Calls for steel nationalisation if deal not agreed
Comments Off on Calls for steel nationalisation if deal not agreedBritish Steel could close two blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe’s plant with the loss of 2,700 jobs.
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‘Scunthorpe’s not Scunthorpe without steel’
Comments Off on ‘Scunthorpe’s not Scunthorpe without steel’People in Scunthorpe share their fears of a future without the steel works.
Motorway to be shut for weekend work on junction
Comments Off on Motorway to be shut for weekend work on junctionThe M181 will be closed in both directions near Scunthorpe as roundabout work continues.
‘Scunthorpe could become a disaster town’
Comments Off on ‘Scunthorpe could become a disaster town’Local reaction suggests a bleak future for the North Lincolnshire town if the steelworks close.
Court orders noisy neighbours to pay £1,700
Comments Off on Court orders noisy neighbours to pay £1,700Jozef Dunka and Angela Horvathova, from Scunthorpe, are found guilty in their absence.
Scunthorpe end talks with fan subscription group
Comments Off on Scunthorpe end talks with fan subscription groupScunthorpe United end conversations with subscription-based investment group FC100,000 amid supporter backlash.
Legal challenge delays landlord licencing scheme
Comments Off on Legal challenge delays landlord licencing schemeNorth Lincolnshire Council agreed to bring in “selective licensing” for parts of Scunthorpe.
Plans for new direct train services to London
Comments Off on Plans for new direct train services to LondonGrand Central has applied to run services from Cleethorpes, Grimsby, Habrough and Scunthorpe.
Unions call for £200m from government to keep two Scunthorpe steel furnaces open
Comments Off on Unions call for £200m from government to keep two Scunthorpe steel furnaces openExclusive: They say the support for British Steel’s transition to electric replacement is needed to prevent immediate job losses
British Steel should get an extra £200m from the government to support it in keeping the UK’s two remaining blast furnaces open until electric replacements are built, according to a proposal put forward by unions.
Chinese-owned British Steel has said it will replace its polluting blast furnaces at Scunthorpe with electric arc furnaces, which can be used to make much cleaner, recycled steel.
Heathrow to pledge to use UK steel and boost growth in third runway proposal
Comments Off on Heathrow to pledge to use UK steel and boost growth in third runway proposalAirport’s chief executive to formally spell out expansion plans in speech at British Steel plant in Scunthorpe
Heathrow will submit third runway proposals to the government this summer, pledging to use UK steel and boost growth, the airport has confirmed.
Its chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, will formally spell out plans for a third runway to follow a multibillion-pound upgrade of the London airport’s existing terminals and facilities, in a speech at the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe on Wednesday.