Teenage girl killed in A1 accident at Long Bennington
A 17-year-old girl was killed in an accident at around 8.15am today when a blue Vauxhall Corsa with four passengers on board was in collision with a heavy goods vehicle on the slip road leading from...
View ArticleNew team takes charge at Grantham church
A new ministerial team has been appointed to the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Dudley Road, Grantham.Pastor Solon Kyriacou and his wife Dee along with their two adult sons, Louis and Johann, hope to...
View ArticleGrantham girl killed in A1 crash today was a ‘true leader amongst our students’
The headteacher of Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School has paid tribute to a “greatly loved” pupil who tragically died today in a crash on the A1 at Long Bennington.Emily Challen, a Sixth-Form pupil at...
View ArticleBird and Farmer join Grantham Town board of directors
Grantham Town this week announced the arrival of two more additions to its board of directors.The recruitment of two Bottesford-based retired professionals – Michael Bird and Chris Farmer – was seen as...
View ArticleBird and Farmer join Grantham Town board of directors
Grantham Town this week announced the arrival of two more additions to its board of directors.The recruitment of two Bottesford-based retired professionals – Michael Bird and Chris Farmer – was seen as...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: McAllister goal is enough to earn Ropsley the win over Springy
Grantham & District Sunday LeagueRopsley 1Springfield AFC 0Ropsley continued their excellent start to 2013 with a confidence-inspiring victory at home to promotion chasers Springfield...
View ArticleSports fixtures for the Grantham area + football results
SATURDAYFootballEvo-Stik Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division – Hednesford Town v Grantham Town (3pm).ChromaSport United Counties LeagueDivision One – Harrowby United v Olney Town (3pm).Grantham...
View ArticleATHLETICS: Cliffedale top all four tables in sportshall competition
Two sportshall athletics matches for large primary schools were held at The Meres leisure centre last Monday and seven days previous.Six schools competed in the events organised by Grantham Athletic...
View ArticleColsterworth Festival kicks off with dance competition
The Colsterworth Festival of Performing Arts started yesterday with the dance section taking place over five days at Charles Read Academy in Corby Glen.The festival will continue on March 1 with the...
View ArticleJazz trio to make debut at Grantham club
The Grantham Conservative Club hosts the Matt Chandler Trio for the first time on Thursday, February 21.Matt Chandler is a versatile guitarist with a diverse career spanning punk, jazz, electro, rock...
View ArticleRUGBY: ‘Heart-broken’ Grantham school team disqualified from Daily Mail Vase...
King’s School first XV have been disqualified from the Daily Mail RBS Under-18 Vase competition for fielding an underage player.King’s qualified for the quarter-finals for the first time in the...
View ArticleGrantham Town sign new striker Nightingale
The Gingerbreads are likely to travel to Hednesdford Town today (Saturday) with their new striker on board.Former Alfreton, Eastwood and Hucknall front man T. J. Nightingale was signed from Spalding...
View ArticleBands get ready to rock for glory on Grantham stage
The MMG East Midlands Battle of the Bands returns to Grantham this year for two rounds of the competition. The Atrium in High Street will host the first round 1 heat on April 18 and also a round 2...
View ArticleGYMNASTICS: Grantham’s East Midlands winners qualify for Nationals
The East Midlands Schools Gymnastics championships were held at Stamford. Winning teams in each group qualify through to the National Finals in May.As usual, several Grantham schools were competing but...
View ArticleWater babies make a splash at Grantham hotel
Babies as young as just a few weeks old are now taking part in multi-award winning swimming lessons at the Ramada Hotel in Grantham.The Water Babies programme, run by Charlie and Chris Craven, is...
View ArticleWoolsthorpe Manor throws doors open to the public early
The National Trust’s Woolsthorpe Manor has opened its doors early to visitors in time for half-term.Last year the 17th-century birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton had its best year yet, with nearly 34,000...
View ArticleGrantham Singers celebrate 60 years with Grand Gala
The Grantham Singers are celebrating their Diamond Jubilee with a Grand Gala Concert next month.It will be a celebration of all things Gilbert and Sullivan. The concert will feature a full-length,...
View ArticleCinema: Ralph is a sure-fire hit with the kids
Wreck-It Ralph (PG)This animated feature cannot fail to be a hit with youngsters. It is funny and entertaining but, most of all, every character comes out of an arcade game.Ralph has been in one of...
View ArticleSupporters of Charles Read school vent their anger at academies trust
People opposed to the proposal to close Charles Read Academy in Corby Glen showed their anger at a packed public meeting with Grantham and Stamford MP Nick Boles on Friday night.Much of their anger was...
View ArticleGrantham boxer Ben’s bout to be shown on Eurosport
A Grantham boxer is to have his next fight televised live on a Saturday night.Ben Croft’s is scheduled to make his semi-professional debut in Ross Minter’s Queensberry Boxing League in a Eurosport...
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