News :Scunthorpe

RUGBY UNION: A HAT trick from winger Steve Johns helped Birmingham and Solihull Bees earn an opening Midlands Premier League victory against Scunthorpe. The Bees started their 2017/18 campaign at Portway, welcoming relegated Scunthorpe who …

A Scunthorpe care home has opened a pub for its residents. Phoenix Park Care Village, on Phoenix Avenue, Scunthorpe has opened up a pub for its residents and their families to enjoy, amongst a number of other projects they are undertaking for the …

Scunthorpe United have announced that Charlton Athletic midfielder Andrew Crofts has joined the club as their seventh summer season. The 33-year-old joins the Iron on a free transfer and has signed a one-year deal. Crofts made 45 appearances for the …

The trust running Scunthorpe General Hospital has confirmed that it will be drafting in extra support to help improve finances and the quality of care provided. The Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG), which was placed into …

No Northern Rail trains will be going through Scunthorpe today (Monday, August 4) due to members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union striking on Northern, Southern and Merseyrail services. Workers have walked out in a dispute over train guards, 

Tata Steel’s loss widens as the £1 sale of its Scunthorpe long products business bitesTata Steel has revealed it lost almost £200m on the sale of its Scunthorpe-based long products business for a nominal £1. The sale of the beleaguered unit back in May 2016 to turnaround investor Greybull Capital made a significant dent on the company’s …

However, an area of Scunthorpe did something unusual in 1911. So many people in Crosby wanted to mark King George V’s accession to the throne that boiling kettles to make the tea was not a realistic option. Instead, the quick-thinking organisers used a …