Daniel Noddings, aged 36, of no fixed address, has been charged with dangerous driving causing injury to a Police Officer, possession of a Class B drug and a further separate charge of dangerous driving.   He appeared at a Lincoln Magistrates’ Court hearing this morning and pleaded guilty to all three offences. He has been remanded […]

 A giant magnet has been wheeled into place as part of a £1.6million investment in a new MRI scanner at Grantham and District Hospital. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust received almost £1million of funding from NHSE/I to replace the previous scanner at the hospital as it was 15 years old. Additional upgrades and building costs […]

Grantham native, Hannah Coleman, will be performing with Bristol-based operatic group Opera in a Box alongside nine musicians and artists from across the globe for a virtual music festival that will raise money to support Creative Action Institute’s work to advance gender equality and build a more sustainable planet. The Opera in a Box members […]

Essential work involving repairs to local gas network in Grantham Two way traffic lights currently in place in Dysart Road, Grantham Work is necessary to ensure safe and reliable gas supplies are maintained to the area  Cadent engineers are currently carrying out essential work to locate and repair a suspected gas escape in Grantham. The […]

  Between the hours of 11am and 12 noon Sunday 4th October 2020 two vehicles suffered criminal damage while parked in Vine Court, Billingborough.   The unknown offender/s caused damage by using a sharp implement to slash the tyres. Police believe more vehicles were damaged, therefore more people have become victims and ask that if you […]

Residents of South Kesteven who are on low incomes and cannot work because they have been asked to self-isolate due to Covid-19, could qualify for a £500 Test and Trace Support Payment from the Government. South Kesteven District Council will be responsible for making the one-off payment to eligible residents who apply for the funding. […]

A new team is in place and ready to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping across four Lincolnshire districts thanks to a £600,000 Government grant. South Kesteven, North Kesteven, South Holland and West Lindsey district councils are working together under the banner of Change4Lincs to support people known to be rough sleeping or at risk of […]

Traffic was delayed on Harlaxton Road this morning, after a swan from the Grantham Canal decided to go for a walk. Instead of sticking to the pavement, the bird walked down the centre of the road, bringing traffic to a halt. PC Platt directed the swan to the safety of a nearby garden.

A 36-year-old man has been arrested after an incident in which a police officer was hit by a vehicle. The female officer was speaking to a man sitting in a black Nissan Juke car at Sainsbury’s, Grantham, at around 9.40am today (7th October) when the car reversed and struck her. The car was then driven out […]

Rigger Mortiss says… A1 update Wednesday morning , overnight closure southbound for southbound lanes to be moved to northbound side over the new flyover. Traffic flowing well.

Midcounties Co-operative has finalised an agreement with an independent travel agency to transfer seven of its branches, including Grantham, to the society’s retail travel division. The deal sees the Carrick Travel site in Guildhall Street join Co-operative Travel. Rad Sofronijevic, chief operating officer of Co-operative Travel, said: “Despite the challenges of Covid-19, Travel remains core […]

St Barnabas Hospice has been given a £110,401 boost as their Dragonfly fundraising campaign nears completion. Following on from the successful Forget-Me-Not appeal in 2019, St Barnabas Hospice’s latest Dragonfly campaign has topped this success by raising an incredible £110,401. This money has been raised by Hospice supporters dedicating 2,754 dragonflies in memory of loved ones. […]

A new cultural pilot programme funded by Historic England will see the installation of a bespoke arts trail in Grantham’s town centre this autumn. Historic England has awarded South Kesteven District Council £10,000 to run the project as part of the Government’s High Street Heritage Action Zone programme announced last month. The cultural pilot will […]

Routine tests at your local GP in the Grantham area have been stopped. A message marked ‘Urgent’ on St Peter’s Hill surgery fb site says… “Due to national supply issues with the reagent used to process many of the blood tests at the pathology labs, all local practices have been instructed by the CCG to […]