Town venues – including St Wulfram’s Church – have signed up to ensure the music at Grantham’s Welcome Back Folk Festival plays on through the evening. The festival, organised by South Kesteven District Council, will feature some of the best local and national acts from the folk scene performing in Grantham Market Place from 11am […]

Here is the first Glastonbury Festival 2022 line-up poster, which includes our final two Pyramid Stage headliners: Paul McCartney (Saturday) and Kendrick Lamar (Sunday). Among them is Grantham superstar Holly Humberstone, who recently took best newcomer at the Brits Awards. Many more acts and attractions still to be announced.

South Kesteven District Council has renewed its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant in a further show of support for the military community. Leader of the council Cllr Kelham Cooke took part in a Covenant signing ceremony on Tuesday 1 March with Lt Col Jonathan Buxton, Commanding Officer at the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks […]

Police are reminding residents to be extra vigilant following a report of courier fraud. A victim in Cambridgeshire received a call from a male pretending to be an inspector from the NCA Legal Team. The number he rang from displayed as the Lincolnshire Police HQ phone number. The suspect claimed that the victim’s ID was […]

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St Barnabas Hospice is urging supporters to get on their bikes and ride as the charity is offering 40 spaces on the C2C2C charity ride to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The C2C2C is a charity cycle ride around Lincolnshire. Cyclists can choose a 100 mile or 200km route. Both routes are designed for a cyclist who maybe hasn’t […]

Works to upgrade the A52 Somerby Hill roundabout, including adding a new leg that connects to Grantham’s new relief road, have passed the midway point. Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “Our upgrades to the A52 Somerby Hill roundabout are more than halfway complete, with work on the rest of the relief road’s […]

Lincolnshire’s female firefighters, Olympians, footballers, mechanics, lorry drivers, chief executives and mental health nurses are coming together this International Women’s Day to encourage young people to #breakthebias. On Tuesday 8 March, mental health practitioners from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust (LPFT) will be sharing stories and starting conversations in schools across Lincolnshire to educate and inspire […]

A local car retailer is hosting a ‘zero omissions’ electric car event to launch its new fully electric model. Marshall Grantham on Spittlegate Level is launching Volvo’s first ever purely electric car, the C40 Recharge, with a three-day event that explores the future of electric motoring, alongside test drives of its electrified model range. The event, which […]

# The main road through Ancaster was blocked yesterday morning, after a a double decker collided with the railway bridge. The roof fell on to the road beneath and had to be recovered before the road reopened. Police, who attended the incident, say  it happened just after 9am when a double decker bus got stuck […]