It’s been 18-months without dancing and partying and none of us saw that coming! I believe our time of solitude made us even more aware of what was important. Maybe our lives needed that moment to ‘be still’, because how pleased were we when we finally got to see family and friends again? Community really […]
Before the A1 was dual carriageway
Deprived areas in the East Midlands locked out of ‘Levelling Up’ funding, Salvation Army warns
Nine locations in the East Midlands will not benefit from the Government’s £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund1 according to a new Salvation Army research report, released today. Corby, Bolsover, Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, Ashfield, South Holland, South Derbyshire, West Lindsey, Melton were all identified as being lower priority for Levelling Up funding by the Government. However, The Salvation Army research instead identifies these areas as needing the highest […]
Weekend of thrilling family action at the Festival of the Horse
Saturday 11-Sunday 12 September 2021 The fields surrounding Belvoir Castle will be filled with the sights and sounds of more than 40 horses and their riders in full flow for the first ever Festival of the Horse taking place across an action-packed weekend on 11-12 September 2021. The soldiers and horses of Her Majesty’s Household Cavalry – […]
Bank Holiday bin changes next week
Residents of South Kesteven can expect changes to their bin collection day for the Summer Bank Holiday next week. There will be no collections on Monday 30 August. All bin rounds that week will be a day later than usual: this includes Black bins/Pink bags plus Garden bins and Purple bin Trade Waste collections. The […]
Grantham-born footballer gets first England call-up
Peaky Blinders and soap stars in film shot around Grantham
Who do you know in this Grantham school photo?
When local police got a roasting!
Grantham residents targeted by courier fraudsters
Police received two reports of attempted courier fraud yesterday (25th August) in the Grantham area and we are urging residents to remain vigilant against this type of scam. At around 2:15pm, a woman in her 60s from the Great Gonerby area was contacted by a scammer posing as Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Phillip Hunt. He […]
HGV driver jobs in Lincolnshire where you can earn up to £47,000 a year
How Grantham High Street looked
Straw stack torched
In the early hours of Saturday 21st August in a field between Boothby Pagnell and Ingoldsby, near Ingoldsby Wood a large stack of straw bales was set alight. If you see any suspicious activity round straw / hay stacks please report via 101. Those of you with farming contacts please make them aware of this […]
Single vehicle accident on High Dyke
Freemasons supporting over a million people with mental health issues
To help more than 1.4 million people experiencing mental health issues, Freemasons are donating more than £550,000 to help citizens across the UK. Many people are reaching crisis point with their mental health due to the pandemic. According to NHS Prevalence Data 2020, one in six young people have a probable mental disorder, while the […]
Super season of shows in South Kesteven
After months of lockdown and, following the Government roadmap, South Kesteven District Council’s arts venues in Grantham and Stamford are delighted to announce a fantastic autumn season of shows and screenings for all the family to enjoy. Opening with a visit to both venues from TV historian Lucy Worsley (25 and 26 August), the new […]
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 16-20 August 2021 You can click on the following link to view the forms and plans of any planning application. http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/planningsearch S21/1482 Ropsley Sycamore T1 – remove lowest lateral to SE over neighbouring parking area (image1) and more minor lateral with twin stubs immediately adjacent extending to s(image), prune low branch to north/northwest […]
River clean up recovers six shopping trolleys
With rain threatening, but holding off, twenty four volunteers set about cleaning the green river corridor through Grantham on Saturday 20th August, for Grantham Rivercare’s 107th clean up! Despite this, they were able to cover the riverside from Bridge End Road to Wyndham Park and also branched out to clean the whole length of Dudley […]
Who do you know in this Grantham school photo?
Collision on A1 at Grantham
A stretch of the A1 at Grantham has been closed following a “serious collision”. The East Midlands division of Highways England says that the A1 Northbound is closed between the A52 at Barrowby near Grantham and the B1174 near Gonerby Moor. Drivers should avoid the area . Police are attending the scene along with the […]
