Video 3 of 3: Grantham businesses speak out over roadworks
Business people who are suffering as a result of roadworks in Springfield Road, Grantham, met with politicians on Saturday.Grantham MP Nick Boles and county councillor Richard Davies met with...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Nice to see Mallard return
It was really nice to go along on Saturday morning to Grantham Railway Station, where the car park had been turned into a special railway siding for the Mallard, to celebrate the 75 years since it...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Things destined to get worse in the high street
The demise of the high street started somewhere in the 1990s. Not just in Grantham, as so many similarities can be drawn up with other towns throughout the UK. Unfortunately as the taxpaying public...
View ArticlePooches are taken walkies in Grantham to raise funds for Guide Dogs
Dogs and their owners went walkies on Sunday to raise money for Guide Dogs.Owners walked with their dogs from St Peter’s Hill and along the River Witham before completing a circuit of Wyndham Park and...
View ArticleGrantham MP Nick Boles claims £141,468.29 in expenses
MP for Grantham Nick Boles claimed £141,468.29 in expenses last year, according to the latest figures released by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).The claims include £5,324.24...
View ArticleGrantham Town face Stamford Town in FA Cup
Grantham Town travel to county rivals Stamford Town in the FA Cup first round qualifier tomorrow (Saturday).The Gingerbreads conceded late on to lose at Blyth Spartans in the league on Saturday, but...
View ArticleGOLF: Belton Park open raises cash for RAFA appeal
BELTON PARKBelton Park’s Battle of Britain Open raised £500 for the RAF Wings Appeal.Played in the morning, the Battle of Britain Trophy betterball bogey competition was won by S. Brook and R. Warford...
View ArticleMOTOR RACING: Grasstrack racing returns to Hougham
Trent Autograss Club’s next race meeting is at Grange Farm, Hougham, this Sunday.The meeting will feature a variety of race classes, from 1,000cc Minis all the way up to 3,200cc V8 custom-built...
View ArticleGrantham ten pin bowling round-up
MARREN TILES TRIOSResults (week 14): Magic Weasels 0 9ers 11, Grumpy Old Men 5 Crafty Foxes 6, Oddsods 6 Team Powerplay 5, Team Bar bye.Highs: female – HGS 155 Jackie Dickson, HGH 193 Jackie Dickson,...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Thatcher statue will not attract visitors
I see that from your reply to Tina Negus (Journal, September 6) that 120 people voted in favour of the three designs for a Thatcher statue.So that’s 120 people out of an approximate population of...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: People are working hard for Grantham
As founder of the Grantham Retailers Association, I read with some interest the comments made by Paul Richardson, editor of the Grantham Journal, Coun Jean Taylor and Coun Ray Wootten.These comments...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Statue of Thatcher as a child?
As so many people have written already, whatever your political views, it is undeniable that Margaret Thatcher was an important figure in this country. In fact, she was extraordinary.Thatcher earned a...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Letter: Grantham people are indifferent to a statue of Thatcher
The figures given in answer to my inquiry regarding the poll for/against the proposed Thatcher statue, reveal that out of a total population of 42,000, only 120 people feel strongly enough to vote in...
View ArticleMachete robber jailed for five years after Grantham shop raid
Machete-wielding robber Dale Sumner has been jailed for five years following a terrifying raid on a Grantham shop.Sumner, of Huntingtower Road, Grantham, admitted robbery at Derby Crown Court last...
View ArticleCaricature: Happy school memories for Geoff
This week’s subject knows our cartoonist Terry Shelbourne well - they were both in the same class at the Boys Central School in Grantham.Geoff Grummitt, of Belton Lane in Grantham, has fond memories of...
View Article‘Abseil was more terrifying than a car crash’
A man who decided to mark his 58th birthday by attempting the spire abseil ended up in Grantham Hospital.David Feld (pictured, right), of Third Avenue, Grantham, decided the coincidence of his birthday...
View ArticleGrantham man died of excess alcohol and drugs
An unemployed man was found dead at his father’s home after dying of a fatal combination of excess alcohol and heroin, an inquest heard.Scott Meadows, 33, was found dead by his father at Hilltop Farm...
View ArticleYOUTH FOOTBALL: Eliot brace helps Ponto to victory
Mid Lincs LeagueUnder-16BGreat Ponton 3Wragby 2Great Ponton started brightly with Brendan Dixon going close to scoring.Striker Macauley Hughes went past three Wragby defenders before narrowly missing...
View ArticleNew Grantham league chairman outlines vision for future
Grantham and District Saturday Football League have a new chairman at the helm.Vice-chairman for the last four seasons, Lee Dobson takes over from Dennis Green who has been in the position for the last...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Bottesford welcome more girls
Bottesford FC welcome all new players as they continue in their efforts to build on an already thriving girls’ section.Training takes place at the village’s Nottingham Road ground on Sundays between...
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