Look out for suspicious vans seen around Gunby
A suspicious vehicle has been reported in the Gunby area. The white Transit van, with a number plate similar to YL53ZZJ was seen in the afternoon of Sunday, August 10.The vehicle is one of several...
View ArticleSports fixtures in the Grantham area
SATURDAYFootballNorthern Premier LeaguePremier Division – Blyth Spartans v Grantham Town (3pm).FA CupExtra preliminary round – Clipstone v Harrowby United (3pm).CricketSouth Lincs & Border...
View ArticleFine dished out for dropping cigarette end in Grantham street
A member of the public has been given an on the spot fine of £75 for dropping a cigarette end in a Grantham street.It was served on High Street on Tuesday.South Kesteven District Council is reminding...
View ArticleFirst Harrowby United away trip ends in disappointment
United Counties LeaguePremier DivisionHuntingdon Town 2Harrowby United 1Harrowby United’s first away trip of the season ended in disappointment as last season’s runners-up Huntingdon Town scored two...
View ArticleSouvenir brochure for Grantham’s Gravity Fields Festvial is available
The souvenir programme for Gravity Fields Festival 2014 is now out.The glossy brochure features the full run down of events in this year’s science and arts festival, which celebrates Grantham’s links...
View ArticleVideo: Scooters lead the hearse carrying Steve Woollas through Grantham town...
More than 30 scooters led the way to St Wulfram’s Church for the funeral of well-known Grantham man Steve Woollas yesterday (Wednesday).The hearse carrying his coffin followed the procession of...
View ArticleA-level results: Walton Girls’ High School, Grantham
As we hear a record number of students nationally are heading to university this year, a Grantham school is celebrating a record number of its students being offered places.Walton Girls’ High School...
View ArticleA-level results: Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School
It has been another “very successful year” for A-level students at Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School, said headteacher Graham Burks.The percentage of students gaining A*-B grades at advanced level,...
View ArticleA-level results: Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Sir William Robertson Academy’s first Year 13 students are celebrating their exam success with the school’s first full set of A-levels with glittering results.Following the opening of its new sixth...
View ArticleA-level results: Grantham College
Grantham College is today celebrating the best A-level results in five years.Of particular note is Ying Didan who gained A*, A and B in Maths, Further Maths and Accounting respectively who hopes to...
View ArticleA-level results: Priory Ruskin Academy, Grantham
Priory Ruskin Academy in Grantham has enjoyed its best ever A-level results, says the head of sixth form Lee Steptoe.The overall Year 13 pass rate was 96 per cent, up two per cent on last year, with a...
View ArticleA-level results: King’s School, Grantham
King’s School in Grantham has seen an increase in its A-level pass rate on last year.The percentage pass rate at A-level is 99.6 per cent, up from 98.2 last year. The percentage of subject entries...
View ArticleTwo men charged after investigation into finances at Priory Federation of...
An investigation into the financial affairs of the Priory Federation of Academies has led to two men being charged today.Richard Thomas Gilliland, aged 63, now of Moraira, Spain and formerly of...
View Article£2 million worth of cocaine estimated in supply plot by jailed Grantham men
A solicitors’ clerk who oversaw a cocaine supply conspiracy between criminal groups in Nottingham and Grantham has been sentenced to 19 years in prison.Leon Angel-Robinson, aged 30, of Glamis Road,...
View ArticleA-level success for Lincolnshire schools
Provisional A-level results from 37 out of 38 sixth forms in the county show an increase in higher level passes, and twelve schools with a 100% pass rate.Despite a first drop in the national pass rate...
View ArticleFirefighters extinguish vehicle blaze on A1 near Colsterworth
Fire crews from Grantham and Corby Glen attended a vehicle on fire last night on the A1 southbound.The fire near the B6403 junction is believed to have been caused by engine failure that resulted in a...
View ArticleRadio presenter stays off-air at Grantham’s Gravity FM
Popular presenter Dennis Kay remains suspended from his show on Grantham’s Gravity FM radio station.The long serving community station volunteer last presented his afternoon show more than two weeks...
View ArticleSlideshow: Fitting tribute to Grantham man Steve Woollas
More than 35 scooters led the way to St Wulfram’s Church for the funeral of well-known Grantham man Steve Woollas on Wednesday.The hearse carrying his coffin followed the procession of scooters,...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Town needs real local democracy
I have been disappointed by the reaction to your page three article (Journal, July 25) about calls for Grantham to have a town council.The three letters published in the last two Journals have been...
View ArticleCaricature: Belvoir Gallery’s Andrew and Linda Childs
Andrew and Linda Childs of Belvoir Gallery have been providing picture frames, prints and gifts since they opened over two years ago.While 57-year-old Linda had a lot of previous experience as a...
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