Great Ponton pong lingers on after more than 40 years
A foul smell which has infuriated villagers in Great Ponton for more than 40 years continues to linger.People in the village have been constantly demanding answers to the stink but they say so far...
View ArticleRotary helps KGGS student Abbie to travel to America
Student Abbie Viveash-Shaw will travel to the United States thanks to the Rotary Club of Grantham Kesteven.The Rotary Club selected Abbie, 17, a students at KGGS, for its Youth Exchange Programme.She...
View ArticleFire service tackles Grantham wheelie bin fires
Fire crews attended two incidents of wheelie bin fires last night.The first incident happened just before 9pm when a crew extinguished two wheelie bins on fire in Elmer Street North using one hose...
View ArticleCar on fire at Wilsford
A Sleaford fire crew were called to a car fire in Wilsford on Saturday morning.Firefighters used two hose reels to put out the fire which caused severe damage to the engine compartment. The crew were...
View ArticleGrantham court: Community hours extended
A man sentenced to 120 hours of community service had his sentence extended to 130 hours for failing to comply with his community order.The court heard Martin Cant of Brittain Drive, Grantham, had...
View ArticleGrantham court: Extra work for failing to turn up
A man who has failed to attend any of his probation appointments must complete an extra 10 hours of work in the community.Mark Devereux of Springfield Road, Grantham, had previously been sentenced to...
View ArticleGrantham court: Woman accused of breaching ASBO
A 52-year-old woman who denies breaching her anti-social behaviour order will face a trial.Jennifer Hill of Shaw Road, Grantham, is accused of breaching the order on July 20. A trial scheduled to last...
View ArticleGrantham court: Mother admits attack on her own daughter
A mother who attacked her 13-year-old daughter in the family home must wait to learn her fate.The woman, who cannot be named due to reporting restrictions preventing the identification of the victim,...
View ArticleGrantham court: Goods worth £300 taken in ‘shop theft spree’
A “spree of shop thefts” were committed by a man who travelled to Grantham with a rucksack and went from shop to shop helping himself to almost £300 worth of items.Michael Shields, 20, admitted...
View ArticleGrantham court: Driver had a ‘poor rapport with police’
A driver suspected of drink-driving who refused to give a specimen for analysis was banned from the roads for 16 months.David Taylor of Edinburgh Drive, Bingham, was pulled over by police in Harrowby...
View ArticleGrantham court: ‘I am bitterly ashamed of what happened’
Magistrates told a man who assaulted his partner and jammed his thumbs into her eyes that he was fortunate to escape a prison sentence.Anthony West, defending himself, admitted assaulting his partner...
View ArticleLatest Grantham Town lottery winners . . .
Grantham Town Supporters’ Club lotto (sponsored by Galaxy Fish Bar), winners for August 17 draw:£200 – 657 P. Pick; £10 – 748 T. Jackson; £5 – 264 M. Pauley, 416 J. Hipwell, 225 P. Manterfield, 4 S....
View ArticleNottingham Forest fans on the road to Watford
Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Club (Grantham branch): Forest are away at Watford on Sunday, kick-off 1.15pm, and at home to Millwall on Wednesday, August 28, kick-off 7.45pm.The bus will leave Corby...
View ArticleTeen burglar walked streets of Grantham with a games console stuffed down his...
A pair of teenage burglars were caught trying to flee on foot with a 32-inch screen television, Lincoln Crown Court was told.Gary Moore and Christopher Gwyther attracted attention as they walked...
View ArticlePIGEON RACING: Norris bird first home from Aycliffe in Grantham North Road race
Grantham and District North Road Club’s race from Aycliffe was won by club secretary John Norris’s bird.Race sponsor was Harrowby Roofing Services.Results: 1 J. Norris 1342.2, 2 J. Norris 1342.0, 3 D....
View ArticleDARTS: Time to enter Friday night Grantham league
Entries for Grantham’s Friday Night Darts League are due soon.Any team wishing to enter should contact R. E. Tilley on 01476 408129 or 07985 761431 by August 31.
View ArticleLow loader stolen in Bottesford was later found in the village
A low loader vehicle stolen in Bottesford on Monday night (August 12) was later found discovered a couple of streets away, but with items missing.The vehicle was taken from a property in Belvoir Road...
View ArticleTENNIS: Grantham Junior Open a great success
The annual Grantham Junior Open concluded at the town’s Arnoldfield courts on Saturday.Hosted by Grantham Tennis Club, hundreds of matches were played throughout the week-long competition, with players...
View ArticleMetal fence collapses on to parked car in Grantham street
A resident of Edward Street in Grantham has sent in this photograph of a metal fence which collapsed onto a car on Saturday afternoon. Alan Scrarisbrick took the picture of the fence which is next to...
View ArticleCrews tackle Grantham fires
Two Grantham fire crews extinguished a blaze in Watergate which damaged a door on Monday evening.Firefighters used one hose jet to put out the fire which damaged a wooden door and plastic fascia at...
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