Claire Wells says… Grantham man Phil Hurst rushed to the aid of a young rider yesterday at MOTO 101, the motorcycle circuit at Gonerby Moor. Keeping himself and the other riders safe he helped the 15-year-old with first aid and then guiding the air ambulance down. He stayed with the medics until the air ambulance […]

Thousands of Grantham people watched as the iconic Lancaster Bomber encircled the town twice at about 1.30pm today as a salute to its part in the aircraft’s history. It was on its way to Manchester to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid For the last three years of World War Two, the aircraft […]

New What’s On brochures from South Kesteven District Council’s arts centres are now available with details of packed summer programmes. Both Grantham’s Guildhall Arts Centre and Stamford Arts Centre have brochures available online through their websites, with printed copies available at each venue. Each has details of varied events for all ages, from family workshops […]

Barratt Homes North Midlands has announced that its new development in Leicestershire will underpin approximately 466 jobs for local people. A computer-generated image of Barratt Homes’ King’s Meadow The leading developer is set to deliver a total of 233 new homes to its upcoming King’s Meadow development in Melton Mowbray, on Kirby Lane, which is […]

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StreetSafe is a national service for anyone to anonymously tell us about public places where they have felt unsafe and the reason for it, eg street lighting, abandoned buildings, vandalism, being followed or verbally abused. It’s part of the government’s agenda to tackle violence against women and girls, although it’s open to anyone to use. […]

Members of the Grantham Aviation Society have visited Skydive Langar this week for a tour of the facility and its three Grand Caravan aircraft. The group, led by John Carpenter, were welcomed by the centre, which is the biggest and busiest civilian skydiving operation in the country, making over 37,000 jumps in 2021 alone. The […]

Grantham-based tipping trailer and truck body manufacturer, Fruehauf has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of three new directors. Robert Roe takes up the position of Managing Director, Paul Maguire as Production Director and Don Wallace as Engineering Director. Announcing the appointments, Steven Cairns Managing Director of MV Commercial, which acquired the company in […]

One lane is closed, with queueing traffic for three miles and delays due to a collision involving a car and a vanon A1 Great North Road northbound after A151 (Colsterworth Services Junction). Congestion to the South Witham turn off. Affecting traffic between Stamford and Grantham

E4’s most daring TV series is back! The producers of Naked, Alone And Racing To Get Home are searching for brave contestants for an exciting new challenge!  Following the success of the pilot last year, the audacious show is bigger and better than ever, and applications are now open for contestants who wish to compete in the […]

The iconic Lancaster Bomber will be taking to the skies over Grantham this weekend, marking the Dambusters anniversary. For the last three years of World War Two, the aircraft was the major heavy bomber used by the RAF, and eventually became known as the ‘best night time bomber of the war’.  May 14th and 15th […]