Grantham Journal Columnist Jacob Stuart: Sad to see confused animal...
One of the more lighthearted events this week took a dark turn on Tuesday as a cow that escaped from a field near Wyndham Park was shot by police.The cow led members of the public and the police force...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Blind spot?
Why has the council not noticed the craters (potholes) on the approach to the tip and Mowbeck House? I am surprised a dustbin lorry or anything else has not vanished completely down one.I realise this...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Time will tell
I think David Brown shot himself in the foot last week when comparing Margaret Thatcher with Isaac Newton, saying Grantham waited 130 years before recognising him with a statue.This says more about the...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: £400 raised for charities
I would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who made our bag-packing fundraiser in Morrisons on Saturday such a huge success.With the help of local police cadets, friends and family, we raised...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: What a great place to live
When we moved to Grantham my husband and I didn’t know the town at all. Now nine months on we are very happy that we came here. The majority of people are friendly and welcoming and the facilities are...
View ArticleCharles Read Academy principal says ‘hang on in there’
The headteacher of Charles Read Academy in Corby Glen has told parents and pupils to ‘hang on in there’ as the future of the school remains uncertain.Ali Story says there are reasons to be positive...
View ArticleGrantham pothole throws cyclist over his handlebars
A cyclist says he was lucky not to be seriously injured after being thrown over his handlebars when he rode over a pothole in Grantham.Dave Barrett, 49, was riding in Earlesfield Lane late one night...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: Grantham College hosts Junior Masters competition
Last weekend saw the rearranged Junior Masters tournament come to Grantham College, after the event was postponed in January due to bad weather.The event was one of the highest calibre tournaments in...
View ArticleGrantham runners avail themselves well in Ashby 20
Athletes from Grantham gave a good account of themselves in the Ashby 20-mile road race last Sunday.Despite some testing weather conditions when the sleet turned to snow for the second half of the...
View ArticleGrantham rowers contest national indoor championships
Walton Girls’ High School and Sixth Form Academy joined forces with three other Grantham schools for the annual National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships at Enfield last Friday.Walton combined with...
View ArticleCYCLING: Grantham’s Baillie is back on the boards
Witham Wheeler juvenile Karl Baillie returned to the boards for the final round of the Manchester Friday night track league last weekend.Karl missed the previous week’s competition due to an Olympic...
View ArticleGrantham court: Woman denies failing to reveal circumstances
A woman denied two counts of dishonestly failing to notify the council of a change in her circumstances, namely that she was living with someone as husband and wife, and as a result received £66,000 in...
View ArticleGrantham court: Officers sworn at in domestic incident
Police officers were sworn at when they attended a domestic dispute in Grantham last year.The two officers were called to an address in Ivatt Court on September 28 where they saw Carl Moore, 30,...
View ArticleGrantham court: Breach of order leads to eight-week jail term
A man who missed appointments and broke a community order was sent to prison for eight weeks.John Gaskin, of Oakleigh Road, Grantham, admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community...
View ArticleGrantham court: Driver allegedly ‘failed to give specimen’
A driver accused of failing to give a specimen for analysis will appear on trial at Grantham Magistrates’ Court.Pawel Karwat, of Ipswich Gardens, Grantham, pleaded not guilty to the offence allegedly...
View ArticleGrantham court: Police have a Kinder surprise in house raid
Police raided a house in Sedgebrook and found a quantity of cannabis in a Kinder Egg on a bedside table.Brett White, 40, admitted possessing cannabis and was fined £215 with £85 costs and a £15 victim...
View ArticleGrantham court: Trial date for dangerous driving case
A man accused of driving dangerously on the A52 will appear on trial at crown court.Arturs Smalnieks, 28, of Kedleston Road, Grantham, is accused of driving his Mitsubishi Gallant dangerously on the...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man found with wraps of heroin and crack cocaine
Police stopped a suspicious man in Grantham and found nine wraps of heroin and crack cocaine on him.Andrew David Robinson, 25, was stopped in Harlaxton Road, on August 10 last year by police officers....
View ArticleGrantham court: Addict burgled firm in bid to pay drug debts
A drug addict was persuaded to burgle a Colsterworth company to repay his debts to his suppliers.It was third time unlucky for Dean Keith Mohammed, 22, who tried to enter the premises of Associated...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: High turnout for Grantham schools tournament
Cliffedale Chandlers Table Tennis Club’s second primary and secondary schools tournament of the season enjoyed another high turnout of entries.More than 40 local school children participated in the...
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