Scunthorpe

Industrial town in Lincolnshire, England

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Scunthorpe is an industrial town in Lincolnshire, England, and the county's third most populous settlement after Lincoln and Grimsby, with a population of 81,286 in 2021. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement of the North Lincolnshire district. Scunthorpe lies north of Lincoln and is between Grimsby to the east and Doncaster to the west, while Hull is to the north-east via the Humber Bridge.

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Farage: Keep China out of UK infrastructure Nigel Farage says Chinese firms should have no role in UK infrastructure after ministers took control of British Steel. The government acted over the weekend amid fears its Chinese owner planned to.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:27Published on April 15, 2025

Reynolds hails steel lifeline but warns on jobs Jonathan Reynolds says he is “delighted” vital raw materials have arrived to keep the blast furnaces operating at British Steel’s plant in Scunthorpe. Speaking at nearby Immingham Port, the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 02:00Published on April 15, 2025

Supplies arrive as UK moves to save British Steel plant Raw materials secured by the Government have arrived in the UK to keep British Steel blast furnaces burning after a race to save the company’s Scunthorpe plant. Ministers have taken control of the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:30Published on April 15, 2025

Government defends Scunthorpe steel deal Industry minister Sarah Jones says the government would prefer to find a private sector partner to manage the steelworks in Scunthorpe – but refuses to rule out the involvement of another Chinese.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:14Published on April 15, 2025

Deputy PM 'confident' furnaces will continue firing Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner confirmed that the government has secured the raw materials needed to keep Scunthorpe steel plant going. It comes as the government stepped in over the weekend to.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:46Published on April 14, 2025

Tories urge Welsh Government to reconsider steel requirement A Tory minister has urged the Welsh Government to reconsider its requirements around steel as the UK Government races to avert the shutdown of Britain's last primary steelmaking plant. Shadow business.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:32Published on April 14, 2025

Race to keep blast furnaces on at Scunthorpe steel plant The government and British Steel are working to secure the raw materials needed to keep two blast furnaces on, in a race against time to avoid a permanent shutdown of Britain's last primary steelmaking.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:34Published on April 14, 2025

PM meets British Steel workers after bill passes Commons Sir Keir Starmer meets with British Steel workers near Scunthorpe shortly after the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill passed the House of Commons unopposed. The prime minister tells the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:23Published on April 12, 2025

Minister clashes with Badenoch over steel deal claim Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the Conservative leader is wrong to say she had negotiated a modernisation plan with British Steel for electric arc furnaces at Teesside and Scunthorpe. Ms.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:55Published on April 12, 2025

Minister: All options remain on the table over British Steel Industry Minister Sarah Jones says the prime minister is “acting in the national interest” by recalling parliament on Saturday to create emergency legislation to grant government control of British.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:31Published on April 12, 2025

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Chinese group Jingye hires lawyers to recover British Steel cash The Chinese owner of British Steel has hired a leading City law firm to explore the recovery of hundreds of millions of pounds it invested in the Scunthorpe-based company before the government seized.. Sky News - Published 1 week ago
Race against time to keep Scunthorpe steel furnaces alive as raw materials to be delivered today The raw materials needed to keep the blast furnaces running at British Steel's Scunthorpe plant will be delivered to the site today, the government has confirmed. Sky News - Published on April 14, 2025
Raw materials for British Steel plant 'paid for' amid race against time to avert shutdown The raw materials needed to keep British Steel's Scunthorpe plant operating have been paid for, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said - but she would not be drawn on when they would arrive. Sky News - Published on April 13, 2025

A sticking plaster, not a solution: What next for British Steel? Sir Keir Starmer was flying the flag for domestic steel production on Saturday as his government passed emergency legislation to give itself extraordinary powers to intervene in the running of the.. Sky News - Published on April 12, 2025
Relief in Scunthorpe - but the fight isn't over yet As football fans filed out of Scunthorpe United's ground, the evening sun was shining down on them. Sky News - Published on April 12, 2025
Emergency bill to protect British Steel becomes law An emergency bill to save British Steel's Scunthorpe blast furnaces has become law. Sky News - Published on April 12, 2025

'We'll be back to the Stone Age': British Steel employees express fears over plant's future MPs are set to debate emergency legislation to keep the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe open in a move that would pave the way for nationalisation. Sky News - Published on April 11, 2025
This is a remarkable step by the govt - and Trump, China and Reform UK have all played their part When the sun sets on Scunthorpe this Saturday, the town's steelworks will likely have a new boss - Jonathan Reynolds. Sky News - Published on April 11, 2025
MPs to debate emergency legislation to keep British Steel open as 'security is on the line' Sir Keir Starmer has said the government will debate emergency legislation on Saturday to keep the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe open as "our economic and national security is on the line". Sky News - Published on April 11, 2025
Parliament being recalled to discuss British Steel in Scunthorpe Parliament is being recalled to discuss the future of British Steel in Scunthorpe, Sky News understands. Sky News - Published on April 11, 2025

'All options' on table regarding British Steel's future, chancellor says "All options" remain on the table over the future of British Steel, the chancellor has said, as fears mount over the company's plant in Scunthorpe. Sky News - Published on April 9, 2025
British Steel to shut down blast furnace 'leaving 2,000 jobs at risk' British Steel has revealed a decarbonisation plan that could result in the loss of 2,000 jobs in Scunthorpe, according to unions. Sky News - Published on November 6, 2023
Scunthorpe to play in Gainsborough as owner withdraws funding Owner David Hilton withdraws funding for Scunthorpe, who will play games away from Glanford Park because of a dispute over land. BBC Sport - Published on September 28, 2023	Scunthorpe-Buxton replay ordered after 96th-minute abandonment Scunthorpe and Buxton are ordered to replay their National League North game, which was abandoned in the 96th minute. BBC Sport - Published on September 11, 2023
Scunthorpe taken over and end away rut on same day National League strugglers Scunthorpe United mark their long-awaited takeover with a first away victory since December 2021. BBC Sport - Published on January 26, 2023