Man dies in traffic collision
A 58-year-old man died in a road traffic collision involving a Tesco van and a Renault lorry. The collision happened on the A17 at the junction of RAF Cranwell and Rauceby, at around 5.30pm yesterday (14th December). Despite the best efforts of first responders, the driver of the Tesco van was pronounced dead at the […]
A52 closed due to serious accident
Welcome Back Fund signals festive fun for local high streets
Shoppers will be greeted by a colourful balloon-modelling elf or a cheeky reindeer stilt-walker as they hunt down gifts for Santa’s stocking in South Kesteven towns during the next couple of weeks. The festive treat has come about thanks to a cash injection from the Government’s Reopening High Streets Safely/Welcome Back Fund. South Kesteven District […]
Early days in Winchester Road
Look what we found in our garden!
Who do you know in this school photo?
Council to spend £10.7million doing up Deepings leisure centre
Rise in drug driving sees Crimestoppers launch appeal for information on abusers
Shocking new national stats show the charity saw drug driving reports more than double over past three years Independent charity Crimestoppers, in partnership with D.tec International, has launched a new campaign to target those who get behind the wheel and drug drive. It comes as new statistics from the charity show drug driving reports Crimestoppers […]
Police commissioner denies wrongdoing as IOPC investigates chief constable recruitment
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 6-10 December 2021 S21/1831 Allington Erection of conservatory in PVCU and glass polycarbonate, no brickwork. Applicant: Mr Alan Duley 46 Meadow View Allington Gardens Allington NG32 2EH S21/2094 Grantham Erection of a new-built sheltered housing scheme of 20 no. flats with communal facilities and parking including demolition of an outbuilding listed by curtilage […]
County Council warns Government of impending roads fund crisis
In a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, the county council has said it wants the £12m cut from its roads budget back for 2022/23. The letter was sent in hopes of having the 25% roads maintenance grant cut from 2021/22 reversed. In the 2019/20 financial year, Lincolnshire was allocated £51m maintenance funding. […]
SKDC introducing help for landlords
A new advice service is opening in South Kesteven to help landlords and tenants avoid costly legal action. The free, specialist service will assist landlords that want to serve an eviction notice on their tenants, to give them the help and assistance required to prevent a Section 21 or Section 8 notice being issued. The […]
Training session for Grantham footballers
Who remembers this stately home near Grantham?
Honington Hall, near Barkston, built 1862-3 in ‘Elizabethan style’ from stone. Demolished 1946.The owner was a great philanthropist and paid for a new hospital to be built in a similar style, but from red brick in Cambridgeshire:‘The North Cambridgeshire Cottage Hospital, adjoining and overlooking the park, is a structure of brick, with lodge and detached […]
