Scunthorpe, United Kingdom, April 15, 2025 (AFP) - 'Ghost town' fears haunt threatened UK steel community

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2025-04-15

"This is the best three weeks I've ever had," steelworker Kian Hopkins told AFP of his new job at a Scunthorpe plant, even though locals fear it may be closed turning their home into a "ghost town". Smeared in soot, 18-year-old Hopkins said after his shift at the British Steel plant: "I shovel and all that lot, it's amazing. It's hard work but it makes your day go faster... when you get your paycheck." However, he added that it was "quite a dra......

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