Lincolnshire Police are supporting a national campaign targeting knife crime with an amnesty this week to help keep our county – and you can do your part by handing over offensive weapons with no questions asked. As part of Operation Sceptre, which takes place twice a year, knives or other offensive weapons can be dropped […]
‘You’re denying people democracy’: Freedom of speech accusations at SKDC
West Grantham C of E Primary Academy children aim for the stars in science topic
Donation by International Air and Space Training Institute (IASTI®) supports a surprise trip for children Year 6 children at West Grantham C of E Primary Academy have been aiming high and reaching for the stars in their science topic about space. The children were tasked with learning about the planets and gravity and followed a […]
Lincolnshire’s hospitals to work with carers to improve dementia care
Carers of people with dementia are being called to work alongside Lincolnshire’s hospitals to help make sure services are the best they can be. Following on from the success of United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s valued and established Patient Panel, it hopes to create something similar to benefit from the experience of carers in developing […]
This Grantham business has changed a bit!
University condemns ‘defacement’ as employee accused of egging Thatcher statue
Caught on camera: Assault in Grantham
Police are appealing for help to identify the men in the images after an assault left a man with multiple injuries to his face. Officers received reports of an altercation outside Ladbrokes on St Peter’s Hill, in Grantham. Three males reportedly assaulted a male in his 30s. It’s believed the assault took place between 8:55pm […]
Who do you know in this Grantham photo?
Strength of local property market it demonstrated in recent land sales
Two regionally significant strategic land agreements in Nottingham and Lincolnshire LRG’s recent completion of two new strategic land agreements demonstrates market strength National property consultancy, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has announced two regionally significant strategic land agreements in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. LRG’s land team, on behalf of private landowners, has overseen the sale of a 47-hectare site […]
Platinum reward for unsung hero in Jubilee year
Hull Trains is looking to reward a community hero with a platinum experience as part of plans to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee year. Members of the public are being asked to nominate individuals in Hull or East Yorkshire who they believe are deserving of recognition for the role they play in making a difference to […]
Grantham waste WEEE-cycling centre looks to reduce carbon impact with expansion plans
Lincolnshire’s mental health trust expands its workforce with five new international nurses
Kimani Kariuki from Kenya, Alex Asiam from United Arab Emirates and Kename Nichols from Trinidad have all passed their Objective Structured Clinical Examinations and have started working on the acute inpatient wards in Lincoln after joining Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) earlier this year. Anestine Snell-Rodriguez and Sabita Sookhoo, both from Trinidad, have […]
Grantham MP welcomes additional support for farmers
The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs has announced that it will be making advance payment of 50% of BPS subsidy payments for this year. This change has been made in recognition of the difficulties farmers are currently facing: with fertiliser prices and input costs like tractor diesel spiking, farmers are carrying an increased risk […]
St Peter’s Hill 50 years ago
Who remembers this butchers’ shop?
Police issue statement over egg thrown at Margaret Thatcher statue
Margaret Thatcher statue egged by protester two hours after its unveiling
Thatcher statue goes into place
The controversial bronze statue of Margaret Thatcher is being erected on St Peter’s Hill in Grantham this morning. It will be officially unveiled at a later date. Last year South Kesteven District Council said it would not underwrite the unveiling of the statue at a cost of £100,000 and that any official unveiling would have to […]
Grantham film company nominated for Hollywood’s Indie Awards
Whoever You Are, the short film directed by Javier De Frutos, and produced by and starring Grantham-based Chantry Dance’s/Whoever You Are Productions Ltd Rae Piper & Paul Chantry, has made its European premiere to great acclaim at Rencontres Internationales Film Festival in Paris. Whoever You Are was selected as part of the main programme at […]
Climbing Snowdon in memory of Grandparents
Later this week, Sophie Jo Hague and her best friend Marcus Andrews are climbing Mount Snowdon, North Wales, the UK’s second highest peak, to raise funds for Alzheimer’s org, Sophie, 27, is a home carer with Bluebird. She said: “We both lost grandparents who suffered with dementia/Alzheimer’s. “There is no cure and I hope with […]
