• GODLY SIN !!!

  By Phred_Fillips at 23:57 on 22/05/13

  

  I read in today's Times about a survey amongst university students re the relationship between subjects being studied and the percentage of students who had claimed to have taken illegal drugs. I was quite surprised that under-graduates studying Theology came very high on the percentage list at 80pc, while Law and Medicine came at the bottom. Should I take the findings at face value, or are Theology students more intrinsically...

• VIEWS FROM THE BRIDGE

  By Phred_Fillips at 22:22 on 22/05/13

  

  1. The White Hart pub 2. As Tony Hancock once said - 'That's an armful!' 3  The Ancholme - with swan and 5 feathery little sygnets

• WILL IT JUST BE BAD, OR VERY BAD NEWS......!

  By Phred_Fillips at 12:33 on 22/05/13

  

  Tata Steel is to reveal its annual financial statement tomorrow - Thursday. All I can say is, watch the press...

• BRIGG MATTERS GETS HIT!!!

  By Phred_Fillips at 00:20 on 17/05/13

  

  During tonight's AGM and a following general meeting of Brigg Matters - the local community magazine, the editor, Emma May Smith indicated that Brigg Matters' web site is getting, on average, 30 to 50 hits a day. No bad for a locally produced magazine produced exclusively by and distributed by volunteers. The next issue of Brigg Matters is in final stages of going to print and will be available within the next 10 to 14 days. The aim of...

• Open water swimming

  By MarkBird at 16:19 on 15/05/13

  

  Over recent years there seems to be something of a popularity boom in open water swimming. Scunthorpe and surrounding areas are no exception to this having an open water swimming group recently establishing itself in Ashbyville Lake of a Wednesday night from 18:00 and Saturday morning from 08:00. All people are welcome to come along and join the group so long as they are over 16 and understand it is on an "own risk" basis. ...

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