Carol Carter passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family on the 7th September 2020 aged 69 years. Devoted & Loving wife to Trevor, amazing mum to William & Adam, sister to Jill & Lisa, mum in law to Ann & Saffi, The most fantastic & devoted Grandma to Ethan, Fleur, Chloe, Marley, Max & Bertie, […]
SKDC taking over leisure centres
South Kesteven District Council is bringing the management and operation of its four leisure centres in-house to give it greater flexibility on how the leisure facilities are managed and potentially accelerate SKDC’s leisure improvements programme. Under the proposals all staff employed at the centres will transfer on their existing pay and conditions to a new […]
Look what we made in Grantham
Edna “Olive” Billingham
Edna “Olive” Billingham sadly passed away in Lincoln County Hospital on 8th September 2020 aged 78 years. Beloved mum of David, Stephen & Joanne and grandmother to Liam, Ryan and Alexander. Her funeral service will take place at Grantham Crematorium Chapel on Monday 28th September at 11.30am. Donations for Age UK may be forwarded to […]
Double decker bus fire
Fire crews from Grantham and Sleaford attended a double decker bus on fire on the A153 Grantham Road, Greylees, near Wilsford yesterday evening. There was severe fire damage to the engine bay and severe smoke and heat damage to remainder of the bus. Crews used two hose reels and two breathing apparatus to extinguish.
Woman jailed again for drug dealing
Grantham tops most desirable hot spots for London commuters
London commuters thinking of moving to a location outside of the capital can look to inside tips from property experts on up-and-coming areas in the East Midlands. Moving further upcountry could save potential homebuyers a considerable amount, whilst being situated less than two hours from London, with the average property prices in the East […]
Two flee after police called to village
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 7-11 September 2020 You can click on the following link to view the forms and plans of any planning application. http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/planningsearch S20/1349 Heydour 2 lime trees, T4 and T5, remove one large diameter deadwood branch on lime tree.Recommend pollarding the whole tree to a height of 10 metres at St Michael And All […]
Battle of Britain flag flies over Grantham
The 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain was marked by South Kesteven District Council with the raising of a commemorative flag over its civic offices in Grantham. Guests, including Flt Lt Andy Cutts and Lt Col Charlie Haines, from Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, John and Grace Knightall of the Royal British Legion and […]
Don’t take away a test from someone who needs it
People are being urged not to seek a test for coronavirus unless they have symptoms or have been asked to by a healthcare professional. Despite an increase in capacity, the coronavirus testing service is currently experiencing unprecedented high demand, with reports of many people seeking tests despite not having symptoms of the disease. Tony McGinty, […]
Blandford, Roger – In the footsteps of Newton
Roger David Blandford, FRS, FRAS (1949 – ) Roger David Blandford, FRS, FRAS is a British theoretical astrophysicist, best known for his work on black holes. He was born in Grantham on 28 August 1949, and always joked with his sons, that he a born just a few miles from Sir Isaac Newton , although […]
Grantham’s golden age of steam
Clare Louise Stanhope
Wartime shell exploded
Police and the bomb disposal unit have responded to the discovery of a World War 2 shell in Harmston. The incident was reported to us at around 1.57pm on 14th September after it was uncovered by a member of the public. A cordon surrounding the area was put in place and a controlled explosion was […]
Officers injured after police car is rammed in Grantham
Officers attended an incident of a suspicious vehicle driving erratically on Springfield Road, Grantham. As the officers were travelling to the location, a blue Honda HR-V drove in between the marked police car and a black Volvo resulting in a minor collision. Two officers in the vehicle received minor injuries and were taken to hospital […]
Officers injured after police car is rammed in Grantham
Police officers attended an incident of a suspicious vehicle driving erratically on Springfield Road, Grantham this morning. As the officers were travelling to the location, a blue Honda HR-V drove in between the marked police car and a black Volvo resulting in a minor collision. Two officers in the vehicle received minor injuries and were […]
Recognise anyone in this Grantham picture?
Sheila Dorothy Wiblin
Sheila Dorothy Wiblin died peacefully in Newton House, Grantham on 9 September 2020. Loving and devoted wife of the late Eric Wiblin. Dearly loved mum of Graham and Keith, mother-in-law of Lynne and Maria. Loving Grandma of Molly, Arron and Sophie; adoptive grandma of Danny, Alfie and Jessie; Great Grandma to Olly. Her Funeral service […]
Forty-nine vehicles stopped near Grantham in three-day police operation
Forty-nine vehicles have been stopped on the A1 during a three day operation targeting large goods vehicles last week. Operation Tramline saw Lincolnshire police officers use an unmarked HGV lorry. During the three days of action, 49 vehicles were stopped; 32 HGVs, 11 LGVs and six private vehicles. There were 46 offences identified in total. […]
