Grantham is moved by the generosity of train hero ‘Grantham Tony’ - can you...
The online story of a Grantham man who dipped into his own pocket to help out a mother in distress went viral this week.Grantham girl Rosie Padley wrote a post on the Grantham Journal Facebook page...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Grantham’s youth league is on the ball
Grantham Youth Football League is ahead of the game when it comes to The FA’s Youth Review.Children’s football is changing and GYFL is at the forefront of changes being made by the FA.Following the...
View ArticleGrantham ten pin bowling round-up
7 CAFE DOUBLESLast year’s league winners No Idea were the name of the week again as a 644 series for Bill Stanley helped them on their way to a 9-1 victory in the second week of competition.Results...
View ArticleNottingham Forest host Hornets
Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Club (Grantham branch):Forest are at home to Watford tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 3pm.Bookings are being taken for away games at Birmingham City on February 2, 3pm,...
View ArticleGrantham schools among country’s best - but Charles Read in Corby Glen is...
King’s School, Grantham, is among the top 200 best achievers in GCSE exams in England, according to secondary school league tables published yesterday.At the King’s School, 99 per cent of pupils...
View ArticleNew from the villages around Grantham
There’s been lots happening in the villages surrounding Grantham this week.WEA courses Buckminster and SewsternLast Sunday’s Morning Prayer was held in St John the Baptist Church, Buckminster. The...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Wormall collects goalscorer of the month award
Harrowby United’s star striker was rewarded for his efforts before last week’s game at Burton Park Wanderers.Martin Wormall received the United Counties League Goalscorer of the Month award for...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Drivers are ignoring rule
Does anybody in Grantham follow the Highway Code regulation that you do not park on double yellow lines at any time - especially in a restricted and busy High Street?I was trying to drive through...
View ArticleGrantham Journal Eating Out review: Christmas in a baguette a perfect winter...
I sometimes think it’s a tad unfair to judge a place you’ve just popped into for a quick lunch – but when you’ve eaten the greatest sandwich of your life . . .I stepped into Cafe Leo on a cold and...
View ArticleGOLF: Highest honour bestowed on Belton Park’s Enid
Enid Maltby has become the first lady to be appointed to the office of president at Belton Park Golf Club – the highest honorary post at the club.Enid has been a member of Belton Park for 26 years and...
View ArticleGrantham Journal caricature: Geoff Braunton
Dentist turned musician Geoff Braunton had never played a musical instrument in his life until the age of 63 but is now the bass player in popular Grantham band The Premier Cru.Mr Braunton came to...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Councillor should stick to the facts
I do not usually respond to comments from Coun Charmaine Morgan (Journal, January 18), but when she uses the political column for what can only be seen as scaremongering and blatant electioneering, I...
View ArticleFoot-stomping folk band The Hut People will perform in Ropsley hall
A group who are gaining a reputation for being one of the more entertaining acts to appear on the folk scene will be performing in Ropsley next month.The Hut People are a reputedly engaging and often...
View ArticleGrantham Town bolster squad with midfielder Elliott
Grantham Town have bolstered their squad with the addition of midfielder Danny Elliott.Elliott signed for the Gingerbreads on Thursday night from Northern Premier League Premier Division rivals...
View ArticleGrantham Journal: Around Town
News from around the town...Help for addictsGrantham HospitalThe team at Grantham Hospital’s A&E department are working with Lincolnshire’s new drug and alcohol recovery team to help people who are...
View ArticleHarlaxton College choir to perform at Manor in aid of Spire Appeal
Harlaxton College Choir will perform at a concert to help raise funds for the St Wulfram’s Church Spire Appeal.College principal of the American university at Harlaxton Dr Gordon Kingsley has agreed...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Stop cycling on footpaths
In Straight to the Point (Journal, January 4), JJ Kilgallon said he was not riding his bike into town as the pavements were so bad.This person should not be riding a bike on the footpath anyway and if...
View ArticleGrantham mayor’s variety show will boost local charities
The best acts that Grantham can offer will be on stage to perform for the Mayor’s Charity Variety Show on February 8.Among the entertainers featured will be veteran rocker Vince Eager, Terry Carey and...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: We need the bypass now!
I am concerned as to why the planning inspector, R. Punshon, deems it necessary to have in essence a Plan B, involving yet more land, in addition to that outlined in the current proposals for the...
View ArticleGrantham Journal letter: Will signs be replaced?
Now that the Highways department has received more money towards roads, can they now replace the signs knocked down in last winter?The cycle path sign outside Echo Farm on Harlaxton Road still lays...
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