News :North Lincolnshire & Surrounding area
Seven homes planned for Ashby-cum-Fenby development
Comments Off on Seven homes planned for Ashby-cum-Fenby developmentDevelopers are hoping to be given the go ahead to transform a currently unused village paddock into an estate of several three, four and five bed houses, and single storey properties. Around 30 new people could settle in Ashby-Cum-Fenby – which at the …
Woman gives birth in less than 60 seconds while standing in hospital entrance
Comments Off on Woman gives birth in less than 60 seconds while standing in hospital entranceMost expectant mothers hope for a safe and speedy delivery but few expect one in less than 60 seconds. Jessica Stubbins from Scunthorpe was barely through the hospital doors before she gave birth to her daughter Lucy. Her husband Tom was still parking
Village to host giant street party after radio competition success
Comments Off on Village to host giant street party after radio competition successA FUNDRAISING head-to-head battle has raised more than £3,000 for charity with victors Burton-upon-Stather winning itself a street party. The fundraisers, from Old Row in the village, were taking part in Viking FM’s Happy Streets competition with the …
Is this Scunthorpe plant the tallest delphinium in the world?
Comments Off on Is this Scunthorpe plant the tallest delphinium in the world?That’s what a keen pair of gardeners in North Lincolnshire believe after their plant grew … and grew … to 9ft 8in. … Mr Dunn, of Vicarage Lane, Cadney, said that they planted the skyscraping plant for an open garden event, but that it “just kept …
Revealed: North Lincolnshire’s best and worst GP surgeries as ranked by you
Comments Off on Revealed: North Lincolnshire’s best and worst GP surgeries as ranked by youDr Dwyer and Partners Cedar Medical Practice, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, 88.7 per cent. Barnetby Medical Centre, Barnetby-le-Wold, 87.5 per cent. West Butterwick Branch Surgery, West Butterwick, 87.2 per cent. Belton Branch Surgery, Belton, 87.2 per cent.and more »
REVEALED: North Lincolnshire’s best and worst GP surgeries as …
Comments Off on REVEALED: North Lincolnshire’s best and worst GP surgeries as …THE latest satisfaction figures for GP surgeries in North Lincolnshire have been revealed. Ratings published by NHS Choices show the percentage of patients
Read the full list: Companies, councils and charities who used benefits claimants as unpaid labour
Comments Off on Read the full list: Companies, councils and charities who used benefits claimants as unpaid labourThe names of more than 500 companies involved in a controversial scheme to make people work without pay for their benefits have been released after a court over-ruled the Government’s attempt to keep them secret. Major high street companies and …
Cleethorpes-born ‘Mrs Mangel’ Vivean Gray dies aged 92
Comments Off on Cleethorpes-born ‘Mrs Mangel’ Vivean Gray dies aged 92Television soap legend Vivean Gray – the Cleethorpes-born actress who played meddlesome Neighbours character Nell Mangel – has died at the age of 92. Gray was best known for her role in the Australian soap, but also played gossipy neighbour Ida
Mrs Mangel dead: Neighbours actress Vivean Gray dies aged 92
Comments Off on Mrs Mangel dead: Neighbours actress Vivean Gray dies aged 92… and gossipy Mrs Mangel from 1986 to 1988. She reportedly faced a backlash over the growing dislike for Mrs Mangel, who appeared in 292 episodes of Neighbours. Gray was born in Cleethorpes and moved to Australia in 1952 to pursue an acting career.and more »