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Tobacco tsar to cut smoking deaths

STUBBING IT OUT:  A role is to be created in North Lincolnshire to help reduce the number of smoking-related deaths.

THE job of tobacco tsar has been created for the first time in North Lincolnshire.

The £40,000-a-year officer will be tasked with driving down the number of smoking-related deaths in the county.

The smoking tsar job is a joint project between NHS North Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire Council, with the funding coming from the...

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Dad's fears for Bermuda crash son

AWAITING TRIAL:  Luke Armstrong, who is accused of killing a Bermudan by dangerous driving.

THE father of a Brigg man accused of killing a Bermudan by dangerous driving is becoming increasingly concerned about his son's health...

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Grace's hard-knock life begins

Grace has enjoyed working with her co-star Su Pollard

TOMORROW – and lots more tomorrows – will see an 11-year-old North Lincolnshire schoolgirl set out on the road to stardom....

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Support for steel petition grows

Support for steel petition grows

SUPPORT is fast growing for a petition calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to put the UK-based Corus steel operations under state...

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Green light for Lockwood development

Green light for Lockwood development

A £100-MILLION plan to build a new 1,200-home housing estate and primary school on the outskirts of Scunthorpe has been given the go-ah...

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Council's green credentials under fire

Cath Whittingham and Jan Clark, of Friends of the Earth

GREEN campaigners have been invited to meet with council chiefs after claiming North Lincolnshire Council was not doing enough to tackl...

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Scorcher forecast for the weekend

FAMILY FUN:  In the sun.

MORE hot weather looks set to be on its way to North Lincolnshire, although there is also the threat of heavy rain. The heat looks...

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Exams for taxi drivers

Exams for taxi drivers

CABBIES will be swatting up this weekend as they prepare to sit the first-ever taxi knowledge test in North Lincolnshire. Half a dozen...

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Preparations for Broughton Show

PREPARATIONS for the 64th Broughton Horse, Dog and Horticultural Show are gathering pace. The show will take place on Sunday, July 12 at the sports field, on Scawby Road, Broughton. It will...

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College's final 40th anniversary celebrations

College's final 40th anniversary celebrations

THE founding principal of John Leggott College has brought the curtain down on the school's 40th anniversary celebrations. Talented...

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Talks over more Corus job cuts

UNDER THREAT:  A Corus worker leaves the Scunthorpe steelworks, where more jobs could be lost.      PICTURE: Richard Addison

CRISIS talks are to start after Corus revealed the axe is hanging over even more jobs at the Scunthorpe steelworks. The announcement...

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UPDATE: Iron waiting on O'Connor £100,000 switch

Michael O'Connor pictured in Crewe action

CREWE midfielder Michael O'Connor is today discussing personal terms over a move to Scunthorpe United. The news comes after the Iron had a bid accepted for the player late last night. United manager Nigel Adkins said: Ive had permission to speak to the player but he hasnt signed yet. Weve got to sit down and talk personal terms with his agent....



Iron chase York striker

Adam Boyes

YORK City striker Adam Boyes is the latest player being linked with a move to Scunthorpe United. Sources close to the club are suggesti...


BREAKING NEWS: MORRIS SIGNS TWO-YEAR DEAL

Ian Morris

SCUNTHORPE United have completed a hat-trick of contract renewals this week now after midfielder Ian Morris put pen to paper on a new...


Murphy: Iron deal was what I always wanted

Iron keeper Joe Murphy says he always wanted to stay at Scunthorpe

JOE Murphy has admitted he got the deal he wanted all along when he signed a one-year deal for Scunthorpe United. Even though that...


Wilson to guest for Scorpions against leaders

Magnus Karlsson

SCUNTHORPE Scorpions will turn the clock back six years when they take on Premier League leaders Workington at the Eddie Wright Raceway...







 

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Support for steel petition grows

Support for steel petition grows

SUPPORT is fast growing for a petition calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to put the UK-based Corus steel operations under state control.

By last night almost 1,300 people had signed the online petition to Number Ten which was only launched last week.

The flood of signatures follows Thursday's bombshell decision by Corus to axe...

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Talks over more Corus job cuts

UNDER THREAT:  A Corus worker leaves the Scunthorpe steelworks, where more jobs could be lost.      PICTURE: Richard Addison

CRISIS talks are to start after Corus revealed the axe is hanging over even more jobs at the Scunthorpe steelworks. The announcement...

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Prime Minister meets with Tata over Corus jobs

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at a press conference in Strasbourg, France, Saturday April 4, 2009, at the end of a summit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauvinere)

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown said he has met with the owner of Corus to talk about the job losses that will see 500 Scunthorpe workers...

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Steel industry in plea to Prime Minister

Steel industry in plea to Prime Minister

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown is being urged to safeguard UK steel jobs in an online petition. Corus The petition has been launched...

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MP will fight for Corus workers

Scunthorpe MP Elliot Morley.

SCUNTHORPE MP Elliot Morley has pledged to fight for the future of workers made redundant at Corus after talks with the key players....

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Corus axes 500 jobs; Brit Corner to shut

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