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Scunthorpe town centre to be transformed in £60m investment

14 July 2017, 17:30

North Lincolnshire Council has today revealed ambitious plans for Scunthorpe Town Centre in a £60m plus investment to transform the town. The projects aim to be completed by 2022 and will create more than 200 jobs, around 1,500 student places, plus £1.5m into the local economy.

The transformation projects aim to increase the number of people and businesses in the town, in particular, the Church Square area.

The first project to get underway is the £5.8m Ongo Homes new HQ that will create 50 construction jobs and space for 250 employees. The new offices should be completed by March 2018 and will use British Steel made in Scunthorpe and local contractor, Scunthorpe based Britcon (UK) Ltd.