Update: Grantham Road blocked after collision between car and cyclist
Sankt Augustin Way remains blocked after a car and a cyclist collided earlier this morning (Friday).A police spokesman said: “A report of a traffic collision was reported to us at 8.33 this morning. A...
View ArticleCYCLING: Pilgrim makes progress to post fastest time in Witham Wheelers 10
Round 11 of the Witham Wheelers 10-mile time trial league again saw heavy rain during the day mostly clear away to leave calm but damp roads for the 23 riders.Fastest on the evening by almost 90...
View ArticleWHAT’S ON: Duck race and country fayre at Knipton this weekend
Knipton Duck Race and Country Fayre Family Fun Day takes place on Sunday, starting at 10am. There will be a parade of hounds, children’s rides, falconry display, face painting, extensive food court,...
View ArticleTeam effort sees Grantham’s Beehive sign restored
Part of Grantham’s ‘living sign’ – the only one in England – has been lovingly restored.The restoration of the sign outside The Beehive Inn was a project led by the Grantham Civic Society, and...
View ArticleGOLF: Belton Park ladies host Charity Am-Am
On Thursday, the ladies’ section of Belton Park Golf Club hosted their biggest fund-raising event for the lady captain’s charities – the local branch of the Samaritans and the South Lincs Blind...
View ArticleUpdated: ‘I’m disgusted with myself’ says man accused of murdering Marston...
A former McDonald’s worker who strangled his pal’s 16-year-old girlfriend just hours after they met told a court he is ‘disgusted with himself’ for causing her death. James Morton, who prosecutors say...
View ArticleGrantham woman jailed for six months after smuggling drugs into Lincoln prison
A woman who bit a prison officer after being caught trying to smuggle drugs into Lincoln Jail was today locked up for six months.Nicola Dowell attracted the attention of staff at the Greetwell Road...
View ArticleGrantham College celebrates students at awards ceremony
The Mayor of Grantham joined college students for the annual student awards at Grantham college last Thursday, in celebration of the college’s 70th birthday. Held every year and hosted by the chief...
View ArticleVideo: Grantham police officers win bravery awards after tackling armed...
Two police officers, based in Grantham, have won bravery awards after tackling robbers, one armed with a pump-action shotgun.Sergeants David Wilson and Iain McIvor have been named as Region 4 (Eastern)...
View ArticleElectric car enthusiast to set up Grantham fan club
A former driving instructor is hoping to set up an electric vehicle (EV) group for fellow EV enthusiasts.David Pepperdine, 69, of Avenue Road, Grantham, spent 35 years running Phoenix 7 Driver...
View ArticleGrantham Priory Ruskin Academy students win awards with GCSE sportswear designs
Year 11 students from Priory Ruskin Academy went to the Drill Hall in Lincoln to showcase their GCSE Product Design Coursework at the Design Academy Awards.The students’ design brief had been to design...
View ArticleCRICKET: Grantham 2nd XI defeated by top-of-the-table seasiders
A one wicket defeat for Grantham 2nd saw Skegness rise to the top of the South Lincs and Border LeaguePremier Division, where they lead Billingborough by just five points.Division One saw defeat for...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Big Interview: Making a stand against crime while balancing...
Police and crime commissioner (PCC) Marc Jones is not someone who likes to sit behind a desk. When he’s not busy out meeting the public or organisations, he’s busy interacting with his followers and...
View ArticleCRICKET: Belton Park struggle with track in low scoring home game
South Lincs & Border LeagueDivision OneBelton Park 87Baston 90-4Belton Park chose to bat first and struggled on what proved to be a difficult track, quickly losing two wickets.Richard Cocks and...
View ArticleGrantham Journal column: It’s worth taking time to get Brexit right
The most important thing that will be happening in Parliament for the next two years is the negotiation of Britain’s departure from the European Union.If we make a success of it, we have every reason...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: I see Grantham as a bustling town
I visited Grantham on a short tour of the East Midlands in late June this year and was pleased to see such a bustling little town.Compared to my own home town, where shops come and go within a few...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Grantham’s Schools champion sprinter Amy is representing England...
Year 10 KGGS student Amy Hunt is heading to Ireland this weekend after she qualified to run for England in the Schools International meeting at Dublin.Representing Lincolnshire in the English Schools...
View ArticleGrantham reunion brings back memories of happy days for WRAFs at Spitalgate
More than 60 former members of the Women’s RAF reunited at the weekend to take a trip down memeory lane at the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in Grantham.The women, who all trained at the site,...
View ArticleCRICKET: Game played at its best despite defeat for Belvoir
South Notts LeagueDivision ABelvoir 293-7Kimberley 296-6A total of 589 runs! They should have charged admission – not just runs but excitement, elegance and brutality in equal measure.A sublime...
View ArticleGrantham Journal column: Boost CV with work experience
Work experience is becoming an increasingly desired item to have on a CV. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a young person who is still at school or college or you’re someone who is part way through...
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