Video: Acting chief constable in the dark over suspension of Lincolnshire...
Lincolnshire Police’s acting chief constable Alec Wood insists he and the force are still in the dark over the suspension of chief constable Neil Rhodes.In an internal interview with the force, the...
View ArticleBeatles autographs going under the hammer in Grantham tomorrow
A rare early autograph group from all the “Fab Four” members and inscribed “lots of love from The Beatles” will be sold at The Grantham Auction Rooms on Wednesday (March 6).The autographs were obtained...
View ArticleWhich company has the best footballers in Grantham?
Does your workforce have the best players in Grantham?Then you can prove it whilst raising money for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.Ambitions Personnel is organising a one-day...
View ArticleVideo: Acting chief constable in the dark over suspension of Lincolnshire...
Lincolnshire Police’s acting chief constable Alec Wood insists he and the force are still in the dark over the suspension of chief constable Neil Rhodes.In an internal interview with the force, the...
View ArticleHarrowby United avenge defeat at Northampton Spencer
ChromaSport United Counties LeagueDivision OneNorthampton Spencer 3Harrowby United 4Harrowby secured a hard fought victory on Tuesday night to avenge defeat earlier in the season against the Millers.In...
View ArticleGrantham Journal columnist: Alison Robson
I was pleased to read that SKDC will be building new council houses in the next few years.The ‘right to buy’ scheme seems to have really depleted the stock of houses available to people in need, so it...
View ArticleDriver arrested after car crashes into ditch in Grantham
Police arrested the driver of a car after it crashed into a ditch on the High Dyke, Grantham, yesterday evening.The driver failed a roadside breath test. Members of the roads policing unit attended the...
View ArticleColsterworth Festival of Performing Arts ‘a great success’
Youngsters from across the Grantham area were given a chance to shine on Friday at the Colsterworth Festival of Performing Arts schools day.Held at The Meres Leisure Centre, the schools day followed...
View ArticleCost of police commissioner’s unpaid army of volunteer PCSOs would be at...
The new Police and Crime Commissioner’s plan for a 1,000-strong “army” of volunteer, unpaid PCSOs will cost hard-up Lincolnshire Police at least £1.8m - and that’s just the price of equipping them.The...
View ArticleThomas Cook announces hundreds of stores are to close
Travel firm Thomas Cook has announced that it is to close 195 of its agencies around the country.The company has not yet announced if the Grantham agency, in the Isaac Newton Centre, will be among...
View ArticleCouncil offers the carrot and the stick in bid to tackle empty homes
Landlords who are sitting on an empty property for over two years face having to pay 150 per cent council tax as South Kesteven District Council aims to get more empty homes back in use.However, as...
View ArticleSports fixtures in the Grantham area + football results
SATURDAY (March 9)FootballEvo-Stik Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division – Rushall Olympic v Grantham Town (3pm).ChromaSport United Counties LeagueDivision One – Harrowby United v Rothwell...
View ArticleBADMINTON: Grantham mixed second string claim victory at Lincoln
Grantham Badminton Club’s second mixed team pulled off a 5-4 away win at Lincoln St Andrews in Newark League Division Two.Sophie Turley with Jon Ashley won two rubbers from three, as did Adrian Ackroyd...
View ArticleLincolnshire Police funding: ‘As if someone said ‘which county shall we...
Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick says the Government’s police funding formula is so against Lincolnshire ‘it’s almost unbelievable’Speaking at a public meeting at the South Kesteven District...
View ArticleVillagers could soon be armed with speed guns
A proposal for villagers and community groups in the district to be given speed guns in a bid to make rural roads safer has received the backing of Chief Inspector Mark Housley. Ch Insp Housley spoke...
View ArticlePolice pushing benefits of ‘Parish Constables’
The village bobby may be dead and forgotten but Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick is determined to introduce what he sees as the next best thing.Mr Hardwick, speaking at a public meeting in...
View ArticleTeen sees red and calls 999 after Nani sent off for Manchester United
A teenage Manchester United fan from the Bingham area was so irate at the red card given to Nani in last night’s game against Real Madrid that he called 999.The 18-year-old called the police at around...
View ArticleJubilee Church Life Centre in Grantham officially opens
A celebration event was held at the Jubilee Church Life Centre in Grantham to thank stakeholders and donors who have helped to transform the former restaurant into a community space.What was China 88...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Buckminster exact revenge on Greyhounders
Grantham & District Saturday LeagueCulverthorpe CupBuckminster United 5Greyhounders 2Buckminster were looking for a marked improvement in performance and result against the team that had inflicted...
View ArticleGrantham concert to go ahead following death of jazz trumpeter Kenny Ball
A well-known jazz musician due to perform at a concert in Grantham tomorrow (Friday) has died.Trumpeter Kenny Ball has passed away aged 82 after suffering from pneumonia.Mr Ball was due to perform in...
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