Police are asking all road users to Look, check and check again for motorbikes. They are asking riders to always think What’s happening ahead – can I stop? This is the time of year we see a rise in the number of motorbikes on our roads in Lincolnshire. Sadly, we attend more collisions where people are killed or […]
Lincolnshire County Council tops Town Hall Rich List for second year in a row
Scam alert: Puppies for adoption
Police are asking residents to remain vigilant to a scam involving puppies for adoption on Facebook Marketplace. The scam involves fraudsters disguised as real people advertising puppies, like a three-month old Dachshund, for adoption. The post is usually accompanied by photographs of a puppy and asks buyers to send a private message to the seller […]
Consultation on the future of hospital nuclear medicine services has been extended
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has extended an ongoing public consultation on the future of its nuclear medicine service. This means that the consultation will now run for 14 weeks – until Monday 6 June 2022. The consultation has been extended due to the ongoing local election purdah period, to ensure everyone has the opportunity […]
Lincolnshire’s hospitals united against racism
Lincolnshire’s hospitals are taking a stand against racist behaviour directed at its staff with the launch of a new campaign and strategy. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust have launched the campaign after a growing number of racist incidents have been recorded. Over the last year, sadly 27 incidents of discrimination against staff have been officially-reported, […]
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 28 March and 01 April 2022 S22/0263 Grantham Confirmation of compliance with conditions in relation to S16/1113, S18/1780 and S16/1352 Applicant: Ellie Strong Bow Law 22 Dalton Close Grantham NG31 8WS S22/0530 Horbling Creation of outdoor leisure facility (Forest School – The Conker Club) including parking and toilet facilities; Applicant: Mrs Sian Levan […]
SKDC confirms payment plans for £150 Council Tax rebates
South Kesteven District Council is planning to start issuing £150 Council Tax rebates from April 25th 2022 to counter energy price rises. The one-off cash payments from the Government are non-returnable and are aimed at softening the blow of higher prices for households in Council Tax bands A-D. The rebates are likely to benefit tens […]
Who do you know in this Grantham Nash photo?
Who do you know in this Grantham photo?
What we used to make in Grantham
Water disappears from Grantham Canal
Members of Bottesford and District Angling Association members were disappointed to find the short pound on Grantham Canal, in front of the Dirty Duck pub at Woolsthorpe, had been de-watered once again for their first championship match of the year last Sunday, according to CanalWorld. To make matters worse, the half mile stretch next door, […]
George Kemshell
George Kemshell passed after a long illness at Peterborough Hospital on 26th March 2022, aged 89 years. Dearly loved and greatly missed husband to Avice, loving dad to Simon & Sarah, Proud Grandad to Amy, Steven, Kyle & Louisa, and loving Great grandad to Dominic, Molly, Oliver, Mason and Theo-George. In accordance with Georges wishes […]
Poacher Line trains and CallConnect buses team up
Integrated travel scheme launches to bring bus and train travel together for Lincolnshire residents. The Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership (CRP), which runs between Grantham and Skegness, has launched its new scheme, Poacher PLUS. The initiative was designed to encourage a shift from car usage and get people back onto the public network of buses […]
Celebrating blossom with the National Trust
#BlossomWatch, the National Trust’s yearly celebration of the blossom season is back. With thousands expected to capture the joy of seeing trees and hedgerows burst into bloom. BlossomWatch is the Trust’s annual campaign to encourage people to enjoy and celebrate spring blossom, with the aim of embedding an annual cultural event similar to Japan’s ‘hanami’ […]
Grantham Town Council consultation continues
South Kesteven District Council has already received more than 500 responses to its consultation to find out if there is public support for the creation of a parish or town council for Grantham. The Community Governance Review consultation, which closes on April 22nd, is considering: the possibility of creating a new parish or town council […]
Business seeks 100 apprentices including many in Grantham
Leading food company Moy Park, which has a factory in Grantham, has created 100 new apprenticeship opportunities across its GB and NI sites. With opportunities available from Level 2 to Level 6, the apprenticeships are designed to nurture the next generation of talent across a range of disciplines including engineering, operations, food safety and quality. […]
Grantham school play
Artist remembered as Blue Plaque unveiled
A Blue Placque was unveiled yesterday, as Grantham Mid-Lent Fair began it’s first session for three years. It was unveiled in Market Place, on a building adjacent to the Conduit. It is dedicated to Manuel Immanuel who was born about 1758 in London and was a well-known, nationally renowned and immensely talented artist, theatre designer, […]
