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Popular club steward Pete Wells dies
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...
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Tributes paid to well-known Brigg sportsman and ex-Scunthorpe...
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...
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Tribute to loving mum who had cancer
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...
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Remarkable Scunthorpe girl Becky Roberts (17) saves six lives...
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...
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Tributes paid to former Foxhills head of mathematics Harry...
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...
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Barry Davies funeral: Tributes paid to good natured Scunthorpe...
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...
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Tributes paid to Miles Knox, popular Scunthorpe publican
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...
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Lemmy remembered: The day Motorhead played Scunthorpe
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...
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Tributes paid to well-known councillor and sports figure
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...
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Midsomer Murders on ITV tonight with Michelle Collins as Nadine...
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...
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Family devastated as bridegroom dies five months after wedding
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...
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Tributes paid to long-serving Black Horse landlord Gordon Johnson
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...
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Farewell Fred! Second World War Hero given fitting send-off
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...
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James Bond Goldfinger & From Russia With Love theme tune...
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...
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Tribute to Scunthorpe singer Margaret McDonagh who shared bill...
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...
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Scunthorpe club chairman dies aged 53
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...
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