Grantham driver Olly clinches championship at famous circuit
Grantham driver Olly Allen completed a thrilling motorsport comeback season by clinching a championship win at one of the world’s most famous circuits.Garage owner Olly’s victory in the Blue Oval...
View ArticleYoung trio win on Grantham treasure trail at Gravity Fields
A host of retailers took part in Grantham’s Treasure Trail competition, all part of the their contribution for the Gravity Fields Festival last month.A total of 60 entries were received and three...
View ArticleMore roadworks in Grantham until end of the month
Patching and resurfacing will be carried out on a number of Grantham roads starting this week.As part of a rolling schedule, a series of roads will be closed for one or two days each for the repairs,...
View ArticleGrantham Foodbank moves into bigger site
Grantham Foodbank started operating from its new larger premises on Greyfriars last week.Since its launch in July 2011 the foodbank has been based at St Catherine’s Road, but with the help of Grantham...
View ArticleMemorial to be unveiled for Stoke Rochford war hero
Stoke Rochford Hall is unveiling a memorial in honour of a former resident who died 100 years ago fighting in the First World War. Lieutenant Christopher Randolph Turnor was born at the hall on August...
View ArticleGrantham opticians supporting Guide Dogs charity
Specsavers in the Isaac Newton Centre are hoping a special guest tomorrow (October 10) will help the store raise money for the Guide Dogs charity.William the guide dog will be visiting the Grantham...
View Article101-year-old Grantham resident was prize plougher
A Grantham care home resident who turned 101 at the end of September has spoken about the numerous awards he won over the years for ploughing, having started his career working on the land 87 years...
View ArticleA1 van fire near Grantham in the early hours
Firefighters from Grantham attended a van on fire on the A1 southbound at Stubbock Hill, Grantham in the early hours of this morning.At 4.57am crews attended the fire which was caused by a turbo fault...
View ArticleProtests over plans for quarry and landfill near Denton
Protesters demonstrated against plans to create a quarry and landfill site to the south of Denton at a public meeting in the village last Thursday.Members of Gorse Lane Action Group (GOLAG) displayed...
View ArticleCall for more to join Grantham group for the blind
A Grantham group which caters for the blind and partially sighted is looking for more members.The group, part of South Lincolnshire Blind Society, meets every two weeks on a Monday at Sandon Close...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Caricature: Luis Gaspar of Cecil Street Fish Bar
Luis Gaspar, aged 42, runs the Cecil Street Fish Bar with his wife Maria.The couple are originally from Madeira in Portugal, but 25 years ago decided to move to the UK after getting married.Before...
View ArticleGrantham schoolgirl Megan given chance to dance in Guildhall spotlight
A Grantham schoolgirl will get to dance in front of her home crowd this month when she stars in a dance production of Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince.KGGS girl Megan Smith, 15, will play the role of...
View ArticleMemory Lane: Grantham teens went raving loony for ‘Screaming Lord Sutch’ in 1964
Fifty years ago musician and founder of the Monster Raving Loony Party, ‘Screaming Lord Sutch’, came to Grantham’s Face Club with the BBC to film a documentary on his life. The Journal reported that...
View ArticleCarer uses Memory Lane to reunite talented Grantham tennis players
In June Babette Hay from Manthorpe Road gave the Journal this photograph dating back to 1955 or 56.It is of herself and other members of Grantham Tennis Club’s ladies team who during that season were...
View ArticleGrantham Journal column: These are cuts we can’t afford to make, says Labour...
At Lincolnshire County’s Full Council Meeting on September 26 the agenda included a Quarterly Review of the new Wellbeing Service.Whilst providing much needed help for those in crisis after a period of...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Unjust fine ruined our day out
All day parking at Grantham Station for early morning commuters costs £11, but for later morning users it is reduced to £7, and I knew from previous experience that the relevant time to qualify for the...
View ArticleSandwich bar in Grantham earning and serving an Honest Krust
A sandwich bar which prides itself on serving ‘good honest food’ opened this summer on Welby Street, and has proved a hit with customers.Honest Krust is run by Daniel Charles and partner Helen Kirton,...
View ArticleCrew puts out car fire in Grantham
Grantham firefighters attended a car fire in South Parade, Grantham, yesterday.The crew used one hose reel and two breathing apparatus to tackle the fire which was caused by an electrical fault. The...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Use roofs
Once again the issue of solar farms is raising its head.These should only be allowed on sites which cannot be used for anything else, such as landfill sites, not good agricultural land.There are many...
View ArticleReal story of POW and RAF Bottesford inspire novelist
A novelist has been inspired by the real life experiences of her father-in-law during his time in a POW camp in the Second World War.Estella McQueen’s latest novel ‘The Man at the Back’ is something of...
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