Popular club steward Pete Wells dies

October 21, 2015, 10:42 pm

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THE funeral will be held tomorrow (Friday, October 23) for former North Lincolnshire club steward Pete Wells. Father-of-three Mr Wells was the steward-manager of the Cole Street Club in Scunthorpe from 1993 until he retired from the trade in 2002. Prior to that he held the same post at Brigg Town FC. Mr Wells died at his Scunthorpe home on October 11, aged 78. The funeral service will take place at the town's Woodlands Crematorium at 3.20pm. Looking for a new job? Visit our Jobs Channel...

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October 30, 2015, 11:50 pm

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TRIBUTES have been paid to well-known Brigg sportsman Pete Altoft, who has died aged 72.Mr Altoft represented several football teams in the area as a goalkeeper and was a keen supporter of Brigg Town FC.He died on Monday, October 19, at Scunthorpe General Hospital.Mr Altoft's son, Peter, said: "He was well-liked, a very keen footballer and a staunch Labour supporter in his time, particularly during the miners' strike."He played for Brigg Amateurs and Brigg Servicemen's Club and he...

Tribute to loving mum who had cancer

November 16, 2015, 10:52 pm

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A FAMILY have paid tribute to a loving mother, grandmother, sister and auntie.Frances Brown, 50, of Ashby, passed away from cancer.Her son, Christopher Cox, 33, of Alkborough, said that he was devastated by her loss.He said: "She was the life and soul. She would have given the clothes off her back for anybody. She was very popular and liked to speak her mind."And she was very stubborn, like myself, but a very loving and caring person."We all loved her and she will be missed by...

Remarkable Scunthorpe girl Becky Roberts (17) saves six lives...

November 20, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A TEENAGER who tragically died earlier this year has been honoured by St John Ambulance after her organs saved the lives of six people.Becky Roberts, of Lindale Gardens, Scunthorpe, was just 17 when she passed away on March 18 after suffering an epileptic seizure.Her mother, Tracy Roberts, said: "Becky was bright, funny and very talented. She was studying at college and she had a lot of friends. She was about to start training to become a games artist and animator with Train 2...

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November 22, 2015, 10:54 pm

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HERBERT "Harry" Whiston, the former head of mathematics at Foxhills Secondary School (now Outwood Academy Foxhills) has died at the age of 88.Father-of-two Mr Whiston joined the Foxhills staff as woodwork teacher in 1951 when the school first opened.But when he took early retirement in 1983 he was the head of mathematics.His daughter Helen recalled: "He enjoyed keeping pupils on their toes with his 20 mental lesson starters which began as soon as the first child walked through...

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December 16, 2015, 10:56 pm

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THE funeral for Scunthorpe man Barry Davies, who had been missing for more than a month, was held at the town's Woodlands Crematorium yesterday afternoon.Mr Davies, 60, who suffered numerous health issues requiring medication, was last seen in the Carr Lane area of Winterton on October 31.More than a month later, his body was discovered in a ditch close by Carr Lane by a member of the public on December 3.At the time of his disappearance, police officers carried out extensive enquiries...

Tributes paid to Miles Knox, popular Scunthorpe publican

December 22, 2015, 11:00 pm

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TRIBUTES have been paid to Miles Knox, a well-known Scunthorpe publican for many years. Father-of-three Mr Knox died at home and his funeral service was held at South Shields Crematorium. With him when he passed away was June Fenwick, to whom he was engaged. Mr Knox came to Scunthorpe in 1988 as manager of the former Henry Afrikas nightclub and became the first licensee in the town to introduce ID cards. After he left Henrys in 1993, he managed the town's fast Eddies bar (now Oscar's) and,...

Lemmy remembered: The day Motorhead played Scunthorpe

January 2, 2016, 10:40 pm

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ROCK legend Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, who died this week aged, played only one gig in Scunthorpe with his band Motorhead. The show on January 29, 1977 at the town's Priory Hotel came two years after ex-Hawkwind bassist-singer Lemmy teamed up with Larry Wallis, on guitar, and Lucas Fox, on drums. The Scunthorpe gig organisers at Randy Pig Promotions treated fans by only charging £1 admission. Bar Fly recalls one of Lemmy's famous quotes was: "If we moved in next door, your grass would die."

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January 10, 2016, 10:58 pm

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FORMER Scunthorpe borough councillor Allen Gittens has died at the age of 86.Father-of-two Mr Gittens worked on the Tata Steel works in Scunthorpe – then the British Steel Corporation – as an assistant engineer before he retired.He stood as a Conservative candidate in the Lincoln Gardens ward in the 1978 local council elections, but later defected to the then-fledgling SDP party.But Mr Gittens was best known as a community leader.He was a founder member of the Scunthorpe Anchor...

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January 13, 2016, 9:12 am

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MIDSOMER Murders continues on ITV tonight (Wednesday, January 13). The crime drama series stars Neil Dudgeon as Detective Inspector John Barnaby and Gwilym Lee as Detective Sergeant Charlie Nelson. In tonight's episode, they investigate the mysterious death of forest ranger Felicity Ford. A group of visiting alien spotters are sure extra-terrestrials are responsible after lights are seen in the sky over a UFO hotspot. But Barnaby believes otherwise and limits his investigation to this planet. It...

Family devastated as bridegroom dies five months after wedding

January 15, 2016, 11:00 pm

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SCUNTHORPE father-of-three Mark Glentworth has died suddenly at the age of 43 years – five months after he got married.His funeral service will be held this Tuesday (January 19) at 1pm at St Lawrence's Church in Scunthorpe where he and his wife Chell were married on August 8 last year.Mourners will enter the church to the sounds of Nothing's Going to Change My Love for You, the song to which the newlyweds danced at their wedding reception.Mr Glentworth, who ran his own roofing business...

Tributes paid to long-serving Black Horse landlord Gordon Johnson

January 16, 2016, 10:58 pm

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A LONG-serving former pub landlord has died at the age of 88.Gordon Johnson was behind the bar at the Black Horse in Wrawby for 26 years, from 1965 until his retirement in 1991.He also had a spell in charge of the Jolly Miller pub in the village and served as a parish councillor.He died on December 27 at Castle Hill Hospital in Hull, after suffering a heart attack the previous day.Mr Johnson's daughter, Kirstin May, 51, described her father as "quite a character".She said: "He had...

Farewell Fred! Second World War Hero given fitting send-off

January 21, 2016, 10:52 pm

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FRIENDS and family of a Second World War hero have gathered to say a fond farewell.Fred Gilleard, who was born in Fockerby, was buried at St Mary the Virgin in Garthorpe.He died on New Year's Day, aged 90.Mr Gilleard served in the navy during the Second World War and was part of a flotilla of boats that helped lay an undersea pipeline between Britain and France.Operation Pluto (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean) helped relieve dependence on British oil tankers which were being targeted by German...

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January 25, 2016, 10:30 pm

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A musician who played on James Bond films Goldfinger & From Russia With Love has been laid to rest by a northern Lincolnshire based company. Alan Haven was buried at one of the Respect Green Burial Parks. Its owner, Gordon Tulley, arranged for a professional saxophonist to attend and play the two title tracks from those Bond movies. Gordon said Alan, an organist, had topped the billboard charts over some years. "His recording of Image was the theme music to Radio Caroline and later...

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January 27, 2016, 10:56 pm

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A SCUNTHORPE mother of five, who became a top country singing star and shared the bill with one of her idols Roy Orbison, has died in the town's general hospital at the age of 69 years.The funeral service for Margaret McDonagh took place at the Holy Souls Catholic Church on Tuesday (January 26) followed by committal at Woodlands Crematorium.Glasgow-born Mrs McDonagh, who used the stage name of Maggie McGee, joined local band the Lincoln County Boys and founder singer Gerry Dean in 1973.Paying...

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Scunthorpe club chairman dies aged 53

January 28, 2016, 10:37 pm

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Diamond Jubilee celebrations for members of the Foxhills Institute, Scunthorpe, have been marred by the sudden death of chairman Tony Sanderson at the age of 53. Father of one Mr Sanderson, who had been battling cancer for five years, collapsed in the club office on January 18 and later died in Scunthorpe Hospital. Paying tribute, Foxhills secretary Jacqui Burton said: "We are all shocked by his death. Tony was an absolutely lovely bloke and really well liked." Prior to moving to Foxhills, Mr...