Joint agency raids on two premises in Grantham have led to more than 10,000 illegal cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco, 350 illegal vapes and cash seized. Many of the contraband items had been hidden in elaborate ‘hides’ within one shop. The raids were carried out by Lincolnshire Trading Standards, Lincolnshire Police’s licensing team and Grantham’s neighbourhood policing […]

A new convenience store in Barrowby, Grantham will officially open its doors to shoppers on Thursday 15th December creating 11 full and part time jobs for the local area. The £2.2m Lincolnshire Co-op food store will feature services including a wide range ofgroceries, freshly baked goods, food-to-go options, chilled beers and wines, 100% British meat […]

St Barnabas Hospice has again brought back its Tree-cycle scheme, collecting Christmas trees in exchange for donations.  The charity’s annual Tree-cycle initiative is a great way to get rid of an unwanted tree after the twelve days of Christmas in return for a donation so that the Hospice can continue to provide care to people living with […]

Gareth Davies MP has welcomed the announcement of an additional £20 million funding for woodlands, tree planting and the timber industry by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Therese Coffey MP. Of the investment, £10 million has been awarded through the ‘Woodlands into Management Innovation Fund’ and the ‘Tree Production Innovation […]

Hull Trains has been named ‘Best in Class’ at a national awards ceremony to recognise the most reliable fleets in the railway industry.  The Golden Spanner awards, organised by trade publication Modern Railways, celebrate the best of rolling stock maintenance and practices, paying tribute to those companies making the greatest strides in train reliability on […]