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Hunt for Spar store armed robber

Shop assistant Claire Curtis  outside the Spar Shop in Barton-Upon-Humber, which was robbed on Saturday

DETECTIVES are hunting an armed robber who stole "a substantial amount of cash" from a North Lincolnshire shop early on Saturday morning.

The raid took place just after 7am at the Spar store in Waterside Road, Barton-Upon-Humber.

The offender, a male, said to be about 6ft tall, is believed to have been loitering around the area...

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Detectives hunt Spar armed robber

DETECTIVES are hunting for an armed robber who struck at a Barton-Upon-Humber shop early this morning. The raid, at the Spar shop on Waterside Road, took place shortly after 7am. The...

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Army supports families of soldiers

Army supports families of soldiers

MORALE-boosting treats have been organised by the Army for the families of North Lincolnshire soldiers who are serving in Afghanistan....

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Go-ahead for Tesco extension

APPROVAL:  Residents look at the plans for the extension to Barton's Tesco store with Claire Whittaker, planning assistant for DPP, when they went on show at the supermarket.

TESCO has been given permission to extend one of its Scunthorpe area stores by North Lincolnshire Council's planning committe...

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£50,000 dementia care boost

SUFFERER:  Novelist Terry Pratchett.

DEMENTIA care in North Lincolnshire is set to undergo a £50,000 shake-up. Under the new Dementia Services Collaborative, GPs and...

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Death crash man drove at couple

SCENE:  The air ambulance lands on the A1077 near South Ferriby, following the accident last August.

A MOTORIST admitted deliberately driving his car into the path of an oncoming vehicle – killing both the driver and his passenger...

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Blaze victims finally get new home

Roy Elliott is pictured outside his new Ulceby home, eight weeks after he and his wife Sue lost their New Holland home in a fire.

A COUPLE who lost their New Holland home to a devastating fire have finally put their nightmare behind them by moving into a new proper...

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Motorist admits causing A1077 deaths

A MOTORIST has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after an accident on the at South Ferriby which left two people dead. John Spink, 47, of Marsh Lane, Winteringham, had...


Drivers are hit with £6,000 parking fines

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MORE than 200 motorists will be forced to pay up after parking illegally in the streets of North Lincolnshire. In just one week a stagg...

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Man jailed 20 years after sex attacks

Brian Johnson was sentenced to two years and three months in prison.

A 76-YEAR-OLD North Lincolnshire man who carried out a string of sex attacks on an underage boy has been jailed. Brian Johnson, 76, of...


On the ball with behaviour issues

Kids enjoying using the facilities at St Lawrence School in Scunthorpe.

ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour busting activities are to be rolled out across North Lincolnshire.. A £20,000 grant has been handed to a...

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PROSPERITY is a great teacher; adversity is a greater, a philosopher once mused.

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No evidence to back Byrne's appeal

SCUNTHORPE United have been unable to appeal against the red card for skipper Cliff Byrne issued during Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Ipswic...


Assassins face up to unlikely target

A NUMBER of teams will be involved in last-ditch attempts to avoid relegation tonight as the season in the Scunthorpe Rileys Tuesday...


Season ends just when fish are feeding

RIVER ANCHOLME: Now closed for the statuary close season, just when the weather had stabilised enough to encourage the fish to feed...


No cause to panic – Mirfin

SCUNTHORPE United last found themselves in the Championship relegation zone after the first game of the season. That was a time when...







 

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VIDEO: 'Drug' deaths police press conference

DETECTIVE Chief Inspector Mark Oliver led a press conference this afternoon where he linked the deaths of two teenage boys with a legal drug known locally as M-CAT.

DCI Oliver said it appeared Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nick Smith, 19, died after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs on a night out in Scunthorpe town centre.

The double...

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Drug death teenagers officially named

Drug death teenagers officially named

TWO teenagers whose deaths have been linked to drugs have been named by Humberside Police. Louis Wainwright, 18, was pronounced dead at...

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Tributes paid to teen 'drug' death victims

TRIBUTES are beginning to pour in for two teenage boys, thought to have died after taking legal drug mephedrone. Police are yet to officially identify the tragic youngsters, but they have...

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Police probe after teen 'drug' deaths

Police probe after teen 'drug' deaths

HUMBERSIDE Police are investigating the deaths of two teenagers. The two men, who are both 19, are thought to have died after taking...

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Man jailed for abusing two boys

Child abuser Matthew Gomm moved to Scunthorpe and abused two boys just months after being convicted for similar child sex offences.

A DISTRAUGHT dad, whose two sons were sexually abused by a convicted sex offender, believes his family should have been warned of the...
















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