DAM BUSTERS: ‘It’s humbling to live in such surroundings’
As the 70th anniversary of the Dam Busters raid is marked throughout the county and the country today, a quiet and often forgotten jewel in Grantham’s historical crown again falls under the...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Barrowby Swans retain cup for third successive year
Grantham & District Saturday LeagueMemorial Cup FinalWhie Swan Barrowby 3CK Dons 1Swans successfully retained the Memorial Cup on Saturday, a trophy which they have won for the last three...
View ArticleVIDEO: Grantham cyclists help secure future of our spire
Cyclists raised close to £7,000 for the St Wulfram’s Save Our Spire campaign at the weekend.The event was organised by Simon Hopkins of Simon Hopkins Electrical Services in Grantham and saw more than...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick...
Lincolnshire’s under-fire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has hit back at his critics and insisted he has no intention of resigning.An influential group of MP’s has added to the pressure on...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Grantham United clinch title in final game
Grantham & District Sunday LeagueDivision OneGrantham United TRE 8Aslockton 3 Grantham United needed all three points to guarantee them the league title – and clinched it in style at home last...
View ArticleYOUTH FOOTBALL: Great Ponton grind out Shield final
Grantham Youth LeagueGrantham Youth LeagueUnder-10 ShieldGreat Ponton 3Colsterworth 1Great Ponton ground out a hard fought victory over a strong Colsterworth side to clinch the Shield.Both sides...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Pavements in poor state
Are there not enough trip hazards on the streets of Grantham?There are loose paving slabs and curbs with moss and grass growing out of them, and pavement pizzas, spit, phlegm, dog muck and fag...
View ArticlePut your faith in Brendan Murray play at Leadenham
A play about about the vicar of a small rural parish with a dwindling congregation comes to Leadenham Village Hall next week.Entertaining Angels, by Brendan Murray, tells the story of Rev Stephen Parr...
View ArticleEating Out: Football on the menu as well as good pub grub
The Playhouse, Watergate, GranthamThe Playhouse is the kind of pub where food is possibly one of the last things you think about and our visit on Sunday had an ulterior motive.Sunday was play-off...
View ArticleCup joy for two Grantham Town junior sides
Two of Grantham Town’s youth sides did the Gingerbreads proud with county cup victories at the weekend.Eddie Humphreys’ under-16s got the ball rolling by defeating Birchwood Colts 2-1 at Sincil Bank in...
View ArticleFamous ballet Swan Lake to be screened live by Reel cinema in Grantham
The Reel cinema in Grantham will be taking part in a first next month by screening a production of famous ballet Swan Lake live from St Petersburg.Tchaikovsky’s ballet will be beamed live to more than...
View ArticleFirst of summer walks at Grimsthorpe takes place this month
The first of 12 guided summer walks in the park around Grimsthorpe Castle takes place on Tuesday, May 21, starting at 7pm. This leisurely walk, called Walking with Lord Willoughby, will cover a...
View ArticleGrantham school bids to take an extra 100 pupils
A primary school in Grantham wants to increase its capacity to 420 pupils, 100 more than it currently accepts.Isaac Newton Primary School was asked by Lincolnshire County Council if it would be...
View ArticleGrantham court: ‘Rocky road’ thief is spared prison sentence
Magistrates spared a woman jail after she stole electrical items from Currys in Grantham while subject of a suspended prison sentence.Kerry Askew of Uplands Drive in Grantham received a 16-week prison...
View ArticleGrantham court: Twice-limit motorist is banned
A 63-year-old was disqualified from driving after he got behind the wheel when twice over the drink-drive limit.Barry Brooks of High Street, Corby Glen, admitted drink-driving after being stopped by...
View ArticleGrantham court: Shoplifter at ‘low point’
A meat thief said she was at her “lowest point” when stealing from Morrisons in Grantham.Tammy Chuter of Chestnut Grove in Grantham admitted shop theft after being caught on April 18.Daniel Pietryka,...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man must pay officer £75 after spitting on his face
A man who kicked a police officer before spitting in his face was ordered to pay compensation of £75 to the victim.Darryl Cook of Harrowby Lane in Grantham admitted assaulting a police constable in...
View ArticleDARTS: Billiard Club are Grantham Friday League champs
Grantham’s Friday Night Darts League held its finals and presentation night at the Railway Club last Friday.Trophies were presented by the owner of Hunters Bar, Malcolm Hensby.Billiard Club were...
View ArticlePIGEON RACING: Dixons win Grantham United race from Wetherby
Grantham United Flying Club’s race from Wetherby was won by Mr and Mrs D. Dixon.Thirteen members sent a total of 219 birds.Results: 1 Mr and Mrs D. Dixon 1688, 2 D. Parker and son 1682, 3 D. Parker and...
View ArticleGrantham court: Wine thief hid bottle in his pants
Stealing wine worth £8 ended up costing a man £95 at court.Ruben Da Silva of Norton Street in Grantham admitted stealing two bottles of wine from Asda in Grantham.Daniel Pietryka, prosecuting, told the...
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