Night in the cells for door attacker
A LOSS of temper saw a man spend the night in the cells.Andrew Kay, 21 who lives with his father in Alexandra Road, Grantham, argued with his girlfriend before turning his ire on a door and smashing...
View ArticleWasted chance to work off debt
FAILING to carry out his community service caused magistrates to send a 20-year-old man to prison.Harry Smith of Huntingtower Road had previously been given a 20-week custodial sentence suspended for...
View ArticleMan wanted to sell drugs to his friends
POLICE who arrested a 21-year-old in a town centre nightclub found he was carrying eight bags of a Class B drug.Grant Prince of Second Avenue, Grantham, was reported to the police after being seen...
View ArticleFoul language saw a man arrested
CCTV caught an altercation between a man and a bouncer outside the Late Lounge in Grantham.Brendan Kavanagh, 23, of Manor Drive, Great Gonerby, argued with a bouncer before being approached by another...
View ArticleAssaults at bowling alley left woman soaked in own blood
A GOOD Samaritan who tried to help a drunken man instead found herself being attacked by him.Karl Watson, of Seacroft Close, Grantham, admitted assaulting a woman, a man and a police officer after...
View ArticleTake unwanted clothing to ‘shwopping’ event
DO you have items in your wardrobe that you no longer wear? Then why not bag them up and take them to a clothes swapping event?Grantham Dramatic Society is behind the ‘swishing’ or ‘shwopping’ event,...
View ArticleTime to nominate in our business awards
THE Journal’s annual celebration of Grantham’s best of business is back.We’ve teamed up again with Bede Ltd, the organisers of the Belton Horse Trials, following the success of last year’s event.Last...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: Journal readers’ snow photos
DOZENS of Journal readers have sent in their photos from the weekend’s snow fall.Send YOUR pictures to: comment@granthamjournal.co.uk
View ArticleRavaged roads to be resurfaced
POTHOLED roads in Grantham are to be resurfaced, causing weekend road closures.Springfield Road will be closed between Harris Way and Hudson Way from 7pm to 10pm on Saturdays and 7am to 10pm Sundays...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Time to enter Newton’s Fraction and Little Apple
GRANTHAM’S annual half-marathon and fun run are due to take place at South Kesteven Sports Stadium on Sunday, March 11, at 10.30am.The popular Newton’s Fraction should see more than 400 athletes...
View ArticleWe have got it in writing: £30m to get Grantham’s bypass under way
GRANTHAM’S east-west bypass may soon become a reality after the county council announced proposals to budget £30m for the long-awaited project.The Lincolnshire County Council plans, which budget for...
View Article‘Government plans could mean more secrecy and surprises from authorities’
PROPOSALS which would mean authorities no longer have to advertise roadworks in their local newspaper have been criticised by MP Stephen Phillips.Currently, authorities such as the Highways Agency are...
View ArticleStone-throwing yobs target trains
A FATHER-of-two was hit on the head by a large stone when it smashed through the window of the train he was on-board - one of a series of similar incidents near villages to the north of Grantham.Gavin...
View ArticleDevelopers head back to the drawing board after Manthorpe Lodge appeal
DEVELOPERS have failed in their bid to overturn a decision to reject plans for flats on the old Manthorpe Lodge site.Planning inspector Mark Dakeyne opted to dismiss the appeal by David Defusto which...
View ArticleVIDEO: Audacious Bingham cash machine theft caught on CCTV
THE audacious theft of a cash machine in Bingham was caught on CCTV.Thieves used a tractor to smash the wall of the NatWest bank in Market Place, Bingham, in the early hours of Monday.The machine was...
View ArticleTransporter lorry crashes on A1 at Barrowby
A TRANSPORTER lorry came off the A1 this morning, partially blocking the slip road at Barrowby.The lorry came off the road and went into a ditch at around 7.30am this morning and was initially...
View ArticleGum theft bursts Asda’s bubble
THIEVES stole £1,000 worth of chewing gum from Asda on Monday in an offence police are calling “an emerging trend”.Two men entered the store at 4.20pm and stole several boxes of gum. Police suspect it...
View ArticleThe bypass is absolutely the key to growth
GRANTHAM MP Nick Boles gave his backing to the bypass this week, believing it to be the key to Grantham’s growth.He said: “Obviously I am absolutely 140 per cent behind it.“The whole plan for the town,...
View ArticleParking cameras monitor store
SHOPPERS parking in Morrisons’ car park will get a shock if they stay longer than the two-hour limit after the introduction of a new monitoring system.ParkingEye cameras will now record the times...
View ArticleGrantham’s very own Little Drummer Boy is a sensation
TAKE one look at 10-year-old Caleb Preece and you might guess he wants to be a rock star.Sporting a rocker’s shaggy hair-do and leather jacket, he would fit in nicely with the likes of Metallica and...
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