Grantham court: Lorry driver pepper sprayed
A lorry driver and grandfather of 14 told magistrates “I was a prat” after he was pepper sprayed by police and arrested in Grantham town centre.Graham Morris of Gorse Hill Lane, Caythorpe, admitted a...
View ArticleGrantham court: Bail conditions were not broken
A man successfully argued he had not breached his bail conditions when he appeared in court on Monday.Louis Kidd of Houghton Road is on bail for separate charges but appeared before magistrates charged...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man refused to give breath test
Police officers pulled over a man driving erratically in Watergate, Grantham, on suspicion of drink-driving.Vikor Vecerkevic took a road side breath test and was found to be almost twice over the...
View ArticleGolden couple’s marriage has the royal touch
An Ingoldsby couple who lived opposite each other when they were children celebrate their golden wedding on Saturday, May 25.Keith and Jenny Wilkins, who live in Main Street, became friends when they...
View ArticleParamedic visits nursery with ambulance in Gonerby Hill Foot
A paramedic visited the children at a nursery to give them a close-up look at an ambulance.Paul Benton, a parent of one of the children at Little Leaps Nursery in Gonerby Hill Foot, showed the children...
View ArticleClaypole Village Hall becomes ‘survivor reception centre’ for Exercise Georgiana
Exercise Georgiana got under way on Tuesday in Claypole to test the emergency services in a crisis situation.Dozens of volunteers took on the roles of ‘survivors’ who were involved in a rail crash on...
View ArticleShare your ideas for boosting Grantham Carnival at meeting
Interested in breathing a bit of fresh air into Grantham Carnival? Want to make your views known?Then pop a meeting in your diary for Wednesday at 7.30pm.The organising committee has arranged a meeting...
View ArticleTENNIS: Week begins with losses for Grantham Tennis Club
Grantham Tennis Club’s week began with defeat for the men’s fifth team at Washingborough.Dominic Newcombe, Michael Cragg, Mike Roys, Simeon Cook, Paul Carpenter and David Hall lost 85 games to 50. The...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: ‘A huge thank you’
I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone at A & P Travel for the arrangements made for their recent holidays to Killarney, the Dolomites and Belfast. Many miles, safely driven, took us...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Charity has two groups in Grantham
Many people are unaware of the charity, Contact the Elderly. The charity supports socially isolated elderly people over 75 years of age who live alone and have little or no contact with family or are...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: ‘A sensational scene’
May I, through your excellent Journal, describe a scene which can only be sensational.In my retired and unemployed state, I have over the past 10 days, witnessed nature at its most glorious.The two...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Bat show in Grantham
If any reader wishes to watch extremely intelligent bats, they display regularly in the evening of Laburnum Close and Regency Gardens.Most are pipistrelles, by far the most common species in the UK,...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Amazing donation for deaf children
On behalf of our families at Grantham Deaf Children’s Society, we would like to thank everyone at Huntingtower School for their amazing donation of £800. We had great fun collecting round the streets...
View ArticleNew county council chairman elected amid UKIP ‘raicism’ row
Grantham councillor Ray Wootten was named as chairman of the county council in a week when a racism storm engulfed new UKIP members.Coun Wootten, who last week stepped down as chairman of the...
View ArticleQ&A: Command of Grantham cadets handed over
Grantham is home to one of the oldest air cadet squadrons in the country - 47F Grantham Squadron.Since 2009 the squadron has been under the command of Flt Lt Gary Allen but this month he handed the...
View ArticleGolden days for former Grantham Mayors
Two former Mayors of Grantham will celebrate their golden wedding next week whilst on a cruise in the Mediterranean.Mike and Avril Williams met as teenagers in Barnsley and have been together ever...
View ArticleVIDEO: Emergency exercise named after victim of Grantham rail crash in 1906
Exercise Georgiana tested the responsiveness of the emergency services this week when volunteers played ‘survivors’ of a rail crash in Claypole and of a tanker crash into the school on Tuesday.The...
View ArticleCars crash on the A1 near Grantham
Two cars collided on the A1 at Colsterworth this morning.Fire crews from Grantham and Corby Glen were called to the incident at around 11.25am.First aid treatment was given to one casualty.
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Colossal cake sale a success
I would like to thank all the patients and staff who baked and brought cakes for our Colossal Cake Sale in support of Help for Heroes.Special thanks to Jackie, Jenny and Rachel for their brilliant...
View ArticleGrantham court: Drug case to be dealt with by a judge
A drug dealing offence against a Grantham man was deemed too serious to be heard by magistrates, so his case will be heard in Lincoln.Martin Cooper of Hornsby Road in Grantham is accused of being in...
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