Following a meeting of yesterday’s Lincolnshire Outbreak Engagement Board (LOEB), the Leaders of the county council and district councils have sent a joint letter to The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, ahead of the announcement of the tier levels for local authority areas when they come out […]
Police and partners launch 16 days of action against domestic abuse
Today marks the start of 16 days of action against domestic abuse. The campaign runs from today, 25 November, to 10 December. It’s an annual campaign which has perhaps never been so important. Lockdown has presented challenges to those facing abuse, in some cases trapping someone with their abuser and cutting off their support network. […]
Outdoor Christmas market in Union Street
Grantham firm releases latest slow speed shredder
The Pronar MRW 2.1010 slow-speed shredder has been released in the UK by Global Recycling Solutions which said the machine is “designed to be as versatile as possible”. The shredder features two shafts with 100 knives on each and Grantham-based Global said: “This dynamic duo can handle a variety of materials without any modifications. It […]
What America thinks of Grantham and the statue to Margaret Thatcher
Who do you know in this Grantham photo?
Humberstone, Holly – Doctors’ daughter starred at Glastonbury
Holly Ffion Humberstone (b1999) Holly Humberstone is a British musician from Grantham and is one of four sisters. Both of her parents are medics. She was a pupil at KGGS before studying at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. In 2021, she signed a recording contract with Interscope and Polydor Records. Her first EP following the […]
Tollemache, Sir Lyonel – Baronet was an Army major
Sir Lyonel Tollemache (1931-2020) Sir Lyonel Humphry John Tollemache, 7th Baronet, JP, DL, lived at Buckminster Park, near Grantham. He was the son of Major-General Sir Humphry Tollemache, 6th Baronet, and of the former Nora Priscilla Taylor andsucceeded to the baronetcy on his father’s death, 1990. In 1960 he married Mary Joscelyne Whitbread, daughter of […]
Arbuthnot, Harriet – Best of friends with the Iron Duke
Harriet Arbuthnot (1793-1834) Harriet Arbuthnot was an early 19th-century English diarist, social observer and political hostess on behalf of the Tory party. During the 1820s she was the closest woman friend of the hero of Waterloo and British Prime Minister, the 1st Duke of Wellington She maintained a long correspondence and association with the Duke, […]
Do you recognise this village?
Christmas markets for Grantham set to sparkle
The countdown to Christmas has begun but the traditional scenes in our town centres will be very different this year. Despite that, some festive shopping experiences are set to sparkle as always, including Grantham’s Christmas markets, in the Market Place (5 Dec) and at Wyndham Park (6 Dec). The town’s Christmas Tree is already in […]
£100,000 to unveil statue to Margaret Thatcher
South Kesteven councillors will be asked to authorise £100,000 towards underwriting the unveiling of a statue of Margaret Thatcher on St Peter’s Hill. The cabinet is being recommended to approve the cash, on Tuesday, towards a mega event which should attract worldwide attention. Although the council is not funding the celebration, it is making sure […]
Who remembers this Grantham pub?
Man who bought geese from Grantham in lockdown has been ordered to get rid of them
Don’t let criminals exploit your children – Police
Co-op shoppers to support local food banks through advent campaign
Food poverty remains a growing problem across the country, and many families may struggle to put dinner on the table this Christmas. In an effort to tackle this issue, shoppers are being encouraged to ‘give a little something’ this festive season. Alongside 40 local community larders and food banks (see list in Notes to Editors), […]
Grantham law firm expands team with triple hire
Grantham-based JMP Solicitors is growing its team with a trio of new hires – as Andrea Bingham joins as a private client solicitor, Mikaela Rogerson as a family law solicitor and Reiss Williams as IT manager. Andrea specialises in helping clients prepare for the future by drafting wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney, to help clients manage […]
Who remembers going to this children’s clinic?
Any takers for treasure trove of military magazine memorabilia?
Clearance of a council property in Grantham left South Kesteven District Council housing tenancy staff in a quandary – what to do with thousands of military-themed magazines. When the tenant of a council bungalow in Great Gonerby died SKDC moved in to remove his effects, some of which have gone to help the homeless, and […]
