Ambulance call-outs increase by a fifth compared to pre-pandemic levels
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Belvoir launches artistic programme with an evening of World Class Opera
Thursday 9 June 2022 A night of world class opera and songs from musicals is being presented in the stunning setting of Belvoir Castle led by the renowned Musical Director Orlando Jopling. Taking place…
Lincolnshire Conservatives welcome windfall tax days after voting against it
Recent posts: Grantham businesses shortlisted for numerous prestigious awards “Let’s not make a drama”: Lincolnshire council rejects bid to ease cost of living crisis Celebrate the Jubilee safely together in Grantham Belton gets its…
Man fined for Thatcher statue egging
Police have spoken with a 59-year-old man in relation an incident involving eggs being thrown at a statue of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 15 May. He has been given a £90 fixed…
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 16 and 20 May 2022 S22/0863 Irnham Replacement of pea gravel path with more accessible level and safe route by excavation to a depth of 200mm laying a geotextile membrane in a…
Grantham councillor angered by hospital decision
Coun Charmaine Morgan says… The news that on 25 May Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group supported proposals to the permanent downgrade of Grantham A&E to an Urgent Treatment Centre is both unsurprising yet shocking.The changes…
Order your Jubilee bank holiday prescriptions early
As we approach the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend, NHS Lincolnshire CCG is reminding patients to order their repeat prescriptions in plenty of time. The Bank Holiday weekend starts on Thursday 2 June and continues…
New council chairman to support the training and development of residents
Cllr Alison Austin has been elected as county council chairman, at the AGM of the full council on Friday 20 May. Cllr Austin has served as an independent county councillor for Boston South since…
Lincolnshire rail users “in peasant class” says councillor
Recent posts: Grantham businesses shortlisted for numerous prestigious awards “Let’s not make a drama”: Lincolnshire council rejects bid to ease cost of living crisis Funding for transport projects to help tackle loneliness in the…
Four weeks of closures for major Grantham road
Four weeks of road closures will be in place when the final works to the A52 Somerby Hill roundabout in Grantham start in June. The works are part of the 3.5km Grantham Southern Relief…
Grantham Hospital A&E downgraded – AGAIN
Recent posts: Dentists call for NHS charge freeze as cost of living crisis bites Best reactions to the Grantham Thatcher statue Grantham’s Jubilee Beacon event timings confirmed Grantham-based business snaps up mortgage advisory group…
Chief Constable Chris Haward on the national Police Race Action Plan
Today, 24 May, the NPCC and College of Policing have launched the Police Race Action Plan, designed to improve policing for Black people. The plan aims to address race disparities affecting Black people and…
Hospital bosses recommend permanent closure of Grantham A&E
Recent posts: “Let’s not make a drama”: Lincolnshire council rejects bid to ease cost of living crisis Celebrate the Jubilee safely together in Grantham SKDC leader sees off leadership challenge Grantham Lions support local…
Funding for transport projects to help tackle loneliness in the East Midlands
Nearly £5 million has been allocated for pilot projects to understand how transport can be used to alleviate loneliness Government has partnered with 12 organisations across England to deliver pilot projects targeting people who…
Grantham-based business snaps up mortgage advisory group in £3.7m deal
Grantham-based property firm Belvoir Group has bought The TIME Group in a deal worth almost £3.7m. TIME, which trades as the Mortgage Advice Bureau, is an appointed representative firm of Mortgage Advice Bureau, the…
Grantham Lions support local school
Isaac Newton Primary is a “Good” Ofsted rated school in Grantham. The school promotes outdoor activities and learning to enhance fitness, health and wellbeing. Last year they created a small Forest School on site…
Shocking footage from inside ‘KFC’s Lincolnshire chicken farm’
CLICK ON PICTURE ABOVE FOR FULL STORY Recent posts: Newly appointed NHS Non-Executive Director excited to get to work at Lincolnshire mental health and learning disability trust Grantham Tennis Club win national Club of…
Teacher named for Queen’s Baton Relay through Grantham
A teacher has been named as the latest Batonbearer to be taking part in the Queen’s Baton Relay through Grantham on 11 July during the build up to the Commonwealth Games. Birmingham 2022 is…
Grantham man avoids jail after breaching Sex Offenders order
Recent posts: Fiddler jailed for sex offences Council reviewing two-day closures at Lincolnshire tips as demand soars The Mikron Theatre are coming to the Grantham Canal Life in the Grantham beauty clinic once home…
SKDC leader sees off leadership challenge
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Driving the future! Ultra-fast battery charging technology is coming to Grantham
Extreme-fast-charging battery technology is coming to Grantham, allowing drivers to purchase electric cars that charge to 99 miles of pure electric range in just five minutes. Volvo Cars has made an investment from the…
Grantham’s Jubilee Beacon event timings confirmed
A special message has been delivered ahead of South Kesteven District Council’s Jubilee beacon lighting in Grantham. It comes from Bruno Peek, who is Pageantmaster of The Queen’s Jubilee Platinum Beacons programme across the…
St Barnabas Hospice Inpatient Unit to close for £1million improvements
St Barnabas Hospice’s Inpatient Unit on Nettleham Road, Lincoln, will be temporarily closed during the summer months to undertake essential maintenance and improvement works. Construction will commence in early June with planned completion by…
Belton gets its bureau back
Belton House’s bureau has returned after having some damage repaired by a specialist furniture conservator. The tortoiseshell and brass inlaid bureau Mazarin can be seen in the Marble Hall. Recent posts: Maternity visiting restrictions…
‘Back to the drawing board’ for controversial housing plan near Grantham
Recent posts: Maternity visiting restrictions ease in Lincoln and Boston Grantham MP questions Bank of England Governor on inflation
Celebrate the Jubilee safely together in Grantham
South Kesteven District Council is working with Food Standards Agency to help residents serve up safe food for their Jubilee celebrations. With less than ten days to go until the Her Majesty The Queen’s…
Best reactions to the Grantham Thatcher statue
Recent posts: Newly appointed NHS Non-Executive Director excited to get to work at Lincolnshire mental health and learning disability trust Grantham Tennis Club win national Club of the Year Award
Life in the Grantham beauty clinic once home to Margaret Thatcher’s family shop
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Grantham Tennis Club win national Club of the Year Award
Grantham Tennis Club from Lincolnshire have been crowned a national winner at the LTA Tennis Awards for their efforts to boost tennis participation and support the local community. They scooped the LTA’s flagship Club…
The Mikron Theatre are coming to the Grantham Canal
For 50 years Mikron Theatre Company have been performing at canal-related venues throughout the country, and they will be performing their play Raising Agents at the Plough Inn, Hickling, on Wednesday 8th June at…
Grantham Hospital campaigner calls for clarity on children’s services
Grantham Hospital campaigner Melissa Darcey has sent the following letter to United Lincolnshire Hospitals boss Andrew Morgan….. , I am writing with reference to Children’s Paediatrics services in Lincolnshire, particularly ASD and other spectrum related…
Dentists call for NHS charge freeze as cost of living crisis bites
Changes to eligibility for free dentistry already pushing millions away from NHS care With inflation now at a 40-year high the British Dental Association has called on Health Secretary Sajid Javid to follow the…
Grantham MP questions Bank of England Governor on inflation
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, appeared before the Treasury Select Committee olast week to answer questions on the Bank’s most recent Monetary Policy Report. As a member of the Treasury Select…
“Let’s not make a drama”: Lincolnshire council rejects bid to ease cost of living crisis
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Newly appointed NHS Non-Executive Director excited to get to work at Lincolnshire mental health and learning disability trust
A newly appointed Non-Executive Director says he is hugely excited by his new role as he prepares to help reshape services for the future at Lincolnshire’s mental health and learning disability trust. After a…
Fiddler jailed for sex offences
38-year-old Anthony Fiddler from Bourne has today been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for sex offences and indecent images of children. Investigating Officer Charlie Walmsley of Lincolnshire Police Protecting Vulnerable…
Council reviewing two-day closures at Lincolnshire tips as demand soars
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Maternity visiting restrictions ease in Lincoln and Boston
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Grantham businesses shortlisted for numerous prestigious awards
Two Grantham-based businesses have been shortlisted in four categories at this year’s Credit Awards. Free debt advice provider PayPlan and sister company Paylink Solutions – which delivers technology across the financial services and utilities…
People in Lincolnshire urged to check 10 signs of dementia
Ten tell-tale signs of dementia are being highlighted by Alzheimer’s Society in Lincolnshire in a bid to help people get the support they need. There are an estimated 13,090 people living with dementia in…
Journey Back to the 1940s with Launch of Belvoir’s Summer Season of Historical Events
May to September 2022 The summer series of Belvoir Revisited events celebrating key moments in history both real and imagined is packed with showstopping historical re-enactments, live music, street performers and all kinds of…
Hand over illegal firearms without prosecution
Lincolnshire Police are supporting a national appeal for the public to hand over any unwanted or unlawfully held guns with a surrender of firearms and ammunition, starting this week.. During the campaign – which…
Love Your Local Markets
The 2022 Love Your Local Market campaign is under way and runs until 5 June. It is a national campaign by the NABMA – the National Association of British Market Authorities – to celebrate…
Woman on a ‘bad trip’ from magic mushrooms throws coffee table at policeman
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New £1 million pharmacy aseptic unit will bring lifesaving services to more patients across Lincolnshire
A milestone has been reached in the building of a new £1 million pharmaceutical aseptic unit that will make lifesaving chemotherapy, intravenous nutrition and other ready-made injectable medicines, for the sickest patients in the…
Court success over ‘appalling’ case of fly-tipping
Enforcement officers from South Kesteven District Council working alongside the council’s legal team have successfully prosecuted a fly-tipper from Bourne. Dovel Taylor (70), of South Fen Road, pleaded guilty in court to three charges…
Lincolnshire hospital bosses lay out ambitious plans to improve health services
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A52 Somerby Hill roundabout closures to start in early June
Final works to the A52 Somerby Hill roundabout, part of the Grantham Southern Relief Road project, will start early next month. The following traffic management will be in place during the works: From 6th…
Kesteven Rideability Welcomes Local Care Home for Tea with a Pony Session
Kesteven Rideability, member group of Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), hosted residentsfrom Newton House Care Home for a Tea with a Pony session. Residents were welcomed with smiles,tea and homemade cake, and were…
Weekend Grantham A1 closure postponed
Please note that the weekend-long A1 closure scheduled for 8pm on Friday 20 May to 6am on Monday 23 May has been temporarily postponed. Once new dates have been confirmed, details will be shared. Recent…
A packed schedule of Jubilee events in Allington
Allington’s packed schedule of Jubilee events will feature headlining concerts from The Band From County Hell on Friday 3 June and The Motown Review on Saturday 4 June. The events take place at Allington…
Lincolnshire PCC backs government plans to arm volunteer cops with tasers
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Grantham Railway station and freight improvements in Lincolnshire’s carbon net zero plan
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Lincolnshire exports drop dramatically after Brexit and pandemic
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Egg-selling stall by Margaret Thatcher statue in Grantham is just a stunt
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Drew’s day at Sandhurst Military Academy
Army cadet force volunteer Drew Palmer had a day to remember when he attended a graduation ceremony at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Drew, a member of South Kesteven District Council’s housing allocations team,…
Grantham area planning applications
Registered between 9-13 May 2022 S22/0707 Heydour Erection of two bay double oak garage.Applicant: Mr Alan DoyleHeydour Priory Church Lees Heydour NG32 3NG S22/0887 Grantham Proposed drop kerbs pavement crossover and single parking space.Applicant:…
Op Sceptre – knife crime week of action ends 22 May
Lincolnshire Police are supporting a national campaign targeting knife crime with an amnesty this week to help keep our county – and you can do your part by handing over offensive weapons with no…
