Grantham Basketball Club back in training for new season
GRANTHAM Basketball Club is now back in training for the new season.The team continues to be competitive in the Lincs Premier Division and is always looking for new players to strengthen their squad.If...
View ArticleThe King’s Head in Navenby is perfect plaice to enjoy lunch
WHEN you visit a village pub on a mid-week lunch time, it’s always a good sign when it’s packed with diners.And that was just the case at the King’s Head in Navenby.If you find yourself heading to or...
View ArticleBook signing at High Street store
GRANTHAM historian John Pinchbeck will be signing copies of his new book at WHSmith in Grantham High Street next weekend.The event offers people the chance to come and meet John, who has compiled a...
View ArticleProbus club give £150 cheque
MEMBERS of Grantham Probus Club presented a cheque for £150 to the town’s hospice recently.Club president Denhys Lambley and members Keith Wilkins and Jon Norton attended Grantham Hospice, in Barrowby...
View ArticleThieves make off with furniture
METAL patio furniture was stolen from a house in Alford Street, Grantham, on Sunday night.The four chairs were taken from the back garden of the house.Anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the area...
View ArticleTrio accused of affray in Grantham are given trial dates
THREE people accused of affray were given trial dates at Lincoln Crown Court.Holly Ann-Marie Evans, 19, of Kinoulton Court, Granatham, Peter Tomlin, 33, of Friend Avenue, Aldershot, and Gregory Willis,...
View ArticleMan faces charge of stealing forklift at Sewstern near Grantham
A MAN charged with stealing a forklift truck worth more than £20,000 will appear at Lincoln Crown Court in October.John Harty, 27, of Hollydene Crescent in Nottingham, was told his case was not...
View ArticleGrantham man awaits sentence after admitting meat theft
A MAN who stole meat from Asda was told he must return to court in September to be sentenced.Ian Tilford, 41, of Elliott Close in Grantham, admitted stealing meat worth £92 from Asda in Grantham. He...
View ArticleBeer festival will take place in Allington
ALLINGTON will hold a beer festival later this month.The Welby Arms will host the festival in conjunciton with the playing field fund-raising committee on Friday, September 28, between 5pm and 11pm,...
View ArticleMessy Church returns to Grantham ChristChurch
MESSY Church is returning after a break during the summer.The family sessions, held at ChristChurch in Finkin Street, relaunches on Saturday, September 15, with ‘Messy Science’ in connection with...
View ArticleTwo-goal Town too strong for Nantwich
Nantwich Town 0 v 2 Grantham TownANOTHER strong performance from the Gingerbreads who were too good for hosts Nantwich Town. Grantham set the tone for the game in the opening minutes. Ben Saunders won...
View ArticleGreat Ponton School reunion cancelled
DISAPPOINTED organisers of an old school reunion have been forced to cancel due to a lack of interest.The reunion of pupils of Great Ponton School were due to gather on September 22.Too few people were...
View ArticleWaltz into dance classes run by the Grantham-based Chevalier School of Dance
FANCY learning a bit of cha cha cha or tango? Or maybe the waltz or jive?If you would like to learn a new dance move or two, why not try the Chevalier School of Dance?The Grantham school is run by...
View ArticleRevenge for Kesteven in season opener
NLD Shield Round 1Kesteven 36 Sleaford 17KESTEVEN gained some revenge over their local rivals to open the season, having missed out on promotion to their neighbours last season.The game started well...
View ArticleGrantham Town entertain Stafford Rangers on Tuesday
IN-FORM Grantham Town will take on Stafford Rangers at the The Meres on Tuesday night.Bizarrely it will be the second time the two teams have met in the league this season, the Gingerbreads having...
View ArticleGrantham Hospice wants your change
BUSINESSES are being asked to support Grantham Hospice by taking part in Loose Change Month.Throughout September St Barnabas Hospice is asking people to collect and donate their change to help them...
View ArticleCRICKET: Brothers combine for remarkable Belvoir win
Gunn & Moore South Nottinghamshire Cricket League Division ABelvoir 1st XI 173 - 6Notts Unity Casuals 1st XI 171-4BROTHERS Olly and James Clayfield combined for 116 runs as Belvoir came back from...
View ArticleWebsite directs Lincolnshire groups to funding
COMMUNITY groups will be helped to find funding thanks to a new website.Lincolnshire County Council set up the free Lincolnshire Funding Portal as a resource for community and voluntary groups, parish...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: It’s an audacious demand - the church could pay the...
AS a former choirboy and worshipper at St Wulfram’s Church, I was appalled by last week’s front page Save Our Spire story.In this so-called age of austerity, how dare the local representative of one of...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: I have to ask - does it really pay to work?
HAVING read the letter “Immigrants better off than pensioners” (Journal, August 24), if that weekly allowance is right - £250 - they get more money than me and I work 38 hours per week. Plus, if you...
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