The £1.8bn project connecting the UK with Denmark was launched yesterday. Delivering a major milestone in the UK energy transition and the next step in creating a North Sea grid, National Grid has today formally launched Viking Link, a record-breaking 475-mile-long land and subsea cable connecting British and Danish energy grids for the first time. […]
Grantham’s Greenfields Academy is officially ADHD friendly
Greenfields Academy in Grantham has been awarded the prestigious ADHD Friendly School Award by the ADHD Foundation for their work with children with ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions. The staff at Greenfields Academy have gone above and beyond to ensure that their learning environment is inclusive to all children, whatever their needs. The school has […]
Premature babies in Lincolnshire are taking part in a national clinical research study
Some of the county’s youngest hospital patients are talking part in a national clinical research study. The BASE study is comparing two ways of caring for premature babies who have a condition called metabolic acidosis. This is when there is a build-up of acid in the blood. Many babies that are born very prematurely will […]
Progress on new affordable homes brings changes to parking
Parking at the South Kesteven District Council-run Swinegate Car Park in Grantham will change from next week to allow builders to make progress on the 20-home council house development. SKDC’s contractor Lindum is building the one- and two-bedroom flats on 700sqm of disused land and part of the car park in the heart of Grantham. […]
Tree planting in town centre
Who’s enjoyed a pint in this pub near Grantham?
Smartly dressed at Grantham school
Stolen Land Rover recovered by police
Officers have recovered a stolen Land Rover and are appealing for help to locate those responsible for the theft. The gold-coloured vehicle was reported to have been stolen at some point between 5pm on 16 April and 9am on 17 April. It was parked on the driveway of a property in High Street North in […]
Three-quarters of Lincolnshire residents don’t have access to NHS dentist
Do you remember this Grantham MP?
Vandals continue dumping spree in Witham
Grantham Rivercare says… We were made aware yesterday of a wooden table wedged on the Sedgwick Meadows weir, this has since shifted off and it will be retrieved on Saturday by our river based team on Saturday. And following that one of our volunteers has just noticed us of a sofa now in the river, […]
Majors Sheila and Michael Warden
Major Sheila Warden passed away on the 29th of February. Her husband Major Michael Warden passed away on the 2nd of March 2024. Their funeral will be held on Thursday 25th April 2024 at 12:00 at Harrowby Lane Methodist Church, Princess Drive, Grantham, NG31 9PY. This will be followed by a private burial. A buffet […]
Jail for man who sexually assaulted rail staff member on way to Peterborough
A 53 year old man has been jailed after he sexually assaulted a member of rail staff on a train. Following a British Transport Police investigation Benjamin Wetherill, of HMP Hull, pleaded guilty to sexual assault at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday 2 April and was jailed for four months. He was also handed a […]
Council wants your views on childhood vaccinations
Lincolnshire County Council is looking for parents and guardians to give feedback through a survey on their experiences of childhood vaccinations to improve support in this area. Cllr Mrs Patricia Bradwell OBE, executive councillor for children’s services, explained: “Vaccination prevents millions of deaths worldwide every year and is the most important thing we can do […]
Grantham swimmer trains for Paris Olympics
Lincolnshire hospitals trust paid out £2.7m in damages for cancer misdiagnosis and delays
Did you attend Beaconfield Clinic?
How Grantham’s High Street used to look
Who do you know in these Grantham factory photos?
It’s Bliss as Grantham MD and county MP run in London Marathon
KGM Motors UK is proud to announce that Gavin Pell, Managing Director of Chandlers in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and a valued member of KGM UK’s esteemed dealer network, will be participating in the London Marathon 2024 on 21st April. Gavin will be running alongside his family friend Dr Caroline Johnson MP to raise funds for Bliss, a […]