On Monday afternoon police attended a property in Cambridge Street, Grantham and found a substance believed to be cocaine.  Boys aged 15 and 16 were at the property along with a 43-year-old man. All were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the supply of a Class A drug.  The 15-year-old was found in possession […]

Four men have been jailed for a combined 22 years 7 months for the theft of lead from churches across the country, including the Grantham area. The four defendants stripped tonnes of lead from a mixture of Grade 1 and Grade 2 churches between May 2018 and March 2020 – costing 36 churches a combined […]

Grantham-born singer/songwriter Holly Humberstone has placed second in the BBC Sound of 2021 poll. Humberstone’s runner-up placement in the BBC Sound of 2021 poll was announced yesterday (6 January) after Berwyn took third place yesterday (5 January). Greentea Peng came fourth on Monday (4 January), and Griff was named as fifth place on Sunday (3 […]

South Kesteven District Council’s Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) swung into action during the cold weather over Christmas and New Year. The SWEP initiative is a voluntary council initiative, triggered by extreme cold or severe weather, to helps those sleeping rough who may not normally be eligible for statutory housing services. SKDC is encouraging the […]

Hull Trains is temporarily suspending all services from 00.01 Saturday 9 January 2021 in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is the third time the rail operator has hibernated the business following national restrictions calling for people to stay at home and stop all non-essential travel. Louise Cheeseman, managing director of Hull Trains said: […]

St Barnabas Hospice has taken the difficult decision to cancel its upcoming Treecycle Christmas Tree collection fundraiser. St Barnabas CEO, Chris Wheway said: “Following the Government’s Tier 4 COVID restrictions announced on 30th December, we put a halt to new registrations for our Treecycle scheme. The scheme allows our supporters to have their Christmas trees collected […]

Lincolnshire Community Foundation would like to invite existing small local community groups, charities and organisations across Lincolnshire to apply for up to £1,000.00 to support their future financial resilience, in particular where they’ve not been able to generate revenue, income or undertake fundraising activities because they had close due to the impact of Covid-19.   They […]

The British Liver Trust is calling for every person in the UK to consider their liver health and take a simple quiz to assess their risk during January after adults across the UK admit to making unhealthy lifestyle choices in 2020. Over a million adults in the UK may currently have the early stages of […]