 April 2011 |
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On what is really the first "real" day of electioneering following the closure of nominations, campaigns in North Lincolnshire have got off to a fiery start with the Leader of the
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| Hamst : | Eatser Egg Hunt At The Foundry 06 April 2011 |
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Later this month sees the Easter weekend and The Foundry shopping centre in Scunthorpe will be putting on some traditional entertainment.
The South Gate mall area of the centre wh
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| Hamst : | Could Residents Be Charge To Use Waste Sites 05 April 2011 |
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Using North Lincolnshire Councils Household Waste sites have, in the main, been free of charge although there are some charges levied for some disposals made.
Across the country
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local Film Maker to Release Scunthorpe Steal 05 April 2011 |
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A deliberate pun on what not only made the town famous, but also led to its rapid growth, "Scunthorpe Steal" as a new documentary currently being filmed about the history of the to
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| Paul Rhoades : | Baths Hall fa�ade 02 April 2011 |
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Work continues at a pace at the new Baths Hall in time for its opening later this year.
Today for the first time it has started people passing the construction site can start to
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| Hamst : | Sustrans Connect 2 Cycle Route Phase 5 01 April 2011 |
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The first article I wrote on visitscunthorpe.com was about Manor Park cycle route and how North Lincolnshire Council submitted a successful bid to Sustrans as part of the Connect2
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| Paul Rhoades : | Care Home Closure Protest 31 March 2011 |
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Last night protesters gathered at Pitwood House from 5pm to lobby councillors at what was the last public council meeting before the local elections.
In total there were around
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humberside Police Authority Questions 31 March 2011 |
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At yesterday's council meeting two questions were asked regarding the way in which funding cuts will affect the service delivery by the police.
Both questions were answered by C
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| Paul Rhoades : | Question from VisitScunthorpe.Com 31 March 2011 |
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A few weeks ago, Visit Scunthorpe did a series of articles looking at council expenses.
Unlike other local commentators, we did not pick on a single issue (such as sandwiches) a
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council Review 31 March 2011 |
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Last night's council meeting was a boisterous affair. Perhaps as it's the "End of term" for the councillors and they are all ready to go electioneering, perhaps it was running the
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| Hamst : | Pharmacist Sought For New Medical Centre. 31 March 2011 |
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NHS North Lincolnshire are seeking for interested parties to provide pharmaceutical services in the new Integrated Health and Social Care centre situated on West Street Scunthorpe.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Jack Marshal Fund Raising Night 30 March 2011 |
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Taken from facebook:
A fund raising night for Jack Marshall's fund at the award winning San Pietro Restaurant in Scunthorpe. Set within a grade 2 listed windmill and landscaped
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| Paul Rhoades : | NLC Live Coverage 30 March 2011 |
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This evening, from around 4pm onwards, the live broadcast will be up and running on Visit Scunthorpe for the final Council Meeting at North Lincolnshire Council prior to the May El
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| Hamst : | Sainsbury's Store Re-opens 30 March 2011 |
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Sainsbury's Scunthorpe has re-opened today, Wednesday 30th March 2011.
Around 100 jobs created in the newly-expanded 49,000 sq ft store, taking the total number of jobs to 240.
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| Paul Rhoades : | PDSA Well Being Report 30 March 2011 |
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The PDSA have today released a new report in to pet ownership animal welfare concerning cats, dogs and Rabbits. The report covers a pet's five basic welfare needs, Environment, Die
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincolnshire Council Meeting Live Coverage 30 March 2011 |
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This evening's North Lincolnshire Council public meeting will be covered live on Visit Scunthorpe.
It is anticipated that it will be a lively meeting, with a planned demonstrati
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| Hamst : | Popular Skatepark Remains Closed 30 March 2011 |
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A popular Scunthorpe skatepark remains closed into a second week after vandals had wheeled a moped onto the area and set it alight. The resulting heat has cause damage to part of t
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| Paul Rhoades : | YOURE BANNED! (oh hang on can you help us??) 29 March 2011 |
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Over recent weeks the Evenuing Telegraphy have banned several Visit Scunthorpe readers from their site for breaching your site rules and posting links to articles on Visit Scunthor
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| Paul Rhoades : | Made in Scunthorpe - Olympic Stadium Turfed 29 March 2011 |
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The turf on the 2012 Olympic stadium has been laid today, and guess what, it comes from Scunthorpe!
The turf is a special blend of rye grass, meadow grass and fescue designed fo
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| Hamst : | School Ranked in Top 5 29 March 2011 |
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A Scunthorpe school has been ranked as one of the top five Business & Enterprise Colleges in the country.
Melior Community College for Business, Enterprise & The Arts has be
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| Hamst : | Parking Enforcement 29 March 2011 |
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The 1st March 2010 saw the new Civil Enforcement Officers take control of on street parking in North Lincolnshire. The 14-strong Civil Enforcement Officers had been out on a dummy
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| Hamst : | Historic Houses Up For Sale 28 March 2011 |
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The sale of two large buildings in the centre of Scunthorpe could, ultimately, see their demolition and the land redeveloped resulting in a more concentrated residential developmen
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| Paul Rhoades : | Sorry You have been banned from posting.... 28 March 2011 |
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This is the message increasing numbers of people are seeing on the local evening telegraph web site in Scunthorpe when ever they post anything which draws a comparison between the
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| Hamst : | Fire Service Up For awards 28 March 2011 |
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Humberside Fire and Rescue Service have been nominated for a number of awards at an event which takes place at Arsenal�s Emirates Stadium on Thursday 7th April 2011.
Scun
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| Paul Rhoades : | Care Home Protest 28 March 2011 |
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Following the announced consultation with the public over the closure of The Lilacs and Scotter House care homes, the North Lincolnshire Coalition of Resistance has today called fo
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| : | March For The Alternative 27 March 2011 |
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After a early start we made in to London at about 11. Me, Paul & Jan then took the tube to Embankment. From there we were met by the march.
All I could see was people stretch
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| Paul Rhoades : | Coverage of TUC Demo 27 March 2011 |
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On the 26th March over 50 people travelled from Scunthorpe to London to support the TUC Demonstration "March for the Alternative"
The March for the Alternative was designed to b
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| Paul Rhoades : | NLYL Inaugural Meeting 25 March 2011 |
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This evening a group of students and supporters met in a coffee bar in Scunthorpe to hold the inaugural meeting of North Lincolnshire Young Labour.
The group consisted of mainly
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| Paul Rhoades : | Marching for the Alternative 25 March 2011 |
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This Saturday we expect to see thousands of people taking to the streets of London to demonstrate about how the government has decided to implement its austerity measures.This demo
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| Paul Rhoades : | Petition to Save Brigg Tourist Information 25 March 2011 |
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Council Responds to Petition to Save Brigg Tourist Information Centre
Following the budget covered on VisitScunthorpe.com last month, the Council announced that it would be maki
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| Paul Rhoades : | Councillors Pledge to Work Together to form LEP 24 March 2011 |
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Yesterday on Visit Scunthorpe we published an article which described how the North Lincolnshire area could well miss out an Enterprise Zone Status announced in the budget because
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| : | Working with the local press 24 March 2011 |
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Why are the ST so prissy and barring people who post lincs on their site to volunteer sites such as this?
I help out on a Scunthorpe united site( www.iron-bru.net ) and our po
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| Hamst : | Nic Dakin's Budget Response 24 March 2011 |
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Scunthorpe MP, Nic Dakin has issued the following press release in response to yeasterdays budget.
Families in Scunthorpe will be worse off because of Chancellor George Osborn
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| Hamst : | Carbon Floor Tax to Hit TATA Steel? 24 March 2011 |
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It is reported that steel giant TATA could be forced to leave the UK if plans to introduce a new super tax on heavy industries that are reliant on carbon based fuel get the go ahea
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| Paul Rhoades : | When�s a saving not a saving? 23 March 2011 |
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When it�s a reduction in fuel from George Osbourn!
Today�s budget simply had to include something for the poor motorists, and the transport industry. Fuel prices are a
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincs Misses out on Enterprise Zone 23 March 2011 |
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Today George Osbourn announced the formation of 21 new Enterprise Zones in the budget.
The first 10 such zones were announced today and include:
Birmingham and Solihull
Lee
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| Paul Rhoades : | Weekend of Protest 23 March 2011 |
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A weekend of protest is planned in both London and North Lincolnshire as members of the public meet up to demonstrate and campaign about the cuts which have been unleashed by the g
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| Hamst : | Primark Store Opening Delayed 23 March 2011 |
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The opening of Scunthorpe new Primark Store has been delayed once again, the discount store was due to open on 19th April but now that date has been put back to an unconfirmed day
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local Media Should Work Together 22 March 2011 |
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I had binned this article as not long after the original was posted to Visit Scunthorpe, the local paper had a rethink and re-instated our comments.
However, today the censorshi
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| Hamst : | JJB Sportswear to Close Stores 22 March 2011 |
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JJB Sportswear has announced it is to close 43 of its 250 stores nationwide within the next year and it will also review the performance of 46 others which could also close if they
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| : | Web Site Spell Check 22 March 2011 |
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Paul,
I am new to this website and need some guidance.
Has the site got a spell check facility and if so how does one access it?
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| Hamst : | Gardening Competition 22 March 2011 |
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The areas biggest Social Landlord, North Lincolnshire Homes is to launch their third annual gardening competition with a chance to win �100 worth of High Street vouchers.
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| Hamst : | Direct Magazine, Issue 86 March 2011 22 March 2011 |
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We're sorry, your browser doesn't support IFrames. You can still visit this item., however.Enlarge this document in a new windowPublisher Software from YUDU
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| Paul Rhoades : | Eyesore to gain new lease of life 22 March 2011 |
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One of Scunthorpe's best know, and most talked about Restaurants on Froddingham Road is the be rebuilt following a fire 8 years ago.
The owner of the restaurant is Cllr Jawaid I
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| Paul Rhoades : | Fuel Protests Start as Petrol Prices hit �1.40 21 March 2011 |
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As fuel prices rise again, against what is in effect a pay cut hits workers, there are fresh calls today for fuel protests in line with those last seen in 2001
The following fac
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Conseby Moated House 21 March 2011 |
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Had you ever heard of North Conesby?
It's the area of Scunthorpe where Lysights Normanby Park works was built in the early 20th Century.
What's more, did you know that there
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| : | Legitiamate action or anti democratic??? 20 March 2011 |
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Editors comments:
Sadly this article has been removed as the entire article appears to have been copy and pasted directly from the BNP website.
We can not let members plagiar
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| Paul Rhoades : | Anti Cuts Protest 17 March 2011 |
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With less than two weeks to go to the TUC National Demonstration on the 26th of March, the Coalition of Resistance still have a couple of seats left on their free bus down to the d
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| Paul Rhoades : | How your money is spent 17 March 2011 |
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Following on from a post by Cllr Grant this morning, we've obtained a more detailed breakdown of what our local conservative councillors have been spending, and frankly, its nearly
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| Paul Rhoades : | Shaping Our Council 16 March 2011 |
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Last July, the council identified the need to investigate how the impact of government cuts to local councils would impact upon the user's of local services. The intention was to d
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall Pictures Show Progress 16 March 2011 |
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The Baths Hall continues to take shape, costing �14.4 million it's cost is �1.3m cheaper than originally anticipated.
The Baths Hall will provide a modern, multi-use v
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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe United Relieve Barraclough of Duties 16 March 2011 |
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In an article on their website the following reads,
Scunthorpe United Football club has today relieved Ian Baraclough of his first team duties with immediate effect.
The diff
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| Hamst : | New Residents Handbook 15 March 2011 |
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Scunthorpes biggest social landlord, North Lincolnshire Homes (NLH) have just issued a handbook encouraging residents to get involved with their local community. The handbook provi
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe MP Schedules next People's Panel 15 March 2011 |
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Following the success of Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin's first "People's Panel", Nic has today announced the date of his next public consultation.
Nic first ran his People's Panel bac
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| Hamst : | Demolition Starts at Former Riddings School 15 March 2011 |
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Work started this morning, 15th March 2011, on the demolition of the former engineering block at the former Riddings Comprehensive School. The past number of weeks had seen the int
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| : | Problems at BOS plant 15 March 2011 |
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Residents are complaining of hearing lots of loud banging noises and of what sounds like jet engines noises coming from the steel works which have been reported as far away as Bart
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council Attendance 14 March 2011 |
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A Brief Overview of Council Expenses
Following on from yesterday's article we've had lots of feedback and comments, so we thought it would be worth while putting together some att
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| Paul Rhoades : | Have your say on Neighbourhood Action Teams 14 March 2011 |
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The council have today launched a public consultation on their Neighbourhood action teams, voters are being asked to give their views on the work of Neighbourhood Action Teams via
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| Paul Rhoades : | How Hard do your Councillors Work 13 March 2011 |
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Having read a some what opinionated piece on a local news web site this weekend regarding council expenses, and having seen the level of interest this has sparked on the site, we d
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| : | Why should I pay for these people's food? 12 March 2011 |
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Why should I pay for these people's food?
"The biggest claimant was Steve Swift, who claimed �1,573.70 between April 2010 and January 2011. The other four who claimed more
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| Hamst : | Supermarket To Close For 8 Days 11 March 2011 |
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Sainsbury�s supermarket in Scunthorpe is due to close at 6pm on Tuesday 22nd March for eight days whilst the finishing touches are made to the store following a reported ï¿
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local Councillor calls for Action to Save National 11 March 2011 |
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Mick Grant (Labour Councillor for Ashby Ward) has today on his blog asked constituents to support a campaign to oppose the privatisation of the NHS Blood Transfusion Service.
T
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| Paul Rhoades : | Turn the Clocks Back Festival 10 March 2011 |
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Graham Davis, an Ex-Scunthorpe man is looking for help in organising a very ambitious project planned for this October.
Graham is looking to organise a charity gig featuring loc
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council starts consultation on Care Home 10 March 2011 |
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Today the council anounced that they will be running a public consultation on the future of the Lilacs and Scotter House care homes.
The consultation will end on May 3rd.
The
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| Paul Rhoades : | Crosby Employment Bureau Arrange Trip for Disabled 10 March 2011 |
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Crosby Employment Bureau, have recently organised an action / adventure day at Kielder Water in Northumberland for disabled children in North Lincolnshire. The trip was funded Nort
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local MP calls for changes to health care funding 08 March 2011 |
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NIC DAKIN MP LEADS ON SAVING HEALTHCARE CHARITIES MILLIONS
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Scunthorpe County constituency MP, Nic Dakin has today put down a Private Member�s Bill backing a campaign
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| Hamst : | New School Building Gets Underway 07 March 2011 |
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Construction firm Henry Boot Construction Ltd have been awarded the contract to build the new �5.5m primary school on the towns Westcliff Estate.
The new school, on Dryden
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| Hamst : | Brumby Hotel Could Be Demolished 07 March 2011 |
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Another of Scunthorpe public houses has been earmarked for demolition after a planning application to build houses on the site was re-submitted to the planning department.
The
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| Hamst : | TATA Steel Sell Teeside Plant 07 March 2011 |
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Tata Steel has finaly signed an agreement to sell certain assets of Teesside Cast Products to Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK Limited (SSI), a subsidiary of Thailand�s largest
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| Paul Rhoades : | User Tracking on Visit Scunthorpe 05 March 2011 |
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Hey! It's not a scary as it sounds, and besides we only use your display name!
Just added a useful little function to VisitScunthorpe.Com which provides some basic historical in
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| Paul Rhoades : | Child Poverty in North Lincolnshire 05 March 2011 |
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Child poverty is one the most worrying issues affecting families in England, and looks set to rise in the future with cuts to the Sure Start program announced this week.
Severe p
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| Hamst : | Demolition of Church Begins 04 March 2011 |
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The demolition of St. Andrews Church on Old Brumby Street got under way this week with the Church Manse being first to succumb to the bulldozer. The clearance of the site is to mak
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| : | Your favourite thing in Scunny 03 March 2011 |
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Evening.
Been in this town now for nearly 50 years apart from a 10 year break in London. What are your favourite things about this great town of ours?
My worst memory was bei
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| Paul Rhoades : | New NLC Councillor Blog 02 March 2011 |
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Well, It's not new as such, but it looks like Councillor Swift has dusted the cobwebs off his wordpress account and recommenced blogging.
Cllr Swift if one of the Labour Council
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| Paul Rhoades : | Are You Thinking Independently? 02 March 2011 |
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In the run up to the local elections, I've had some emails from members talking about independent candidates and the conflict which may sometimes occur between party, voter and rep
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| Paul Rhoades : | Unions Slam Tory Budget 02 March 2011 |
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Earlier today North Lincolnshire's three biggest unions issued a press release condemning the "alternative" Tory budget proposed at last week's council meeting.
We are given to
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| Paul Rhoades : | Opportunities for Local Bands 02 March 2011 |
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Are you a solo performer, or a member of a band which comes from North Lincoolnshire? Do you run or manage a venue which hosts live acts?
If so then there may be an opportunity
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| Hamst : | Plans For Old Post Office Building 01 March 2011 |
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The former Post Office building on Cole Street could be in for a new lease of life if plans submitted to the council planners are approved.
Former Post Office on Cole Street
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| Hamst : | College Students Best In The Country 28 February 2011 |
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Congratulations go to five physics students from John Leggott College who have been named the best in the country and now have the opportunity to represent the UK at the Internatio
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| Paul Rhoades : | Openly Local Directory 28 February 2011 |
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Great news, VisitScunthorpe.Com has been approved membership of OpenlyLocal.Com a fantastic community resource which promotes and reports news from community web sites around the c
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| Paul Rhoades : | Pot Hole Repairs Exclusive 28 February 2011 |
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Despite the local Tories voting against the motion, last week we learned that the rulling labour group successfully managed to secure an additional �500,000 of funding for pot
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| Paul Rhoades : | No Cuts To Libraries 27 February 2011 |
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Within North Lincolnshire there are 14 Branch and 2 Mobile libraries, all of which are to be retained under Labour, according to the new North Lincolnshire Council budget for 2011.
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| : | Broughton and Appleby Road Improvements 27 February 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Telegraph Viewpoint
Park Square
Scunthorpe
As Bernard, myself and our team are visiting homes across all the Broughton and Appleby ward from Dragonby, Roxby and San
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| Paul Rhoades : | TUC Day of Action 26th March 27 February 2011 |
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With less than a month to go, interest is building locally in the TUC called demonstration against the cuts.
Most vocal locally is the North Lincolnshire Coalition of Resistance
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| Paul Rhoades : | Free Swimming is Back 27 February 2011 |
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Despite harsh budget cuts, North Lincolnshire Council have promised that free swimming will return over the summer holidays to all under 16's.
This reprieve is welcomed by both
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| Hamst : | £119,000 Rejuvenation For Scunthorpe Market 26 February 2011 |
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Scunthorpe Market looks set to undergo a near £119,000 rejuvenation after a review by the Economic Development and Corporate Issues Scrutiny Panel in 2009; this led to the allocat
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| Paul Rhoades : | �232,000 investment in town centre 25 February 2011 |
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Following anouncements by the council in this weeks budget, visit scunthorpe have discovered that there is a lot of interest in the proposed demolition of the leisure centre and wh
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| : | fossil hunting 24 February 2011 |
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hi met fossil hunter at recent museum geol of ironstone & mines talk. hes got good collection (amateur) % reckons hes found new layer & poss new species.
lives Scunny too, got h
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincolnshire Council Budget Meeting 2011 24 February 2011 |
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Last night saw the discussion by the council of the proposed 2011 budget for North Lincolnshire.
This saw a drastic drop in funding made available to the council, with previous
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| Hamst : | Scenes From Budget Demonstration 23rd Feb 2011 23 February 2011 |
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Below are scenes from the demonstration held at Pittwood House, home of North Lincolnshire Council prior to the Budget Meeting.
The demonstration was aimed at the Coalation Gov
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| Paul Rhoades : | Pot Hole Funding 23 February 2011 |
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The government has today revealed councils will share �100-million to repair roads damaged during the big freeze this Winter. North Lincolnshire Council has not yet been told
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| Paul Rhoades : | Budget Cuts - Latest News 22 February 2011 |
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Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the North Lincolnshire Council Budget meeting, commencing at 6pm at Pitwood House. The meeting is open to the public and is expected to be a packed event.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council Budget Meeting to be covered live 20 February 2011 |
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VisitScunthorpe.Com's second live broadcast will be this week on Wednesday 23rd February commencing at 17:00.
Broadcasting live from Pitwood House we will be covering the build
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| Paul Rhoades : | Budget Cuts - Affecting us ALL 19 February 2011 |
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The Coalition of Resistance held a very interesting meeting on Thursday night at the Central Community Centre in Scunthorpe, which VisitScunthorpe covered live.
In total there w
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| Hamst : | Advertising Signs On The Pavement 19 February 2011 |
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Looking along Scunthorpe High Street one doesn�t at first seem to notice the number of advertising signs that litter the footpath. Allowing pavement advertising sign obstructi
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| Hamst : | New Conference Facilities At Cinema 17 February 2011 |
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The Vue Cinema, situated at The Parishes Shopping Centre is now offering businesses unique conference facilities.
The eight year old Vue Cinema, which originally opened as t
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| Paul Rhoades : | Visit Scunthorpe to broadcast CoR Meeting Live 17 February 2011 |
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This evening the Coalition of Resistance will be holding another public meeting to address the cuts to public services which are planned for the area.
The meeting will commence
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| Paul Rhoades : | Ruling Labour Group Plans Tax Freeze 16 February 2011 |
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Visit Scunthorpe have learned today that at next week�s budget meeting the ruling Labour group will be proposing a freeze on council tax for all residents within North Lincoln
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| Paul Rhoades : | Visit Scunthorpe test new Live Feed 16 February 2011 |
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Following an exciting day in techie central, and some field tests actually in the field (well central park) Visit Scunthorpe is pleases to unveil its very own live broadcast stream
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| Paul Rhoades : | Anti Cuts Public Meeting 16 February 2011 |
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Thursday 17th February, 7:30pm, Central Community Centre, Laneham Street, Scunthorpe.
The Coalition of Resistance will be using the public meeting to help plan a demonstration n
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| Paul Rhoades : | Budget Meeting Coverage 16 February 2011 |
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Next Wednesday sees the council unveiling their new budget proposals for next year, in what promises to be one of the most interesting and long awaited sessions in council for a lo
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| Hamst : | Making Markets Matter Comes To Scunthorpe 15 February 2011 |
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On Saturday 4th June Making Markets Matter is coming to Scunthorpe.
Making Markets Matter is an events-based campaign that encourages support for local markets by demonstrating
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| Hamst : | Broadcasting Of Council Meetings 14 February 2011 |
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It was back in October 2004 that the first ever webcast of a meeting of North Lincolnshire Council was broadcast over the internet. People were invited to watch live as one of the
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| Hamst : | The Voluntary Sector Funding Panel Event 12 February 2011 |
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The Voluntary Sector Funding Panel are inviting all voluntary groups who are providing activities for young people to an informal event at The Berkeley Hotel on the 15th February 2
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| Paul Rhoades : | Music Merchandise Shop Opens in Scunthorpe 11 February 2011 |
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The Rock Vault is a new business venture which will have its official opening on Saturday 12th February.
Specialising in Rock, Punk and Metal T-shirts, huddies, posters and othe
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| Hamst : | New Charges for Plowright Theatre 11 February 2011 |
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As the fees and charges for use of the Plowright Theatre for 2011 � 2012 are currently under review the documentation makes interesting reading.
The agreement between SMG a
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| Hamst : | Mondays High Winds 09 February 2011 |
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The high winds on Monday saw numerous problems on the roads of the region along with with restrictions on the Humber bridge. There was also reports of damage to property and of fal
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| Hamst : | Doncaster Road Eyesore set to be Demolished 08 February 2011 |
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Another of the towns eyesores is set to be demolished.
The former Telegragh offices and printing room which stand on Doncaster Road along with two semi-detatched houses are bein
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| Hamst : | Misspelt Street Names 08 February 2011 |
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What's in a street name? Names given to streets around the town were and are given along the lines of various themes whether it be like the poets on Westcliff, the towns & vill
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| Hamst : | North Lincs Council Spending Above �500 Revealed 05 February 2011 |
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As part of the transparency of where and what local councils spend taxpayers money, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles ordered all local authorities to publish any spending ov
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| Hamst : | Taylor Court Launch 04 February 2011 |
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Former England manager Graham Taylor OBE returned to his Scunthorpe roots on Saturday 29th January to officially open a new affordable housing scheme named after his parents.
T
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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe United Recieve Award 04 February 2011 |
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Scunthorpe United have been awarded The Football League Family Excellence Award for 2011.
A staggering 47 clubs from across all three tiers of The Football League have been ha
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| Hamst : | Potholes 04 February 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire residents can now find out when the council will repair potholes in their area.
North Lincolnshire Council have added a webpage to their site which will be up
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local web site - Scunthorpe Groups 03 February 2011 |
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Just found this really interesting web site about musical groups in and around Scunthorpe dating back to the 50's and 60's
The site owner is interested in collecting pictures, s
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| Paul Rhoades : | Anti Cuts Public Meeting 03 February 2011 |
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There will be a meeting to organise for the TUC Demonstration in March and for a public lobby of the council later this month.
The meeting will be held on the 17th February at t
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| : | Truly fantastic news 02 February 2011 |
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Sorry for the blatant plagerism Mr Rhoades but this is fabulus news and shows the medicine may be working. Manufacturing should be the main stay of any government policy and this s
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| : | PR 31 January 2011 |
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It's now clear that the Price the Tories paid for Liberals giving up their principles was a referendum on electoral reform.
I am not sure about PR at all, surely it just gives th
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| Hamst : | Direct Magazine Issue 85 - Febuary 2011 31 January 2011 |
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We're sorry, your browser doesn't support IFrames. You can still visit this item., however.Enlarge this document in a new windowDigital Publishing with YUDU
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| Paul Rhoades : | Event: Lindsey German speaks In scunthorpe 30 January 2011 |
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Readers may be interested to know that Lindsey German; Socialist author, activist and�convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, is coming to Scunthorpe to speak about feminism i
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| Hamst : | Pedestrianisation of Britannia Corner 29 January 2011 |
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The pedestrianisation of Britannia Corner during the evening weekends with the use of barriers had been a controversial move by North Lincolnshire Council. The whole area is closed
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| Paul Rhoades : | A Year On and going strong 29 January 2011 |
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Did you know that as of the end of January, Visit Scunthorpe will have been running for a year?
What started out as "wouldn't it be a good idea if" kind of concept now has over
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| : | Fuel escalator 29 January 2011 |
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It's great news for the area that George Osborne is considering revoking Labour's attack on the motorist.It's disgraceful how much Labour hit us and the cost of living Britain is
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| : | Fantastic news,real jobs 29 January 2011 |
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Wren Kitchens are planning to use the old Spring Ram building for manufacturing again,real jobs in Scunthorpe and actually making something ,not just warehousing.Manufacturing is t
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| Hamst : | Young Film Makers Sought 29 January 2011 |
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Young film makers of the future are being asked to lend their enthusiasm, creativity and dedication by Let There Be Light Productions who can provide them with an opportunity to wo
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| : | North Lincs Against the Cuts Meeting 24 January 2011 |
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Around 50 people attended the 'North Lincs Against the Cuts' meeting hosted by the local Coalition of Resistance group. The audience included a broad spectrum of political groups,
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humber Bridge Enquiry - important information 21 January 2011 |
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Today I received a letter from Sarah McGarry (sarah.mcgarry@hullcc.gov.uk) at Hull City Council who is the officer in charge of coordinating the Bridge Toll Public Enquiry.
This
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| : | A new era for the Humber region? 21 January 2011 |
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Being a north bank resident, i believe yesterdays announcement that Siemens see Hull as their prefered location for wind turbine construction is promising. The prospect of a few hu
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| Paul Rhoades : | Crime Figures - Statistics are what you make them! 21 January 2011 |
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Interesting to note in today's Evening telegraph, their article on crime figures contains the following little nugget of disinformation...
"A survey conducted by North Lincs Cou
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| : | Local Labour Spin comes to nothing 20 January 2011 |
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Councillor Kirk's much vaunted ,in the ST, campaign of spin on behalf of able UK has come to nothing.10000 jobs were waiting to be filled they said,Seimens thought differently and
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| Hamst : | Festival Gardens 19 January 2011 |
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Anyone passing by Festival Gardens wouldn't fail to notice the work going on there, trees chopped down, shrubs ripped out and flower beds dug over. The paths are a muddy mess and t
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| Paul Rhoades : | Anti Cuts Meeting Reminder 18 January 2011 |
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Don't forget that North Lincolnshire Coalition Against The Cuts are holding their public meeting at the Central Community Centre in Scunthorpe this Thursday from 7PM
There will
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| Paul Rhoades : | Cuts Impact - End of Future Jobs Fund 18 January 2011 |
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Today the Evening Telegraph reported the graduation of trainees on the Future Jobs Fund program which has sadly come to an end due to the cuts imposed by the ConDem Government.
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| : | Tory councillor favours bridge toll rise 17 January 2011 |
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"Radical�, "drastic", "draconian" are three of the terms being used to describe the scale of public spending cuts across the country. No-one is to be protected from these cut
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall - January 2011 17 January 2011 |
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An update of the progress at the construction site of the Baths Hall.
The total project cost is �1.3m cheaper than originally anticipated. It was originally going to cost
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| Hamst : | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 17 January 2011 |
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Many people in Scunthorpe will have a smoke alarm to warn them when smoke is present in the home, smoke is a deadly killer and smoke alarms come into their own at night when people
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| Paul Rhoades : | A Week's a long time in Scunthorpe 15 January 2011 |
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Having had to spend an unexpected week away on a customer's site, coming back to Scunthorpe it's clear just how quickly the town is developing and moving forward.
Typically we a
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| Hamst : | New Homes Launch Scheme *Updated* 11 January 2011 |
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Former England manager Graham Taylor will be in Scunthorpe on the 29th of January to launch a New Build HomeBuy Scheme. Guinness Homes have invited special guest Graham Taylor to o
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| Hamst : | Scunthorpe United Exhibition 10 January 2011 |
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North Lincolnshire Museum services have teamed up with Scunthorpe United and Study United FC, the study support centre based at Glanford Park to display an exhibition, which will c
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| : | Broughton Woods Revisited 08 January 2011 |
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Following on, once again, from the Scunthorpe Telegraph's story over the role that Planning Officials are to take in deciding the future of Broughton Woods and the comments of Brou
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincs Against Cuts - Public Meeting 06 January 2011 |
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A public meeting is to be held on the 20th January at the community centre on Lindum Street in Scunthorpe.
The meeting will start at 7:30 and will include the following speakers
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| Paul Rhoades : | Taxes, cuts, tolls and spin 06 January 2011 |
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When the bank's collapsed, you and I, the British tax payer bailed them out to the tune of �22,000 per person.
Now having had 18 months to recover, these greedy bankers hav
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humber Bridge Toll Review - Update 06 January 2011 |
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Yesterday should have seen the closure of the deadline for the members of the public to submit their objections to the proposal by the Humber Bridge Board to increase the toll char
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humber bridge tolls 04 January 2011 |
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It has been announced that the Humber bridge board is set to increase tolls by a massive 11%
This will result in cars costing �6.00 to cross the bridge. We are given to und
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| Hamst : | Neighbourhood Walkabouts 03 January 2011 |
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Scunthorpe residents are being invited by the regions biggest social landlord, North Lincolnshire Homes, to join a series of neighbourhood walkabouts around their local areas. They
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| : | Sobering Thoughts For New Year 03 January 2011 |
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Firstly, a very happy New Year to everyone; clearly we will need all the good cheer we can muster to face the year ahead. After the rollercoaster of the financial crash of 2008 an
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| Paul Rhoades : | Web Site Improvements 02 January 2011 |
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Visit Scunthorpe has had an upgrade! Following the broadening of some news articles and feedback from posters we've decided to change the way in which the site works.
We hope th
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| Hamst : | Flood Defence Work At Pittwood House 31 December 2010 |
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Work has started at North Lincolnshire Councils Headquarters, Pittwood House, to build a bund wall, erect security fencing and add new flood lighting.
The bund wall will help pr
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| Paul Rhoades : | 2010 In Review 30 December 2010 |
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2010 has been an interesting time for VisitScunthorpe.Com which was launched in the January as part of a "community news gathering" project I'd been considering for some time.
P
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| : | Education cuts. 22 December 2010 |
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Education cuts have been dominating Westminster this past month; cuts to higher education, cuts to Educational Maintenance Allowances and cuts to sports at school. The Tories claim
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| : | No, maybe, oh go on then... 22 December 2010 |
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No, maybe, oh go on then...
With the Con-Dems struggling to hit home with the some of the biggest cuts in history, Tory politicians and supporters have been frantically trying t
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| Hamst : | Wind Turbines 16 December 2010 |
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Wind farms always seem to be a bone of contention whenever one is proposed for a certain area. Arguments rage for and against them, the benefits and the pitfalls, with those most c
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| : | Same Leopard, Same Spots 14 December 2010 |
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This article printed, curiously, in the Daily Mail gives an indication of the mindset of senior Conservative politicians.
"A senior Conservative council chief has suggested th
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall - Latest Scene 14 December 2010 |
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An update of the progress at the construction site of the Baths Hall. The total project cost is £ 1.3m cheaper than originally anticipated. It was originally going to cost £ 15.7
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| Hamst : | Charities No Longer Exempt From Licence 13 December 2010 |
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Legislation will introduce charges for playing recorded music in public venues from 2011, but charities are given an extra year to prepare
The Government has decided charities w
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| Hamst : | Admission Prices Set To Rise At Normanby Hall 09 December 2010 |
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Admission prices at Normanby Park are set to rise next year. As family budgets are squeezed ever tighter North Lincolnshire Councillors have been recommended that entry fees for th
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| Paul Rhoades : | Keep Scunthorpe Standing - Exclusive 08 December 2010 |
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Nic Dakin, Scunthorpe PM and fan of the Iron, has sent us through the following press release saying why he thinks we should keep Scunthorpe standing!
Nic told us:
"I believe
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| Paul Rhoades : | Cuts hit North Lincs Council 08 December 2010 |
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Following ConDem cuts to local government funding, the number of senior managers employed by North Lincolnshire Council is to be almost halved as part of a massive shake-up. The r
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| Hamst : | Former Library To Become Gymasium 07 December 2010 |
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The former Ashby Library building on Ashby High Street could be converted into a gymnasium if planning is given the go ahead by planners when they review the application in January
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| : | Tory Hypocrisy on Tax Avoiders 07 December 2010 |
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Many thanks to Paul and Martin for their earlier comments following on from which is this particular story - national in perspective but with a genuine local angle. This story is
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| : | North Lincs against the Cuts Organising meeting 06 December 2010 |
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The next organising meeting of the local anti cuts goup will be this Wednesday (8th Dec) at the Highfield House pub on Shelford St at 7.30pm. All who oppose the cuts are welcome to
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| : | Tuition Fees - Behind the Headlines 06 December 2010 |
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In terms of tuition fees, the Liberal Democrats have blown it. They have managed to make themselves look ridiculous. On Thursday, when the hurriedly thrown together Bill is voted
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| : | Coalition Cuts - A Response from Broughton 05 December 2010 |
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We have had more than our fair share of the bad weather here in North Lincolnshire over the past few days and, as is usual, North Lincolnshire Council has come under attack, princi
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| : | Coalition of Resistance Conference 29 November 2010 |
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Members of the North Lincs against the cuts campaign were among the 1300 people attending the Coalition of Resistance organising conference in London last weekend. The conference w
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| Paul Rhoades : | Oppose the cuts - Student Demo 30th November 28 November 2010 |
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Following the damaging education cuts announced by the government, many of you are probably well aware by now of the malicious and un-necessary attacks currently being made by the
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| Hamst : | Model Railway Show - Sunshine Hall 28 November 2010 |
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The Scunthorpe and District Model Railway Club held the annual show at Sunshine Hall in Ashby over the weekend of 27th & 28th November 2010. The event in its eighteenth year sa
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| : | Humber Superport - Call for a Public Inquiry 26 November 2010 |
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Unfortunately, but understandably, my original article had to be pulled as a result of this forum�s editorial concerns and precautions.
I stand by my original comments and
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| Hamst : | Fencing Around Central Park Fountain 25 November 2010 |
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Passing through Central Park seeing the fountain undergoing a revamp one can't fail to notice that the whole area around the fountain has been fenced off. Nothing wrong with that,
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| Hamst : | New Lease Of Life For Two Town Centre Buildings 24 November 2010 |
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Two town centre premises could be set to benefit from an injection of new life if planning consent is given by planners. The former Drill Hall on Cole Street and the building which
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| Hamst : | Sainsbury's Extension On Schedule 23 November 2010 |
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Construction work continues apace at the new extension to the Sainsbury�s Supermarket on Doncaster Road. The 18,000sqft extension, reported to be costing �7m, will result
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| : | Able UK Humber Superport 23 November 2010 |
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Thoades, I am intrigued. Please can you kindly advise as to why you have presumably had to pull my original article??! Thanks
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| Paul Rhoades : | Travel Alert : Scunthorpe / Doncaster 23 November 2010 |
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The Scunthorpe to Doncaster line is currently closed due to a broken down train in the Crowle area.
Journey's are being delayed by approximately 45 minutes.
A temporary bus s
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| Hamst : | Housing Tenants Offered Incentives To Move 22 November 2010 |
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Tenants of North Lincolnshire biggest social landlord, North Lincolnshire Homes (NL Homes), are to be offered a cash boost of up to �3,500 if they �downsize� and mov
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| Paul Rhoades : | Crosby Public House Saved from Demolition 22 November 2010 |
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North Lincolnshire Council's Planning department have rejected a planning application to demolish the Crosby Public House and instead erect a care home in its place.
Planners we
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| Hamst : | Tree Planting at Central Park **UPDATED** 22 November 2010 |
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In response to North Lincolnshire Councils 'Plant a Tree' call to local school children, which youngsters are being given the chance to be part of Central Park�s revamp, 278 p
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| Paul Rhoades : | Brigg Broadband Problems - An Alternative 18 November 2010 |
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Reports in the local press today focused on the frustrating lack of broadband coverage in the Brigg / Hibaldstow areas of North Lincolnshire, claiming that it's 6th poorest in the
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| Paul Rhoades : | MP Nic Dakin defends E.M.A. in Commons Speech 18 November 2010 |
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Yesterday evening saw Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin give what was his strongest speech yet defending Educational Maintenance Allowance for 6th form students and berating the government f
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| Hamst : | New Play Area for Westcliff 16 November 2010 |
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Residents on the Westcliff Estate could be about to benefit from the installation of new play equipment on the Parkwood Playing Field area.
The site, close to Clevedon Road is a
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| : | Scunthorpe Coalition of Resistance 11 November 2010 |
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As the true, vicious nature of the ConDem government becomes clearer anger against the cuts is growing and resistance is beginning to grow. The massive demonstration of students an
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| Hamst : | Overturned Car - Scotter Road South 11 November 2010 |
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Police were called to deal with a car that was involved in an accident and ended up on its roof blocking one side of the carriageway today, 11th November 2010, just before 3pm.
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| Hamst : | Armistice Day Event 11 November 2010 |
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Crowds gathered in Scunthorpe High Street outside Marks and Spencer to mark Armistice Day on the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month.
Deputy Mayor of North Lincolnshir
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| Hamst : | Eyesore Served With Notice 10 November 2010 |
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The owner(s) of an infamous Scunthorpe eyesore on Frodingham Road which has been in breach of planning control have been served with a Section 215 notice requiring renovation of st
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| Hamst : | North Lindsey College Closure - Latest 09 November 2010 |
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As previously notified, due to heating problems, the College is closed to learners today (10th November 2010) and tomorrow (11th November 2010) with the following exceptions:
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| Paul Rhoades : | Pan Humber LEP Update 09 November 2010 |
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I'm not going to bang on about this too much, suffice to say that in my humble opinion it has to be in the best interests of the region as a whole to promote a pan-Humber LEP.
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| Hamst : | School Seeks Trust Status 09 November 2010 |
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Melior Community College on Chandos Road is to seek to become a Trust School. The was school formed from the merger of South Leys Business and Enterprise College and Thomas Sumpter
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| Hamst : | North Lindsey College Closed Today 08 November 2010 |
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North Lindsey College on Kingsway will be closed today - 9th November 2010 due to heating problems.
North Lindsey College
The following statement has been released,
Due
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| : | sick puppy 07 November 2010 |
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i purchased a puppy from a locall dog boarding kennels, which died a week later with the same symptoms has other dogs in your area, has anyone had any similar problems.
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| Hamst : | Central Park Fountain 06 November 2010 |
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Many visitors to Central Park recently would have seen the forlorn sight that greets them when they approach the ornamental fountain. It currently stands drained of any water whils
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local MP defends E.M.A. 05 November 2010 |
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E.M.A - Educational Maintenance Allowance is a means tested benefit which was introduced under Labour to encourage kids from lower income families to attend college.
Based on th
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| Hamst : | No Short Term Plans For Kingsway Site 04 November 2010 |
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The last remaining section of Kingsway House at the corner of Lloyds Avenue, Ashby Road and the Kingsway will be brought down today, 4th November 2010.
Work started on Monday to
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| Hamst : | Festival Gardens Attacked with Paint 03 November 2010 |
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Whilst going through Festival Gardens on Monday I can across an act on what can only be described as mindless wanton vandalism. Two of the benches that have been provided by North
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| Hamst : | Tuberculosis Outbreak Hits College 02 November 2010 |
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Staff and students at John Leggott College are being offered screening once again after a case of Tuberculosis (TB) was diagnosed.
Around 90 students and staff who have had the
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| Hamst : | Council Withdraw Car Loans for Employees 02 November 2010 |
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North Lincolnshire Council is to withdraw their Car Loan Scheme whereby eligible employees can recieve financial assistance towards buying a car.
North Licolnshire Council's H
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| Paul Rhoades : | A160 Tolls - Council petitions government. 01 November 2010 |
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On Tuesday 2nd November, Simon Driver chief executive of North Lincolnshire Council and Jodie Booth, team manager for Transport Planning, will address the Government Select Committ
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| Hamst : | Church Square Re-opens to the Public 01 November 2010 |
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Scunthorpe�s new look Church Square was opened to the public today, 1st November 2010, as workmen began to take down the temporary fencing opening up the Square to the public
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| : | Nic Dakin's Newsletter 01 November 2010 |
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For some time now, I have been receiving Nic Dakin's Newsletter on email. As far as I know my own MP, Andrew Percy, does not "do" anything like it! So fair play to you Mr Dakin.
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall Slideshow - 31st October 2010 31 October 2010 |
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The slideshow below shows the ongoing progress of the Baths Hall.
The pictures were taken mostly on 31st October 2010 with the addition of a few others taken on 27th October 2010.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Time for a little Humour - Scunthorpe Style 31 October 2010 |
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I've always found people in Scunthorpe to have a very good sense of humour, often satirical and always dry, I think the town generally is of a fairly sunny disposition, either in-s
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| Paul Rhoades : | Cuts impact in Scunthorpe : Pan-Humber LEP 31 October 2010 |
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In the third of our "#Cuts" series, today we look at how poor political decisions by the government will impact on jobs and the local economy.
From the out set it has been clea
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| : | Anti Cuts Organising Meeting 30 October 2010 |
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Following the successful demonstration in Scunthorpe against the cuts, the North Lincs Anti Cuts group will be holding an organising meeting on Wednesday 10th November at Highfield
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| Paul Rhoades : | Nic's People's Panel meeting 29 October 2010 |
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Last Friday saw the much anticipated People's Panel convene for the first time at The House on Ashby Road in Scunthorpe.
People's Panel's are designed to provide a mechanism for
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| Hamst : | Kingsway Flats Start To Come Down. 29 October 2010 |
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Work on the demolition has started to take place of Kingsway House at the junction of Lloyds Avenue and Ashby Road. There are 60 flats on the site, because of their small size and
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| Hamst : | Precious Cargo - Stories of the World 28 October 2010 |
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Stories of the World is one of the major projects of the Cultural Olympiad and will enable people of all backgrounds and from every part of the UK to become 'curators' of the colle
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| Hamst : | Tata Export Rail to Libya 27 October 2010 |
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Tata in Scunthorpe are currently exporting rail to Libya which is rolled and processed at the towns steelworks. The Libyan rail contract was signed in November 2009 following a bid
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| : | Broughton Woods 26 October 2010 |
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Following on from a particularly wacky idea voiced through the local media and, I believe, also in a letter to the Chief Executive of North Lincolnshire Council, I found myself for
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe Food Bank Opens 24 October 2010 |
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Scunthorpe foodbank operates from the Baptist Church on Ashby Road in Scunthorpe, and is designed to provide temporary, emergency relief to those in need in Scunthorpe.
Featured
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| Hamst : | Sheffield Park & Pavilion 23 October 2010 |
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Sheffield Park off Ferry Road was the first Municipal Park to open in Scunthorpe on Wednesday 26th May 1926 established on land donated by Sir Berkeley Sheffield. It was a bright m
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| Hamst : | November Direct Magazine Issue 83 22 October 2010 |
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| Hamst : | Playbuilder Scheme Funding 22 October 2010 |
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News today that the Coalition Government have given way on Playbuilder funding has being welcomed By Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin, he said, "Play builder was the Labour Government funde
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| Paul Rhoades : | Cuts impact in Scunthorpe : Education 21 October 2010 |
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This is the second in a series of articles we will be publishing focusing on how Yesterday's spending review will affect local residents, and the services they rely upon.
we're
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| : | Access Blocked to Highways Schemes 21 October 2010 |
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Following on from this site�s article �School Safety Zone Hit by Cuts� on 13 September: (http://www.visitscunthorpe.com/Scunthorpe- news.asp?Headline=School+Safety+Z
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| Hamst : | Protest Against Cuts at Britannia Corner 20 October 2010 |
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A group of no more than fifty people staged a demonstration at 5pm today at Britannia Corner in Scunthorpe.
Organised by the North Lincs Coalition of Resistance it was aimed at th
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| Paul Rhoades : | Cuts impact in Scunthorpe : Policing 20 October 2010 |
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Updated Article
Results of the recorded crime rates have been released for Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire. Read our article on VisitScunthorpe.Com to understand how they are
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| Hamst : | Central Park Cafe To Open 20 October 2010 |
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North Lincolnshire Council have announced the newly built cafe pavilion in Central Park is to open in time for the school holidays.
To be called The Nutshell Cafe is made out of
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| Hamst : | Teenagers Invited To Debate It 19 October 2010 |
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Young people aged between 12 and 19 are being invited to a special event in Scunthorpe on Monday 25th October 2010 which will give young people the chance to make their views know
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council leaders to review management structures 19 October 2010 |
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In a startling move announced this morning, the ruling Labour group is trying to ensure that cuts to council staffing levels come from the top down.
A proposed review is going t
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| Paul Rhoades : | Cuts Protest 18 October 2010 |
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A protest against the announcement of the Government's spending cuts is planned for this Wednesday 20th October at 5pm.
The protest has been called by a newly formed group going
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| Hamst : | Brigg Tourist Information Centre in Top 10 15 October 2010 |
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Brigg Tourist Information Centre is celebrating after their staff were rated amongst the best in the country by VisitEngland.
VisitEngland is the strategic leadership body repre
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| Hamst : | Town centre managers� group meets in Scunthorpe 14 October 2010 |
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Town centre managers from across the North East and the Yorkshire and Humber region met in Scunthorpe yesterday, 15th October 2010.
They came together here to share ideas for im
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| Hamst : | Company To Go Green? 11 October 2010 |
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A local company is to explore the use of green energy as it looks to having wind turbine power installed on its site.
Scunthorpe�s Bradken foundry, formally Firth Rixons, o
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| Hamst : | Eyesore to gain new lease of life 10 October 2010 |
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One of Scunthorpe's best know, and most talked about Restaurants on Froddingham Road is the be rebuilt following a fire 8 years ago.
The owner of the restaurant is Cllr Jawaid I
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| Hamst : | Can our Pubs survive. 09 October 2010 |
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In Scunthorpe over the past few years we have seen numerous pubs close down for good, others have been shut on a temporary basis whilst a new licensee can be found and there�s
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| Hamst : | Walking your way to Health 08 October 2010 |
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The Walking the Way to Health Initiative in North Lincolnshire currently have Led Walks that are being run all over the county. All led walks are free and most are no longer than 3
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall Slide Show - 5th October 2010 05 October 2010 |
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An update of the progress at the construction site of the Baths Hall.
The total project cost is �1.3m cheaper than originally anticipated. It was originally going to cost
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| Hamst : | North Lincolnshire Homes - Local Offers Framework 05 October 2010 |
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The Tenant Services Authority (TSA), the regulator for social housing in England, has produced a regulatory framework following national consultation with tenants. This contains si
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| Hamst : | Various Photo's 02 October 2010 |
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Here are a selection of photos I took whilst out and about.
2nd October 2010.
Baths Hall under construction.
The Baths Hall will provide a modern, multi-use venue, capable
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincs Water Safety Group Formed 28 September 2010 |
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Following the tragic death of 12-year-old Lebohang Carrington Sibanda at Ashby Ville Ponds in May 2008, a multi agency water safety group has been set up in North Lincolnshire.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humberside Police start the Big Conversation 28 September 2010 |
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In light of the next round of expected ConDemocrat funding cuts due to be announced next month Humberside Police Authority have decided to engage with the public for a "Big Convers
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| Paul Rhoades : | Local MP forms Peoples Panel 28 September 2010 |
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Local labour MP Nic Dakin has announced the formation of a People's Panel to help him to enter into discussion and engage with local residents on matters of importance in the North
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| Paul Rhoades : | Royal Visit Fails to Materialise 28 September 2010 |
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An autumnal afternoon greeted crowds in Kirton Lindsey awaiting the opening of their new town hall and hoping to see HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex who was expected in the town
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| Hamst : | New trees for Central Park 27 September 2010 |
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North Lincolnshire Council from the end of October will start with the next phase of the redevelopment of Central Park with the planting of around 250 trees.
The trees which will
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| Paul Rhoades : | Emperors new clothes 27 September 2010 |
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Some readers may recall the article published on this site shortly after the election which said that if the Labour Movement stood any chance of being electable again then it must
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| Paul Rhoades : | Prince Edward in North Lincolnshire TODAY 27 September 2010 |
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While not strictly Scunthorpe, Kirton in Lindsey is in the Scunthorpe constituency and is part of North Lincolnshire so I thought reader's might like a heads up on an event taking
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| : | Scunthorpe choirmaster nominated Please Vote 25 September 2010 |
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Here's an opportunity to support the dedicated hard work of choirmaster Sue Hollingworth of the Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir, this is an open access choir, so all singing a
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| Hamst : | Dirty Pig Campaign 23 September 2010 |
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Back in January 2009 North Lincolnshire Council announced it was one of only 10 councils chosen by the Keep Britain Tidy group in the country to launch a campaign against fast food
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| Hamst : | Market Hill Flats. 22 September 2010 |
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Having read through North Lincolnshire Council's Statement of Accounts 2009/10 a number of things caught my eye.
Particularly page 76 point 54. Deferred Liabilities.
It reads;
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| Paul Rhoades : | Review - Meet the Buyer Conference 21 September 2010 |
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Today I had the pleasure of attending Business Link's "Meet the Buyer" conference on behalf of one of my clients.
The event was held at the Forest Pines Hotel just outside Scunt
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| Paul Rhoades : | Future Jobs Fund - 4 new posts created 20 September 2010 |
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NLC has approved the creation of 4 new posts available under the Future Jobs Fund. This now brings the total number of new jobs created under this scheme within the council to 24.
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| Hamst : | Age UK�s itea and biscuits - Riddings Library 20 September 2010 |
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Age Uk are inviting people aged 65 and over to join them at Riddings library this Tuesday, 21st September 2010 for their itea and biscuits week (Monday 20 - Sunday 26 September) wh
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| Paul Rhoades : | Entertainment Lineup - Baths Hall & Plowright 19 September 2010 |
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Earlier this week the new Baths Hall operator was appointed and named as SMG Europe Holdings Ltd.
It is hoped that SMG will add to the already broad repertoire which appears at
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| Paul Rhoades : | Schools set to receive international funding 19 September 2010 |
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For several years now, The British Council and the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) have made funding available to Schools wishing to take a lead in developing links w
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| Hamst : | Direct Magazine - September 2010 18 September 2010 |
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North Lincolnshire Councils Direct Magazine
September 2010 Edition. Issue 81
Click to launch the full edition in a new windowPublishing Software from YUDU
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| Hamst : | Riddings Methodist Church 50th Anniversary 16 September 2010 |
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This years marks the 50th anniversary of the Riddings Methodist Church and to mark the occassion they will be holding a celebration weekend on 16th & 17th October 2010.
Everyone i
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| Paul Rhoades : | Support for Pan Humber LEP Grows 14 September 2010 |
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News is emerging that the proposal submitted by North Lincolnshire Council for a Pan-Humber LEP is growing in strength and credibility amongst business leaders in the region.
De
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| Paul Rhoades : | Lindsey Lodge Hospice - Forthcoming Events 14 September 2010 |
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15 October at 19:30 - Annual dinner, Charity Auction and Casino Night to be held at Forest Pines Hotel, Brigg.
Tickets are �35 per person, tables of 8 or 10 so ideal for a
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| Paul Rhoades : | School Safety Zone hit by Cuts 13 September 2010 |
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Following Government cuts to the Local Transport Plan, the council have just announced a series of planned and expected safety improvements which will have to be either scrapped or
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| Hamst : | Berkeley Circle to Berkeley Square. 13 September 2010 |
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Just had a look back at North Lincolnshire Council's Direct magazine from December 2006 on page 11 the article entitled; Squaring the circle Plans aim to reduce congestion at busy
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| Hamst : | More Housing for Ashby? 10 September 2010 |
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New housing could be built on a former Ashby car park if plans submitted to North Lincolnshire Councils (NLC) planning department are approved. This site is the former car park on
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| Paul Rhoades : | Pan Humber LEP Submission Made 10 September 2010 |
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North Lincolnshire Council has submitted a proposal for a Pan-Humber Local Enterprise Partnership to replace Yorkshire Forward.
The main emphasis of this proposal focuses around
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| Paul Rhoades : | NHS Direct Campaign Victory 09 September 2010 |
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Very exciting news, we've just received an email from Scunthorpe's MP Nic Dakin saying that the plans to Scrap the NHS Direct have them selves been scrapped!
This is excellent n
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| Hamst : | More Baths Hall Photo's 09 September 2010 |
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Whilst passing the Baths Hall on 8th September 2010 I took these few photo's.
The above slideshow is via Youtube.
If you're viewing through a workplace PC restrictions inpl
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| Hamst : | Super Surgery begins to take shape. 08 September 2010 |
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Work has started on erecting the steelwork on the construction site of Scunthorpe�s new �14.4 million super surgery.
The West Street development will revitalise that are
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| Paul Rhoades : | Town Hall Opening - Kirton in Lindsey 08 September 2010 |
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While not strictly Scunthorpe, Kirton in Lindsey is in the Scunthorpe constituency and is part of North Lincolnshire so I thought reader's might like a heads up on an event taking
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| Paul Rhoades : | Scunthorpe & District Book Launch 07 September 2010 |
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Written by David Taylor, who was himself present at North Lincolnshire Museum to discuss his new book as it went on sale today.
Those of you living locally may be interested to
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| Paul Rhoades : | Heritage Open Day 12th September 06 September 2010 |
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Every year on four days in September the public are given access to properties and buildings around the UK which they would not normally have access to. These may be private reside
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| Paul Rhoades : | Improvements to Library Service 03 September 2010 |
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Fantastic new feature has just been added to the Library Services web site.
Any one with a valid library card can now access the Britannica On-Line Library edition from home, wo
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| Paul Rhoades : | Web Site Updates 03 September 2010 |
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Spent a happy couple of hours this evening trying to de-clutter the home page and structure the news sections a little better.
I've also made more of a feature of the photo's se
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| Paul Rhoades : | Celebrity Expenses Claims 02 September 2010 |
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I'm getting increasingly perplexed with our local official news source, the Scunthorpe Telegraph. Over the last few weeks they've been printing articles saying what's been spent wh
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincs in Top Ten Scenic Drives 02 September 2010 |
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I never normally stray in to the realms of the Daily Telegraph's web site, but this morning I picked up a message on twitter from Chris Skinner telling us all about how North Linco
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| Paul Rhoades : | New book about Scunthorpe launches 7th Sept 01 September 2010 |
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A new book published by the History Press in association with North Lincolnshire Council is to be launched at a special event on the 7th September.
The event will take place at
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| Hamst : | Crosby Public House Saved from Demolition 01 September 2010 |
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North Lincolnshire Council's Planning department have rejected a planning application to demolish the Crosby Public House and instead erect a care home in its place.
Planners we
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| Hamst : | Latest Baths Hall Slideshow 31 August 2010 |
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Pictures from the ongoing construction of the new Baths Hall, taken on 31st August 2010.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Save NHS Direct Campaign 28 August 2010 |
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This is a national issue which affects local people in Scunthorpe, so I feel that alone justifies its inclusion on the VisitScunthorpe.Com web site.
As Scunthorpe is a mainly wo
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| Paul Rhoades : | Give it a rest guys and get on with the job eh? 23 August 2010 |
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As you'll know by now, I'm not a big fan of the local council, but I do believe in giving credit where its due, and I am opposed to biased reporting and political point scoring.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Photo Update - August 2010 21 August 2010 |
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I've been testing a new lens (sadly only borrowed!) and have put a few pics up taken this afternoon from around the town in the Scunthorpe Photos section.
I've included one look
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| Paul Rhoades : | Excellent A-Level Results 19 August 2010 |
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John Leggot college has achieved outstanding A-Level results yet again!
Congratulations to all staff and students for working so hard. Over 30 students have achieved 4 A Grades
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| Paul Rhoades : | Club 2000 WILL be demolished 19 August 2010 |
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Back in February Fans64 told our readers that club 2000 would be demolished.
This story was then then picked up by the Scunthorpe Telegraph a few days later and made headline ne
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| Paul Rhoades : | Biomass Planning Challenge 15 August 2010 |
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Just been reading through the comments and thoughts on the ET Website about the proposed biomas generator at Scawby Brook. As you'd expect there's the usual "well thought out" cont
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| : | BBC Humber Iron Programming 09 August 2010 |
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As a Scunthorpe United fan I get increasingly annoyed at BBC radio Humberside favouring Hull City .
It's a commonly known fact that the BBC DAB signal and MW signal in our area
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall Slide Show 07 August 2010 |
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Pictures taken at the beging of July 2010 showing the reconstruction of the new Baths Hall - Scunthorpe
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| Paul Rhoades : | Baths Hall - Sorry, I Just don't get it. 07 August 2010 |
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What is it that I'm missing here, help me out, please...
I'm being driven to distraction by the attitudes of many people who live in this area, and to be fair, I totally fail to
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| Paul Rhoades : | NHS Direct Campaign Victory 07 August 2010 |
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Very exciting news, we've just received an email from Scunthorpe's MP Nic Dakin saying that the plans to Scrap the NHS Direct have them selves been scrapped!
This is excellent n
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| Hamst : | Baths Hall Construction Pictures 06 August 2010 |
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The first of the steel framework at the construction site of The New Baths Hall has started to reach for the skyline.
The following are a few pictures taken on the morning of
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| Paul Rhoades : | Town Centre Shop Closure 30 July 2010 |
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Terrible news this week about M&S planning to close down and pull out of the town.
This combined with the closure of BHS will remove two more high street names from our local hi
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| Hamst : | Why Involve Hull? 19 July 2010 |
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The recent announcement by Able UK to build a �400 million 1,600-metre quay and 320-hectare Marine Energy Park on the South Humber Bank is without doubt welcome news. So too a
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| Hamst : | Plans for Maple Leaf Site 12 July 2010 |
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Plans have been revealed for the development of the site of the former Maple Leaf public which closed down in 2009.
The pub opened in c1970 on land which was previously occupied
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| Paul Rhoades : | AdiZone Manor Park - Opening Vid 12 July 2010 |
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Just came across this video some one's made of the opening of the opening of the AdiZone at Manor Park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-6srhv4QHA
It was mentioned earlier i
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| Hamst : | Bottesford Town v Scunthorpe United 10 July 2010 |
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Scunthorpe United played there first pre-season friendly against Bottesford Town at Birch Park today (Sat 10th July 2010) winning the match 4-0.
Scunthorpe started off edgy for t
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| Paul Rhoades : | Photo Updates 10 July 2010 |
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Just added some photos to the photo gallery courtesy of Hamst, who also sent through some excellent photos of the Scunthorpe United / Bottesford Town pre-season friendly.
As we
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| Hamst : | Manor Park Cycle Route 07 July 2010 |
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Being a keen cyclist imagine my delight when North Lincolnshire Council submitted a successful bid to Sustrans as part of the Connect2 project for the development of an off-road pe
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| Paul Rhoades : | Photo Update 04 July 2010 |
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Just updated the Photos section of the web site with some new photos sent in from Hamst showing more building work around the town along with a nice shot of Trent view looking up B
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| Paul Rhoades : | Race For Life 2010 04 July 2010 |
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Don't forget the race for life next week is on over at Cleethorpes.
Any one wishing to sponsor Mrs Thoades, then please follow the links below or on the right.
http://www.rac
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| Paul Rhoades : | Is Nothing Sacred? 03 July 2010 |
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Now a lot of you will know I'm nether a big football fan, or a fan of our local council, but bare with me on this, as I feel its very important.
At the start of the World Cup NL
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| Paul Rhoades : | VisitScunthorpe.Com Site Updates 02 July 2010 |
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Quick update on a new Search Feature which has been added to the site which allows users to search for a particular article or subject using the Google search engine.
The search
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| Paul Rhoades : | Humber Bridge Celebrates 29th Birthday 24 June 2010 |
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Happy birthday to the Humber Bridge which allowed its first traffic across on the 23rd June 1981.
The official opening happened a few days later on the 17th July, where the stru
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| Paul Rhoades : | What the Budget Means for Scunthorpe 22 June 2010 |
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Well we've had the budget, below are a summary of the key changes along with my comments on how I think it will change Scunthorpe. I'd be really interested to see if you agree with
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| Paul Rhoades : | More photos added to Visit Scunthorpe 20 June 2010 |
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We've got updated photos from our reader Hamst showing the work going on in Central Park at the moment showing the improvements to the park and the building of the amphitheatre and
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| Paul Rhoades : | Budget Implications 20 June 2010 |
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Speculation is rife in the media today about what's going to happen next week in the budget.
ConDemocrats are still blaming Labour for spending money they did not have, and keep
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| Paul Rhoades : | Special Feature - Dragonby 19 June 2010 |
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We've written our first special feature all about Dragonby, featuring a little bit of Folk Law, some Geology, History, Architecture and some excellent Urban Art we found along the
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| Paul Rhoades : | Photo Archive Now on VisitScunthorpe.Com 19 June 2010 |
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We've started our first Photo Gallery, and like everything on this site its open to public contribution.
Here's what we are trying to do:
We'd like to build up a freely avail
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| Paul Rhoades : | Excellent Face Book Group on Scunthorpe 18 June 2010 |
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Just been checking out one of my favourite Facebook Groups called "Scunthorpe Memories" if you know and love Scunthorpe then you'll love this group.
Its a fantastic example of o
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| Paul Rhoades : | Bottesford Beck Erosion gets worse 18 June 2010 |
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For years now there's been a bridge over Bottesford Beck accessible from the foot path which runs down the side of the church yard.
The bridge crosses the beck in to woodland wh
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| Paul Rhoades : | Paying the cost of the bank bail out 18 June 2010 |
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Peeling back the spin from the election campaign, we can already see the impact of the new alliance already starting to affect workers in the region.
So, here's a couple of ques
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| Paul Rhoades : | Parking Petition gets 5 Signatures! 18 June 2010 |
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Some time ago I had a discussion with Mick Grant a local councillor about how accessible the democratic decision making process was to people like me.
I suggested that he use h
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| Paul Rhoades : | More Politicians Swap Sides 16 June 2010 |
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Following the resignation of local Brigg Tory councillor John Berry and his declaration as an independent candidate, another local and very prominent councillor has crossed the flo
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| Paul Rhoades : | �1.2 Million Saving Needed 11 June 2010 |
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So lets think about how we can save this in as painless manner possible, without having to cut back on essential services. Here's just a few ideas, I'm sure others will add to them
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| Paul Rhoades : | Council Expences 710k or 520k? 10 June 2010 |
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It would appear from the latest published figures received here at VisitScunthorpe.Com that there are more questions than answers raised by the publication of the North Lincolnshir
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| Paul Rhoades : | The Baths Hall - Bringing Culture to Scunthorpe 09 June 2010 |
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Nice to see the tower crane with a big Clugston's sign standing tall over the baths getting ready for the next phase of construction.
I know a lot of people have a bit of a down
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| Paul Rhoades : | New Scunthorpe Market to be put on hold 06 June 2010 |
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The North Lincolnshire Cabinet will meet this week on the 9th June to discuss the adoption of a proposal made in a report by the Service Director of Asset Management and Culture th
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| Paul Rhoades : | Locate a Councillor 06 June 2010 |
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An exciting new section has been added to Visit Scunthorpe which will provide members with the ability to search for and locate local councillors.
Currently there are 43 elected
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| Paul Rhoades : | Website Update 05 June 2010 |
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Had a bit of free time today to do some updates on the web site, here's what's new :
Removed:
- For Sale
- Lost & Found
No one had used these areas so I've got rid.
Re
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| Paul Rhoades : | Pods Development 05 June 2010 |
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Following on from an update in this evening's ST, thought I'd have my pennyworth on the Pods.
Now for those of you who are not familiar with Scunthorpe, when I'm talking about t
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| Paul Rhoades : | Privacy in Public Life 05 June 2010 |
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This week we saw David Laws resign his position in cabinet due to him using expenses money inappropriately.
His defence was that as his land lord had since become his partner, h
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| Paul Rhoades : | Nic Dakin asks 1st Question in the house 04 June 2010 |
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Today marks a historic event for newly elected Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin when he asked his 1st question of the Speaker in the House Of Commons.
True to his word, Nic seems to be m
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| Paul Rhoades : | Brigg Councillor Declares Independence 03 June 2010 |
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In a shock move yesterday councillor John Berry of Brigg quit the Conservative Party and declared him self as an independent candidate.
What does this mean for the people who el
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| : | NLC Highways department 29 May 2010 |
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Good old NLC highways dept. keeping up the usual consistency of no consistency, they must just pull both the locations and "traffic calming measures" out of a hat, Oh its Burringha
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| Paul Rhoades : | Carparking - A Democratic Exercise 26 May 2010 |
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Following advice given by Mick Grant on his blogg about how to interact with the local council, I've decided to give it a try, instead of whinging on endlessly on the ST Website. S
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| Paul Rhoades : | Should Political Bloggers be Anonymous? 23 May 2010 |
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This article has been on the back burner for a few days now, prompted by some comments made by a local councillor on their blog expressing dismay at people hiding behind anonymous
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| : | Christmas Baby and Toddler Photo Comp 20 May 2010 |
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I am organising a Christmas baby and toddler photo competition in Scunthorpe...
I really want to cater to the needs of the parents as much as possible to do this I have created
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| Paul Rhoades : | Election result indicates voters want change 08 May 2010 |
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Since the death of John Smith in may 1994 the Labour Party has seen radical reform and re-branding in order to appease middle England and attain power. I remember vividly the 1997
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| Paul Rhoades : | How Fickle is the press? 03 May 2010 |
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Gordon Brown the Prime Minister visits a life long Labour voter, has a chat with her, and then off camera is very insulting about her.
For this he is vilified in the press and p
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| Paul Rhoades : | None of The Above Lobby 03 May 2010 |
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There's a lot of discussion in the town regarding the None of The Above Lobby.
This is a movement which is becoming increasingly popular along disenfranchised voters who feel th
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| Paul Rhoades : | Bioethanol Limited Planning Application 02 May 2010 |
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Good news for the region's jobs as Bioethanol Limited submit a new planning application to North Lincolnshire Council to develop a refining plant on the Humber Bank.
Bioethanol
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| Paul Rhoades : | Labour Big Guns drafted to Cawsey's Aid 02 May 2010 |
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Thursday of this week saw Mr Blunket visiting Brigg to show his support for entrenched MP for Brigg and Goole Ian Cawsey.
Ian is defending Brigg and Goole against a formidable T
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| Paul Rhoades : | Fire in Bottesford 01 May 2010 |
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According to the fire brigade, the occupier was out in their garden with a blow torch burning weeds when the conifer hedge accidentally "Caught" resulting in the majority of the ga
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| : | Voting 26 April 2010 |
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Politics aside (joke) anyone who votes for the big three needs their bumps feeling and in particular anyone voting Labour needs sectioning after what their last greedy MP did, all
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| Paul Rhoades : | Sam Cam gunning for Cawsey 08 April 2010 |
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Demonstrating the determination the Tories have to take Brigg and Goole away from the Labour Party, the Tories have flown in Sam Cammeron - David Cameron's wife to have a stroll ar
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| : | East Midlands Today #1 07 April 2010 |
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Having a couple of days off over the half term has given me a tremendous opportunity to instil the concept of democracy and the free state on my five year old daughter. What with t
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| Paul Rhoades : | Chin Up, There's Going To Be An Election 06 April 2010 |
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6th may apparently.
Mr Brown is going to see queeny on the morning morning of the 6th (having pushed through the last of his legislation). And will ask the queen to dissolve par
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| Paul Rhoades : | Angel Gets a Face Lift 05 April 2010 |
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The Crosby Angel which is located in the corner of the playground at Crosby Primary School on Froddingham Road is to be restored.
The Angel was erected as a war memorial in 1926
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| Paul Rhoades : | holme hall avenue closed 05 April 2010 |
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holme hall avenue in bottesford is currently closed due to an accident involving a renault Espace and a pedestrrian.
Police are currently on the scene and the road remains close
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| Paul Rhoades : | Woodland Saved 04 April 2010 |
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Ancient woodland at Broughton which borders the boundary of Scunthorpe has been saved from redevelopment by the Forest Pines Hotel and Golf resort.
In a joint campaign by both t
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| Paul Rhoades : | Clock Tower Featured in Nostalgia Magazine 04 April 2010 |
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You might remember a little time ago, we ran a feature on Russell Radford and his campaign to bring back the Clock Town to Scunthorpe town Centre.
Well as expected his campaign
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| Paul Rhoades : | Stealth Tax? Don't leave your car running 13 March 2010 |
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Last week there was a bit in the local ET about not leaving your car running, plus an inane readers letter published in the viewpoint section of the paper by some one who seems to
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincs Election Round Up 13 March 2010 |
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A light hearted look at local politics:
At long last it's finally started, this week has seen the beginning of the long awaited election campaign in North Lincolnshire, and whil
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| Paul Rhoades : | North Lincs - Hydropower Hot Spot 08 March 2010 |
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The environment agency have today released a report showing where in North Lincolnshire 6 proposed new hydropower generators may be located.
Most notably these are
Trent - ne
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| : | State controls 25 February 2010 |
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It seems more and more in life that we are being told how to run our own lives. For years smokers have been bullied for doing something perfectly legal, harassed by everyone inclu
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| Paul Rhoades : | Unsympathetic Urban Regeneration in Scunthorpe 23 February 2010 |
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One of the problems Scunthorpe always seems to have faced is the unsympathetic "regeneration" it seems to go through periodically.
I've been looking on facebook at some of the S
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| : | Club 2k rumours/scandal 21 February 2010 |
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CLUB 2000 WILL BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AT A COST TO COUNCIL TAX PAYERS OF ROUGHLY 200K TO BUILD NOTHING !!!!! IN ITS PLACE WILL BE SOME SORT OF GARDEN OR OTHER SUCH
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| Paul Rhoades : | Fire at BOS Plant 20 February 2010 |
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A fire broke out at BOS Plant on the Corus Steelworks on Friday afternoon at around 3:30 pm.
4 fire appliances attended the incident which was quickly brought under control.
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| Paul Rhoades : | Save Brigg Skate Park 20 February 2010 |
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Three Skaters from North Lincolnshire are planning to put on a series of events in an attempt to ward off the closure of the Skate park in Brigg.
Why's the skate park closing? S
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| Paul Rhoades : | Drugs Gang Arrested in Elsham 14 February 2010 |
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Elsham? Yes you heard right! Elsham of all places! The sleepy hamlet of Elsham nestled away in the hills behind Brigg was the centre of a massive drugs raid by North Lincolnshire's
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| Paul Rhoades : | Fluffy the Market Cat is Missing 14 February 2010 |
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Today's big story, exclusive to Visit Scunthorpe is that Fluffy the market cat is missing.
She normally sits in the sun on the vacant stall by the back door to the food market,
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| Paul Rhoades : | Calls for new Clock Tower 06 February 2010 |
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A campaign has begun to replace the clock tower which used to stand in the town center, outside what is now known as The Foundry.
Originally built and commissioned by British St
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| Paul Rhoades : | Bag for life sir? No thanks, I've got a box 31 January 2010 |
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Checkout Assistant
Would you like disposable bags, or a bag for life sir?
Me
I'll have disposable bags please
Checkout Assistant
But sir, that's damaging the environmen
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| Paul Rhoades : | At last - Improvements to Doncaster Road 31 January 2010 |
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The junction on Doncaster road with Avenue Vivian is to be replaced finally with a set of traffic lights!
Isn't it amazing to see the local council finally spending some money o
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| : | government new computer scheme 28 January 2010 |
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on thursday the 28th of january 2010 my BTECH ICT group have started to make a vidio and a news letter about the governments new scheme to put a FREE computer and FREE internet use
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| : | Too many signs! 23 January 2010 |
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So as I take my walk to work in the morning - being the socially conscious person I am - I have to walk down the dual carriage way from the old Beefeater to Howdens hill nice walk
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| Paul Rhoades : | Battle of the Bids � New Baths Halls First Event 23 January 2010 |
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With the Baths Hall still a hole in the ground the first event to kick off at the new venue looks like a battle of the bids!
The council are currently examining bids from 3 comp
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| Paul Rhoades : | How Good is Your Road? 23 January 2010 |
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Now the snow and ice have cleared we thought wed ask residents How bad is your road?
We are not talking about levels of crime here lack of wheelie bin collection or the amount o
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| Paul Rhoades : | Website Feedback 06 February 2012 |
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Got a problem? Or a comment on the web site? Want to advertise in the events section or leave some feedback on how we can improve our site?
What ever it is you want leave a mess
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