BASKETBALL: Grantham primary school enjoys winning streak
Belton Lane Primary School basketball team are currently on something of a roll.Coached by headteacher Jonathan Mason, the team has won nine out of its last 10 games in the Nottinghamshire Schools...
View ArticleGrantham Town record first victory in 11 games
Evo-Stik Northern Premier LeaguePremier DivisionGrantham Town 2Rushall Olympic 1Grantham Town put in a solid performance to record their first win since January 8.The lowly placed Gingerbreads showed...
View ArticleHarrowby United lose to league leaders Rangers
ChromaSport United Counties LeagueDivision OneNorthampton Sileby Rangers 2Harrowby United 0Harrowby United were defeated by an unanswered goal in each half by league leaders Northampton Sileby...
View ArticleRUGBY: Kesteven keep promotion bid alive with win at Grimsby
Midlands League 3East (North)Grimsby 10Kesteven 40Kesteven travelled to Grimsby for their last away game of the season, looking for a win to keep up their bid for promotion.Despite recent weather, the...
View ArticleGrantham cadets visit RAF Museum in London
Cadets and staff from 47F Grantham Squadron Air Training Corps enjoyed a visit to the RAF Museum in Hendon, London, last weekend.During their visit, the cadets were given a quiz to complete as their...
View ArticleQ&A: Grantham Business Club chairman Stuart Pigram
After recently taking over as new chairman of Grantham Business Club, Stuart Pigram is striving to make the organisation more inclusive and its members more aware of the need to support local companies...
View ArticleHarrowby United complete the double over county rivals Bourne
ChromaSport United Counties LeagueDivision OneHarrowby United 2Bourne Town 1Harrowby United completed a season double over local rivals Bourne Town with a hard fought 2-1 victory at Dickens Road on...
View ArticlePlungar woman will run London Marathon in memory of friend who died of cancer
A woman from Plungar is running the London Marathon for a cause close to her heart.Julia Grindell, 31, is running the marathon for the second time to raise money for the Lymphoma Association. Julia...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Dog mess is rife in Long Bennington
If you think Grantham is bad for dog mess, you should visit Long Bennington.I have lived in both Grantham and Newark, but it is by far the worst place I have lived for dog mess.There are fields where I...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Dog owners should clean up after their pets
What is it with people today?I was walking on Harrowby football pitch with my dog and watched an old man walking his chocolate labrador. He watched it do three poos and left all of them. I shouted, but...
View ArticleGrantham Town only manage a draw at basement side Eastwood
Grantham Town let two points slip when they only managed to draw 2-2 at bottom of the league Eastwood Town on Easter Monday.Rhys Lewis put the Gingerbreads in front on 29 minutes but the home side...
View ArticleGrantham Journal column: Jacob Stuart
News that all of Grantham should be happy to hear broke last week as it was announced that the town would become a hub for ambulances for the area.As Last GASP, the action group who helped petition for...
View ArticleCYCLING: Witham Wheelers take juvenile awards in Sleaford Charity 10
Seventeen Witham Wheelers rode the Sleaford Wheelers Charity 10-mile Time Trial on Saturday.The Grantham club took a clean sweep of juvenile awards with James Carter fastest, Jennifer McAndrew second...
View ArticleRUGBY: Grantham school trio help Leicester Tigers to victory
A trio of King’s School students recently represented Leicester Tigers under-15s in their 34-22 victory over Gloucester at Oval Park.James Newman, Connor Slack and Callum Slack were part of this...
View ArticleBADMINTON: Excellent win on the road for Grantham men
Grantham Badminton Club men’s first team were the only ones to see any action over the Easter period.The team enjoyed a brilliant result away to Westside, winning by six rubbers to three.Stars of the...
View ArticleRedmile school supported by the Viking Challenge
The 2012 Viking Challenge charity cycle beared fruit for Redmile Primary School and charity partner Hearing Dogs for Deaf People at a special celebration.The challenge, which took place in October, saw...
View ArticleGrantham academy’s Euro enrichment
British Council-funded Comenius student exchange project ‘What do you know about us?’ has made its way to Grantham.Thirteen families with Years 10 and 11 students from West Grantham Academy St Hugh’s...
View ArticleGrimsthorpe opens gardens for national charities
There is an opportunity to see the gardens at Grimsthorpe Castle, which will open for the National Gardens Scheme on Sunday, April 14, from 11am to 5pm, and again on Thursday, June 13. There have been...
View ArticleChildren’s show about a boy who tried to catch a star
A show aimed at children aged three to seven and telling the story of a boy who tried to catch a star will be performed at the Guildhall Arts Centre on Saturday, April 13.Based on a tale by Oliver...
View ArticleBicycle thefts in Grantham are on the increase
Reports of bicycle thefts are on the increase in Grantham, say Lincolnshire Police.Gardens, sheds and town centre bike racks are being targeted by thieves.Owners are advised to use a D-lock to secure...
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