SKDC awards winner shortlisted for national civic culture award
A major winner in South Kesteven District Council’s Community Awards has been shortlisted for a prestigious national civic culture award. In November creative producer and artist Sam Roddan took the Community Cultural Action award for her role with Art Pop-Up, a Stamford-based not for profit arts organisation, which also landed the Community Group of the […]
Rosemary Margaret Joyce John
Rosemary Margaret Joyce John passed peacefully after a long illness bravely fought on the 25th January 2022 aged 83 years, Dearly loved wife to the late Elwyn Arthur Edward John, loving and devoted mum to Stephen, Keith, Karen, Tina, Cathleen & Michelle. Proud Granny to Lewis, Jayd & Darcie, Colin, Kim, Philip, Emma, Nicola, Sophie, […]
Snowdrop season at Easton Walled Gardens.
Join Easton Walled Gardens for snowdrops, shopping, coffee & cake. Open for snowdrops and the season on 11th February and the Gardens, Courtyard Shop and eateries will be open Wednesdays to Sundays, 11am-4pm. Is there anything more charming than a leisurely walk through a garden surrounded by snowdrops? They evoke a sense of cheer, flowering […]
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 24-28 January 2022 S21/2261 Ancaster Retention of existing two static caravans to used as our main dwelling shower block which will be portable. Applicant: Mr Gordan Cant, The Little Homestead Water Lane Ancaster NG32 3QS S22/0007 Grantham Section 73 application to vary condition 4 of planning approval S17/0028 (erection of new dwelling), to […]
Ring the dates on Grantham’s Nature’s Calendar
Two council owned parks in Grantham could soon be contributing to a national nature recording project tracking how weather and climate change is affecting wildlife. South Kesteven District Council is working with the Woodland Trust’s Nature’s Calendar project to encourage residents to record nature observations during the year. Trust specialist Lorienne Whittle will explain how […]
By-election candidates named for South Kesteven council seats
Candidates for two upcoming by-elections for South Kesteven District Council have been announced. Voting in Aveland and Isaac Newton wards will take place on Thursday 24 February, the same day as a Lincolnshire County Council by-election for Colsterworth Rural division. In Aveland Ward, which includes the villages of Aslackby, Rippingale and Haconby, Richard Dixon-Warren (Conservative) […]
This Grantham road has changed a lot in a century
Interim Chair of the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board announced
Lincolnshire Integrated Care System (ICS) is pleased to announce that Sir Andrew Cash OBE has been appointed by NHS England as the Interim Chair of its new NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB). Lincolnshire ICS brings together local health and care organisations, local government, and voluntary and community organisations to improve the health and wellbeing of […]
Purple patch for LotterySK
LotterySK has hit a winning streak with no fewer than eight lucky ticket holders scooping prizes of £250 since the start of December. A ticket supporting the LotterySK Community Fund, which provides grants to local projects, kicked off the purple patch with the first £250 win in South Kesteven District Council’s community lottery. Two weeks […]
Take care not antibiotics warns Grantham GP
NHS Lincolnshire CCG is reminding patients that antibiotics will only be prescribed when they’re needed to help keep them effective. Taking antibiotics when you don’t need to can lead to antibiotic resistance, which is when bacteria find ways to survive the effects of an antibiotic so that the antibiotic no longer works. The more often we […]
Axe-throwing sessions begin in Grantham this month
The long awaited axe-throwing business has named the day for its opening in Grantham. Based in 21 High Street, and formerly home to Empire clothing, the venue will offer customers the chance to try their hand at axe throwing. It will open on Saturday, February 26th. There will be five individual axe throwing lanes and […]
Theft of BT cable leaves villagers isolated
Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of 1,000mt of copper cable from Mareham Lane in Scredington, near Osbournby. The cable belonged to BT and its theft has left residents in the village without landline and fibre since it was taken. The theft happened at around 8.30pm on the 27 January. Police have now […]
Business and tourism unit reshapes for ambitious future
South Kesteven District Council is considering a proposal to bring key business support and tourism services back in-house under the successful InvestSK brand. The Council’s Companies Committee has recommended to the Cabinet that responsibility for business support, regeneration and the visitor economy should be brought back in-house. The new way of working would result in […]
Last orders as plans submitted to convert Grantham pub into flats
The final pints may have been pulled at a Grantham pub, after plans were lodged with SKDC to convert it into flats The application has been made to change its use from a pub with a landlord’s apartment above, to six self-contained apartments. The Springfield Arms stands on the corner of Huntingtower Road and has […]
Bomb damages homes on Grantham’s South Parade
Grantham school without the ‘street furniture’
Michael Darrall
Michael Darrall passed peacefully after a long illness bravely fought, with his loving family by his side on the 18th January 2022 aged 75 years. Dearly loved Dad to Lucie, proud and devoted grandad to Naiim, a Loving brother to Barbara & Joe. “A kind, compassionate man, dearly loved and greatly missed by his daughter, […]
Grantham gym to close for final time tonight
One of Grantham’s newest gyms is due to shut down for good at 7pm tonight. Clubfit 24 created an environment for members to train regardless of their fitness capabilities, without the intimidation of a chain gym. The Covid-19 pandemic has made operating any business incredibly difficult, especially for those companies that operate within the hospitality […]
