Grantham Journal columnist: Jacob Stuart
I wrote before the Lincolnshire County Council elections stressing the importance of using your vote as an extension of your voice.My intention was to get as many people as possible to learn about...
View ArticleUnique celebration for Grantham couple at Nottingham synagogue
A Grantham couple in their ‘60s celebrated their joint bar and bat mitzvah at a Nottingham synagogue this month.David and Gaby Leigh shared the pulpit at the Nottingham Progressive Jewish Congregation,...
View ArticleTrain services between Grantham, Nottingham and Skegness disrupted
Rail services between Grantham, Nottingham and Skegness have been halted due to an ‘operational incident’ at Nottingham.Replacement bus services are running between Grantham and Nottingham and Grantham...
View ArticleCrime warning to residents living in the Grantham area
A warning has been issued following an incident whereby a man has called at a property in Marston claiming to have links to the Probation Service.The young male, described as being white, of a slim...
View ArticleNight of electronic music to fill Oscar’s in Grantham
An evening of electronic music will be hosted by Oscar’s Wine Bar on Thursday, May 23.Dik Ellis and Electraset will take to the stage. Ellis will perform a one-off solo set of self-penned numbers taken...
View ArticleDerailed freight train causes severe delays through Grantham
A derailed freight train in the Nottingham area has delayed passengers travelling through Grantham by up to 90 minutes.East Midlands Trains says that trains between Nottingham and Skegness are unable...
View ArticleCampaign group launches as Lincolnshire’s hospitals face review
A Folkingham businessman has launched campaign group Cure the NHS Lincolnshire in a bid to improve patient safety in Lincolnshire’s hospitals.Jan Hansen has embarked on the campaign as hospitals face a...
View ArticleOlde Barn’s beauty spa is well worth finding
Located within the village of Marston is a well-kept beauty secret waiting to be discovered – The Olde Barn Hotel health club.It has more than excercise to offer - it is also a place to relax and be...
View ArticleNew early morning train service from Grantham to London
Commuters will benefit from a new early morning train between Grantham and London.Train operator East Coast is introducing the new direct early morning service from Grantham to London King’s Cross.The...
View ArticleMind Boggling quiz will raise funds for Gravity FM
A Mind Boggling Quiz will support local radio station Gravity FM on Friday (May 17).The quiz, arranged by Friends of Gravity FM, will take place at the Three Gables in Signal Road, Grantham, at 7.30pm....
View ArticleLincolnshire Police and Crime Panel chairman to stand down after ‘farcical’...
The under-fire chairman of Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Panel is to stand down from his role next month in the wake of the suspended chief constable saga.Ray Wootten, who has only been in the role...
View ArticleTop award for Grantham College apprentice
A student from Grantham College has earned the title Apprentice of the Year in the annual Lincolnshire and Rutland Skills Awards 2013.Nominated apprentice Glen Childs went to the ceremony in Lincoln...
View ArticleServices back to normal in Grantham after freight train derailment
Train services between Nottingham, Grantham and Skegness are back to normal today (Thursday) after a derailment near Nottingham wrought havoc on services on Wednesday.The derailment of a freight train...
View ArticleVIDEO: Last remaining British Dambusters war hero returns home for 70th...
Horncastle born war hero George ‘Johnny’ Johnson has reflected on his heroic part in the famous Dambusters mission and admitted: “I’m the proudest man alive.”Johnson, now 91, is the last British...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Grantham AC’s Josh will represent England at school Worlds
Grantham Athletic Club teenager Josh Brown will represent England at the World Schools Championships in the Czech Republic next month.Sixteen-year-old Priory Ruskin Academy student Josh has been...
View ArticleGrantham man sent to prison following Dudley Road shop burglary
A man who broke into a shop on Dudley Road in Grantham on Monday has been sent to prison.Carl Peter Jackson, 30, of Harrowby Lane, Grantham, was given a 26-week jail sentence by Grantham magistrates on...
View ArticleVillage pre-school to celebrate 40th year with reunion
Colsterworth Methodist Pre-School will celebrate its 40th birthday in June with a family picnic to be held on the playing field at Colsterworth Sports and Social Club on Sunday, June 30, from noon...
View ArticleElderly woman found dead in submerged car
Police are appealing for information after a fatal collision at Billingborough Fen, between Grantham and Spalding.Officers were called at 4.27pm on Wednesday after receiving a report of a vehicle...
View ArticleCRICKET: Cousins starts season well
King’s School all-rounder William Cousins made an excellent start to the season.As strike bowler for Collingham CC’s first XI, 15-year-old William took his first five-wicket haul in senior cricket. A...
View ArticleHousehold furniture on fire in Grantham residential street
Furniture was ablaze in Uplands Drive, Grantham, this afternoon (Thursday).Firefighters were called at 3.08pm to deal with a quantity of household furniture burning.The flames were extinguished using a...
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