Grantham’s Prince William of Gloucester barracks to be sold to make way for...
Grantham’s Prince William of Gloucester barracks are to be sold for homes development, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. The barracks, in Somerby Hill, are among 13 sites nationally that the...
View ArticleRUGBY: Kesteven triumph in first round of NLD Shield
Notts Lincs & Derbys ShieldFirst roundKesteven 29Bakewell 23Kesteven opened their season against Bakewell at a rain soaked Woodnook.The team was on familiar lines but with newcomer Jack Stokes...
View ArticleUp to 500 jobs under threat at financial services giant in Grantham
Hundreds of jobs could be axed by a leading Grantham debt adviser as it battles to cope with changes in its market place.Bosses of financial services provider Totemic (2014) Holdings, of Kempton House,...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Good turnout and results bode well for Grantham AC’s winter season
The last Lincolnshire League competition of the season took place at Boston on Sunday, with a good turnout of 30 athletes from Grantham Athletic Club.It bodes well for the forthcoming winter season of...
View ArticleBOWLS: Grantham Bowling Club win Lee Trophy
The final of the Grantham and District Bowls Association’s Lee Trophy was played at Great Gonerby on Monday evening.Grantham Bowling Club triumphed over Long Bennington by 36 shots to 16 in the final...
View ArticleANGLING: Pattison wins Grantham AA seniors’ match
Grantham Angling Association’s latest senior citizens’ match was fished at Queen Elizabeth Park.The match was won with a healthy catch by M. Pattison, weighing in at 44lb exactly.Others: 2 D. Foster...
View ArticleMan denies murder of Marston teenager Hannah Pearson
A Newark man has denied murdering Marston teenager Hannah Pearson in July.James Morton, 23, of Pierson Street, Newark, appeared by video link at Nottingham Crown Court and denied the murder of the...
View ArticleMental health trust for Lincolnshire reports problems with its phone lines
A Lincolnshire NHS Trust responsible for mental health, learning disability and social care has announced it is currently experiencing problems with its phone lines in the Sleaford area where it is...
View ArticlePlague and pzazz launch third Gravity Fields Festival at Woolsthorpe Manor
Where better to launch the third Gravity Fields Festival than the birthplace of the man it celebrates, Sir Isaac Newton?On Tuesday a number of people involved in the production of the five day festival...
View ArticleGrantham protesters voice their concerns over A&E closure at hospital board...
About 30 protesters attended yesterday’s hospital trust board meeting to protest over the closure of Grantham A&E overnight.Members of the public were given half an hour at the start of the meeting...
View ArticleTyphoon safely landed at RAF Coningsby after mid-air emergency declared this...
An RAF Typhoon declared an emergency while flying over the North Sea this afternoon, Wednesday September 7, before landing safely at RAF Coningsby. The pilot declared the emergency following a...
View ArticleFuture of 70 civilian posts at Grantham barracks in doubt as MoD announces...
The future of 70 civilian posts at the Prince William of Gloucester barracks in Grantham are in doubt after the Government announced yesterday it was selling the site for housing.The MoD announced the...
View ArticleGrantham Charter Trustees support motion objecting to closure of Grantham A&E...
A motion calling on the trust which runs Grantham Hospital to restore A&E services has been supported by Grantham Charter Trustees.The trustees say they object to the temporary closure of the...
View ArticleVote Grantham’s Wyndham Park as your favourite Green Flag space
Grantham people are being asked to vote for Wyndham Park as their favourite Green Flag park in the country.South Kesteven District Council is making the plea ahead of the annual People’s Choice awards,...
View ArticleTV show will examine evidence that convicted Paula Poulton’s murderer
THE BRUTAL murder of Titchfield woman Paula Poolton will be the subject of a new two-part BBC documentary .Conviction: Murder At The Station will follow the relaunched investigation into the 2008...
View ArticleApple unveils new iPhone 7 as ‘best device’ yet
It’s that time again.Global technology company Apple has just unveiled its new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.Apple CEO Tim Cook took to the stage today (6pm UK time) in San Francisco to reveal the ‘best...
View ArticleVIDEO: Grantham dancers give performance at launch of Gravity Fields Festival
Two Grantham dancers gave a special performance at the launch of this year’s Gravity Fields Festival at Woolsthorpe Manor.Paul Chantry and Rae Piper put on the dance performance as part of the launch....
View ArticleTrio to cycle to Lincoln hospital and back in support of Grantham A&E legal...
A cycle ride to Lincoln hospital and back will take place next week to raise funds for a legal case against the trust which has closed Grantham A&E overnight.Ride organiser Elvis Stooke will be...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Grantham RC’s Armstrong runs his fastest for 19 years
Grantham Running Club’s Christopher Armstrong and Nick Payne raced in the Derbyshire Wilne 10km which took place on Sunday.With a wet and windy start to the day, the rain soon cleared and the sun came...
View ArticleCrews tackle fire on Grantham’s Sunningdale estate
Firefighters were called to a fire on Grantham’s Sunningdale estate last night (Wednesday).Two crews from Grantham attended the blaze in St Pierre Avenue at around 7.45pm.They used three hose reels and...
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