GRANTHAM police report a busy night in in town due to Halloween antics. There were a number of arrests. Across the county, Police received more than 600 calls relating to anti-social behaviour.
Burch, Ivan – Grantham-born man who joined the Black Watch
Ivan Burch, (1926-2014) Ivan Stanley Burch born above a fish and chip shop on Grantley Street on February 15th 1925. He attended Spittlegate School, Launder Terrace, then lived at The Bricklayers Arms at the foot of Watergate, where his parents were mine hosts. (The premises is now BladeRunner run by his grandson James Meadows) . […]
Good neighbours stop rogue traders
Despite the vast under-reporting of doorstep crime, latest research shows there could be as many as 170,000 incidents of doorstep crime each year. Doorstep criminals exploit vulnerable citizens by convincing them to pay for shoddy or incomplete repair work, charging extortionate fees for their services, or threatening residents who do not comply. The ‘Good neighbours […]
Springfield Road shuts for November
SPRINGFIELD Road in Grantham will be closed for most of November while Network Rail carries out essential repairs and improvements on the railway bridge. The closure will be in place from 7pm on Saturday, 1 November to 7.30am on Saturday, 29 November and overnight on 6 December. A signed diversion will be in place via […]
Two charged following High Dyke arrests
Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Avenue Road, Grantham at 5.20pm on Wednesday 29th October. It was thought some of the occupants had been involved in thefts from shops on High Street.shortly before. A number of officers were deployed to pursue the vehicle, a Volvo V40, which was eventually stopped in […]
Typewriters go under the hammer in Grantham
THE eccentricities involved when it comes to collecting never cease to amaze. Museums constantly crop up with single owner collections or unusual items and whether it be pencils in Keswick or lawnmowers in Southport (not to mention the single subject matter of a certain museum in Amsterdam and no I don’t mean Van Gogh) – […]
Hike in potholes compo claims
COMPENSATION paid out to county motorists whose cars has been damaged by potholes have risen almost 20 per cent in a year, new figures reveal. Almost 1,500 payouts have been made since January 2012 by Lincolnshire County Council – with numbers shooting up from £133,015 in 2012 to £157,266 last year. Last year, Lincolnshire was given […]
Parking machines to be scrapped at Asda
There are loads of exciting changes coming to Asda Grantham soon They are working on an exciting remodel of the Grantham superstore with loads of new offers and ranges coming soon. The remodel will be complete at the beginning of November . New ranges are being added to the bakery counter, including pick and mix […]
Grantham householder given oxygen after fire
TWO firefighting crews from Grantham attended a kitchen fire at a house on Sidney Street, Grantham, at about 4.30am this morning. BBQ briquettes, a frying pan and oven were damaged by fire. It was extinguished by two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus using a hose reel and a fire extinguisher. Oxygen was administered to occupier suffering […]
Newton’s tree in top ten
THE apple tree at Woolsthorpe Manor, near Colsterworth, made famous by Sir Isaac Newton near is on the shortlist for Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year. The winner of the final top ten will represent England in the 2015 European Tree of the Year contest. Legend has it that a falling apple from the […]
Have you seen any of these wanted men?
Police appeal for information Lincolnshire Police have released the following photographs of people who are wanted by the Force and are asking for help from the public to trace them. Numerous inquiries have been carried out and checks made to try and establish their whereabouts but have not been successful. Officers are now asking for […]
M&S Food set opening date for Grantham store
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is set to open a new Simply Food store in Grantham, on Wednesday, November 26. The store, which will be located on London Road Retail Park, will create 55 new jobs in the area. The 9,000 sq. foot Simply Food store will offer customers the quality and freshness of M&S food, with […]
World War One sculpture to be unveiled on anniversary
Sculptor David Sharpe (left) and designer Daniel Fay (centre). Wyndham Park’s new World War One sculpture is set to be unveiled 100 years to the day after the man after whom the park is named died in conflict. The remembrance and rededication event on November 6 at 10.30am will commemorate the century anniversary of the […]
Lincolnshire Police Firearms Amnesty, 3rd – 14th November 2014
Police are asking the public to hand in unwanted firearms On a daily basis police officers are called to attend reports of people seen in public places with firearms. Despite the fact that a number of firearms and imitation firearms are handed into Lincolnshire Police each week, there are still unlawfully held firearms in Lincolnshire; […]
Santa Claus bikers’ run – This year’s route
THIS year’s Santa Claus toy run will be back to being the spectacle of years ago. The annual event now in its 25th year and run by Nottingham Triumph Owners MCC, delivers toys to children in Grantham and Melton Mowbray. Scores of motorcyclists, many of them in Santa outfits, start at the Red Lion pub […]
Wright, Hector (1907-1954) – Motor man was a keen bowler
Frederick Hector Wright (1907-1954) Frederick Hector Wright was a Fellow the Institute of the Motor Industry, Fellow the Institute of Directors, and a member of the Institute of Motor Engineers, Hector Wright was at one time secretary of tile Lincoln branch of the Motor Agents’ Association, and until his resignation recently owing to ill health. […]
Grantham MP: “Immigration is damaging Britain’s global competitiveness”
GRANTHAM and Stamford MP Nick Boles has become the first Conservative minister to suggest the government’s approach to immigration is damaging Britain’s global competitiveness. The skills and equalities minister said many people were not applying to work in the UK because they believed it would be “impossibly hard” to get in. “There is a worry […]
Grantham dad shot girlfriend with air rifle after row over crying baby
Barrowby Road shut today and tomorrow
ANGLIAN Water has closed Barrowby Road for two days to repair a leaking main. The stretch from The Muddle Go Nowhere roundabout to the A1 slip road is affected. Antony Innes, from Anglian Water, said: “We know this work will cause disruption to customers and commuters in the area, and we’re really sorry for that. “We’ve […]