Unions have put forward a plan to keep blast furnaces in Scunthorpe open.The GMB, Community and Unite unions said they met ...

British Steel was forced to close one of its two blast furnaces at ... plans to build one “green” furnace on Teesside and another at its main works in Scunthorpe was first reported by the ...

Unions GMB, Community and Unite met with bosses from British Steel owner Jingye this week about their plan and GMB has said British Steel 'warmed' to the plan - but movement from Government is needed ...

The MP for Scunthorpe has said he is "quietly hopeful" that two new electric arc furnaces will be built at the town's steelworks. Sir Nic Dakin was responding to a report in The Sunday Times ...

LINDSEY PARNABY / Contributor (via Getty Images) British Steel is planning to close its blast furnaces at Scunthorpe Mr Foster, who joined the works in 1978, is from a long line of steelworkers.

Scunthorpe Live has followed up to ask if current supplies would ensure the blast furnaces would run ... 1.25bn plans to produce greener steel, which is linked to a support package being agreed with ...

After the closure of the blast furnaces at Tata Steel’s plant in Port Talbot, South Wales, last September, Scunthorpe’s Queen Anne and Queen Bess are the last to remain in the UK. British Steel’s ...

The Financial Times and BBC have reported that the company is now looking to build two electric arc furnaces (EAFs) at its Scunthorpe site. British Steel currently has coke blast furnaces at ...

The two new "green steel" furnaces would replace British Steel's blast furnaces in Scunthorpe as part of plans to rebuild the country's steel industry. Sir Nic told BBC Look North: "It rings true to ...