Grantham court: Taxi driver was attacked and racially abused
A taxi driver was attacked and racially abused by a passenger he had gone out of his way to help.Stephen Maxwell of Dysart Road, Grantham, denied racially aggravated common assault, racially aggravated...
View ArticleGrantham court: Cocaine supply
Two men appeared in court accused of conspiring to supply cocaine between May 1, 2012 and March 6, 2013.Marc Fardell of Ambergate Walk, Grantham and Jas O’Connor, 27, of Walton Gardens, Grantham, were...
View ArticleGrantham court: Night club owner’s actions caused ‘one hell of a fire risk’
The owner of a town night club admitted using electricity without authority after the club’s supply was cut off.Richard Pask, 49, the owner of RaRa in Grantham Market Place admitted three charges of...
View ArticleGrantham court: Bespectacled teen was chased with pool cue
A teenager punched a man to the floor before being chased around a car park with a pool cue. Kalum Priest of Beechcroft Road, Grantham, admitted a public order offence following the incident which...
View ArticleGrantham Town dominate final friendly at Skegness
FriendlySkegness Town 1Grantham Town 6Grantham Town rounded off their pre-season with a comfortable victory on the coast against Skegness Town.Four unanswered first half goals won the game, although...
View ArticleHarrowby United rescue share of points from first game
United Counties LeagueDivision OneHarrowby United 2Irchester United 2Harrowby United opened their new campaign with a share of the spoils against Irchester United at the Environcom Stadium on Saturday,...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Grantham AC youths finish third overall after final league match
Grantham Athletic Club finished third overall after the final match in the National Under-17/Under-20 Youth Development League at Derby last Sunday, in which they were runners-up to champions...
View ArticleGrantham Town lottery winners
Grantham Town Supporters’ Club lotto (sponsored by Galaxy Fish Bar), winners of August 10 draw:£200 – 529 A. Hunt; £10 – 109 Islanders; £5 – 447 J. Twycross, 118 M. Scoffield, 421 C. Harrop, 741 I....
View ArticleCrafty ways to keep holiday kids amused
Youngsters can beat boredom over the summer holidays by heading down to Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre and getting creative.The arts centre has lined up workshops showing children how to go get arty,...
View ArticleYOUTH FOOTBALL: Barrowby U7 are looking for players
Barrowby FC under-7s are recruiting unattached players for the forthcoming season.Players must be aged six on or before August 31 to be eligible to play for the side. Barrowby have junior sides all the...
View ArticleThe Journal goes to...London to see Mamma Mia!
Not only did a group of gal pals croon along to the music of Abba when they went to see Mamma Mia, they dressed the part, too.Pictured with the Journal - which sadly was without flares - are, from left...
View ArticlePIGEON RACING: Crawford wins Grantham United race from Wetherby
Grantham United’s race from Wetherby was won by E. Crawford.Eleven members sent 208 birds.Results: 1 E. Crawford 1678, 2 Mr and Mrs D. Dixon 1657, 3 D. Parker and son 1599, 4 Mr and Mrs D. Dixon 1595,...
View ArticleNottingham Forest face Bolton Wanderers at home
Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Club (Grantham branch):Forest are at home to Bolton Wanderers tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 3pm.Bookings are being taken for away games at Watford on Sunday, August 25,...
View ArticleHarrowby United to hold Danny Walsh memorial match
Harrowby United are holding a football match in memory of avid supporter Danny Walsh who died in tragic circumstances recently.Warthogs will take on Long Necks at United’s Environcom Stadium in Dickens...
View ArticleThe Journal goes to...Majorca
What better excuse for a lovely holiday abroad than a double ruby wedding.Terry and Glenys Wing and Carol and Mick Shelton holidayed in Porto Cristo, Majorca, to celebrate their joint 40th...
View ArticleGrantham teen warned he will be ‘put inside’ if he does not turn up for...
A Grantham teenager who failed to turn up to carry out unpaid work has been given extra punishment by a judge.Benjamin Garratt received a 100-hour unpaid work order together with a 12-week suspended...
View ArticleChimney fire in Swinstead prompts warning
A warning comes from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue following a chimney fire in Swinstead on last night (Monday).A crew from Corby Glen was called to Bourne Road in the village just after 9pm....
View ArticleDiesel worth over £9,000 stolen from Great Ponton services
A service station off the A1 was targeted by fuel thieves in the early hours of Friday morning, with 6,500 litres of diesel taken.The crooks gained access to underground storage pipes at Great Ponton...
View ArticleCommunity garden in Grantham is judged the very best
The Thames Road Community Centre has won a gardening competition run by South Kesteven District Council.The floral display, grown by Bernard Hare, Anne Clark, Susan Kelham, Maggie West and Tony West,...
View ArticleProperty of the Week: Grantham
Here’s a home that’s ready to delight its new owners, because it has been recently renovated to a high standard.Estate agents Connells describe the detached bay-fronted property, in Huntingtower Road,...
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