Grantham court: Woman broke into home of her parents
A woman broke into her parents’ home through a first floor window on Saturday night (May 18) and stole £40 - breaching a restraining order in the process.Nicola Coggin, who gave her address as care of...
View ArticleGrantham court: Driver took drug to help him sleep
A driver pulled over on the A1 at Colsterworth and did a line of drugs to “help him sleep”.Samuel Davies of Glamis Villas, Chester-le-Street, was driving in the early hours of March 5 between Kent and...
View ArticleGrantham court: Beetle charge
A man accused of stealing a baby blue Volkswagen Beetle car and £9,800 in cash was remanded in custody.Christian Barber, of no fixed address, is accused of two counts of theft from a Grantham woman and...
View ArticleGrantham court: Laptop listing
A trial date was set after a Grantham man denied stealing a laptop worth more than £300.Brian Docherty of Granville Street in Grantham is accused of taking the Acer laptop worth £349 belonging to...
View ArticleGrantham court: Homeless man did not know M-Cat was illegal
Class B drugs were found in the possession of a man at Grantham police station after he had been arrested for stealing a can of cider.Lee Dwyer, of no fixed address, had on him two bags of a white...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man who spent fake currency spared prison
A man who spent fake money in Grantham stores narrowly avoided being sent to prison.Kieran Marston of Harrowby Road in Grantham spent counterfeit £20 notes at four different stores within a 90-minute...
View ArticleGrantham court: Bail offence
A man who did not to appear before magistrates last week admitted failing to answer bail.Karl Wright of Bala House, Barrowby Road, Grantham, is also charged with stealing meat from the Co-op in...
View ArticleDouble burglary in Long Bennington sees wedding rings and cash stolen
Wedding rings were stolen in a raid on a home in Long Bennington on Monday, one of two burglaries in the village on the same day.The rings were taken from a property in Acklands Lane after the front...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man threw shirt to floor
Police arrested a man who urinated in the street after he had already been warned by officers for taking off his shirt and acting aggressively.Charles Smith of Kinoulton Court in Grantham admitted a...
View ArticleGrantham court: Drink-driver ‘shocked’ by test reading
A weapons technician was banned from driving after being pulled over by police on the A17 at Brant Broughton.Matthew Muddiman, formerly of Leeds but now of RAF Marham, admitted drink-driving after he...
View ArticleGrantham fire crew tackle garden furniture blaze
A fire and rescue crew from Grantham were called to Manor Drive in Great Gonerby last night.They dealt with a quantity of garden furniture burning out of control. A crew also attended Hall Lane,...
View ArticleCranwell scooter rider seriously hurt in road collision
A teenager from the Cranwell area was seriously injured on Saturday evening when his scooter was in collision with a car.The collision took place at 6.30pm on York Road at the junction with Lincoln...
View ArticleGrantham schools participate in Inspire+ Legacy Tour
A tour promoting the London 2012 Games legacy has seen more Grantham schools pledge to follow the Olympic and Paralympic values.Grantham-based sports charity Inspire+ is continuing its ‘Legacy Tour’ of...
View ArticleGrantham kids are flying high after a week of creative kite-making
Colourful kites will be soaring in the skies above Isaac Newton Primary School this week, all made by the fair hands of pupils.Children in all classes were invited to make kites, some opting for...
View ArticleGrantham memorial tributes to Drummer Lee Rigby overshadowed by council bin
Grantham people have left flowers and heartfelt messages of condolence at Grantham’s St Peter’s Hill memorial over the weekend following the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby on the streets of London....
View ArticleAdventure for pupils of West Grantham Academy St Hugh’s
Sailing, kayaking and caving are just a few of the activities pupils of a Grantham school have been able to try as part of a team-building project.Three groups of 10 pupils from West Grantham Academy...
View ArticleGrantham Dramatic Society prepares for take-off at the Guildhall
Grantham Dramatic Society is preparing to take off with its latest production at the Guildhall - Marc Camoletti’s Boeing-Boeing.The mile-high farce will be staged at the Guildhall Arts Centre,...
View ArticleNewton the Easter Bunny supports Grantham charities
Newton the Easter Bunny has presented Grantham charities with their share of the money he raised through travelling the streets of Grantham aboard a float.Families dropped money in buckets, which was...
View ArticleProperty of the Week: Barkston
With impressive views across the Witham valley and in an outstanding rural position, this barn conversion is likely to attract lots of interest from countryside lovers.Skirbeck Barn, in Station Road,...
View ArticleGrantham Journal columnist: Jacob Stuart
I find Gerald Whysall’s actions, reported in last week’s issue of the Journal, inspiring.You can find many who complain about the ‘state of Grantham’ yet do little to use their own time to make a...
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