Fraud ‘seemed good idea at the time’
Anthony Allan of Sycamore Court in Grantham admitted committing fraud by false representation after attempting to get a refund for a vacuum cleaner at B&M Bargains in Grantham.Allan, 33, told staff...
View ArticleApology for jumping up and down on BMW roof
A drunk man jumped up and down on the roof of a BMW convertible, causing almost £5,000 of damage.Grantham magistrates heard on Monday how Kevin Bonner, of Avenue Road in Grantham, climbed on to the car...
View ArticleForthcoming sport fixtures in the Grantham area + the weekend’s football results
SATURDAY (December 22)FootballChromasport United Counties LeagueDivision One - Wooton Blue Cross v Harrowby United (3pm).Grantham & District Saturday LeagueCulverthorpe Cup - AFC Skillington v...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: Isaac Newton are county champions
Pupils from Isaac Newton School won the Grantham Primary Schools Table Tennis Team Competition and will now go on to represent Lincolnlshire.Isaac Newton triumphed 6-2 over Cliffedale to take both the...
View ArticleRUGBY: Kesteven seconds make perfect start against West Bridgford
Notts Pennant LeagueGroup 3Kesteven 2nd 40West Bridgford 2nd 3Kesteven made the perfect start. Within two minutes, they worked an opening for lively John Cunningham to score the first try at the posts....
View ArticleMore people will pay council tax in new system adopted by SKDC
Changes to the Council Tax benefit system which will mean fewer people will be exempt from council tax have been adopted by the district council.People of working age not classed as in a vulnerable...
View ArticleLincolnshire County Council calls for referendum on membership of the EU
Councillors at Lincolnshire County Council passed a motion calling for Prime Minister David Cameron to agree to a binding referendum on continued membership of the European Union.The motion was...
View ArticleDriver injured in A1 crash at Long Bennington
The driver of a Skoda Octavia suffered minor injuries in a crash on the A1 at Long Bennington this morning. The car was in collision with a Renault articulated lorry on the A1 northbound near the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Police Crime Commissioner wants ban on street drinking
Lincolnshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick is to make tackling anti-social behaviour a “top priority”.Mr Hardwick, speaking in a Lincolnshire Police video released this week, also...
View ArticleGrantham MP Nick Boles calls for homes and wind turbines to be kept apart
MP for Grantham and Planning Minister Nick Boles has called for a “minimum separation distance” between homes and wind turbinesSpeaking in the House of Commons, Mr Boles stated his support for...
View ArticleCranwell high-fliers receive honours
Service and civilian high-fliers at RAF College Cranwell recently received honours and awards presented to them by the Commandant of the RAF College, Air Cdre David Stubbs.The ceremony, which took...
View ArticleFunding boost could help rid county roads of potholes
Lincolnshire County Council has received nearly £6.5m in additional funding from the Department of Transport for essential road maintenance across the county.The £6.451m in funding can be spent over...
View ArticleWoman killed in crash was ‘the best mum in the world’
The husband of a woman killed in a crash on Monday has described his wife as “the best mum in the world”. Anne Brooks, 50, of Cropwell Butler near Bingham was driving her two children to school on...
View ArticleThis week’s lucky Grantham Town lotto winners
Grantham Town Supporters’ Club lotto (sponsored by Galaxy Fish Bar), winners:£200 – 413 B. Selby; £10 – 478 E. Williamson; £5 – 709 S. Bilner, 76 M. Newcombe, 502 P. Willows, 612 J. Quinn, 1060 M....
View ArticleForest visit Hornets on Saturday and host Leeds on Boxing Day
Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Club (Grantham branch):Forest are away at Watford on Saturday, kick-off 3pm, and at home to Leeds United on Wednesday, December 26 (Boxing Day), kick-off 12.15pm.Bookings...
View ArticleNine Grantham area youngsters on Lincolnshire Elite Athlete Programme for...
Nine local athletes have been accepted on to the Lincolnshire Elite Athlete Programme (LEAP) for 2013.Managed by Lincolnshire Sports Partnership and supported by local Authorities, businesses and...
View ArticleKnife-point robbery at Grantham newsagent
A thief walked into a Grantham newsagent and threatened a female member of staff with a knife before fleeing with cash.The thief walked into the newsagent on the corner of Dudley Road and St Anne’s...
View ArticleCouncillor’s open letter: ‘Direction of EU is not in our national interest’
County councillor for Grantham North West Richard Davies has written in support of Lincolnshire County Council’s motion urging the Prime Minister to call a referendum on membership of the European...
View ArticleRUGBY: Grantham King’s School go through to last 16 of Daily Mail competition
King’s School under-15s progressed to the last 16 of the National Daily Mail Cup, having battled through a very tough game against Crossley Heath Grammar School from Halifax. After a nervous start, in...
View ArticleTRIATHLON: Belvoir’s Glynn performs well in Evil Sheriff event
Belvoir Triathlon Club’s Glynn Attiwell finished strongly in the Evil Sheriff Duathlon at Sherwood Pines, near Clipstone, Notts.Glynn finished 12th in his age group and 33rd overall out of more than...
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