GOLF: Tony and Mike up to scratch at Belton Woods
BELTON WOODSSeniorsTony Turner and Mike Whitington both emerged victorious in the annual Scratch Competition.Tony triumphed in the 0-18 handicap group and Mike won in the 19-28 section.Belton Woods...
View ArticleGrantham Town boss says Gingerbreads are ‘itching for it’ going into season...
Grantham Town joint manager Gary Sucharewycz says confidence at the club is high as they go into their first match of the new season tomorrow.The Gingerbreads travel to Ashton United on the back of a...
View ArticleGrantham swimmers compete at national level
Three Grantham Swimming Club members travelled to Ponds Forge, Sheffield, to compete in this year’s ASA National Championships.Leah Roughan became Grantham’s most successful swimmer ever with some...
View ArticleGrantham bowls results round-up
Grantham & District LeagueThree-woodVacu-Lug A 43Gonerby A 61Vacu-Lug A names first – A. Blackburn, M. Parker and M. Eurich beat L. Lord, J. Saxby and K. Wilson 21-18; W. Leadenham, R. Atter and B....
View ArticleCYCLING: Grantham’s Karl digs deep for first National victory
Witham Wheeler Karl Baillie won his first National Juvenile Circuit Series race at Castle Combe last weekend.The victory elevated Karl to second in the overall series standings with one race to go.With...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Grantham AFC win first game under new manager
FriendlyGrantham AFC 4Barrowby Reserves 0Grantham AFC entertained Barrowby Reserves in manager Andre Keidel’s first game in charge of the newly formed club.The hosts started off well, putting Barrowby...
View ArticleGrantham ten pin bowling results round-up
MARREN TILES TRIOSResults (week 11): Team Powerplay 6 Crafty Foxes 5, Grumpy Old Men 8 Oddsods 3, 9ers 1 Team Bar 10, Magic Weasels bye.Highs: female – HGS 171 Jackie Dickson, HGH 212 Magdalene...
View Article‘We didn’t know Grantham car park would shut’
Traders say they are furious with the district council because they were not told about resurfacing work which took place on the Greenwoods Row car park this week.Workmen spent Monday and Tuesday...
View ArticleDARTS: Ashley wraps up Grantham’s Three Gables league
The Three Gables Men’s Summer League has been won by Ashley Preston.Ashley topped the table by six points and received a £150 first prize at the league presentation evening on Monday. Runner-up David...
View Article‘No second chance’ judge tells Grantham man
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 ArticleGrantham schools help boost A-level county average
Schools in the county have bucked the national trend in A-level results, seeing an increase in A and A* grades, says Lincolnshire County Council.Nationally, the amount of exam entries awarded A or A*...
View ArticleGrantham Town defeated in first game of season at Ashton United
Northern Premier LeaguePremier DivisionAshton United 2Grantham Town 1Grantham Town lost their first fixture of the new season at Ashton United.The Gingerbreads went behind in the first half, Ashton’s...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: This problem needs action
Stuart Jacobs and Richard Davies are both right to raise the problem of anti-social behaviour in Grantham and surrounding area.It is a fact of modern life that there is a moral vacuum in parts of...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Thanks you for coming to my aid
I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to the three very kind people who came to my aid on July 19. My shoulder was dislocated and fractured.Also my thanks to the A&E staff at Grantham Hospital,...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: We need a rethink over surgery hours
If we want to stop our A&E departments falling apart, our local GPs must radically change their surgery hours. At least one local practice does not have an afternoon/evening surgery. Appointments...
View ArticleGrantham nursery runners raise cash for cancer charity
Staff and parents from My Nursery in Conduit Lane, Grantham, ran the 5k Race for Life at Nottingham Pierrepont on Sunday and have so far raised more than £500 for Cancer Research UK.Nursery manager...
View ArticleHOCKEY: Former KGGS pupil Shona captains England under-21s to fourth in World...
Dry Doddington’s Shona McCallin skippered England under-21s to a creditable fourth place in the Junior World Cup at Monchengladbach in Germany last week.The 21-year-old former KGGS student’s team just...
View ArticleModel flyers head to Barkston Heath for national championships
British Model Flying Association is holding its annual National Championships and Model Aircraft Airshow at RAF Barkston Heath on August Bank Holiday weekend.Model flying is the UK’s most popular air...
View ArticleROWING: Grantham rowers perform strongly in regatta
Grantham rowers took part in the St Neots Regatta in Cambridgeshire.Representing Newark Rowing Club, the juniors enjoyed two days of hard racing and secured yet more wins and second places for the...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Ropsley Road Runners pair compete at Yarmouth
Two members of Ropsley Road Runners took part in the East Coast Half-marathon at Great Yarmouth on Sunday.The rural road race course was of a hilly nature and conditions were hot.Quickest of the duo...
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