CYCLING: First road race victory for Witham Wheeler junior Harry
Witham Wheelers junior Harry Brown recorded his first road race victory at Darley Moor on Sunday.He came out on top in a bunch sprint finish to Matlock CC’s 37-mile event on the Darley Moor...
View ArticlePolice warn of bogus bailiffs targeting fishermen in Lincolnshire
The police and the Environment Agency have issued a warning after reports of a bogus bailiff issuing on-the-spot-fines to fishermen. The man concerned allegedly checks fishing licenses, and asks for...
View ArticleA mattress, a rusty dustbin and the front end of a Renault Clio...
The above are just some of the items dragged out of the River Witham by volunteers over the weekend.The Grantham Rivercare group of volunteers regularly give up their time to clean the river and on...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher funeral to be screened live at Grantham Museum
Grantham Museum is to open its doors on Wednesday and invite people in to watch the funeral of Baroness Thatcher,The museum, usually closed on Wednesdays, will open to give people the chance to come in...
View ArticleMPs gather in Parliament to commemorate Margaret Thatcher
MPs and peers will pay their respects to Margaret Thatcher when Parliament is specially reconvened today at 2.30pm.Foreign Secretary William Hague said it was right to commemorate a ‘historic’...
View ArticleVIDEO: Grantham man commemorates Margaret Thatcher with a ‘Mr Whippy’ tattoo
A Grantham man and tattoo-fanatic who decided he wanted to commemorate the life of Lady Thatcher with a piece of body art has done so using a little known link between the ex-PM and ice cream.Legend...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Business Awards 2013 winners
The winners and runners-up in last night’s Grantham Journal Business Awards are:Business of the YearSponsored by Viking SignsWinner: Pentangle EngineeringRunners-up: Allington Manor and Enhance...
View ArticlePeople warned not to go to A&E unless absolutely necessary
Hospital bosses are urging people not to go to Grantham Hospital A&E unless their condition is “serious” or “life-threatening” because there is a lack of beds due to high demand.This also applies...
View ArticleCandidates for Lincolnshire County Council elections announced.
Here is a list of the candidates in the upcoming Lincolnshire County Council elections to be held on May 2.Grantham SouthCharmaine Morgan (LAB) of Harrowby Road, GranthamAdam Stokes (CON) of Tissington...
View ArticleStaff worker pops the question in B&M Bargains...and she says YES!
A member of staff at B&M Bargains in Grantham proposed to his girlfriend in the store this afternoon, with a little help from friends and co-workers. Romantic Patrick Woolley, 20, of Kestrel Court...
View ArticleSports fixtures for the Grantham area + football results
SATURDAY (April 13)FootballEvo-Stik Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division – Grantham Town v Witton Albion (3pm).ChromaSport United Counties LeagueDivision One – Wooton Blue Cross v Harrowby United...
View ArticleTENNIS: Grantham ladies triumph over East Bridgford
Grantham Tennis Club’s ladies were the only team to have a match at the weekend.They played East Bridgford A at home at Arnoldfield in good conditions and triumphed 55 games to 53 in a very close...
View ArticleBADMINTON: Grantham and district club results from Melton League
Men’s Division OneMeltonshire 6Bottesford 3Tim Walker and Neville Adams beat Stephen Moyses and Andy Ballard 18-21, 21-19, 22-20; beat Bruce Baxter and Ian Jobe 21-8, 21-9; beat David Borat and Glen...
View ArticleGrantham’s Forest fans travel visit Bluebirds
Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Club (Grantham branch):Forest are away at Cardiff City on Saturday, kick-off 3pm, and away to Middlesbrough on Tuesday, kick-off 7.45pm.Bookings are being taken for the...
View ArticleSeven months in jail for Grantham road rage driver who hit pensioner
A “road rage” motorist who punched a pensioner after stopping his car on the inside lane of the A1 was jailed for seven months.Jamie Winnard, 28, of Pinewood Drive, Grantham, knocked his 71-year-old...
View ArticleCARTOON: Stan makes sure the entertainers are never forgotten
Stan Matthews, of Buckminster Gardens in Grantham, is the foremost authority on the town’s musicians and entertainers.Stan was born in Grantham and educated at the Huntingtower Road Infant School and...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for “train crash” exercise near Grantham
About 80 volunteers are needed to take part in Exercise Georgiana, a full-scale simulated train crash taking place between May 21 and 23.Steve Eason-Harris, emergency planning officer at Lincolnshire...
View ArticleVideo: Awards ceremony showcases buoyant Grantham economy
Business is booming just great in Grantham!Everyone at Wednesday’s Grantham Journal Business Awards will testify to that after a superb evening at Belton House.More than 200 people turned out for the...
View ArticleBike and scooter recovered following Gonerby Hill Foot burglary.
A bicycle and scooter stolen from a garage in Gonerby Hill Foot on Wednesday have been recovered.The items were stolen from an address in Peachwood Close between 5.30am and 8.30am. A woman’s bicycle...
View ArticleCar turned over after hitting pot hole on Gorse Lane near Grantham
A teenage driver was lucky to escape without injury after her car hit a deep pot hole on Gorse Lane early this morning and flipped her car on to its side.The car travelled 50 feet on its side before...
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