• 12 extra CCTV cameras on way

  By crystal73

  Quote : "as the cameras were not quite at the right angle before". Why weren't they...

            

   

  By Scunthorpe Telegraph at 06:45 on 25/05/13

  

  TWELVE new CCTV cameras in the town will help in the fight against shop crime, officials say. North Lincolnshire Council's Safer Neighbourhoods team has invested £15,000 in the new cameras following consultation with the Brigg Town Business Partnership. Twelve wireless CCTV cameras, including a number that will be in new locations, will aim to serve the town in a bid cut to the number of shop thefts. The push for a review of...

• Scunthorpe may get own town council

  By madviolinist

  What do I see ----- Councillor Rob Waltham advocating consultation, democracy, & listening to...

            

   

  By Scunthorpe Telegraph at 12:39 on 24/05/13

  

  PLANS are being debated to create a town council in Scunthorpe. The proposal could give local residents more of a voice and boost democracy – although opponents say it will create red tape and is a waste of money. The town houses the headquarters of North Lincolnshire Council, which makes most major decisions in the area. But while other towns and villages have their own town or parish council, Scunthorpe – like many...

• Community celebrations set for in and around Brigg

  By everredy

  stalls at glanford boat club,any idea if there's any spaces left or was it by invitation only

            

   

  By Rob_Sellars at 11:11 on 20/05/13

  

  Celebrations will take place in and around Brigg as part of a North Lincolnshire Festivals Weekend.  From May 25 to 27, the region will celebrate the success of the LEADER funding programme.  The weekend is designed to highlight the contributions the funding has made to many local communities. The LEADER funding programme has been running for the past four years, as part of the Rural Development Programme for England. ...

• Brigg people unite to condemn vandalism at memorial garden for local teenager

  By Phred_Fillips

  I was told by someone walking along the towpath heading towards the new Lidl's store that they saw...

            

   

  By Rob_Sellars at 15:29 on 19/04/13

  

  Residents and authorities of Brigg have united to condemn the work of a group of vandals at the site of a planned memorial garden. The area near to the Ancholme Way towpath, near the new Lidl development on Atherton Way, is to become a community memorial garden. The garden was the idea of family and friends of Josh Parkin, a Brigg teenager who lost his life in a car accident in Scunthorpe in 2010. With the support of Brigg Town...

• Thousands of pupils disadvantaged

  By BriggDave

  As far as I am aware, the direct grant comes through central government, so there is little the...

            

   

  By Scunthorpe Telegraph at 06:45 on 11/05/13

  

  TEACHERS in North Lincolnshire say they feel funding is unfair for pupils in our region. North Lincolnshire will be given £4,315 per pupil as a Dedicated Schools Grant for 2013/14 – less than three neighbouring local authorities. North East Lincolnshire will get £4,545 – £230 more – while Hull will receive £4,713 – £398 more. Lincolnshire pupils also get a fraction more than...

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