Grantham Journal letter: Did bats gets considered
So, now we all know why McCarthy & Stone demolished St Catherine’s House on the corner of Dudley Road and St Catherine’s Road so hastily last November. They obviously wanted to beat the...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Thanks to all staff at the hospital
A big, big thank you to doctors, nurses and staff in all departments at Grantham Hospital, who have been involved in the care of my husband, Joe Rhodes, over recent years.I’d like to especially thank...
View ArticleGrantham salon takes it to the next level in prestigious awards
Staff at a Grantham hair salon are celebrating reaching the regional finals of a prestigious industry awards.Scots Hair Design saw off the challenge of more than 1,000 entries to make the next level of...
View ArticleGlobal interest is building in Grantham Gingerbread
A Grantham business has been boosted in its aim to go global with interest from America and other parts of the world.Alastair Hawken’s Grantham Gingerbread venture is already a flowering business with...
View ArticleGOLF: Sudbrook senior Kent receives handicap cut for win
SUDBROOK MOORSudbrook Moor’s senior stableford saw members contesting the annual Singleton Cup.The event had a superb outcome for 19 handicap Alfie Kent whose 47-point scorecard (23 out, 24 back) cut...
View ArticleGrantham rowers scoop London gold medals
Four young Grantham rowers – three from King’s School and one from Priory Ruskin Academy – took part in two national races in London at the end of last week.Rowing for Newark RC, the J17 (Year 12) quad...
View ArticleWATER POLO: Grantham King’s School team bring home bronze
King’s School under-16s brought home a bronze shield from the All England Schools Finals at Walsall on Saturday.Their opening game of the day was against one of the best drilled sides in the country,...
View ArticleGrantham’s Belton Woods golf club is awarded GolfMark recognition
DeVere Belton Woods has been awarded the GolfMark Accreditation high achiever status.The national scheme recognises high standards in the development and care of juniors and beginners in golf.Belton...
View ArticleVirtuoso violinist Pete Hartley to play Grantham Conservative Club
Pete Hartley will be playing for the first time at the Grantham Conservative Club together with the Club’s old favourites The John Patrick Trio with John on piano, Zoltan Deckany on bass and John...
View ArticleTale-telling Tom Wrigglesworth tops Grantham comedy club bill
The Funhouse comedy club in Grantham returns on Thursday, March 28, with an appearance by comedian, writer and raconteur Tom Wrigglesworth.An articulate and natural performer, the charismatic and...
View ArticleExhilarating dance onstage at Grantham Guildhall
Two very different styles of dance can soon be enjoyed at the Guildhall, Grantham.An amateur production of Cats, featuring students from the Star Academy is staged on Friday and Saturday, March 22 and...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Look at the bigger picture when it comes to Margaret...
Anthony Hindmarch seems to think that everything which is wrong in Grantham is the fault of Margaret Thatcher, and to that end she does not warrant a statue or any recognition as a daughter of the town...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Museum taken over by Thatcher fans
Our museum has been taken over by Thatcher fans. I have a question: Who is representing us on the Trustees?Any exhibit should be jointly agreed by local historians of differing views, all aware of the...
View ArticleGrantham court: Woman faces trial over theft charge
A woman charged with stealing goods worth more than £250 from Currys in Grantham faces a trial.Kerry Askew of Uplands Drive in Grantham denies the theft charge which relates to an alleged incident on...
View ArticleGrantham court: Grief led mum to drink-drive
Memories of the death of a son caused a mother to turn to drink before getting behind the wheel.Deborah Crisp, of The Drift, Barrowby, was pulled over by police at 1pm on February 21 in Morrisons car...
View ArticleGrantham court: Teenage girl tried to headbutt a police officer
A teenager kicked a police officer in the chest after narrowly missing with an attempted headbutt.Nicola Deakin, of Stour Court in Grantham, admitted assaulting a police officer and being drunk and...
View ArticleGrantham court: Drugs charge
A man accused of supplying Class B drugs was given a crown court date.Sam Degnan, of Westerdale Road in Grantham, is accused of committing the offence in Earlesfield Lane in Grantham.Degnan, 20, has...
View ArticleGrantham court: New bike turned out to be stolen
A man who bought a bike for £20 was arrested by police a few minutes after the purchase and charged with handling stolen goods.Pavol Horelican, of New Beacon Road in Grantham, was seen cycling in...
View ArticleGrantham court: Rape charges date back to early 1990s
A Grantham man accused of two counts of rape of an under-16 was told his case will be heard at the crown court.Stephen Maskell, of East Street in Grantham, is also accused of five charges of indecent...
View ArticleGrantham court: Sex assault accused
Not guilty pleas were entered by a man accused of two sexual assaults on a woman.David Ashton of Woolsthorpe Road, Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, is accused of committing the offences in August of last...
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