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#Scunthorpe

Holly Mumby Croft, Rob Waltham, James Todd and two waste operatives behind new town centre litter bin
Government investment buys new town centre bins

New bins have been installed in Scunthorpe town centre as part of continued Government investment to revitalise  the High Street.…

1 December 2021
Artist Impression of the Enterprise and Innovation Hub
Plans submitted for new town centre enterprise and innovation hub

A planning application has been submitted for a new enterprise and innovation hub in Scunthorpe town centre. The plans funded…

26 November 2021
Photograph showing two of the screens that have been installed in Scunthorpe town centre
Switch on for Scunthorpe screens in further boost for town centre

A series of large LED screens have been installed in prominent locations across Scunthorpe. The nine screens are the latest…

25 November 2021
Image of Scunthorpe High Street from HSBC
Council leads action plan to support town centre retailers

North Lincolnshire Council is spearheading an action plan to help attract more people into Scunthorpe town centre. The council -…

5 November 2021
Photo of petunias in a flower bed with Central Park fountain in the background
Scunthorpe scoops four East Midlands in Bloom awards

Scunthorpe is officially blooming brilliant after taking home four gongs from the annual East Midlands in Bloom awards. Most prestigious…

12 October 2021
Pictures of colourful argonaut models from Jason Wilsher-Mills' new exhibition
Join Jason and his Argonauts as 20-21 continues its 20th anniversary celebrations

Visitors to 20-21 Visual Arts Centre can walk through a 10-metre long inflatable tunnel sculpture as part of ‘Jason and…

12 October 2021
MP for Scunthorpe, Holly Mumby-Croft and leader of North Lincolnshire Council, Cllr Rob Waltham, pictured at the opening of Myos House
MP and councillors welcome opening of new dementia-friendly apartments in Scunthorpe

A new development of 25 two-bed apartments has opened in Scunthorpe, supporting residents with dementia to live independently with their…

13 September 2021
Photograph of Cllrs Rob Waltham and David Rose at Kingsway Gardens
New Scunthorpe signs planned

New entry signs are being planned for the main routes in and out of Scunthorpe. It comes as hundreds of…

27 August 2021
Photograph of Cllrs Rob Waltham and John Davison, pictured with Ann Liles, author of the 'Dreaming with the Ancestors' poem
See local people’s poems written large across Scunthorpe

Words written by local people are starting to appear across Scunthorpe in visually striking displays. The poems form a temporary…

6 August 2021
Flytipped rubbish including a pram, cardboard boxes and bin bags
Fly-tippers fined for dumping in street and car park 

Two residents have received on the spot £400 fines for dumping household rubbish after North Lincolnshire Council enforcement officers tracked…

6 July 2021
Lanes of cars queuing at red light
Have your say on plans to reduce congestion at Lakeside

Residents in Ashby and surrounding areas are being invited to have their say on a proposal by Morrisons which could…

10 June 2021
Concept art of new market site
Government cash confirmed for redevelopment of Scunthorpe High Street

More than £10m of Government cash to redevelop the former market site in the heart of the town centre has…

19 May 2021
Photograph of a care worker assisting an elderly woman
Start your career in care at Poplar Tree Avenue

Compassionate and caring people are needed to become care workers and support residents to live independently in a brand new…

4 March 2021
Artists' impression of new building and big outdoor screen planned for Scunthorpe centre
Transformational proposals backed as Government confirms funding for Scunthorpe

North Lincolnshire Council’s transformation plans for Scunthorpe will receive Government funding – announced today by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi…

3 March 2021
Photograph of Church Square works
Scunthorpe urban park progressing at pace

Work to transform Church Square on Scunthorpe High Street into an urban park is progressing at pace following the injection…

2 March 2021