HOCKEY: Grantham men record second away victory of the season
Ely City 3rd 1Grantham 2After a two week snow-enforced break, Grantham travelled to Ely City, keen to do the double after a 4-2 win at home that also sidelined captain Oli Phillips with a broken leg.On...
View ArticleThe Body Shop in Grantham closing because it is ‘no longer viable’
The Body Shop in Grantham will close down in March because it is no longer financially viable, says the company.In a statement the company said: “The Body Shop, Grantham, is due for closure on March 2,...
View ArticleProperty of the Week: Foston, near Grantham
A slice of village life is on offer for under £150,000 from agents Winkworth of Grantham.They are offering this ideally-located immaculate three-bedroom detached bungalow in Wilkinson Drive, a...
View ArticleDeveloper brands councillor’s comments in the Grantham Journal ‘utterly...
The on-going row between developer Larfleet Homes and South Kesteven District Council shows no sign of abating this week.District and county councillor Ray Wootten wrote to the Journal last week vowing...
View ArticleGYMNASTICS: Grantham primary schools perform well at county championships
Pupils from three Grantham primary schools contested the Lincolnshire Schools Gymnastics Championships at Horncastle last Sunday.Cliffedale narrowly took the under-11 girls’ team title with 64.90...
View ArticleGrantham’s own ‘World’s Biggest Swim’ set for February 23
Hot on the heels of the RotarySwimarathon at the weekend comes the Grantham-conceived RotaryGlobalSwimarathon.Last year’s RotaryGlobalSwimarathon set a new world record for the most people swimming in...
View ArticleHarrowby United do the double over bottom side Burton Park
ChromaSport United Counties LeagueDivision OneHarrowby United 5Burton Park Wanderers 0Harrowby recorded a comfortable victory over basement club Burton Park Wanderers on a wet and windy tuesday night...
View ArticleSWIMMING: Second place for Grantham’s Leah in regional competition
Grantham Swimming Club’s Leah Roughan delivered an outstanding performance to finish second at the ASA Central Zone Championships last weekend.Qualifying times were tough, so just two swimmers...
View ArticleShare your views on rail services with managers at Grantham station
Passengers can discuss rail services at Grantham station at a ‘meet the manager’ event tomorrow (Thursday).Train operator East Coast is inviting customers to share their views about its rail services...
View ArticleGrantham Journal columnist: Alison Robson
The Journal reported last week that the Charles Read Academy would be closing and the pupils and staff would be moving to St Hugh’s.Why are they being moved from a school with 38 per cent pass rate to...
View ArticleAdvertising feature: Beautiful Valentine’s gifts at John Cussell’s
In this world of multi-national and national retailers the independent retailer is becoming a rarity.Grantham’s success story is jeweller John Cussell’s, which is still going strong by offering a...
View ArticleGrantham Journal column: Conservative MP Nick Boles
In the week when Robert Francis’ report on the appalling catalogue of neglect at Stafford Hospital was published, the future of the National Health Service and our own much cherished hospital in...
View ArticleEating Out: Guildhall coffee shop is reviewed
With no frontage you could be forgiven for not knowing the Guildhall coffee shop is there. Yet when I paid it visit for lunch this week it was bustling.Most of the tables were full, showing it is...
View ArticleHospital proposals to be discussed on Grantham’s radio station
Tune in to community radio station Gravity FM at 2.30pm on Friday to hear a question session about the future of Grantham Hospital.Presenter Dennis Kay will interview Allan Kitt, the chief operating...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 have signed SOS Grantham Hospital’s petition so far...
Well over 1,000 people have already signed a petition against proposed changes to services at Grantham Hospital, including the scrapping of the town’s Maternity Unit.Members of SOS Grantham Hospital...
View ArticleWily Sunday league Foxes outwit big boys Cleethorpes in County Cup semi-final
Lincolnshire Sunday County CupSemi-finalCleethorpes Town 1Ropsley Fox 3Ropsley Fox took on the mighty Cleethorpes in a bid to become the first team from Grantham to win the highly competitive Sunday...
View ArticleCroxton overcome Gables in seven-goal clash
Grantham & District Saturday LeagueDivision OneAFC Three Gables 3AFC Croxton 4Croxton were quick to apply pressure to the hosts from the off. With the Gables struggling to make any early breaks,...
View ArticleJoy of Grantham boy, 9, on being reunited with his stolen bike
A young boy is “over the moon” to be reunited with his treasured mountain bike, following an appeal in last week’s Journal.The father of nine-year-old Alfie Fairbairn made a plea through the newspaper...
View ArticleYOUTH FOOTBALL: Gonerby in control from the start
Mid Lincs LeagueUnder-16Gonerby Yellows 6Greenbank 0Gonerby continued their winning ways and were in control from the kick-off.Matt Eyre scored a brace within 15 minutes and Harry Hutton, the creator,...
View ArticleParents plan protest against proposed closure of Charles Read Academy, Corby...
A group of parents is expected to stage a protest this afternoon (Thursday) against plans to close Charles Read Academy in Corby Glen.Parents say they will gather outside the school to make their voice...
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