GRANTHAM NEWS
BikeSafe 2026
The brighter nights are coming and we’re gearing up to meet many amazing riders who have chosen to refresh and...
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Air Ambulance weekly draw results
Weekly Draw Lottery Winners for Draw Held on 13/02/2026 Prize Amount Play Number Winner Town£1000.00 58332 SCUNTHORPE£200.00 390811 GRANTHAM£100.00 240831...
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Albie there for you – Seb and Albert are the best of friends
Gill Batson/Batsonelli Photography Seven-year-old Sebastian ‘Seb’ Dean is autistic and doesn’t recognise danger. On countless occasions, his mum, Rachel, would...
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Work begins on Harrowby Lane Park
Cllr Chris Noon, representing Harrowby, has confirmed that the old play area on Harrowby Lane in Grantham has been removed...
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Poppy Lancaster Bomber wins photo competition
Snap of the iconic plane recreated in poppy-form wins 2025’s photography competition. Visit Lincolnshire and 2Aspire’s first photography competition has...
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Coming together to support Lincolnshire carers
A Carers Innovation and Improvement Workshop brought together the local caring community to discuss how to better support Lincolnshire’s 70,000...
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WHAT’S ON
Guided walks near Grantham announced in programme now online
Don't miss your chance to explore the great outdoors across the 365 square miles of South Kesteven. The South Kesteven...
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Don’t miss the chance to meet these Bad Girls
This March, Harrowby Singers Amateur Musical Society will be bringing something completely new to local audiences as they present Bad...
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Spark Business Networking expands into Grantham with free March launch event
Spark Business Networking is expanding into Grantham, as the Nottingham-based Spark franchise brings its established networking format to the town. After...
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Bereavement Notices
GRANTHAM PAST
GRANTHAM NATTERS
Lost dog, very nervous and may be injured
Jerry Chris says, Ran down Harrowby lane past the chipshop down the hill. Has been hit by a car, very...
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Twycross Zoo welcomes its first baby of 2026
Conservation charity, Twycross Zoo, is celebrating a heart-warming milestone with the arrival of its first baby of 2026 - an...
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60,000 pensioners locked out of financial support by mixed-age couples rule
Later life financial hardship charity Independent Age is urging the UK Government to end a controversial rule that blocks mixed-age...
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GRANTHAM HALL OF FAME
Hunt. Amy – “A face to define the decade”
Amy Hunt (b2002) Amy Hunt is best known as a British sprinter who won silver in the 4 x 100...
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Edgely, Ross – The man who can’t stop swimming
Ross Edgely (b1985) Ross Edgley is a British athlete, ultra-marathon sea swimmer and author. He was born into a sporting...
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Witham, Thomas – Held the English purse strings
Thomas Witham (c1420 –1489) Witham was English Chancellor of the Exchequer under Kings Henry VI and Edward IV. He was...
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Welby, Lady Victoria
Lady Victoria Welby (1837- 1912) Victoria, Lady Welby more correctly Lady Welby-Gregory, was a self-educated British philosopher of language, musician and watercolourist. She was daughter...
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Fitchett, Alfred – Became Dean of Dunedin
Alfred Robertson Fitchett (1836 –1929) Born in Grantham in 1836, Fitchett was ordained in 1879, and graduated MA from the University of Otago in 1882. He was Vicar of All Saints' Church,...
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Knights, Lionel Charles – King’s school pupil was an authority on Shakespeare
Lionel Charles Knights (1906 – 1997) L C Knights was an English literary critic, an authority on Shakespeare and his...
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