- Gloucester confirm Twelvetrees move
- Australia storm to whitewash
- QPR get 'malicious communication'
- Wenger plays down Wilshere fears
- Milan willing to wait for Tevez
- Round: We deserved Cup win
- Redknapp rides his luck
- Murray ready to take next step
- Monty spins England into contention
- Glory for Azarenka in Australia
- Welch claims the Big Brother spoils
- Three held after bank occupied
- Security checks at FA Cup showdown
- Government record on racism slammed
- Big freeze fails to materialise
- Welfare protesters plan occupation
- Man quizzed over 'road rage' death
- Brothers in court on murder charge
- Escaped prisoner back in custody
- Policeman arrested in hacking probe
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You can’t charge some double and not others
I am absolutely incensed about SKDC’s plans to introduce a £25 charge for emptying green bins.
SKDC has made Grantham a grid-locked ghost town
Congratulations SKDC: yet again another ill-thought-out decision to grab more money from the taxpayer.
Will SKDC buy back my green bin if I opt out?
If I decide not to pay the proposed £25 for green bin collections, will the council be prepared to buy back my green bin, which I had to pay for?
Only those who use bin scheme should pay for it
Following publication of your story last week about our plans to introduce a small charge for the collection of green waste, it has been suggested that instead of introducing a separate bill for this service we could simply add the cost to council tax.
Can Cllrs claim for their green bins on expenses?
It’S all well and good to charge a waste green bin collection charge of £25 per year, but this it would appear only covers some 30,000 households, many of whom I would suggest are OAPs.
Sport
In this week’s Journal sport pages . . .
+ South Witham ‘new age kurlers’ wipe the floor with opposition
ATHLETICS: Hot shot Hatherley runs to eighth in Ropsley Raid
THERE was a good turnout of Grantham athletes for both distances at this year’s Ropsley Raid.
Try table tennis
CLIFFEDALE Chandlers Table Tennis Club is offering young people aged between 14 and 25 and disabled people the chance to take up the sport.
Classic cars belonging AC Williams to be auctioned off
CLASSIC sports and rally cars which were until recently showcased in an AC Williams showroom are to go under the hammer.
BADMINTON: Grantham Bs impervious to Mars attacks
GRANTHAM Badminton Club men’s B team won six rubbers to three away to Mars B in the Melton League.
Video
VIDEO: Granthamians given insight into Gravity Fields Festival video
SCIENCE demonstrations gave visitors a flavour of the upcoming Gravity Fields Festival at an information event held on Wednesday.
Lifestyle
We will be forced to give up the green bin service
WE will give up the green waste bin if they decide to charge for the service, and we will go back to using the local tip on Alexander Road.
It’s cheap, but it ain’t cheerful
AFTER a Twitter tip-off that all was not well in the kitchen at the Goose at the Bank in High Street, Grantham, we sent chief reporter Marie Baker and reporter Suzie Pike to check it out . . .
‘We’re ordinary people who do amazing things’
CLUBS and social groups are aplenty in Grantham, but some stand out because they go that extra mile for the community.
Community
We will be forced to give up the green bin service
WE will give up the green waste bin if they decide to charge for the service, and we will go back to using the local tip on Alexander Road.
Can I opt out of paying for the school buses?
I must express my despair about the whole recycling issue.
Full-time firefighters may be on-call 24/7
FULL-time firefighters will be on call 24 hours a day at Grantham if Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue proposals are approved.
Mrs E. E. Pinner
MRS E. E. Pinner, known always as Nell, of St Edmunds Nursing Home, Grantham, has died there. She was 102.
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Saturday 28 January 2012
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