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Police chief warns of 400 job cuts due to funding

Police chief warns of 400 job cuts due to funding

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Grantham MP  pursued suspected thief down London street and secured arrest

Grantham MP pursued suspected thief down London street and secured arrest

Shadow Treasury minister Gareth Davies (Facebook) An MP who chased a suspected thief down a London high street and secured his arrest...
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‘Glow-up’ your retirement with a simple mindset switch by Grantham group

‘Glow-up’ your retirement with a simple mindset switch by Grantham group

Friendship group Grantham Oddfellows is inspiring local retirees to give their retirement a ‘glow-up’ by switching from a ‘To Do’...
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Have your say on National Grid’s pylon plans and “make them listen to Lincolnshire”

Have your say on National Grid’s pylon plans and “make them listen to Lincolnshire”

The electricity company has launched consultations on two pylon lines running through the county. National Grid has launched a second round...
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Roadworks in town could cause delays

Roadworks in town could cause delays

Barrowby Gate, Grantham, Lincolnshire 18 June – 27 June Roadworks, Delays possible Traffic management: Traffic control (give & take) Responsibility...
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Celebrating Lincolnshire’s unpaid carers

Celebrating Lincolnshire’s unpaid carers

Monday 9 to Sunday 15 June is Carers Week, a time to recognise the extraordinary efforts of these unsung heroes....
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WHAT’S ON

D-Day walks to honour American wartime bravery

D-Day walks to honour American wartime bravery

June 10, 2025
D-Day commemorations are to include walks telling how American Pathfinder troops flew from an airfield near Grantham to spearhead the...
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Celebrated Illustrator Natalia Shaloshvili to Create Live Window Art at The Reading Room

Celebrated Illustrator Natalia Shaloshvili to Create Live Window Art at The Reading Room

June 10, 2025
The Reading Room, Grantham, is delighted to announce that acclaimed writer and illustrator Natalia Shaloshvili will be visiting the shop on the...
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Fun drop-in events bring action for climate change

Fun drop-in events bring action for climate change

June 9, 2025
It's Great Big Green Week: the UK’s biggest ever celebration of action to tackle climate change and protect nature. SKDC...
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Bereavement Notices

Edward George ‘Eddie’ Berridge

Edward George ‘Eddie’ Berridge

June 12, 2025
Edward George Berridge "Eddie" sadly passed away at Lincoln County Hospital on 3rd June 2025 aged 84 Years.Eddie was a devoted...
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Doris Buckley

Doris Buckley

June 11, 2025
Doris "Doll" Buckley sadly passed away at home on 29th May 2025 aged 99 years.A loving wife to the her late...
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John Robert “Jack” Grey

John Robert “Jack” Grey

June 10, 2025
John Robert Grey "Jack" sadly passed away at Church Farm at Field House on 29th May 2025 aged 97 years.A loving...
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GRANTHAM PAST

Who recalls this Grantham building?

Who recalls this Grantham building?

Before the bus station

Before the bus station

Who do you know in this Grantham school photo?

Who do you know in this Grantham school photo?

Grantham performs a panto written by local  journalist

Grantham performs a panto written by local journalist

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GRANTHAM NATTERS

Why is the Paddock misbehaviour not being dealt with?

Why is the Paddock misbehaviour not being dealt with?

June 12, 2025
Why is no one doing anything about the extremely loud & ever growing campsite in the Paddock area, off St...
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Advice for people living with dementia as yellow heat warning issued across  East Midlands

Advice for people living with dementia as yellow heat warning issued across East Midlands

June 12, 2025
 Alzheimer’s Society urges people to check in on loved ones with dementia during sunny spell as they are more prone...
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Is nothing safe from Grantham criminals?

Is nothing safe from Grantham criminals?

June 12, 2025
Stuart says... Heavy stone Dum-Dum stolen from my drive on Dudley Road this morning (8th June) at 2:14am (video footage...
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GRANTHAM HALL OF FAME

Rawding, Mike – From Grantham League to England Women’s manager

Rawding, Mike – From Grantham League to England Women’s manager

June 10, 2025
Michael Henry Rawding (1936 – 2005) Mike Rawding  was born in Grantham in November 1936. He was an English association...
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Stow, Selina Catherine – The first female naturalist president

Stow, Selina Catherine – The first female naturalist president

June 5, 2025
Selina Catherine Stow (1870- 1956) Selina Catherine Stow was a British botanist and the first female President of the Lincolnshire...
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Smith, Bernard – Geologist searched Britain for munition materials during world war

Smith, Bernard – Geologist searched Britain for munition materials during world war

June 5, 2025
Bernard Smith FRS (1881-1936) Bernard Smith FRS was a geologist, who worked for the Geological Survey of Great Britain from...
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Petley, Roy – Grantham artist painted the future King

Petley, Roy – Grantham artist painted the future King

June 5, 2025
Roy Petley (b1950 ) The first-born son of a large family, Roy Petley was born  in Grantham.  When he was...
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Pattman, George

Pattman, George

June 4, 2025
George Thomas Pattman, FRCO (1875 - 1961) George was an organist and composer based in England. He was born in 1875 in Grantham,...
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Newcombe, John – One of Georgian England’s top brains

Newcombe, John – One of Georgian England’s top brains

June 4, 2025
John Newcome (1684 –   1765) John Newcombe was an eighteenth-century academic and priest, who served as Master of St John's...
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