Grantham man to have headshave for our carers
Can anyone help to name these Grantham ladies?
Tyre fire in Grantham
New funding support for care providers
Lincolnshire County Council is responding to growing pressures in the care sector by setting up a fund to support care providers coping with the Covid-19 outbreak. With growing cases of suspected or confirmed cases of the virus, the council has stepped in to help support care homes, home care providers, nursing homes and those providing […]
Majority of children get first-choice primary school – but pandemic could have impact on appeals
The vast majority of children have again been offered a place at their top choice primary school this year. 7,042 (94%) children will receive a place at their first choice school. Because of appeals and movement on the reserve list, it is likely that further children will be offered a place at their first choice […]
Gravity Fields Festival cancelled
This year’s Gravity Fields Festival in Grantham has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. South Kesteven District Council Leader, Cllr Kelham Cooke, took the difficult decision following lengthy discussions with the Cabinet member for Culture, Cllr Rosemary Trollope-Bellew. The biennial festival, combining science, arts, heritage, music and drama, is organised by SKDC and celebrates […]
Grantham judo star gets a fighting chance of Olympic success
A RISING judo star from Grantham, who hopes to strike gold at the Olympics one day, has moved a step closer to achieving his dream after securing funding to support his training. Armandas Jursys (15) will train at UFC GYM in Nottingham, which offers specialised mixed martial arts (MMA) training, after Grantham-based engineering firm BGB […]
It’s in the air
Man exposed himself to schoolgirl in Grantham
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a man in a car exposed himself to a teenager. At around 11am on Wednesday 15 April a girl, 15, was approached by a man in a car who exposed himself to her. The girl was riding along Manthorpe Road in Grantham when the male pulled alongside […]
Grantham firm striving to keep staff safe
Virtual Dog Show launched
Personal protection for staff at Grantham Hospital and local Carers
Melissa Darcey says… 48 masks purchased so far! Please share the link to donate so I can get staff at Grantham Hospital more of these! #UrgentMaskAppeal They have been requested by staff and they really are grateful for your help! Link to donate:https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8oe0rmNox7?fbclid=IwAR31M9X-Q86cWBBOse_RKlsOztOr8hqXv_2VdCJ8V-gJ-4voby-3CbTXdNk Personal Protection for Staff at Grantham Hospital and local Carers We need […]
Mental health team accredited with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
The local community mental health team based in Lincoln has been accredited with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s (LPFT) Lincoln North community mental health has achieved the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Accreditation for Community Mental Health Teams (ACOMHS). For the last 12 months Christine Coupar, Service Manager and Anne Harris, Quality Assurance Lead […]
Police stepping up speeding enforcement
While most people are following government guidance to make only essential journeys, we are seeing some irresponsible drivers and riders taking advantage of the emptier roads. We are taking this opportunity to let those drivers know our specialist operations officers are on patrol, both in cars and motorbikes, marked and unmarked and we will enforce […]
Police issue more than 50 lockdown fines
Lincolnshire councils’ big salary spenders
Another Grantham carer targeted by thieves
A support worker for adults with learning disabilities had her laptop stolen yesterday. Locking up after finishing work, Jo Jordan was locking up and waiting for her client to get picked up when her black Toshiba laptop bag was strolen It happened in Welham Street. Police are investigating. Anyone with information should contact police, quoting […]
Where Grantham naughty boys were sent.
Folkingham House of Correction in 1880. This is where most local criminals, sentenced by the Magistrates Court, were sent to do their penance. They had to walk behind the prison van. And it wasn’t easy. Tasks included unpicking okum (ie stripping old rope into single strands), breaking rocks, sawing logs and getting two buckets of […]