A lorry fire closed a busy stretch of the A1 this morning between Stamford and Colsterworth. 3 fire crews from Grantham, Stamford and Corby Glen attended the fire from 5:32am on Friday 2nd December. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Do you recognise this Grantham church?
Where our water came from
Inside the Watergate butchers
More than £3,000 raised for hospice care during warehouse lock-in
On Tuesday, 29th November, a special Lock-in event took place at St Barnabas Hospice’s flagship charity shop, The Warehouse in Lincoln, to help shoppers get ahead of their Christmas shopping and snap up incredible bargains. During the Warehouse’s first-ever public Lock-in, shoppers were able to browse exclusive stock along with a Christmas section full of gifts, […]
Grantham Southern Relief Road – latest
The Big Give’s Christmas Challenge 2022
Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) is taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise £48,000 in just 1 week! The charity needs to raise £24,000 in online donations to secure a match pot that will double the amount raised. All donations will support LNAA’s vital lifesaving work, 24 hours a day, every […]
Trent Road’s final link
Who do you know in this Grantham school photo?
Progress on Grantham fire station training tower
Donations sought to brighten youngsters’ Christmas
A Grantham businessman is appealing to businesses and individuals to donate Christmas selection boxes which he can donate them to two schools. Matt Wainwright, managing director of Four Seasons Future Planning Ltd, will be collecting the selection boxes and then dressing up as Santa to deliver them to children at the Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship […]
Ethics “not paramount” over financial security when investing in Qatar bank, say SKDC leaders
Bank announces branch closures across the county
HSBC has announced it is to close four Lincolnshire branches next year as more people are banking online But the Grantham branch, formerly the Midland Bank in Westgate, has been saved – for now. HSBC will close over 100 banks across the UK next year, including four in Lincolnshire The bank has announced it will […]
More than 1,000 hours spent cleaning Witham this year
Thirty four volunteers, from eight to eighty, turned out on Saturday 26th November for Grantham RiverCare’s last litter pick of 2022. In total, volunteers have contributed nearly 1,000 hours of their time this year to ensure our stretch of the River Witham stays as clean and healthy as possible as it passes through the town. […]
SKDC issues advice to combat damp and mould at home
SKDC tenants will receive advice and help to reduce the risk of condensation and mould following the sad death of a child in Rochdale from respiratory issues. The Council inspects all its social housing properties where an issue has been reported – and is sharing ventilation advice, providing mould treatment and keeping clear records to […]
Cleaning up Grantham
A nice way to spend Alex Pucacco and Uche Ugwu‘s last BGB volunteering day of 2022 litter picking around Grantham. Eight bags picked in the cold and damp but heartened by how clean the town is and the residents who stay on top of it! Some more volunteering stories to folllow as we near Christmas. Tis the season!
Royal visit to Grantham Hospital
Does anyone remember this Grantham pub?
Time running out to get free Woodland Trust trees in the East Midlands
The Woodland Trust is urging schools and community groups across the East Midlands to get their free tree-pack applications in quickly with just over a month left until the spring delivery closes. Applications for spring, for delivery in March 2023, are currently open, but only until 11 January. The last round of the ever-popular free […]
