United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has announced that it will be providing free car parking for all visitors from tomorrow (Thursday 26 March 2020). The Trust has already confirmed that staff car parking will be free from Wednesday 1 April 2020 until at least Friday 31 July 2020. Until further notice, anyone visiting Lincoln, Boston or […]
New food takeaway and delivery service regulations
New regulations governing food takeaways and deliveries came into force on Saturday to protect public health in the wake of recent measures announced by the Prime Minister to stop the spread of Coronavirus. South Kesteven District Council’s Environmental Health team is working with Trading Standards to enforce the new regulations whilst also offering guidance to […]
Drugs busting Frankie scores near Grantham
Two men have been charged with Class A drug offences after being sniffed out by Police Dog Frankie. Frankie the drug detection dog and his handler, Sergeant Tom Richardson, were called to Belton in Grantham on 12 March after a vehicle had been stopped by the police. The silver Peugeot 307 was stopped as part […]
Grantham ambulance crews keeping up morale – video
Not our oldest ‘old’ Grantham picture so who do you know?
World’s Greatest Table Tennis player visits Grantham College
Deng Yaping at Grantham College Table Tennis Academy Last Wednesday Grantham College Table Tennis welcomed 4x Olympic champion and 18x world champion Deng Yaping and her son to visit the Academy. Dr Deng Yaping was voted Chinese athlete of the century and the greatest ever player in the history of table tennis and has been […]
Grantham agency supports driving sector as demand grows
With the exacerbation of the global Coronavirus pandemic, the UK has been placed on an official lockdown, meaning only people with jobs constituted as ‘essential’ can leave their homes for work. One essential industry experiencing incredibly high demand is the haulage and logistics sector, and Grantham-based recruitment agency, Ambitions Personnel is stressing the vitality of […]
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 16 – 20 March 2020 You can click on the following link to view the forms and plans of any planning application. http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/planningsearch S20/0079 Irnham Approval of details reserved by condition 1 (Extraction Duct Colour) of Listed The Griffin Inn 15 Hawthorpe Road Irnham Lincolnshire NG33 4JG; Applicant: Sir Jamie Benton Jones Irnham […]
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Public toilets to close but market continues
Appeal for support to Grantham Hospital catering and housekeeping services
As planning around COVID-19 (coronavirus) progresses, plans are being put in place to re-deploy staff and seek additional support for services across United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trusts are in particular seeking temporary staff to support catering and domestic work at Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston and Grantham and District Hospital. They […]
Visiting suspended for Lincolnshire’s mental health and learning disability NHS trust
Staff working for our local NHS are trying hard to prevent the spread of coronavirus and to protect the people of Lincolnshire from becoming seriously ill. Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) has made the difficult decision to suspend all visiting to all of their wards across LPFT with immediate effect. This will be for all […]
Pub still there – but neighbours have gone
Routine elective surgery cancelled in Lincolnshire hospitals
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is today announcing that all routine elective surgery is being postponed from tomorrow (Tuesday 24 March 2020). This move is being made as part of our response to the current COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, enabling hospitals to free up staff to care for patients in other areas. From tomorrow, all day case […]
Latest update on county council services
Lincolnshire County Council has provided an update on the current situation at the council and their services during this time.Cllr Martin Hill, Leader of Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Over the weekend, most of our services have been running, although restrictions have been put in place which has caused some further disruption.”To protect staff and the public, […]
Chief Constable Bill Skelly on Coronavirus
Due to the global pandemic, the coming months are going to be challenging for all of us, in many different ways, and I wanted to assure you that if you need us we will be there. We will continue policing Lincolnshire with PRIDE – Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Empathy. We are a force that places our resources […]
Diploma students get some wonderful workshop opportunities!
Grantham-based Chantry School’s lucky Diploma students enjoyed two workshops recently – one with Xena Gusthart, Associate Choreographer for the current US, Australia and UK productions of Bat Out of Hell, and one with Johnny Autin, Director of Autin Dance Theatre. They learned a huge amount and we are thrilled to be able to provide workshops […]
Who do you know in this old Grantham photo?
Lincolnshire Police in new TV documentary tonight
Tonight on Channel Five at 9:00pm, the first of new documentary Inside The Force : 24/7 will give an insight into the daily challenges that face the police on the front line, in city custody suites, CID, and high pressure 999 call centres. The four-part series follows the different layers of the force as in-the-moment decisions are […]
Dance company filming at Halaxton Manor
Earlier this month Grantham-based Chantry Dance Company filmed their Little Mermaid trailer in collaboration with Harlaxton Manor and Grantham College. They were thrilled to be able to film on location at the wonderful Harlaxton Manor, a Jacobean-style Manor House, and UK learning seat for students of Evansville University in the US. They were equally delighted […]
