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AND so Grantham is promised £30m – of our own money, incidentally – to get the long-awaited east-west bypass off and running, to the south of the town.The move is seen by many as the key to the kingdom...
View ArticleI’m willing to use my column to show off Grantham
I love going to shows and concerts, but normally I have to travel to Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena or further afield. It’d be nice to see things locally for a change, and luckily for us Jimmy Carr will...
View ArticleOur butchers are best in the world
À la Harry Hill – I like Watkins with tasty sausage rolls and quiches. I like Skinners with scrumptious pork pies and ham off the bone.But which one is best? There’s only one way to find out - well...
View ArticleHospital programme improves patient care
VISITORS to Grantham Hospital will notice a new look and a new experience when they walk through the door of A&E from the end of February.The changes to the department are being made as part of the...
View ArticleFirm ordered to repair new paving
BOTCHED repair work on an area of the brand new paving in Grantham’s Market Place caught the eye of astonished staff at a nearby business.Chris Edwards, of Martin & Co, contacted the Journal this...
View ArticleBADMINTON: Town club defeated by table-toppers
GRANTHAM Badminton Club’s second mixed team entertained a two-pair Cross O’ Cliff first team at home in Division One of the Newark League.Table-topping Cross O’ Cliff’s two pairs were just too strong...
View ArticleBeth pursues her modelling dream
MODEL wannabe Beth Knight has taken her first foray into the fashion world.The Ropsley teenager has progressed through the stages of Teen Princess UK, and she now needs votes to go through to the next...
View ArticleMembership scheme could raise vital funds for museum
VOLUNTEERS working to reopen Grantham Museum have launched a membership scheme to help raise much needed funds.The scheme will offer people the chance to become a ‘Friend of Grantham Museum’ by paying...
View ArticleWarning to remove valuables from cars after thieves strike
POLICE are appealing to motorists in the Vale of Belvoir to remove valuables from their vehicles after they were targeted.Three cars which were parked overnight in Long Clawson were broken into on...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Half-term kids’ fun and development days
CHILDREN’S football fun and development days will be held during half term next week.Organised by One Touch Football, the sessions will be for boys and girls aged four to 12 and will be held at...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dudley House children cheer charity day
CHILDREN at Dudley House School in Dudley Road, Grantham, took part in Red Carpet Day today.Look out for more on Red Carpet Day in next week’s Grantham Journal
View ArticleSCHOOL CLOSURES: Friday, February 10
THREE schools are currently closed due to snow in the Grantham area.They are:• St Hugh’s Academy• Spitalgate Primary School• Earl of Dysart Primary SchoolFurther closures will be reported on this page...
View ArticleCouncillor tells developers where they can go
ANGRY councillors threw out a developer’s plans to build eight homes on the site of the old Shirley Croft Hotel in Harrowby Road.Councillors were disgruntled after suggestions made by the development...
View ArticleHistoric Grantham building is safe...for now
A BUILDING of “undoubted local interest” was given a short reprieve this week as developers seek to demolish it.Developers McCarthy and Stone Retirement Lifestyles plan to demolish St Catherine’s House...
View ArticleCouncillors reject plans for new KFC
PLANS for a drive-thru KFC restaurant to be built on the site of a soon to be demolished pub were rejected by councillors on Tuesday.The restaurant would have been built where the Isaac Newton pub...
View ArticleCouncillors praise listed building work condemned by English Heritage
PRAISE has been lavished on building work which, in the eyes of English Heritage, caused “unjustified and demonstrable substantial harm” to a Grade II* listed building.Mr Sowerby, owner of Caythorpe...
View ArticleBelton House will not open until March
BELTON House will not be open during half term.The house will not open until March 3 but the garden, park, shop and restaurants will be open at weekends during February between 10.30am and 4pm.From...
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TIMES are tough for traders of all kinds. And it would be nice to think that we are all doing everything we can to encourage new business and the creation of new jobs.But this week, South Kesteven...
View ArticleWere planners right to block these development applications? YOU decide!?
PLANS for two new developments in Grantham were rejected this week with a third blocked by a deferral.A proposed new KFC would have replaced the derelict Isaac Newton pub in Harlaxton Road. Council...
View ArticleCouncillor apologises for being a ‘Twit’
A TOWN councillor has apologised to the people of Grantham after tweeting that Granthamians are in-breeders.On Wednesday, Bingham Town Councillor Alan Harvey posted on the messaging site: “Gainsborough...
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