Leadenham Players present ‘Aladdin Tights’
THIS year’s pantomime offering from the Leadenham Players is a hilarious adaptation of Aladdin.‘Aladdin Tights’ sees the Disney hero head to the bright lights of Las Vegas in a production which...
View ArticleButchers celebrate NFU farmhouse breakfast week
BUTCHERS from Watkin’s in Westgate, Grantham, tucked into one of their famous bacon butties this week as part of Farmhouse Breakfast Week.The week, promoted by the National Farmers’ Union, aims to...
View ArticleThe Journal goes to Tenerife
MICK and Julie Johnson took the Journal with them when they went to Tenerife recently.The couple spent two weeks in the sunshine in Adeje, Tenerife, with friends Jenny and Brian from Nottingham.They...
View ArticleNursery is thrilled with ‘good’ Ofsted report
THE new management team at Castlegate Day Nursery is celebrating after receiving a ‘good’ Ofsted report.Manager Michelle Webster started at the nursery in 2010 when it was rated ‘satisfactory’.She...
View ArticleReservists thanked for serving country
THE contribution made by reservists was recognised at a special reception at RAF College Cranwell on Saturday.Around 150 guests attended this year’s Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire’s Deployed Forces...
View ArticlePolice find drugs
CANNABIS resin was discovered by police in a car stopped on the A1 at Dry Doddington on Wednesday.Dean Stephenson, 43, from Durham, was charged with possession with intent to supply a class B drug. He...
View ArticleIs this missing Grantham man Stuart Taylor?
POLICE officers searching for a missing Grantham man have released this image following a possible sighting in Harlaxton Road.The images were taken from a CCTV camera in the area on January 19. Police...
View ArticleROLLER DERBY: Check out the craze that’s sweeping the nation
ROLLER Derby fans need not travel far to get a fix of their favourite sport this weekend.Mean Valley Roller Girls are hosting “Bout to the Future” at the Catmose Sports Centre, Oakham, tomorrow...
View ArticleI think you’ll find most people are happy to pay
I cannot believe the fuss some people are making over the proposed introduction of a £25 annual charge for emptying a green bin.As usual it is the moaners who make their voices heard first when any...
View ArticleLove will be in the air at romance dance
A VALENTINE’S dance will be held at Grantham College Refectory on Saturday, February 11, from 7.15pm.Phil Haley and his Comments will entertain loved-up couples during the evening, as will vocalists...
View ArticleSing along to all your ‘60s favourites
A TOUR reliving the music of the ‘60s will stop off in Grantham on Thursday, March 8.The Solid Silver Sixties Show is touring all over the country, including The Meres Leisure Centre in Trent Road.Rock...
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Today, 3rdl Coffee, cake and company, St Sebastian’s Church, Great Gonerby, 10am to 11am.l New Age Kurling, village centre, Great Ponton, 10am.l Jogging for Beginners - sessions are tailor-made for...
View ArticleSongs, dancing, fun... Players’ show has it all
ALADDIN takes a trip to the city that never sleeps in a funny adaptation of the Disney favourite created by the Leadenham Players.The amateur actors have been working hard to put on their production of...
View ArticleHome is in a great location
THIS four-bedroom, detached family home sits in a popular area of Grantham.The superb property is in Peterborough Close, and boasts an entrance hallway, kitchen, dining room, lounge, cloakroom, four...
View Article48p a week to empty my garden bin? Yes please!
Goodness me. I have just read the Journal dated 27th January 2012. What is the matter with the people of Grantham? £25 a year to empty our green bins equates to 48p a week. As a pensioner living alone...
View Article£25 charge could be tip of expensive iceberg
How glad I was to read the words of Cllr Linda Neal in last week’s Journal on the subject of the green bin scheme: “Anyone who does not use the service shouldn’t have to pay for it.”Well, I have no use...
View ArticleDoes our green waste produce cash for SKDC?
WITH regard to a £25 proposed increase on collection of garden waste. Gardeners should be encouraged and not used as scapegoats.I am happy for the council to continue a once a month collection. Please...
View ArticleHow much more than £1,250 would they like?
IS the council playing a joke on us, asking for more money to empty the green bins?We pay over £1,000 for their services, and now they are asking for more money so we can get our green bin emptied. How...
View ArticleWhy destroy our historic treasures?
Victorian houses are being knocked down, and leafy surrounds are disappearing with them, irrevocably altering the appearance and character of the town “over the river”.The urban story east of the...
View ArticleI used to pay more than £25 a year for bin bags
As a pensioner I have to be careful with my money. I am a keen gardener and was delighted to pay the £10 for a green bin. I had previously been buying green plastic garden bags from the council at 55p...
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