Lincolnshire hospitals expected to be among worst in Keogh death rate review
Lincolnshire’s main hospital trust is among the worst of 14 providers being investigated for abnormally high death rates, according to recent data.NHS medical director Professor Bruce Keogh will today...
View ArticleEaston fire: Firefighters continue to tackle “pockets” of fire
Five fire crews have been tackling “pockets” of fire at the Norbert Dentressangle site in the last few hours where a number of cold storage units were destroyed in a massive blaze which began just...
View ArticlePair to sky-dive for Grantham-based charity
Two women from Grantham will be doing a 10,000ft tandem skydive at the end of the month to raise money for Grantham-based charity Thera Trust.Chloe Amos and Stacy Hicks will jump out of a plane at...
View ArticleGolfers raise funds to buy defibrillator for Grantham club
Senior golfers at a Grantham club have raised money to buy a defibrillator with the help of the British Heart Foundation.The Belton Park golfers and the charity each paid half of the £1,600 needed to...
View ArticleWorkers put at risk as drivers ignore one-way signs in Grantham
Highways officers say the lives of their workers are being put at risk because drivers are ignoring one-way signs on Springfield Road in Grantham.A spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council’s Highways...
View ArticleGrantham Amateur dramatics group needs actors for play based on Terry...
St Peter’s Hill players are holding auditions to cast their forthcoming production of Wyrd Sisters, a popular novel by novelist Terry Pratchett. The play will be performed at the Guildhall in Grantham...
View ArticleSir Isaac Newton honoured with blue plaque at Grantham’s King’s School
Plaques to great Granthamians have sprung up across the town in recent years thanks to a campaign by Grantham Civic Society.Plaques to great Granthamians have sprung up across the town in recent years...
View ArticlePolice attending traffic accident on the A52 near Grantham
Police are attending a traffic accident on the A52 near Sedgebrook.A police spokesman says there is a car on its roof and the road is partially blocked. Motorists should expect some delay.
View ArticleEaston fire: Fire crews have left the site of massive blaze
In the last hour, fire crews have left the site at Easton where a massive blaze destroyed a large part of the Norbert Dentressangle cold storage plant.Fire officers will return tomorrow to inspect the...
View ArticleThe ‘very thin blue line’: Inspectorate warns we’ll struggle to cope with...
Lincolnshire Police will struggle to cope with any more cuts, according to the body that inspects the nation’s police forces.In a report published today, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary...
View ArticleHeatwave has killed 650 in England in little more than a week - statisticians...
The hot weather has claimed the lives of hundreds people in just nine days, scientists have said.Researchers estimated that the heatwave has led to 650 deaths in England between July 6 and 14 as the...
View ArticleBOWLS: Still time to enter Grantham President versus Chairman match
There is still opportunity to play in Grantham and District Bowls Association’s annual President v Chairman game which takes place next weekend.The competition will be held at Swayfield Bowls Club next...
View ArticleGrantham school given planning permission to build its own bike track
Councillors greeted a school’s plan for a mountain bike track with such unbridled enthusiasm they had to be warned by their officers.The mountain bike track, complete with jumps and a raised platform,...
View ArticleLETTER: Andy Murray’s great-great-grandmother lived over the road
In 1902, the date mentioned in last week’s Journal story about Andy Murray’s relations living in what is now Bindi restaurant, there was a G. W. Golding living at 22 London Road who was an auctioneer...
View ArticleGOLF: Stoke Rochford’s Watson claims fourth at Midlands Youth Championships
Top young golfers from across the Midlands competed at Stoke Rochford Golf Club to compete for the Midland Youths Championship last week.One hundred and 50 competitors from across the region enjoyed...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: I was warned off making a pothole claim
Having read your article about Richard Davies (Journal, June 21), how about printing his email address so motorists can contact him?I hit a pothole and punctured the side wall of my tyre and had to...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: It’s an insult to call Grantham Hospital a hospital
I am surprised to see that the Journal has not taken up the ongoing subject of hospitals. In the national papers, Lincoln County is listed as the worst hospital with regards to mortality rates.I worked...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: In praise of SHOUT
Following on from last week’s article in the Journal announcing that SHOUT was in the process of winding up, a few words of thanks are due.Having been involved as its patron, I have seen the enthusiasm...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: We need to talk about cyclists...
Recently one morning, while walking along Manthorpe Road, I was overtaken by, and almost collided with, a soundless pavement cyclist who was pedalling fast.I was about to turn right in order to use the...
View ArticleDisruption ahead for Grantham passengers as Nottingham station closes
Major signalling and improvement work at Nottingham railway station from tomorrow until to August 25 is about to spark chaos as the station is largely closed for six weeks.Services between Nottingham...
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