House fire in Grantham overnight
Firefighters from Grantham were called to a house fire in Harrowby Road, Grantham in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Jan 22). The fire started due to an electrical fault in a Hot Point dish...
View ArticleGrantham Town lottery winners
Grantham Town Supporters’ Club lotto (sponsored by Galaxy Fish Bar), winners:£200 – 598 A. Barnes; £10 – 872 N. Taylor; £5 – 447 J. Twycross, 594 D. Leeson, 507 R. Bateson, 713 C. Fardell, 402 J....
View ArticleBingham Cricket Club heads for the nets
Bingham Cricket Club has announced its winter training programme which will commence next month.Winter net practice will take place in the main sports hall at Bingham Leisure Centre and all new players...
View ArticleGrantham refuse collections cancelled for a second day
South Kesteven District Council has cancelled all silver bin collections for the second day, due to “the roads being unsafe”.A spokesman said: “As this week is the week for recycling collections we...
View ArticleRaids on Grantham homes unearth 75,000 illegal cigarettes
Illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth an estimated £35,700 in duty were discovered in a raid on two homes in Grantham.HM Revenue and Customs seized 75,000 cigarettes and 62 kilos of hand-rolled tobacco,...
View ArticlePartnership will help drinkers and drug-takers in Grantham
The team at Grantham Hospital’s A&E department are working with Lincolnshire’s new drug and alcohol recovery team to help people who are at risk of harm because of their drinking and drug...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Enter soon for Rauceby off-road race
There is still time to get your entries in for this year’s Rauceby Ripper multi-terrain event at South Rauceby next Saturday (February 2).Organised by Sleaford Town Runners, the nine-mile race is now...
View ArticleHead lice workshop comes to Grantham School
Children and parents attended a workshop this week to learn how to get rid of head lice.The workshops are the brainchild of Grantham mobile hairdresser Natalie Williamson who has set up LICE (Lice...
View ArticleTribute band desperately seeking female singer before foreign tour
A tribute band which performs songs by The Beautiful South and The Housemartins quickly needs a female singer.The Beautiful Sound recently lost its female vocalist and needs a replacement quickly to...
View ArticleVIDEO SLIDESHOW: Grantham in the snow
Take a look at some of our wintery shots from over the past few days.We’d love for you to send us your own pics.E-mail them to: comment@granthamjournal.co.uk
View ArticleWaste collections resume in Grantham
It’s business as usual for bin men in Grantham today, as the snow has largely cleared.South Kesteven District Council has confirmed refuse collections have resumed today. However, households which...
View ArticleGrantham Swimming Club members perform well at Peterborough gala
Two dozen members of Grantham Swimming Club took part in the second gala of the Peterborough Grand Prix on Saturday.The event consists of four events over a period of five months. Swimmers compete in...
View ArticleTrees in Gonerby Hill Foot mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee
Two mountain ash trees now stand in Gonerby Hill Foot as a commemoration of the Queen’s diamond jubilee.The trees were planted by members of Gonerby Hill Foot WI, thanks to a donation made by speaker...
View ArticleSign maker invests £100,000 in new machinery
Grantham company Viking Signs has invested more than £100,000 in a new machine as it continues to ride the economic storm.The Dysart Road firm, which employs 13 people, has installed a state-of-the-art...
View ArticleGrantham Journal columnist: Conservative MP Nick Boles
This week David Cameron announced that a Conservative Government will negotiate a better deal for Britain in Europe and then give the British people the final say on our membership of the European...
View ArticleWar medals lost in Grantham supermarket
Police officers are seeking to reunite a war veteran with his lost medals.These medals pictured were dropped in Morrisons and handed in to staff by a member of the public on January 6.They were then...
View ArticleGrantham officer makes appeal for more Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force instructors
The Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force is appealing for more adults to volunteer as instructors.Army Cadet Force Instructors and Officers from the county’s 33 cadet detachments will be at the open day on...
View ArticleGrantham Journal columnist: Alison Robson
We have seen quite a bit of snow in the past week or so, but we must remember it isn’t all fun and games.There are vulnerable people living amongst our community and we must make sure that they are...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Business Awards return and you can be part of it!
It’s time once again to celebrate the best of business in Grantham through the annual Journal Business Awards.We have once again teamed up with Belton Horse Trials organiser Bede Events to put on a...
View ArticleShop to host Grantham police surgery
Crime and anti-social behaviour issues can be brought up by residents living in the east of Grantham directly to their neighbourhood policing team.Police community support officer Jackie Fulker, of the...
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