As we enter National Eczema Week (13 – 19 September), NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group is raising awareness of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis), which is the most common form of eczema, a condition that causes the skin to become itchy, dry and cracked. Currently there is no cure and severe eczema often has a significant impact on […]
Enjoying the Caribbean experience in Grantham
A Grantham restaurnat has launched a scheme that will give Grantham folk a taste of the West Indies. The Eden House Hotel, North Parade is holding a Caribbean buffet on alternate Saturdays, beginning this week end. Starting at 5pm it is all you can eat for less than £20 a head while the under-5s go […]
‘Unexplained’ surge in 999 calls may see patients asked to make own way to hospital
Army band concert in Grantham recruits TV talent winner
r An Army band concert in Grantham has recruited a very special singer with an appearance by Britain’s Got Talent and Chelsea Pensioner Colin Thackery. The Concert of Hope, at St Wulfram’s Church on 22 October, will feature the Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards as a fund-raiser for the Army Benevolent Fund charity. They […]
Do you know the lads in this Grantham Meres photo?
New superstore taking shape
Older patients urged to get shingles vaccination
Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group is reminding eligible older patients to get the shingles vaccine to help prevent the painful infection. Anyone aged 70 can have the shingles vaccination on the NHS. You become eligible for the vaccine from the first day of September after your 70th birthday for the following year. Shingles is an infection of a nerve that creates a painful […]
Lincolnshire youth charity to host annual cycle event to raise vital funds
For keen cyclists, the Jon Egging Trust’s annual ‘JET Ride’ event on 26th September offers the perfect late summer event to raise vital funds to help young people. Taking in the natural beauty of the Lincolnshire countryside, riders will begin at RAF College Cranwell and can choose a 50, 80 or 100 mile round route […]
Remembering when this plaque was unveiled
Eddie says… About 25 years ago I remember watching leading actress Judy Campbell unveiling a blue plaque in honour of her father John Campbell. She was there with her incredibly sexy daughter Jane Birkin, famous for hit song J’Taime and a nude wresting scene in Blow Up. Mr Campbell, among other things, developed the cinema […]
Who do you know in this Grantham photo?
Who enjoyed Saturday afternoons here?
Protest at Grantham Army Barracks planned for this weekend
A protest at plans to bulldoze up to 60,000 trees at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, is to be staged on Sunday. As part of the Great Big Green Week, South Lincolnshire Green Party is organising a demonstration They meet there at 11am. The 73 hectare woodland planted for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee could be […]
Do you know any of the children in this adventure playground photo?
A1 shut near Grantham
One lane of the A1 southbound was closed this morning and queueing traffic due to vehicle fire. Southbound from A607 (Harlaxton / Melton Mowbray Turn Off) to A151 (Colsterworth Services Junction). Lane one (of two) is closed. Fire crews from Grantham and Corby Glen attended the van fire near Stopkew Rochford golf club. Crews extinguished […]
Who remembers this Grantham business?
Who do you know in this Grantham school photo?
Grantham-born singer’s new song an ode to best friend as she prepares to go global
Longhurst Group appointed to new national framework
A leading housing association which operates across Lincolnshire has been appointed to Homes England’s new £20bn procurement framework. Longhurst Group, which owns and manages more than 5,000 homes across the county, including 941 in Lincoln and 555 in Boston, has been added to the new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The DPS will make it easier […]
St Barnabas Hospice awarded For its Innovation during lockdown
St Barnabas Hospice is celebrating after winning the ‘Most Creative Use of Lockdown’ award at this year’s Charity Retail Association Conference. Clinching the prize on Thursday 9th September at the conference’s award ceremony at Colwick Hall in Nottingham, the team’s ‘Drive-Thru Donation’ events, which allowed more than 60 tons of donations to be made throughout the national […]
Trainee healthcare scientist wins international award for helping improve prostate cancer treatments
Hannah Thurlbeck, one of Lincolnshire Health’s trainee healthcare scientists, has won an international competition for designing a poster that summarises a project aiming to optimise the use of the radiotherapy CT scanner. Hannah has recently completed a part time Masters at Newcastle University and will be graduating with a MSc in Clinical Science. As part […]
