Experts warn problem set to ‘fly off the scale’ because of lockdown **Local authority specific drug and alcohol social services referral figures revealed** The Department for Education has released new statistics on the number of parents and children living across the East Midlands referred to and assessed by social services between 2018 and 2019, revealing […]
Breakdown reveals county’s coronvirus hotspots
Students required for farm work
Grantham at War – 1945
Grantham fire crews mark VE Day 75
Grantham at War 1943/44
Grantham at War 1942
Thanks from the Naval veterans
Grantham at War – 1941
Grantham at War 1940
Let’s celebrate our amazing teachers!
Wednesday 20 May is national Thank A Teacher Day, an opportunity for pupils and parents to thank those making a real difference in our schools. In the lead up to the day, the Teaching Awards Trust are asking as many people as possible to share their message of thanks, ideally in a video clip, using […]
Help reduce waste to support collection services
The Coronavirus outbreak has changed the day-to-day make-up of many households, with more people at home and most children off school. Among the many challenges this presents is an increase in the amount of domestic waste being produced, and that has a knock-on effect on a vital public service. Many local authorities have had to […]
Beware false gardeners
This is a message from the Lincolnshire Police Crime Prevention & Partnerships Team. Please be advised that we have recently seen an increase in reports of doorstep traders across the county. People have reported being visited by doorstep callers offering to complete garden work, or home maintenance tasks such as repairs to roofs. In the current climate […]
HM Lord-Lieutenant’s message for VE Day
Seventy-five years ago at 3pm on 8 May, 1945, the war in Europe finally ended, announced by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and followed by His Majesty King George VI addressing the nation the same evening at 9pm. Celebrations from a relieved nation included thanksgiving services, parades, bonfires, dance hall extensions, flood lighting permitted in selected […]
1975 – NOTHING NEW HERE THEN!
Do you know these Grantham Punks?
Night time closures mean progress on southern bypass
Lincolnshire County Council says… Grantham Southern Relief Road update – Northbound A1 night-time closures continue. The closures are allowing Galliford Try to carry out piling works for the new bridged junction. Highways chief Cllr Richard Davies says: “Some great work going on across the county but I am especially proud to see Grantham relief road […]
Who recognises this Grantham house?
Grantham’s top music brains
Children’s classics published online by the Lincolnshire’s Chalk Streams Project
Two popular children’s stories have been brought to life online, bringing the magic of the countryside into families homes, and featuring the wildlife that’s a feature of Lincolnshire’s unique chalk streams. Kirsty from Rhubarb Theatre has teamed up with the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project to perform favourite stories, ‘The Wind and the Willows’ and ‘Trevor […]