Below is the com plete statement of nominated candidates for District, Parish and Town Council elections on May 4th. Voters will need photo ID to vote in person on May 4th, although there is a range of options.Those who do not have any of the photo ID documents listed on the attached image, and would […]
Overturned lorry blocking A1
A lorry has overturned on the A1 Southbound – just after the Long Bennington junction. Update 4.21pm: The overturned lorry is still in situ but has been moved to one carriageway to allow traffic to pass. It is believed that a deer ran across the carriageway leading to the lorry overturning this morning. The driver […]
A1 closed following accident
Skip fire in town
Lincolnshire Conservatives rule out emergency fund from £7m windfall
Wyndham Park Steamroller celebrates 100th Birthday!
Aveling and Porter 10392 “Calcifer” Number 414 was purchased by Eddisons on 22nd September 1922 and with number 415 (another C type) the pair cost Eddisons £1385 according to an Eddison 1948 fleet list. In 1966 it was was presented by Eddison to Wyndham Park, Grantham. The eight-ton roller became a popular feature in the […]
Two vehicle crash closes A1 lane
First steam rally for the Wyndham Park steamroller!
Peter Tye, from Swindon, who has restored the old Aveling Barford steam roller which once stood proudly in Wyndham Park says, Aveling and Porter 10392 Calcifer (IKEA).Her first rally ever was Castle Combe 28 – 29th May 2022. It’s a 30 mile journey from her home by Swindon and was completed there and back without […]
Major train disruption between Newark North Gate and Grantham
Blu-Tack warriors, art works and string creations
This Autism Acceptance week (28 March – 3 April), Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s children and young people’s team has been working with young people with autism to explore creative and meaningful ways to help them self-sooth and regulate their mental health and well-being. Carla Conyers, a Parent/Carer Peer Support Worker from the Trust, explains: […]
Appeal for witnesses to racially aggravated incident and sexual assault
We are appealing for witnesses following an altercation involving a group of five young men, an elderly gentleman, and a woman in her late teens. We were called to reports that an elderly gentleman, described as Asian, had been racially abused at the railway bridge in Gonerby Road in Grantham at around 6.45pm last night […]
Asda petrol station closed
WCF Chandlers’ Wax Off for the Air Ambulance!
CLICK IMAGE ABOVE TO DONATE WCF Chandlers are delighted to be working with Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance to raise much-needed funds for this amazing charity that respond to emergencies across our fuel distribution delivery area. We have 6 very brave chaps in our office (Josh Burton, Nathan Ginnelly, Harry Glenn, Phil Murray, Simon Wainwright and Zach […]
Broken down lorry causing delays
Accident – A1
Christmas Shopping at the Courtyard at Easton
A carefully curated retail experience with good coffee, lots of space and plentiful parking. As the gardens close for winter, Easton is preparing to welcome visitors to The Coffee Roomand Courtyard Shop for cosy autumn days and sparkling Christmas shopping. The CourtyardShop is brimming with gorgeous gifts, spring bulbs and festive surprises. Spend some timeshopping […]
John Mapletoft awarded British Empire Medal
John Mapletoft was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to table tennis yesterday by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, Toby Dennis. John has over 50 years of coaching table tennis and was instrumental in the establishment of the first ever residential table tennis college at Grantham College Academy. He believes he has coached […]
The paddling pool is open!
Local baker joins Cakes for Heroes!
Cakes for Heroes is a nationwide not-for-profit organisation supporting very poorly children with custom made birthday and celebration cakes and one local baker from Grantham has just joined the team. Tami Brown from Grantham, is a nurse and cake designer and has just jumped on board to help the Cakes For Heroes team both behind […]
WCF Chandlers Driver Training Academy
https://www.wcfchandlers.com/local-events “The Driver Training Academy is a project we’ve been considering for some time as a means of bringing in new talent to our business to support our growth ambitions. The idea really came to fruition in recent months as we identified a shortage of drivers within the industry. We soon realised this wasn’t isolated […]