Society hopes to open another stretch of Grantham canal
A further stretch of Grantham Canal could be open to boats this summer after it was closed more than 80 years ago.Grantham Canal Society is raising money to replace the bottom gates of lock 18 at...
View ArticleGrantham charity for youngsters is wound up after 20 years
A charity which has worked with schools for 20 years is being wound up.SHOUT, the Scheme to Help Others by the Under Twenties, was set up in 1993 as a voluntary action award scheme for young people...
View ArticleAndy Murray mania boosts interest in tennis in Grantham
With Murray Mania sweeping the country after his historic Wimbledon victory on Sunday, Grantham Tennis Club is holding an open day at its Arnoldfield site tomorrow (Saturday).The open day will take...
View ArticleBattling Baillie finishes sixth
Karl Baillie rode in the National Youth Circuit Race Cycling Championships in Blackpool at the weekend.An early break by three riders saw them build up a reasonable lead but Karl kept the pace rolling...
View ArticleCricket: Title chasers Billingborough beat Grantham by six wickets
Grantham lost out to title chasers Billingborough at the weekend, going down by six wickets.Victories for Billingborough and rivals Boston left the two sides just four points apart at the top of the...
View ArticleDuchess of Rutland’s team beats visitors
Lyndon James is pictured striking out for the Duchess of Rutland XI who entertained a team from the Bradman Foundation at Knipton on Monday.The home team won, scoring 217 to the visitors’ 168. The game...
View ArticleGrantham triathlete strikes European Gold
Two years of gruelling preparation paid off for Grantham triathlete Patrick Cutmore, when the teenager scooped gold in a European championships.Patrick, 19, raced to glory in the under-20 section of...
View ArticleGrantham hurdler Joshua gets England call-up
Five young athletes from the Grantham area represented Lincolnshire in the 83rd English National Schools Track & Field Championships at the weekend.The two-day event, known as the ‘Kids Olympics’,...
View ArticleHarvey bags podium place at Nurburgring
A podium finish at the Nurburgring circuit moved Bassingham racing driver Jack Harvey up to fourth place in the GP3 series.Following his outstanding first series victory the previous weekend at...
View ArticleCrews put out fire in Swinstead
Firefighters have put out a blaze at The Park in Swinstead which affected a number of pheasant rearing and livestock pens.Crews from Grantham, Corby Glen and Bourne attended the fire soon after midday...
View ArticleArthur is elected new President of Grantham Kesteven Rotary Club
Arthur Ambrose has been elected President of the Grantham Kesteven Rotary Club.Mr Ambrose is a retired police officer with nearly 30 years of experience working in London. After leaving the Met he...
View ArticleUPDATE: No injuries reported at major fire at Easton
A major fire has broken out at a factory in Easton, south of Grantham.The fire is believed to be at Norbert Dentressangle.There are reports of 12 fire crews dealing with the incident from...
View ArticlePHOTO: Easton blaze from the sky
A unique aerial view of this afternoon’s fire in Easton, south of Grantham thanks to Rutland Flying School.The school had a plane in the air at the time of the fire and tweeted this remarkable...
View ArticleEaston fire: Workers talk of blaze starting in storage areas at factory near...
A worker who raised the alarm at Norbert Dentressangle told the Journal how the fire quickly took hold at the factory.Engineering operator Ian De’ath said the fire had spread through three empty cold...
View ArticleEaston fire: Smoke towers into the sky from factory blaze near Grantham
Smoke continued to rise hundreds of feet into the air from the massive blaze at the Norbert Dentressangle cold storage plant at Easton today.As this picture by Journal photographer Toby Roberts shows...
View ArticleEaston fire: Police warn residents over asbestos dust and toxic fumes
Police have urged residents living near the Norbert Dentressangle plant in Easton, south of Grantham, to keep windows and doors closed following the blaze there this afternoon.They warned that there...
View ArticleKnipton man banned from keeping birds after cutting off ducks’ wings with...
A Leicestershire man who admitted using scissors to cut off parts of adult ducks’ wings, permanently preventing them from flying, has been banned from keeping birds for five years.Jonathan Bowes, 41,...
View ArticleEaston fire: Relief fire crews tackle cold storage blaze overnight near Grantham
Firefighters have continued to tackle a major fire at the Norbert Dentressangle cold storage plant in Burton Lane, Easton, overnight.About 70 firefighters have been at the site putting out the large...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fire at Easton
We’re grateful to a Journal reader who sent in this video of yesterday’s fire at Norbert Dentressangle at Easton, south of Grantham.Fire fighters from across the region were called to the blaze...
View ArticleGrantham teaching assistant overcomes phobia to swim the Channel
Teaching assistant Zoe Fielding was part of a team which swam the Channel in under 15 hours yesterday - overcoming a sea phobia she has had since childhood.Zoe, 32, was midway through her swim when she...
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