Grantham Journal letter: We’re pretty good drivers
Earth calling Alison (Journal column, February 22), ban HGVs in rush hour, why? So people can do the school run or get to work on time? Guess what, leave that little bit earlier.If only you could come...
View ArticleROWING: Great Britain trials go well for Bottesford’s Callum
Bottesford teenager Callum Jones has taken another positive step towards retaining his place in the Great Britain junior rowing squad for 2013.The 17-year-old, who won a bronze medal in the GB eight in...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Thatcher statue won’t benefit town
I think it is safe to say that anyone who thinks tourism is going to result from the erection of a statue of Thatcher, is probably living in cloud cuckoo land.As a result of Cameron, Osborne and Boles’...
View ArticleBOWLS: Grantham indoor round-up
Grantham and District Indoor Bowling Club results:Lincolnshire Men’s LeagueIn a closely fought game that saw them lose three rinks, Grantham just managed to hold on and win the match by having the...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Thanks to medical staff
I would like to say a big thank you to the First Responder and the ambulance crew who came to our home when my wife had a fall recently.They were very calm and efficient and couldn’t have dealt with...
View ArticleQ&A: Grantham archaeologist David Hibbitt
Archaeologist David Hibbitt was inspired to take-up a new hobby in 1995 when he watched Tony Robinson’s Time Team.Today he is a director of Grantham Archaeology Group who has even appeared on Channel 4...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Brilliant hospital care
As a family, we would like to thank every member of the Ward 6 team for the wonderful care they gave to our mother, Doris Bowden, during her stay with them very recently.Unfortunately she passed away...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Medical staff are not at fault
As a regular outpatient at Grantham Hospital, I wish our so-called representative at Westminster, Nick Boles MP, would tell his bosses to stop knocking doctors and nurses.All we hear is criticism,...
View ArticleVillage News: What’s been happening around Grantham...
Here’s a peek at what’s been going on in the villages around Grantham.Charity saleBottesfordA table-top sale in aid of St Barnabas Grantham Hospice will take place on Sunday from 11.30am to 2pm in the...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Let Charles Read pupils stay in Corby Glen
Why does The West Grantham Academies Trust want to close down Charles Read School?If the pupils are happy, like it and enjoy the school, let them stay.It’s a great school, why close it?I went to...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Unbelievable!
I was in stationary traffic on St Peter’s Hill on Monday afternoon when I noticed a parking warden checking cars parked outside Escritt & Barrell and the other shops along there.He then walked up...
View ArticleDARTS: Belvoir League players contest knockout competition at Woolsthorpe
Vale of Belvoir Darts League held its pairs knockout competition at The Dirty Duck, Woolsthorpe, on Friday.Don Povey and Paul Stevenson from The Kings Arms, Scalford, played the most consistent darts...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: I miss friendly shop
I would like to say a very big thank you to all the young ladies and the gentleman who worked at Scott’s Newsagents near Grantham bus station.They were all very kind , caring and helpful to me and I’m...
View ArticleRare Beatles autographs to go under the hammer at Grantham auction
A rare early group of autographs from all four of The Beatles, inscribed ‘lots of love from The Beatles’, will go on sale on Wednesday in Grantham.These autographs were signed in early 1963 when the...
View ArticleCourt: Dry Doddington man altered train tickets with a pen
A fraud investigator found that a Dry Doddington man had conned the East Coast Main Line out of more than £10,000 by using fraudulent train tickets.Robert Adamson, of Summerfield Close in Dry...
View ArticleCourt: Woman who called Grantham policeman a ‘monkey’ denies she is racist
A woman who racially abused a police officer denied in interview that she is racist.Toni Charlton, aka Toni Kime, of the Blue Horse Inn, Great North Road, Great Ponton, admitted a racially-aggravated...
View ArticleGrantham Town share points with Ilkeston
Evo-Stik Northern Premier LeaguePremier DivisionGrantham Town 1Ilkeston FC 1Grantham Town took a deserved share of the points from their clash with old foes Ilkeston at The Meres on Saturday, giving a...
View ArticleCourt: Grantham shop staff spot forged note
Vigilant shopkeepers at two Grantham stores foiled a Northampton man trying to pay for goods with a forged £20 note.Ian Clement, of Waingrove, Northampton, admitted two charges of using counterfeit...
View ArticleCourt: One pint of cider put Grantham motorist over the limit
Drinking a single pint of Scrumpy Jack cider cost a motorist his driving licence for three years.Damian Shaw, of Redmile Walk, Grantham, admitted drink-driving after being stopped by police in...
View ArticleCourt: Fined for using foul language and already owes the court more than £600
A woman who already owes the court more than £600 faces paying off a further £95 after admitting a public order offence.Nicola Coggin, of Templeton Way, Caythorpe, was arrested by police after they...
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