Where can you sign the SOS Grantham Hospital petition?
SOS Grantham Hospital has distributed petitions in premises around Grantham and the surrounding villages.The petition calls for:+ The return of a fully operational A&E Unit with only exceptional...
View ArticleGrantham police constable grateful for support as she aims to raise £3,000...
Grantham bobby PC Jane Ellis is aiming to raise £3,000 for charity - and she’s already half way there.The Grantham Town PC is currently in training as she prepares to ride 400km across Cuba for the...
View ArticleGrantham care home will specialise in dementia
As the construction of a new care home begins in Grantham, another is set to close.The Orders of St John Care Trust is building a 64-bed care home in Springfield Road, to include a 48-bed dementia...
View ArticleGrantham ten-pin bowling round-up
THURSDAY DOUBLESResults (week 4): Smokey Mountain Duo 10 New Venture 0, Jetsetters 5 Kanada St 5, Lavender Hill Mob 0 Last Resort 10, Old Codgers 10 Cobblers 0, Spare Parts 0 Cool Runnings 10, Revrite...
View ArticleBADMINTON: Grantham men go close to winning at Lincoln
Grantham Badminton Club men’s third string went close to recording a victory in Division Three of the Newark League.They travelled to Lincoln Albion 3rd, with juniors Carl Jennings and Andrew Watson...
View ArticleMARTIAL ARTS: Belvoir Karate students make the grade
Belvoir Karate Group’s latest grading resulted in a 100 per cent success rate.Held at Bottesford VC Hall on Sunday, students were examined by Sensei’s Graeme Walden and Ian Simpson and worked...
View ArticleLincolnshire Police standing by G4S as other forces withdraw
Lincolnshire Police insist their outsourcing deal with security firm G4S is unaffected by the collapse of a deal between G4S and three other forces.Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire, Alan...
View ArticleAward-winning poet to appear at Grantham Museum
Award-winning poet Sue Gerrard it to appear at Grantham Museum later this month.Sue has appeared at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and as part of The Poet and the Painter she has staged 35 exhibitions...
View ArticleTotal Networking business group to re-launch in Grantham
The long-running Total Networking group has recently re-invented itself and is holding a re-launch meeting on Wednesday, February 13, at The Meeting Venue on the A1 just south of Grantham.New chairman...
View ArticleMOTOR RACING: Balfe Motorsport back on track in GT series
A local family motor racing team is set to return to top flight competition this season.Balfe Motorsport will return to the international GT racing scene in style with a brand new Ferrari 458 GT3...
View ArticleDARTS: Three-times singles winner Lol has the last laugh in Belvoir competition
Veteran darts player Lol Pickin won the Vale of Belvoir League Singles competition for the third year running at The Plough in Stathern on Friday night.Seventy-six-year-old Lol said: “To my knowledge,...
View ArticleTABLE TENNIS: Meet Team GB Paralympians at Grantham College exhibition match
Fans are in for a treat when Team GB Paralympians pay a visit to Grantham College Table Tennis Academy next Monday (February 11).Team GB’s London 2012 Paralympic Squad will take on players from the...
View ArticleHarrowby United return to action after enforced hiatus
Harrowby United return to United Counties League Division One action with a visit to fourth-placed Eynesbury Rovers tomorrow (Saturday).Fresh from the enforced lay-off due to snow and frozen pitches,...
View ArticleParents to set up working party to try and save Charles Read Academy in Corby...
Parents of children attending Charles Read Academy in Corby Glen are to set up a working group opposed to the closure of the school.Trudy Brothwell, CEO of West Grantham Academies Trust, met parents at...
View ArticleMan assaulted in Grantham with ‘rounders bat’
Police are appealing for information after an assault in Grantham in which a man was hit with what is believed to be a rounders bat.The incident took place between 6.30pm and 6.50pm in New Street,...
View ArticleGrantham Swimarathon starts today!
Tens of thousands of pounds will be raised this weekend as the Rotary Club of Grantham’s Swimarathon kicks off at 1.30pm today.A record number of participants have signed up raising hopes of a bumper...
View ArticleGrantham Town appoint new commercial manager
Grantham Town have appointed a new commercial manager.Steve Cardy, of Redmile, recently moved into the area from Manchester and read in the Grantham Journal that the Gingerbreads were appealing for...
View ArticleCrash on the A1 at Great Ponton
The Highways Agency is reporting delays on the A1 northbound at Grantham following a crash involving multiple vehicles this afternoon.The crash closed both lanes and delays are expected up to 6pm this...
View ArticleGrantham Town boss Sucharewycz says ‘we can get a result’ at league leaders...
Following the enforced lay-off due to snow, Grantham Town should be back in action today (Saturday) with a visit to top-of-the-table North Ferriby United.Last Saturday’s game at Stocksbridge Park...
View ArticleGrantham Town want to build sustainable future
Grantham Town plans to set up a Youth Development Centre next season.It is seen is the natural pathway for the club to nurture local footballing talent with the aim of building “a sustainaable future”....
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