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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.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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

Matthew Gomm, 19, formerly of Wordsworth Road, Scunthorpe, was yesterday caged for 44 months after admitting a total of...

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Explorer's epic challenge in memory of dad

Alan Chambers MBE and Gerard Morgan at the summit of Kilimanjaro

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

SCUNTHORPE explorer Alan Chambers MBE is embarking on an epic challenge to climb the seven summits in memory of his father. Having returned home from...

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Steel staff poised to walk out

Union members at Corus steelworks in Scunthorpe are waiting to learn if they will go on strike over a decision to mothball a plant in Redcar.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

THE 3,500 trade union members on the Scunthorpe Corus steelworks remain on tenterhooks about a ballot for industrial action over the company's...

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Top cop left meeting to tackle knifeman

North Lincolnshire's policing commander, Chief Superintendent Pete Simmonds, left a meeting to apprehend a knifeman.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

TWO top cops proved they are a force to be reckoned with after arresting a knife-wielding suspect in the centre of Scunthorpe. North Lincolnshire's...

Petrol prices: The worst is yet to come

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

PETROL prices are rising in North Lincolnshire and motorists have been warned of further increases to come. Pump prices have gone up by about 4p per...

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£3.76m drainage work to boost region

DEVELOPMENT: From left, North Lincolnshire Council's Marcus Walker, Able Chief Executive, Peter Stephenson, and leader of North Lincolnshire Council Mark Kirk at the proposed site for Able UK on the South Humber bank.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A MULTI-million pound scheme that could create 5,000 new jobs on the South Humber Bank has moved closer to becoming a reality. The Yorkshire Forward...

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Outdoor music festival gets go-ahead

Promoter Jez Lee has been granted a licence to stage a Fake Festival in Sheffield Park, Scunthorpe, in August

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

LICENSING watchdogs have given the go-ahead for Scunthorpe to host an outdoor rock music festival this summer for the first time in more than two...

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Mollie's top dog at Crufts

SHOWTIME: Cath Harris showing Mollie at Crufts.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A TOP dog from the Isle of Axholme showed off her streamline figure to scoop the title of Best Bitch at Crufts. Mollie, a five-year-old Hungarian...

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Home carers call for parking permits

Amphion Home Care Services carers Tracey Fiber, left, and Linda Brown

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

HOME care workers are calling for council chiefs to introduce a new parking permit scheme to enable them to park free outside clients' homes. Carer...

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