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£40-million deals bridge credit gap

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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

A NORTH Lincolnshire company is celebrating raking in £40-million of contracts despite the credit crunch.

Civil engineering company C Spencer, based at Barrow-Upon-Humber, is thriving despite the economic climate.

It has been recruiting dozens of new staff to...

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Driver went into hedge after drinking

BANNED:  Thomas Burr leaving North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

A DRINK-DRIVER who got behind the wheel after a meeting with his estranged father has been banned from the road. Thomas Burr (21), of...

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Town councils to freeze precepts

DISCUSSIONS Broughton Town Council discussed precept charges at the Phil Grundy Memorial sports hall. From left, Mayor of Broughton Coun John Tweedie, and town clerk Gary Johnson.  PICTURE: Katie Lunn

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

TOWN councils are fighting the credit crunch by freezing precepts for 2009. In a bid to keep bills down for locals, councillors are doing their...

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Town centre plan for new Tesco

Town centre plan for new Tesco

Monday, January 05, 2009

TESCO is looking to open a supermarket in Scunthorpe town centre. Bosses at the supermarket confirmed their intention as they submitted plans...

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Corus union refuses lay off talks

CUTS:  Scunthorpe's Corus steelworks.

Monday, January 05, 2009

STEEL union leaders have refused to talk with Corus over proposals to lay off thousands of employees on half-pay in the new year. Instead the...

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Pint of beer at 99p

CHEAP:  A pint of IPA.

Monday, January 05, 2009

A PINT of beer is to fall below £1 for the first time in 20 years in North Lincolnshire. Bosses at the JD Wetherspoon pub The Blue Bell in...

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Fundraisers tackle arduous Peruvian trek

ARDUOUS TRIP:  Intrepid trekkers Clara Smith, from Goxhill,  and Martin Wharton, from Barton-Upon-Humber, pore over maps before tackling a fundraising trip to Peru.

Monday, January 05, 2009

A POSTMAN and nurse are swapping their letters and thermometer for walking boots and a compass to tackle the adventure of a lifetime. The pair...

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All homes to go green

All homes to go green

Saturday, January 03, 2009

THE final 3,000 homes in North Lincolnshire are preparing to go fully green as recycling is wheeled out to all. The households currently...

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WIN a share of £6,000

GRAB A GRAND:  Miss Grab A Grand, Grace Robinson, with wads of cash you can win to make a perfect start to 2009.

Friday, January 02, 2009

START the new year £1,000 richer, thanks to your Scunthorpe Telegraph. Our Grab A Grand competition is back and ahead of the cash bonanza,...

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FREE slimming website launched

Friday, January 02, 2009

GET in shape in 2009 with the Scunthorpe Telegraph's new slimming website.Telegraph Slimmers is packed with great features to help you loose...

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I totally agree that a bypass is needed and will definitely be signing any petition which helps to get one built. If it means sacrificing a bit of farming land to save lives it should be done.
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