Club donates to Grantham Hospice
St Barnabas Hospice hosted Probus 88 for a charity donation presentation party. President, Robert Hardwick, presented cheques for £150 each to St Barnabas Hospice, St Wulfram’s Church Spire Repair Fund...
View ArticleAround Town: What’s been happening in the Grantham area...
Here’s a look at what clubs and groups in Grantham have been up to.WinnersBridge ClubLast week’s winners were Martin Grant and John Ronan and Carol Fisher and Martin Mellor on Monday, and Gaby Leigh...
View ArticleGrantham and district schools contest gymnastics event
More than 250 gymnasts from 19 local primary and six secondary schools competed in the 26th Grantham Schools Championships at The Meres leisure centre last Sunday.Walton Girls retained both the...
View ArticleSWIMMING: Grantham club county championship performance is best to date
Grantham Swimming Club delivered their best performance to date in the Lincolnshire County ASA Championships this year.Swimmers broke their own record regarding the number of medals won in the club’s...
View ArticleWarning of more snow and ice overnight in Grantham
More snow is forecast overnight in the Grantham area adding to several inches which fell last night and during the day.Lincolnshire County Council says its gritters will be out again tonight covering...
View ArticleGrantham store looks safe after Blockbusters chain sold
The future of the Blockbusters store in London Road, Grantham, looks safe after it was announced today that a buyer had been found for the threatened chain.The DVD and games rental chain went into...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Many thanks
I would like to thank the caring lady who came to my aid when I had a fall in Asda’s foyer on Friday, March 8, and the burly gentleman, who lifted me up single-handedly.It is so nice to know there are...
View ArticlePenguins at Croxton Kerrial
Children at a village primary school have a new before- and after-school club.The club, which is called Penguins, has been opened at Croxton Kerrial Primary School and also makes use of the village...
View ArticleLincolnshire Fire Service issues cigarette warning
People have been warned not to smoke in the home when tired or while drinking after it was revealed that every fatal house fire in the county last year was caused by cigarettes.Figures revealed by...
View ArticleA15 at Folkingham reopened
The A15 north of Folkingham has been reopened after a car and lorry got stuck and blocked the road.A snow plough arrived at the scene to clear a route. Lincolnshire Road Policing Unit now says the road...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man tried to get rid of drugs
A Grantham man tried to get rid of drugs after being chased by police.Stephen Birch, 30, of Princess Drive, appeared in court on Monday and admitted drug possession and the theft of a bicycle. Jim...
View ArticleGrantham court: Depressed mum stole wine
A mother of two stole a bottle of wine from a Co-op store when she was depressed.Hayley Broadhurst, 27, of Belton Lane, Grantham, had already paid for some items in the store on Princess Drive and then...
View ArticleGrantham court: ‘Joke’ stabbing of teenager goes wrong outside pub
A teenager was stabbed in the leg as two young men were “larking about” while smoking outside a pub.Christopher Atter, 18, was stabbed in the leg after his assailants joined him for a smoke outside the...
View ArticleGrantham court: Father assaulted his former partner
The father of a five-month-old child assaulted his partner only days after they split up.Louis Michael Kidd, 26, of Harrowby Road, Grantham, admitted criminal damage and common assault. Jim Clare,...
View ArticleGrantham court: Purse taken from a trolley in Morrisons
A man who stole a purse from the trolley of a customer in Morrisons, Grantham, wrote a letter to the court apologising for the theft.Tyrone John Lee, 47, of Larch Close, Grantham, admitted the theft of...
View ArticleBOXING: Grantham ABC’s Stedman maintains perfect record
Grantham Amateur Boxing Club junior heavyweight prodigy Sam Stedman carried on his winning record in his second bout at Immingham Leisure Centre last Friday.Sixteen-year-old Sam was up against the more...
View ArticleGrantham court: Clubber threw advertising sign at bouncer after row
A clubber who was thrown out for threatening behaviour ran back and threw an advertising sign at the doormen.Jamie David Barratt, 25, was at the Pulse nightclub in Westgate, Grantham, where he was...
View ArticleFog prevents ambucopter visit to Grantham infants school
Foggy weather meant that children at a village school missed out on the excitement of a visit by the air ambulance.Pupils at Little Gonerby School have been learning about emergency services and had...
View ArticleAdvanced interactive equipment helps special school pupils
Pupils at Sandon School in Grantham have been using a new piece of interactive equipment provided by a fundraising effort.It takes the form of a projector which sends life-like images on to floors or...
View ArticleGrantham court: A1 crash caused car to roll three times
A driver and his passenger were seriously injured when a vehicle swerved in front of them, causing a crash which flipped their car over and rolled it three times on the A1 near Grantham.Peter Moller,...
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