Heydour church celebrates bygone village life with open day
Bygone village life is to be celebrated at an open day being held at a parish church.The event is taking place at St Michael and All Angels Church in Heydour on Sunday, May 12, from 10am to 5pm.On...
View ArticleCYCLING: Witham Wheelers youngsters race at Mallory Park
There were mixed fortunes for Witham Wheelers in the second round of the Mallory Park evening road race series last Tuesday.Following recent good results, Karl Baillie was a marked man in the youth...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lincolnshire’s Director of Public Health on measles and MMR
The Director of Public Health for Lincolnshire, Dr Tony Hill, talks about the importance of increasing the number of children who receieve immunisation in Lincolnshire.Dr Hill said: “We have got...
View ArticleAround Town: What’s been going on in Grantham...
Here’s a look at what groups and organisations in the town have been getting up to.HydropoolArthritis CareHydropool members will meet on Monday at noon.WinnersBridge ClubLast week’s winners were Gaby...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Veteran Arthur makes Short work of Grantham Cup Trail Race
Grantham Running Club hosted the Grantham Cup 10km Trail Race in association with Belton International Horse Trials last Sunday.There was a good turnout of Grantham athletes with veteran Arthur Short...
View ArticleRUGBY: Grantham King’s School are simply the best
King’s School proved they are the premier rugby side in Lincolnshire at all age categories, winning all the school sevens county cups.The under-13s and under-14s defeated QEGS Gainsborough and Carres...
View ArticleINDOOR BOWLS: Bottesford win league for first time
Sencit LeagueBottesford have won the Sencit League for the first time after beating last year’s champions Long Bennington who finished as runners-up.After lunch, Sencit League chairman L. Payling...
View ArticleCRICKET: Bottesford triumph in season opener
Grantham & Melton AssociationDivision OneEmpingham 198-8Bottesford 199-8After some tight early bowling from Mike Fowler (1-26) and Phil Irvine (0-28), who later put in an imperious innings of...
View ArticleVandals attack Grantham business...for the 12th time!
Vandals are costing a Grantham business thousands of pounds by mindlessly smashing windows.A large front window to Blunt hairdressers in Swinegate was put through last night (April 25) and salon owner...
View ArticleVillage News: What’s been happening around Grantham...
Here’s a look at what’s been going on in the villages surrounding Grantham.Concert ticketsBuckminster and SewsternLast Sunday’s Morning Prayer service was held in St John the Baptist Church,...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Pothole work delays will cause injuries
Local potholes are still very much in the news - particularly one on Gorse Lane, which caused a car to flip onto its side, necessitating thousands of pounds in repairs (Journal, April 19). This...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Slow service at the Post Office
On the back of my Grantham Post Office pension receipt recently, I noticed they wanted feedback on how they performed. I then went online and said “all I ever get is unacceptable slow service”.I...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: ‘An excellent week of wonderful music’
On behalf of the Grantham Music Festival committee I would like to thank everyone who supported the 51st festival. It was an excellent week of wonderful music making.The adjudicator, Kenneth Hytch,...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: School raised over £4,000 at Easter
I read with delight the pleasure Newton the Bunny gave to the residents of Grantham as a consequence of his visit before Easter.With their support, generosity and encouragement the wonderful people of...
View ArticleWhat will become of the citadel in Grantham town centre?
Almost 120 years of Salvation Army history is coming to an end because the Grantham corps cannot afford the upkeep of the citadel in London Road and must leave.While the Grantham corps must quit the...
View ArticleGrantham war veterans’ memorial campaign boosted by £10,000 donation from Kuwait
Two Grantham veterans who have taken it upon themselves to get a national memorial built to their fallen comrades have received a massive financial boost.Kevin Doughty of Welham Street in Grantham...
View ArticleInterview: Global traveller writes first book
Ian Maber is a former Head of Art and Design at Grantham College. He left the college in 1996 to become a Creative Director for Sony Computer Games US and his first product was Formula One for...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Barrowby Swans win first cup of the season
HITS Consultancy Senior Knockout Cup FinalBarrowby 2Heckington United 0Saturday saw the first Grantham League trophy up for grabs and it was contested by two teams at the opposite ends of the Premier...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Springfield ease their way into semi-finals of cup
Grantham & District Sunday LeagueDivisional Cup, q/finalSpringfield AFC 3Caythorpe 0Springfield progressed to the semi-finals with a hard fought win, starting brightly and taking the lead from a...
View ArticleKids go FREE in Grantham Town’s last home game of the season at The Meres
Up to three children under-16 with every paying adult will receive free admission to Grantham Town’s final home game of the season at The Meres today (Saturday).The Gingerbreads host Marine as they...
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