News :North Lincolnshire & Surrounding area
WW2 timewarp woman loves to live like it’s 1939 – but she can’t find a manHer end terrace home in the picturesque village of Burton-upon-Stather in North Lincolnshire even has blackout curtains and bomb blast tape on the windows. Read more: Britain’s secret plan to shoot Hitler could have prevented war. “Every morning I come
WW2 timewarp woman loves to live like it’s 1939 – but she can’t find …Joanne Frances, 41, washes in a tin bath, uses an outside loo, has no TV or computer and even goes to work in an authentic Land Girl’s uniform.and more »
If Joanna Francis were to write her internet dating profile, it would go something like this. Petite, blonde 30-something, who likes tea (leaves not bags) and
In Joanna’s world, the clock is permanently stopped at some point in 1939 and her home in the picturesque village of Burton-upon-Stather in North Lincolnshire is an exact recreation of how we used to live, right down to the bomb blast tape on the windows.and more »
The day a 43ft whale was caught near Burton – NostalgiaA WHALE seen swimming down a river is enough to gain national headlines, but this is not a recent phenomenon as a 43ft whale was caught in the River Trent at Burton-Upon-Stather in 1901. It was caught by sailor Richard Williamson, of Goole, with help …
August 23, 2015 | News Editor
Galliford Try seals close on £48m schools dealThe batch includes two new secondary schools – The Vale Academy and Baysgarth School – as well as six new primary schools – Brumby Junior School, Burton-upon-Stather Primary School, Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue, Crosby Primary School, The
With just three sleeps to go, it’s that time of the year again – when we get our younger viewers to share their thoughts and feelings about Christmas. They’re reflecting on the true meaning of the big day. We’ve been to Edenthorpe Hall Primary School …
These pictures show householders and members of the public in the Scunthorpe area coping with flooding caused by a surge of water along the River Trent last night (Thursday, December 5, 2013). The ‘s David Haber and Carl Gac, …
Local historians organised for the amphibious 1943 Valentine tank to return to the village last weekend. The small rural village of Burton upon Stather was a base for top secret military planning. The Mark 9 DD Valentine is thought to be the last …
