LC Packaging UK Ltd has today been accredited as a Living Wage Employer with a commitment to pay its directly employed and commissioned employees a real living wage of £9.90 an hour as a minimum salary. As part of the Living Wage Foundation’s voluntary programme, the UK arm of family-owned LC Packaging global company, applied […]
County push for more sustainable development plans
Lincolnshire County Council are continuing to press for more suitable and sustainable energy production to be included in the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan. On Monday, 28 February, at a meeting of the Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee, Cllr Colin Davie will put forward amendments to three policies being proposed as part of the Local […]
More than £150m provided by Government to support vital bus and light rail services
Funding builds on unprecedented Government support for buses and light rail throughout the pandemic New deal ensures services will continue running as operators and local authorities work towards a sustainable future Bus and light rail operators across England will benefit from over £150 million of Government support, ensuring services continue to run and millions of […]
Criminals using COVID testing to target public with fake text messages
Rare tree planted in Grantham to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
A rare wild service tree has been planted in Queen Elizabeth Park in Grantham to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The tree was donated by the Lincolnshire Gardens Trust, with members joined at the planting ceremony on Wednesday (3 March) by representatives from park owners South Kesteven District Council. The tree is seen as a […]
More than a thousand tickets sold for next winter’s panto
The curtain may not be going up for another nine months, but ticket sales for this year’s Christmas panto at Grantham’s Guildhall Arts Centre have already topped the 1,000 mark. South Kesteven District Council’s arts team is working with Polka Dot Pantomimes to present Rapunzel – A Tangled Tale! The show, based on a classic […]
St Peter’s Hill a century ago
Government rejects Lincolnshire’s roads cash plea for missing millions
The county council has received a letter confirming its roads maintenance grant allocation for 2022/23 remains £12m less than 2019/20. In the 2019/20 financial year, Lincolnshire was allocated £51m maintenance funding. This was cut down to just under £39m for 2021/22 and will remain at this level until 2025 according to the Department for Transport. […]
Fly-tipper pays the penalty
A 27-year-old-man who admitted four counts of fly-tipping must complete 180 hours of unpaid work in the communities where he committed the offences. Jordan Robertson was handed the Community Order after Lincoln Magistrates on Friday heard he was responsible for three offences in South Kesteven and one in North Kesteven. The prosecution was brought by […]
Bomb hits Grantham school playingfield
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 21-25 February 2022 S22/0193 Grantham The application is for the usage as a tattoo parlour/studio. The proposed hours for this usage will be between 9am-5pm.Applicant: Mr Martin DrewOne2onetattoos4 North Street Grantham NG31 6NU S22/0194 Billingborough Approval of details of Condition 4 (joinery details) of planning permission S21/0305 at 10A West Road Billingborough LNG34 […]
Woodland Trust planting 70-acre wood for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
A 16th century Elizabethan mansion is the fitting location for the Grantham-based Woodland Trust’s first confirmed 70-acre wood in celebration of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Burghley House in Stamford, was built by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth 1, between 1555 and 1587 and its famous grounds will now see a new woodland planted to mark Elizabeth II’s historic jubilee year in 2022. The Woodland Trust, the United Kingdom’s largest woodland conservation charity, is calling on landowners to help […]
Fun fitness events around Grantham to put a spring in your step
South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) wants to see residents on the move and trying hula hooping, yoga or even Giant Jenga. Get SK Moving is a series of events taking place across the district this week, focused on encouraging people to be more active and SKDC is inviting everyone to take part. The events are […]
Lincolnshire highways funding cut won’t be filled, councillors told
Football club hits target with support from Moy Park Community Fund
Harrowby Football Club has been awarded funding towards the construction of a new, accessible spectator stand by local food company Moy Park. The club has received a grant of £10,000 towards overall costs for a new stand to be erected at the clubs grounds to accommodate wheelchair access for fans. As part of the plans, […]
Shed theft epidemic in Grantham
Police are appealing for witnesses and warning residents to secure their property after a series of shed thefts in the Grantham area. Seven incidents have been reported in the town since Saturday, with bikes and power tools stolen. The first is incident 132 of 26 February which relates to the theft of a blue Voodoo […]
Bike and strimmer stolen
Bid to make Grantham the new HQ for Great British Railways confirmed
88 per cent of children get first-choice secondary school
Of the 8,818 children applying to Lincolnshire secondary schools this year, 88.1% (7,771) will receive a place at their first-choice school. Because of appeals and movement on the reserve list, it is likely that further children will be offered a place at their first-choice school by the time they start in September. Currently 7.2% (638) […]
Incinerator leads to garden furniture blaze
A Fire crew attended a fire at property on Rosemary Crescent at lunchtime yesterday. There was fire damage to fence panels, garden furniture and part of one wooden shed extinguished using a hosereel jet and drags. C It was caused by heat spreading from nearby controlled burn within an incinerator bin.
