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Air ambulance called to children’s park in Scunthorpe

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An air ambulance landed in a children’s park in Scunthorpe on Saturday (May 20) in response to a 999 call. Children playing on the Rowland Road recreation ground were amazed and surprised when the crew from the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air …
May 22, 2017 |

Alcohol ‘ruined life’ of former Scunthorpe nurse who died

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A FORMER director in the NHS was found to have died from toxic levels of paracetamol mixed with alcohol, an inquest heard. Mary Swan, 56, of Scunthorpe, was found dead on the bathroom floor of her flat when her neighbours noticed she had not gone to …
May 22, 2017 |

Charity boxing match to be held in memory of young father

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Scunthorpe boxer Jody Meikle is training up first-time boxers and amateurs to take each other on in the ring to raise money for the partner and children of Josh Catterall. The young father died suddenly last year after being in hospital for two weeks …
May 22, 2017 |

Businessman who grew cannabis told ‘being in debt is no excuse’

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SCUNTHORPE businessman Carl Chapman grew cannabis with an estimated street value of £22,000, a court heard. At Grimsby Crown Court, Chapman, 31, of Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe admitted producing the cannabis at Unit One, Sandtoft industrial estate …
May 21, 2017 |

Business partners take over one of Scunthorpe’s oldest hotels

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Builder Richard Sturman, 42, and plumber, Gareth Dobb, 32, have gone into partnership to take over one of Scunthorpe’s oldest hotels The Grosvenor. They have signed a five-year rolling lease to run the hotel on Old Crosby which celebrated its centenary …
May 21, 2017 |

Remember the summer of 1967 in Scunthorpe?

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Well the summer of 1967 was not quite as passionate in the Scunthorpe area – but it did have its moments. Scunthorpe’s population had reached 71,010 – the highest level since the town was created in 1936 – and a staggering 25,700 people were employed 
May 20, 2017 |
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