Wright, Luke – Hit a century on his county debut
LUKE James Wright is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. He joined Sussex in 2004, having started his career at Leicestershire cricket accademy.
Wulfram, Saint – Grantham’s favourite saint
SAINT Wulfram was Archbishop of Sens. There are two churches dedicated to him in England, at Grantham and Ovingdean, Sussex, and one at Abbeville, in the French département of…
WyldeBore Smith, Brian – Survived being shot in head by sniper
Maj Gen Sir Brian WyldeBore Smith, (1913-2005) FRANCIS Brian Wyldbore-Smith was born in County Durham, the son of the vicar of Grindon, Northumberland, and chaplain to the 7th Marquess of…
Wyndham, Reginald – Had a Grantham park named after him
Capt Reginald Wyndham (1876-1914) CAPTAIN the Hon William Reginald Wyndham was the eldest son of Henry Wyndham, the 2nd Lord Leconfield and Lady Constance Evelyn Primrose. He was born…
Young, Colin – Grantham man hunts for bargains on TV show
Colin Young (b1967) COLIN is a well known face among lunchtime viewers, often being either the expert or the auctioneer in BBC’s Bargain Hunt. Indeed the show is frequently…
Young, Willie – Former Arsenal star cares for dogs
Willie Young (b1951) FORMER footballer William David Young was a large, physically intimidating centre back from Edinburgh. Young first played for Aberdeen, and made 187 appearances for the Dons…
