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Tribute paid to ‘colourful’ and ‘intelligent’ former Grimsby College lecturer David Robinson

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When he was seven years old, David moved to England with his mother and lived at Howsham near Brigg – there he attended Brigg Grammar School. He started work as an apprentice Mechanical Engineering Fitter at British Steel in Scunthorpe and worked …
May 6, 2017 |

When people loaned cash to the council!

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BANK interest on savings may be very low these days, but in decades past they were paying decent rates. Was this, perhaps, connected to the fact that they were in competition with local councils for savers’ hard-earned cash?Scunthorpe Corporation Loans …
May 6, 2017 |

Cleethorpes grandmother charged £3625 for services she ‘didn’t need’

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Cleethorpes grandmother charged £3625 for services she ‘didn’t need’A warning has been issued about the danger of cold-calling companies after an incident in which an 80-year-old Cleethorpes grandmother was charged £3,625 for services her family claim she did not need. It has led to a Grimsby firm of solicitors urging …
May 6, 2017 |

Man sentenced for assault

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STEVEN JAMES CROSS, 47, of Fenners Avenue, Bottesford, pleaded guilty to assault by beating. He was committed to prison for ten weeks, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to comply with a rehabilitation activity requirement and an 80-hour unpaid …
May 6, 2017 |

Suspended market traders could sue council

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BOTH of the greengrocers who have been suspended from trading from Scunthorpe and Ashby Markets since April 19 say they are considering suing North Lincolnshire Council for compensation. Stewart Cook and Charmaine Ingham claim the local authority …
May 6, 2017 |