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Liz Smith obituary: Actress who left poverty behind to play Nana in ‘The Royle Family’ and the cake-making church …

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The actress was born Betty Gleadle, an only child, in Crosby, Lincolnshire, now a Scunthorpe suburb. When she was two, her Yorkshire-born mother, Nellie (née Foster), died in childbirth (the baby girl also died) and she was aged seven when her father, …
December 27, 2016 |

Galliford Try seals close on £48m schools deal

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Galliford Try seals close on £48m schools dealThe batch includes two new secondary schools – The Vale Academy and Baysgarth School – as well as six new primary schools – Brumby Junior School, Burton-upon-Stather Primary School, Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue, Crosby Primary School, The 
July 28, 2015 |

Wind turbine the height of Lincoln Cathedral would dwarf Crosby Flats

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Plans have been announced to build a wind turbine in North Lincolnshire that will be almost as high at Lincoln Cathedral and much taller than the landmark Crosby Flats in Scunthorpe. The proposed structure will be 78m high (255ft), compared to Crosby …
February 4, 2014 |