MOTORSPORT: Grasstrack is back at Hougham
Grasstrack car racing is back at Grange Farm, Hougham, this Sunday.The Trent Autograss meeting will feature many races with classes ranging from 1,000cc Minis to 3,200cc V8 specials. The first race...
View ArticleUpdate: A1 closure between Grantham and Newark is ongoing
The Highways Agency is reporting the closure of the A1 as running from the A52 junction at Grantham and the A46 junction at Newark.The road is closed in both directions following a collision between a...
View ArticleFatalities in A1 smash between lorry and van near Long Bennington
Occupants of a van have died in a smash on the A1 north of Long Bennington.They were travelling in a van which was in collision with a white Volvo lorry on the northbound carriageway of the A1 this...
View ArticleSlideshow: Grantham Carnival 2013
Here’s a selection of pictures taken by Journal photographer Toby Roberts at this year’s Grantham Carnival.We have lots of videos to upload - can you spot any familiar faces?Enjoy!
View ArticleVideo: Grantham Carnival 2013
Relive the fun of this year’s Grantham Carnival!Or if you didn’t make it to Grantham biggest annual event at the weekend, check out what you’ve missed.We have lots of videos to upload - can you spot...
View ArticleSlideshow: Grantham Carnival parade
Journal photographer Toby Roberts captured this year’s Grantham Carnival parade in pictures.There were some wonderfully colourful costumes worn by those who took part.A lot of effort clearly went into...
View ArticleVideo: Grantham Carnival 2013
Relive the fun of this year’s Grantham Carnival!Or if you didn’t make it to Grantham biggest annual event at the weekend, check out what you’ve missed.We have lots of videos to upload - can you spot...
View ArticleVideo: Grantham Carnival 2013
Relive the fun of this year’s Grantham Carnival! Video: Grantham Carnival 2013Or if you didn’t make it to Grantham biggest annual event at the weekend, check out what you’ve missed.We have lots of...
View ArticleSlideshow: Grantham Carnival parade
Journal photographer Toby Roberts captured this year’s Grantham Carnival parade in pictures.There were some wonderfully colourful costumes worn by those who took part.A lot of effort clearly went into...
View ArticleVideo: Grantham Carnival 2013
Relive the fun of this year’s Grantham Carnival!Or if you didn’t make it to Grantham biggest annual event at the weekend, check out what you’ve missed.We have lots of videos to upload - can you spot...
View ArticleGolden couple met on a blind date in ‘63
A couple who met on a blind date celebrated 50 years of marriage surrounded by family and friends.Tom and Janet Baker of St Nicholas Close, Barkston, married on June 15, 1963 and celebrated their...
View ArticleLite Bytes internet cafe in Grantham opens its doors
An internet cafe located in the Jubilee Church Life Centre in Grantham has officially opened.Lite Bytes internet cafe, in St Catherine’s Road, is for students with learning difficulties to use. It is...
View ArticleDonation of shares is not illegal but perfectly acceptable under the current...
In my last column, I highlighted my opinion on the way the Labour Party is funded by individual union member donations, and how I felt that criticism of this method of funding by the Conservative Party...
View ArticleFirst Hull trains named best operator in the country
First Hull Trains - which transports around 90,000 people every year from Grantham - has been named as the best long-distance rail operator in the country.Figures released today by Passenger Focus, the...
View ArticleCampaign aims to get young people in Grantham back into work
An annual campaign aimed at getting more unemployed young people into work, has been launched this summer.The Keep Producing Campaign is for under 25s in the area who are either unemployed or in full...
View ArticleCRICKET: Imperious Neville knocks off runs for winners Belvoir
South Notts LeagueDivision AHucknall 165Belvoir 168-2Inspired man-of-the-match Matt Irvine (5-37) bowled superbly and, with the help of an outstanding catch at slip by Tom Neville and another by keeper...
View ArticleLINCOLNSHIRE SHOW: Video action from day two including Red Arrows display...
Forecasts of rain have not dissuaded thousands of people to take to the Lincolnshire Showground for day two of the 129th Lincolnshire Show today (Thursday).Already the morning has seen a flypast from...
View ArticleGrantham park is given a lick of paint
What was a drab, lifeless play area has been given a colour boost thanks to a ward councillor.District councillor Bruce Wells is behind the make-over given to the park at Harrowby Lane playing field.He...
View ArticleNETBALL: Grantham teams travel with mixed results
Last weekend saw Grantham’s Fenland junior netballers travel to Northants and Brigg to represent the club in tournaments.The under-11s and under-12s went to Duston in Northants to compete against teams...
View ArticleLINCOLNSHIRE SHOW VIDEO: Royal visitor the Countess of Wessex arrives at show...
The Countess of Wessex was the Royal visitor at the second day of the 129th Lincolnshire Show today (Thursday).The Countess arrived earlier in the day but her movements were kept secret until she...
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