FOOTBALL: Barrowby Swans are back on track
Grantham & District Saturday LeaguePremier DivisionWhite Swan Barrowby 3Greyhounders 0After back to back defeats, it was important the Swans got back into winning ways to keep the pressure on...
View ArticleSKDC votes to hoist the Union Flag for all to see...then flies it upside down.
Councillors at South Kesteven District Council yesterday voted unanimously in favour of flying the Union Flag outside the council’s St Peter’s Hill offices throughout the year.Councillors hoped it...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Buckminster get off to a good start
Grantham & District Saturday LeaguePremier DivisionBuckminster United 5Harrowby United Reserves 1Buckminster started brightly and put Harrowby on the back foot from the off.Bucky got the...
View ArticleTENNIS: Grantham club’s week begins with first-team victory
Grantham Tennis Club’s week began with its first indoor team facing Lady Bay 2nd.The team, which comprised Richard Cragg, James Drennan, Lianne Tapson and Charlotte Palul, enjoyed a comfortable third...
View ArticleGrantham Swim School pupils achieve their targets
More than 40 children attended Grantham Swim School’s distance awards at The Meres leisure centre.All managed to achieve their aims and some completed even more lengths that they had anticipated.They...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: We strive to impose just punishment
As chairman of the South Lincolnshire Bench I felt I should respond to the letter from JS ‘Justice is not being done’ at Grantham Magistrates’ Court (Journal, November 30).I am pleased that the...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Was it right to axe trees?
I’m writing to say that for once I agree with our local MP. In his column headed ‘We must insist the town becomes greener as it grows’ (Journal, November 30) it contains the paragraph ‘We must insist...
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FriendlySleaford A 57Kesteven 2nd 12The game began poorly from a Kesteven point of view as the usual starting vigour seemed to be lost and Sleaford quickly scored three quick tries following unusually...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Great display at Grantham Museum
On one of my infrequent visits to Grantham recently I had to visit the library.At the foot of the stairs I was very impressed with the display in the glass cabinet of the Grantham Entertainers during...
View ArticleCYCLING: Katie stays in German road race team
International road racer Katie Colclough has been re-signed by German outfit Specialized-Lululemon for the 2013 season. Last season she won the fourth stage of the Gracia-Orlova stage race in the Czech...
View ArticleNick Boles: Family and community bonds are as important as they ever have been
For me and many others in Grantham, Christmas started last Friday in ChristChurch on Finkin Street with the Salvation Army’s Carol Service in aid of Mencap and the Grantham Gateway Club. The programme...
View Article‘What is happening to our club?’ demand Barrowby Royal British Legion members
Members of the Royal British Legion in Barrowby say they are being left in the dark over the future of their fire-ravaged club.The village’s British Legion club was severely damaged by fire in October...
View ArticleGrantham Town lose to injury time goal at FC United of Manchester
A goal in injury time took a point away from Grantham in Ian Robinson and Gary Sucharewycz’s first game in charge. The Gingerbreads had defended solidly, but were undone at the death.It took Grantham a...
View ArticleRUGBY: Kesteven triumph in table-top clash at West Bridgford
The match was expected to be a tight forward battle and so it proved. Strong defence was the order of the dayMidlands League 3East (North)West Bridgford 0Kesteven 8Kesteven had the benefit of the wind...
View ArticleFive jailed after gang stole 70 tonnes of lead from Lincolnshire churches
Five members of a criminal gang have been sentenced for their part in the theft of lead from 20 churches across the region including buildings in Fulbeck and Newton, causing a total of £1m in damage.It...
View ArticleWormall hat trick is key to Harrowby United win over Wellingborough Whitworth
Harrowby United completed the double over Whitworth with a clinical finishing display from Martin Wormall securing another three points, lifting them to seventh place in the division.Chromasport United...
View Article‘Cut in number of councillors on South Kesteven District Council does not go...
The number of councillors on South Kesteven District Council could be reduced by three - or even more if one councillor had his way.With the Local Government Boundary Commission for England due to...
View ArticleGrantham crash driver was still drunk from night before
Taking his eyes off the road to fiddle with his iPod caused Grantham man Dannie Hessom to swerve into a pedestrian crossing beacon.Hessom, 23, was also over the drink-drive limit from the night before,...
View ArticleCourt report ordered over fears for woman
A psychiatric report for a young female defendant was ordered by magistrates over serious concerns for her mental health.Nicole Fabre, of Bridge End Road in Grantham, was accused of stealing lager...
View ArticleCourt warns man: ‘Bring your suitcase next time’
A MAN who stole because his brother was “doing his head in” was warned he will be sent to prison if he commits another crime.A man who stole because his brother was “doing his head in” was warned he...
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