Thanks for aiding my recovery
I WOULD like to express my gratitude and thanks to all the people who visited me, sent get well cards and best wishes for my recovery during my prolonged stay in hospital.It all helped me to get over...
View ArticleLeader should have read report FIRST
Why should we be surprised that South Kesteven District Council Leader Linda Neal did not read the Government-commissioned Mary Portas Report? The District Council has hastened the demise of Grantham...
View ArticleThanks for your great support for care home
I WOULD like to say a huge thank you to all volunteers, family and friends who have supported Gregory House throughout the year.Many thanks to all the people on the bus trip to Thursford, who supported...
View ArticlePub Watch Scheme does run all year
I AM writing in response to Steve Cattell’s column regarding the Pub Watch Scheme and the article regarding emergency bans over the festive period in the Journal dated December 20, 2011. He questioned...
View ArticleThanks Sainsbury’s for all your support
ON behalf of the trustees, staff and volunteers of Home-Start Grantham and the families that we support, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the staff of Sainsbury’s Grantham for running their...
View ArticleNew law will rein in out-of-control dogs
HAVING followed the recent discussion regarding vicious and dangerous dogs in your letters pages – and in Steve Cattell’s column – I am sure your readers will be interested to know that some new...
View ArticleYour care helped my recovery
MANY thanks to the ambulance crew and all the staff in the A&E and EAU departments, who helped me to recover while I was in Grantham Hospital.Also many thanks to friends who visited, telephoned and...
View ArticleGreyhounds are best kept on a lead
IT pains me to have to continue and expand on the reasons for greyhounds occasionally attacking other dogs and small animals, but certain facts must be adhered to concerning the ex-racers who have been...
View ArticleYouth charged with stealing from cars in Grantham
A TEENAGER has been charged with stealing property from cars in Grantham.The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with stealing from cars in Dudley Road, River View Maltings...
View ArticleGingerbreads game falls foul of weather
GRANTHAM Town’s visit to Rainworth Miners Welfare was put on hold on Saturday.An 11.30am pitch inspection deemed the Kirklington Road ground to be unplayable due to frozen soil following the overnight...
View ArticleThief steals cash from Grantham pub
CASH was stolen from a Grantham pub at 4.20am this morning (Monday).The money was taken from games machines in the Tollemache Inn in St Peter’s Hill.An offender broke into the pub through a small...
View ArticlePolice seized cannabis bush worth £10
A POLICE raid led to the discovery of a cannabis bush in a house in Second Avenue, Grantham, a court heard on Wednesday.Daniel Smith, 37, of Redcross Street, Grantham, was living in the house at the...
View ArticleMum punched street warden on night out
A MOTHER-OF-THREE punched a street warden in the face after he tried to stop her attacking another woman.Cassandra Lee, 28, of Redmile Walk, Grantham, admitted assault on December 17 when she was on...
View ArticleHapless thief stuffed electric drill down his trousers and hid batteries in...
HIDING a drill in his trousers landed a man with a £65 fine after he was spotted by staff at B&Q in Grantham.Ian Tilford, 41, of Shelley Avenue, Grantham, admitted trying to steal the drill,...
View ArticleWarrant issued
A WARRANT was issued for a man who failed to attend court on Wednesday.Brendan Jablonski, 29, of Witham Place, Grantham, was charged with possession of a Class C drug with intent to supply and supply...
View ArticleHarassment case
A MAN accused of harassment without violence will have his case tried at Grantham Magistrates’ Court on May 11.Derek Williamson, 60, of Derwent Road, Grantham, denied the charge, which claims that he...
View ArticleAssault trial
A MAN accused of assault by beating will be tried at magistrates’ court.Paul Lau denied the charge, which allegedly occurred on November 10.His trial will take place at Grantham Magistrates’ Court on...
View ArticleMan denies using threatening words
A HOMELESS man denied using threatening words or behaviour towards members of the public and staff at Grantham Bus Station on Tuesday, January 10.Richard Barry, 48, of no fixed abode, had his case...
View ArticlePolish documents case adjourned
A MAN accused of three driving offences had his case adjourned by magistrates after it was discovered that no one could translate a potential insurance certificate, which was written in Polish.Zoltan...
View ArticleMan denies drink driving charge
A MAN who allegedly drove a car when he was over the drink drive limit will be tried at Grantham Magistrates’ Court on March 26.Nathan Seeney, 20, of Utkinton Road, Tarporley, Cheshire, denied driving...
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