Grantham Town lose late on at Blyth Spartans
Northern Premier LeaguePremier DivisionBlyth Spartans 2Grantham Town 1The Gingerbreads lost out on at least a share of the points late on at Blyth this Saturday afternoon.Grantham went in front through...
View ArticleRising names in comedy leave the Fringe for Grantham Atrium
A laughter-packed line-up of rising names in comedy is heading to The Atrium this month.Fresh from the Edinbrugh Fringe festival, headliners The Noise Next Door will provide a host of ludicrous...
View ArticleGrantham court: Bite attack in ambulance
Remorseful Paul Bavister was sentenced to unpaid work after attacking an ambulance and being ejected from a hospital.Bavister admitted causing £395 worth of criminal damage to property owned by East...
View ArticleGrantham court: Pregnant mum-of-eight in ‘trolley dash’
Heavily pregnant mother-of-eight Anne Marie Fenton was caught following a failed “trolley dash” at Asda.Fenton, 33, of Meres Road, Grantham, attempted to steal £316 worth of cosmetics and other...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man who headbutted policeman was ‘completely out of control’
Football manager Ian Haynes must carry out unpaid work in the community after headbutting a police officer in the early hours of the morning.Haynes admitted assaulting a police constable and two counts...
View ArticleGrantham court: Factory worker stole to feed his family
Factory worker Rimuvydas Kviklys turned to crime to feed his family after his place of work was temporarily forced to close.Rory Macmillan, defending, told the court Kviklys, who works as a...
View ArticleGrantham court: Driver hit a tree, a telegraph pole, a road sign and a bus...
Drink-driver Aidan Mackinder ploughed into a telegraph pole, a tree and a road sign with two children in the car.Daniel Pietryka, prosecuting, said Mackinder was driving a Renault sports car over the...
View ArticleMallard brings thousands of visitors into Grantham
Organisers say 15,000 people went along to the Mallard festival in Grantham over the weekend.The town was a hive of activity on Saturday and Sunday as visitors poured in to see the famous train, the...
View ArticleHarrowby United triumph in FA Vase opener
FA VaseFirst round qualifyingCambridge Regional College 1Harrowby United 2Harrowby United marked their return to FA Vase action with a hard fought but well deserved victory at Cambridge United’s Abbey...
View ArticleRUGBY: Kesteven cruise through NLD Cup first round
Notts, Lincs & Derbys Senior CupKesteven 47West Bridgford 19Kesteven took just two minutes to open up their account. A break down the blindside from a scrum by Olly Wood drew his opposite man and...
View ArticleBurglars stole furniture, paint and tools from house in Grantham
Furniture, paint and tools were stolen from a house in Oxford Street, Grantham.Police believe the burglary happened between Tuesday, August 20, and Wednesday, August 28.They would like to hear from...
View ArticleGrantham court: Walked on top of car
Red mist was to blame after a man climbed on top of a vehicle, causing damage to the bodywork.Gavin Morson of West Street, Folkingham, got into an argument with his partner and her friend shortly...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man ignored police officers’ warning
Ignoring a police direction led to a 20-year-old getting into trouble for the second time in one night.Jordan Doll of Manor Drive, Great Gonerby, was ejected from Faces in Westgate after fighting with...
View ArticleGrantham court: DJ was paid in Class A drugs
Staff at Grantham Hospital discovered a patient was concealing Class A drugs in his mouth.Alexander Hudson, 23, was stopped by police driving along the A1 and taken to Grantham police station.Officers...
View ArticleGrantham court: Man attacked his friend after drinking far too much,...
“Paralytic” was how a defendant described his state to police officers after throwing punches at a friend in Westgate.Wayne Keeton, 48, was seen lunging towards and throwing punches at another man at...
View ArticleMOTOR RACING: Harvey takes second GP Series victory at Monza
Bassingham single-seat racing driver Jack Harvey secured his second GP3 Series win of the season at the world famous Monza racetrack in Italy at the weekend.As a result of the win, 20-year-old Jack has...
View ArticleThis week’s Grantham Town lottery winners
Grantham Town Supporters’ Club lotto (sponsored by Galaxy Fish Bar), winners for September 7 draw:£200 – 546 C. Morgan-Davies; £10 – 463 T. Fraher; £5 – 449 M. Whitington, 344 P. Wright, 943 D....
View ArticleNottingham Forest take on The Tykes at home
Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Club (Grantham branch):Forest are at home to Barnsley tomorrow, kick-off 3pm. Bus will leave Corby Glen at 1pm. They are also at home to Middlesbrough on Tuesday, kick-off...
View Article‘Murder’ solved by Grantham pupils as they embrace science
Students turned detective as they worked together to solve a murder case at a Grantham school.The murder mystery was part of pupils’ induction on to sixth form at Walton Girls’ High School and Sixth...
View ArticleGrantham Hockey Club calls for players as it faces closure
A sporting club needs fresh faces if it is to survive.Grantham Hockey Club faces an uncertain future with a lack of players and is issuing a rallying call for players to bolster its squad for the...
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