Scunthorpe Telegraph

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The Scunthorpe Telegraph is a local newspaper published and distributed daily in Scunthorpe England. It was launched on September 8 1937. Prior to the Scunthorpe Telegraph's launch, the town was served by the Grimsby Evening Telegraph.

Since its launch, the Scunthorpe Telegraph has consistently provided news from day to day, and have had many memorable articles such as the one in 1974 about the explosion in a chemical plant near Scunthorpe, which killed 28 people. The Scunthorpe Telegraph considers their paper to have been trusted and reliable in their local area over 70 years. Scunthorpe Telegraph headlines are often mentioned on local news broadcast Look North.

On September 8 2007, Scunthorpe Telegraph celebrated its 70th anniversary with a unique newspaper release, an exhibition held at Oswald Road (Scunthorpe) and open day. The unique paper release published 12 pages looking back on major stories the Telegraph had covered. The first ever Scunthorpe Telegraph front page was also reproduced. The Scunthorpe Telegraph also got a letter of congratulations from the Queen.

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