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GRIMSBY BYGONES: The charm of Aylesby, Riby and Keelby

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THEY lie just off the Grimsby to Scunthorpe road – three quiet villages, Aylesby, Riby and Keelby, each with a character worth more than passing examination. From the main road the motorist will catch no more than a glimpse of ancient tiles, except at …
February 7, 2015 |

11 things you can only do in Scunthorpe

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Find the places mentioned by the late author Ted Lewis in his books about the cult gangster hero Jack Carter, famously played by Michael Caine in the film Get Carter. The movie may have been transplanted to Gateshead, but Lewis was a North Lincolnshire 
November 8, 2014 |

Scunthorpe Lincolnshire Lakes 3000-home plan approved

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Plans for about 3,000 homes in two newly-created villages near Scunthorpe have been approved. Work on the Lincolnshire Lakes development, west of the town near Burringham and Gunness, is expected to start in 2015. It will be one of the first phases of …Green light for vast Lincolnshire Lakes schemeConstruction Enquirerall 13 news articles »
October 23, 2014 |

Scunthorpe is a County: Really? Find out why

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… out we were a town, not a county, he replied: ‘Scunthorpe County is what the parliamentary constituency I represent is called and (includes) its surrounding villages, i.e Messingham, Kirton in Lindsey, Hibaldstow, Redbourne, East Howsham and Cadney’.”.
May 4, 2014 |

Wind turbine the height of Lincoln Cathedral would dwarf Crosby Flats

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Plans have been announced to build a wind turbine in North Lincolnshire that will be almost as high at Lincoln Cathedral and much taller than the landmark Crosby Flats in Scunthorpe. The proposed structure will be 78m high (255ft), compared to Crosby …
February 4, 2014 |