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I buried my mother in the garden says Kirstie Allsopp: Star reveals how her she followed her mum’s wishes for …

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It was far from a conventional send-off. The day after Kirstie Allsopp’s beloved mother lost her battle with breast cancer, she was placed in a wicker coffin, lifted on to the back of a tractor and driven up the garden where she was buried next to
July 13, 2014 |

50 new life-saving defibrillators coming: Where’s your nearest?

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PLANS to install more than 50 defibrillators in towns and villages across the region have been announced by North Lincolnshire Council. The council has worked with East Midlands Ambulance Service to identify sites where ambulance response times are 
July 4, 2014 |

Appeal sounded for volunteers to help village to bloom

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Waltham Parish Council is once again holding the annual Waltham In Bloom competition and is hoping to encourage more people in the community to take part. You do not have to be the world’s best gardener or have to commit hours of your time. Simply a …
June 10, 2014 |

Tractors at the ready for an Isle vintage spectacular

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Along with tractor enthusiasts from the Isle itself, the organisers hope to be joined by others from across North Lincolnshire and other neighbouring counties. Mr Fillingham added: “It’s a great family day out and lots of fun for all who are involved
June 8, 2014 |

Emily gets on her bike thanks to generous Lions donation

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The result of the accident saw Emily, from Beelsby, spending five months in Pinderfields Hospital in Yorkshire with a T4 spinal injury. The accident dramatically affected her life and she now cannot stand or walk. But while she was at Pinderfields …
June 5, 2014 |

Aylesby wind turbine plan approved

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PLANS to erect a 77m-high wind turbine in Aylesby have been approved by the council’s planning committee. Despite receiving substantial objections, councillors narrowly passed the proposals by six votes to five. The turbine is expected to have the …
May 8, 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 |

Your guide to shows, fairs & festivals in North Lincolnshire

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Your guide to shows, fairs & festivals in North LincolnshireSaturday 17 May: 10am to 4pm – Barton Rotary Club Arts and Crafts Exhibition and Sale – Lecture Hall, Holydyke, Barton. Sunday 18 May: 10.30am to 4.30pm – Normanby Regional Food Festival – Normanby Hall Country Park. A celebration of the region’s …
May 4, 2014 |

Drilling for oil to start in North Lincolnshire

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… farmland in North Lincolnshire. The investment by the prospectors from the Hampshire firm of Egdon Resources, could reach £3 million. Managing director Mark Abbott admits that the odds of striking it rich at Wressle – between Brigg and Broughton
April 24, 2014 |