Residents at a sheltered housing complex in Thurlby have publicly thanked South Kesteven District Council and their neighbours for supporting them through the Coronavirus crisis. Gardens are blooming everywhere at Almond Court, neighbours have helped out, shopping has been delivered and an emergency bulk collection of refuse by SKDC add up to what one resident […]

ONE of Grantham’s popular gyms, Feelgood Fitness, has gone into liquidation blaming the Covid-19 pandemic. The gym opened in the George Centre in 2006 in the former upstairs café. Last year it expanded to part of the downstairs area.  A spokesman blamed ‘the impact of Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lack of rent and service […]

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Over recent weeks we have seen an increase in the number of collisions that have taken place on our county’s roads. Lockdown measures relating to Covid-19 meant that less people were travelling around Lincolnshire which, in turn, resulted in fewer collisions. As restrictions have eased we have seen a rise in collisions in which people […]

Lincolnshire County Council’s community fund was set up on 9 April to support local community groups during Covid 19. To date, more than £135,000 has been awarded in grants to voluntary groups helping people across Lincolnshire. Council Leader Martin Hill said, “This crisis has been challenging for everyone, but I’ve been so impressed by communities […]

We are urging people to wear face coverings and comply with new rules around mandatory face coverings in shops from tomorrow. Last week the Government announced that from Friday, July 24, people visiting shops and supermarkets will be required to wear a face covering, or risk being fined. We have been liaising with local retailers […]

Fire crews from Grantham, Corby Glen and Sleaford were called to a kitchen fire at a property on Grantham’s Harrowby Road yesterday morning. There was severe fire damage to cooking equipment and severe smoke damage to kitchen and dining room. Crews removed the cooking equipment from the property

InvestSK, South Kesteven’s economic growth and regeneration company, is to hold an online event next week dedicated to supporting businesses in South Kesteven’s hospitality and tourism industry and outlining the future opportunities for the sector as it moves towards recovery. Businesses operating across the tourism and hospitality sector are invited to attend the free event […]

A ground-breaking project has been launched to ensure young people have a voice in how Lincolnshire is policed. The county’s first ever Youth Commission will be established in the coming weeks to enable young people aged 14 to 25 to be consulted on policing, crime and community safety issues. The establishment of the commission is […]

Coun Charmaine Morgan says… The changes imposed on Grantham and District Hospital in June have had a profound affect on our services and our patients. We have been essentially evicted from our own hospital.  ULHT and other NHS decision makers need to know we are not just statistics and we will not be quiet about […]