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Tribute to Gil Stroud, Scunthorpe steelworks union chief &...
FORMER magistrate and trade union leader Gil Stroud has died suddenly in Scunthorpe General Hospital at the age of 72.Tributes have been led by Paul McBean, chairman of the multi-union committee on the...
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Tributes to Bill Goode who designed swings, slides and climbing...
GENERATIONS of children in Scunthorpe owe a debt of gratitude to Bill Goode, who has died aged 91.Father-of-three Mr Goode, who traded as Wago Engineering, designed and built play equipment including...
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JustGiving page set up to support family of ex-Scunthorpe United...
A FUNDRAISING page has been set up to support the family of ex-Scunthorpe United youth player Richard Hawcroft. The 31-year-old died after reportedly collapsing during a football match on Sunday, July...
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Tributes to Jack Dunderdale of Sooner Foods & Brigg Town FC
TRIBUTES have been paid to Brigg Town FC stalwart Jack Dunderdale, who has died at the age of 70.Mr Dunderdale, of O'Hanlon Avenue, Brigg, was an avid supporter of the football club and had held...
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Tribute to long-serving club steward
A club steward who worked in North Lincolnshire for many years has died, aged 80. He came from Yorkshire in the 1970s to work at Brigg Servicemen's Club. Initally, Derek Thacker, a former miner,...
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Tributes paid to former Baysgarth School teacher Jane Dyer
Tributes have been paid to a former teacher at Baysgarth School who died earlier this week. It is believed Jane Disbrey, who was known as Jane Dyer when she taught in Barton, died on Tuesday. Mrs...
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Memorial service for Scunthorpe soldier Anthony Lombardi
A MEMORIAL service for fallen Scunthorpe soldier Anthony Lombardi was held this week - six years after his death in Afghanistan.People travelled from across the country to pay their respects at a...
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Death of Mr Rock 'n' Coal: Tributes to music promoter and coal...
TONY Mastin, the ex-paratrooper from Scunthorpe who became known as Mr Rock 'n' Coal, has died suddenly at the age of 64.Mr Mastin, who started bagging and carrying coal for his father Fred's business...
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Tributes paid to Scunthorpe steelworks pioneer Dr Mike Grimble...
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Scunthorpe steelworks boss Mike Grimble, whose pioneering work helped change the face of the industry.Father-of-two Dr Grimble, who died at home aged 78 on July 28,...
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Tribute to Stephen Lewis - Blakey in On the Buses - who visited...
Actor Stephen Lewis, who played Blakey in hit TV series On The Buses and Smiler in Last of the Summer Wine, has died aged 88, and will be remembered in North Lincolnshire. In 1998 he made a guest...
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60 Harley Davidson riders to head Tony Mastin's funeral cortege...
A REQUEST from former Scunthorpe coal merchant Tony Mastin will be honoured at his funeral tomorrow (Friday, August 21). For his coffin, draped in a Union Jack flag, will be carried on one of his coal...
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Tributes & funeral details for Scunthorpe landlord 'Big...
THE funeral will be held next week for ex-publican and policeman Allan Edgar.Mr Edgar died in the town's general hospital on August 11 aged 70 years after a long illness.His death came two years after...
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Tribute to cyclist who died in crash after bike hit pothole
A HERITAGE trail will be opened next month in memory of Christian Brown, who died after a tragic cycling accident in northern Lincolnshire.The £2,000 trail, starting from the 11th century St Peter's...
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Tributes paid to Scunthorpe war hero and Chelsea pensioner who...
A SCUNTHORPE-born war hero who was awarded France's top military honour has died at the age of 97 years.Bill Cross was one of 19 Chelsea Pensioners to receive the Legion D'Honneur by the French...
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Tributes paid to Mick Oates, top football coach & Scunthorpe...
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Brigg Town footballer and coach Mick Oates, who has died at the age of 67. Mr Oates spent six years with the Zebras as a player and was heavily involved with the club...
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Young Scunthorpe brothers launch campaign to have their mum's...
TWO teenagers whose mum died suddenly are hoping to fulfil her dying wish of having her ashes scattered in Wales.Lisa Strudwick, 35, died on August 10 after being admitted to intensive care with an...
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Rod Stewart dedicates song at Las Vegas show to late Scunthorpe...
ROD Stewart has dedicated a song at a recent concert in Las Vegas to a late Scunthorpe steelworker who was a former coach at Scunthorpe United. Mick Oates, who has died aged 67, was well-known in local...
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Tributes to Keith Lambert - Scunthorpe community worker,...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a much-loved Scunthorpe man described as a "diamond" with an "infectious smile".More than 500 people attended the funeral of Keith Lambert, who died suddenly on August 6 at...
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Flixborough Disaster: Police chief who was at scene of Nypro...
The man who managed the police response to the devastating Flixborough Disaster has died. Tributes have been paid to former Assistant Chief Constable of Humberside, Ronald Joyce, who led officers after...
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Tributes to last owner of Angel Hotel, Brigg
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former owner of The Angel in Brigg, who died aged 90.Charles Alfred Shrosbree, known as Mick, had two spells at the former hotel, before retiring when it closed in August...
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