MP Nick Boles voted in favour of military action in Syria
Grantham MP Nick Boles voted with the Government in favour of the principal of military action in Syria in last night’s House of Commons vote. Mr Boles backed the Prime Minister’s stance along with 238...
View ArticleScooter rider seriously injured in A1 crash near Grantham
A scooter rider has been taken to hospital after suffering serious injuries in an accident on the A1 at Colsterworth today.Police are appealing for information after a scooter collided with a lorry....
View ArticleSerious delays on A1 northbound near Grantham after accident
Motorists are experiencing long delays on the A1 northbound between the junctions with the A47 and the A151 at Colsterworth following a serious accident.The Highways Agency says drivers can expect...
View ArticlePolice appeal after assault in Grantham leaves man with serious head injuries
Police are appealing for information after a man was left with a fractured skull following a night out in Grantham.The 34-year-old was found at 4.20am in Castlegate on August 18. He was taken by...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Grantham can learn from Woodhall Spa
May I suggest that SKDC’s David Mather, Corrine Garbett and any other SKDC personnel responsible for economic growth and development in Grantham visit Woodhall Spa to see what a thriving high street...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Grantham needs to learn from Truro
Your anonymous correspondent (Issues must be resolved if our town is to grow - Journal, August 16) has some sensible suggestions for easing the traffic congestion and parking difficulties in...
View ArticleQ&A with Grantham Journal cartoonist Terry Shelbourne
Grantham Journal cartoonist Terry Shelbourne is one of the most popular and instantly recognisable figures in Grantham.But how did he become a cartoonist?Q) When did you first realise you had some...
View ArticleGOLF: Stoke Rochford’s Watson wins Faldo Series final
STOKE ROCHFORDTwenty-one-year-old Nick Watson from Stoke Rochford will be heading to America later this year after winning the final Faldo Series UK Championship of 2013 at Notts Golf Club...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letters: Disgusting food choice!
I was bitterly disappointed to read in the Journal that your reporter ordered foie gras (Eating Out, August 16).I can only assume that he has no idea of the dreadful cruelty that goes into the...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Try using the doorbell!
Having wasted yet another hour of my life watching the almost comical rummaging of Royal Mail staff as they try and find undelivered parcels at the shambolic Grantham sorting office, it might be worth...
View ArticleMOTOR RACING: Disappointing weekend for Richardson racer
Castle Bytham’s Andy Richardson was left to look to the positives as the Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain headed to Knockhill for the seventh meeting of the year where he suffered...
View ArticleGrantham Town suffer heavy defeat to FC United of Manchester
Northern Premier LeaguePremier DivisionGrantham Town 1FC United of Manchester 5Grantham Town suffered a heavy defeat to FC United of Manchester in a mediocre game punctuated by the visitors’ five...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: This will not benefit town
In the aftermath of Mrs Thatcher’s death in April, I made no comment whatsoever. I did not join in with all the grave stomping comments because to do so would have been most offensive to the...
View ArticlePolice say drivers to blame for accidents on A1 near Grantham after failing...
Police were busy dealing with several accidents on the A1 yesterday afternoon near Grantham and blamed motorists for not keeping their distance.The northbound carriageway at Great Ponton was blocked...
View ArticleTrellis attack leads to fine for Grantham man
Destroying a trellis without lawful excuse saw a man fined £100 by magistrates.Kane Brackenbury, of New Street, Grantham, admitted criminal damage having previously denied committing the offence in...
View ArticleGrantham court: No insurance
Driving without insurance landed a 40-year-old man with a fine of £600.Ian Brothwell, of Ermine Street, Ancaster, was stopped by the police while driving a BMW in Manthorpe Road and found to have no...
View ArticleGrantham court: Sent for trial
A trial date was set after a man denied a charge of harassment.Edvinas Gavrilcikas, of Hudson Way in Grantham, will face a trial at Grantham Magistrates’ Court on November 6.The 21-year-old was bailed...
View ArticleGrantham court: A £400 fine
Insufficient tread on a tyre led to a fine of £400.Adrian Gowen, of Harrowby Road, Grantham, must also pay costs of £85 and a £40 surcharge after his case was proved in his absence.Gowen, 46, was...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man faces multiple charges
A man charged with multiple crimes will face a trial.Gregory Guille, of Commercial Road, Grantham, admitted failing to answer bail, stealing a utility knife and attempting to steal perfume from...
View ArticleGrantham court: No seatbelt
Not wearing a seatbelt cost a man more than £300 when his case came to court.Andrew Tapsell of Primrose Way, Grantham, was fined £200 and must also pay £85 costs and a £20 surcharge after the case was...
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