Advertising feature: John Cussell in Grantham
New mum, young mum, mum-in-law, mature mum, granny mum even God mum...from looking after us when we are growing up and organising weddings, to being grannies and looking after our own children, or just...
View ArticleGonerby Hill Foot ‘Knit and Natter’ group holds fund-raiser
‘Knit and Natter’ members from Gonerby Hill Foot WI held a stall in the Isaac Newton Shopping Centre in Grantham to raise cash for charity Friends of Chernobyl’s Children.Carolyn Turner said: “It was a...
View ArticleAdvertising feature: The Heating Centre in Grantham
There has never been a better time to visit The Heating Centre in Grantham.Throughout March, the London Road business is offering free fitting on its displayed range of gas fires - and with a usual...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Croxton progress in Grantham Benevolent Cup
Grantham & District Saturday LeagueBenevolent CupBottesford Reserves 0AFC Croxton 1With both teams looking to progress from the group stages of the cup, a win was all-important and the end-to-end...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Fazackerley is star of Barkestone rout
Newark AllianceDivision OneBarkestone le Vale 7Rose and Crown 1Barkestone turned in a splendid first half performance to go in 5-0 up at the break.The first goal came from good build up play from...
View ArticleChildren over the moon as play area in Great Ponton is to be officially opened
A new-look play area in Great Ponton will be officially opened on Saturday.The village’s parish council will mark the event at the Village Centre at 2pm. It is an eagerly anticipated opening for...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Grantham side ‘Springy’ keep the pressure on Sunday league leaders
Grantham & District Sunday LeagueDivision OneLong Bennington 1Springfield AFC 2Springfield kept the pressure on league leaders Grantham United with a hard fought win against Bennington.The visitors...
View ArticleFormer Kontak Club in Grantham to become a nursery
The old Kontak Sports and Social Club in Barrowby Road is set to be turned into a day nursery.The applicant is Castlegate Day Nursery which says the building will cater for up to 100 children and...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: ‘Despicable’ Grantham con-man claimed he was raising money for...
A con-man who invented a dying child to trick people into giving him money has been jailed for six months today.Martin Heaver, 46, of London Road in Grantham, took sponsorship forms around Grantham and...
View ArticleGrantham Hospital campaign group told its 7,696 person petition will be counted
SOS Grantham Hospital, the campaign group fighting cuts which include the loss of the town’s maternity unit, has received a boost this week.The Journal reported last week on the SOS petition against...
View ArticleGrantham Journal columnist: Jacob Stuart
Margaret Thatcher and her legacy in Grantham has always been a difficult topic to broach.Since her return to the spotlight due to Grantham Museum’s controversy with a Thatcher statue the issue has...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher statue to be proposed for Grantham...by LABOUR!
A proposal is to be put before South Kesteven District Council that Grantham build a statue to Margaret Thatcher. But those proposing the idea are not the majority Conservative group but Labour...
View ArticlePie and Peas race night will support Mayor of Grantham’s charities
The Mayor of Grantham is hosting a charity Pie and Peas Race Night at Grantham College Refectory on Friday, March 15 at 7pm.There will be nine races. Horse ownership costs £2 and you can be a jockey...
View ArticleAnother wonderful party marks Kitty’s 103rd at Grantham residential home
Kitty Greer has turned 103 and celebrated the very special occasion with family and friends.Her nearest and dearest would not have missed the chance to celebrate such a special day at Chandos House...
View ArticleCharles Read Academy closure plan is ‘not a done deal’
The chief executive of the trust which runs Charles Read Academy in Corby Glen insists the proposal to close the school is ‘not a done deal’.Trudy Brothwell, CEO of the West Grantham Academies Trust,...
View ArticleCon man from Grantham invented a dying child to trick people out of money
A “despicable” con man was jailed yesterday (Thursday), with a judge praising the Grantham Journal for its help in bringing him to justice.Martin Heaver, 46, of London Road, Grantham, invented a...
View Article‘Rapid improvements are a result of robust actions’ says CEO of Grantham...
An academies trust in Grantham told by the Department for Education that it is under-performing says work to improve has been ongoing for some time.As reported in the Journal last week, the West...
View ArticleAround Town: What’s been happening in Grantham...
Here’s a look at what’s been going on and what’s coming up in Grantham.HydropoolArthritis CareHydropool members will meet on Monday at noon.SpeakerLadies Probus 96The February meeting held at Belton...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Boy racers allowed to flout the law
Could anyone explain why, on a Saturday night (and most other nights), the empty-headed morons, so-called ‘boy racers’, are allowed to flout every rule in the Highway Code without a single police car...
View ArticleQuestions asked over air quality in Grantham
More than 600 households and businesses in Grantham are being asked for their views on air quality in the town.A questionnaire has been sent out to the addresses by South Kesteven District Council...
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