Grantham and Gibraltar teams mourn cricketer Gary De’Ath
Former Grantham Cricket Club player Gary De’Ath has died in Gibraltar, aged 55.Gary began his cricketing career with Buckminster in 1975 where he followed his father and Bucky legend Bunt into the...
View ArticleGrantham Journal columnist: David Burling, Grantham and Stamford Constituency...
Another week where Nick Boles is on holiday, and what do I see but another panic driven anti-EU diatribe from Richard Davies desperately trying to help his Conservative Association avoid haemorrhaging...
View ArticleGrantham Journal columnist: Jacob Stuart
One hot topic hit the Journal’s Facebook page this weekend and unfortunately it had little to do with festive good spirit.As you are probably well aware, there is an astounding number of potholes to...
View ArticleBright future ahead for Harrowby Social Club in Grantham - if it is used
“Use it or lose it” is the message sounding from the new owner of Harrowby Social Club, who has stepped into the breach to save the Grantham club from closure.But in order to keep the club going people...
View ArticleGrantham driver was drunk from the night before
A “classic case” of driving after being drunk the night before landed a Grantham man in court on Monday.Magistrates heard how police were called to Trent Road in Grantham at around 9.10am on December 6...
View ArticleFraud conviction for man who swapped labels in Grantham supermarket
Peeling reduced labels from cheaper items and placing them on meat has landed a Grantham man with a conviction for fraud.Mark Hadaway, of no fixed abode, admitted the fraud by false representation...
View ArticleWife reported drink-driving husband to police
Police were told about a drink-driver by his wife, Grantham magistrates heard on Monday.It was 3.12am on December 6 that police received the call from the wife of David Clarke, 38, who had left their...
View ArticleTwo first half goals are the undoing of Grantham Town against Ashton United
Evo-Stik Northern Premier LeaguePremier DivisionGrantham Town 0Ashton United 2Grantham Town sank to fourth from bottom of the league, with two first half goals proving enough to give Ashton victory....
View ArticleFeeling blue? Pick up a mood-boosting read
Avoid the January blues with a mood-boost courtesy of the Reading Agency, a charity which aims to inspire people to read more.If you are feeling stressed, depressed or just want a bit of a pick-me-up,...
View ArticleMan denies assaulting woman in Grantham pub
A man denies a charge of assault by beating in a Grantham pub and will stand trial.Karl Ellis, of Woodbrook in Grantham, is alleged to have assaulted a woman in Atrium on December 2. The 41-year-old...
View ArticleHarrowby United victory moves them up to fourth
ChromaSport United Counties LeagueDivision OnePotton United 1Harrowby United 3Harrowby United enjoyed a successful trip to Bedfordshire side Potton United, coming away with another three points to move...
View ArticleGrantham area plan is formally withdrawn
A development plan which details the building of more than 5,000 homes in Grantham between now and 2026 has been formally withdrawn after it was rejected by an independent planning inspector.Members of...
View ArticleGrantham teenager admits inflicting GBH
A teenager burst into a house and repeatedly hit another male, a court heard.Magistrates heard two different accounts in the case of 18-year-old Jordan Hartley, who pleaded guilty to inflicting...
View ArticleGTFC Supporters’ Club lotto winners
Winners of this week’s Grantham Town Supporters’ Club lotto (5-1-2013):£200 – 181 I. De’Ath; £10 – 632 C. Palmer; £5 – 230 Mrs Bark, 445 D. Baker, 758 M. Gilbert, 389 Islanders, 628 S. Bonshor, 200 I....
View ArticleMan nabbed wine from Grantham filling station
A man admitted stealing a bottle of wine from a service station in Grantham.Jeffrey Wood, of Dysart Road in Grantham, pleaded guilty to the charge of theft from the Brobot station in Manthorpe Road on...
View ArticleNew president for Grantham Men’s Probus
Members of Grantham Men’s Probus Club welcomed their new president Patrick McLeavy on Wednesday.Mr McLeavy will remain the club’s president throughout 2013.Grantham Men’s Probus member Keith Wilkins...
View ArticleGrantham TA unit to take part in massive open weekend in Nottingham
This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, January 12 and 13, Grantham-based 162 Movement Control Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, will join 11 other Territorial Army (TA) units to take over the Market Square...
View ArticleDigital conference could boost business in Grantham
Lincolnshire County Council is organising a conference to encourage businesses to go digital in 2013.The first ever onlincolnshire Digital Conference, aimed at informing, engaging and connecting...
View ArticleFamily tribute to soldier killed on A1 at South Witham - ‘Stuart was our hero’
The family of a soldier killed in a crash on the A1 at South Witham on Saturday have paid tribute to an ‘amazing man loved by many’.Stuart Young, 24, of Glenrothes, Fife in Scotland was killed in a two...
View ArticleMasked robbers stole cash from Grantham petrol station
Masked men stormed into a filling station in Grantham and forced a terrified assistant to hand over cash.The pair of robbers were wearing ski masks when they burst into the Total filling station in...
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