Cargo ship crash captain appears in court
Comments Off on Cargo ship crash captain appears in courtVladimir Motin is charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the North Sea crash on 10 March.
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British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnaces
Comments Off on British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnacesFirm in race against time to get key materials as business secretary says no guarantee it will get what it needs
British Steel is to deploy emergency measures in a race against time to save the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, as the business secretary refused to guarantee the plant could get what it needed in time.
The company is understood to be looking at offers of help from more than a dozen businesses to obtain materials such as iron ore and coking coal, potentially allowing it to avoid the temporary shutdown of one of the two furnaces.
Summer event of music and colour to take over park
Comments Off on Summer event of music and colour to take over parkIt is hoped the festival, featuring street entertainers and performers, will become a regular event.
Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plant
Comments Off on Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plantThe government is working to obtain coal to power the company’s furnaces after passing an emergency law to take control of its site.
Rider, 52, dies when his motorbike leaves the road
Comments Off on Rider, 52, dies when his motorbike leaves the roadPolice say the accident happened on the B1192 between Coningsby and New York.
Scunthorpe MP ‘very confident’ in steel’s future
Comments Off on Scunthorpe MP ‘very confident’ in steel’s futureSir Nic Dakin says there is still work to be done but he believes the plant’s future can be secured.
Reynolds refuses to say if steel furnaces can keep running
Comments Off on Reynolds refuses to say if steel furnaces can keep runningThe government took control of the steelworks to prevent Chinese owners Jingye shutting down production.
Speedway champion ‘on the mend’ after crash
Comments Off on Speedway champion ‘on the mend’ after crashTai Woffinden, from Scunthorpe, was involved in a serious collision during a race last month.
‘No Fatboy Slim’ without small-town DJ pioneer
Comments Off on ‘No Fatboy Slim’ without small-town DJ pioneerRon Diggins, from Boston, Lincolnshire, is seen as the father of modern DJ music.
‘I don’t know what the mayor will do’
Comments Off on ‘I don’t know what the mayor will do’An election to decide the first Greater Lincolnshire Mayor is taking place on 1 May.