DEVELOPERS have failed in their bid to overturn a decision to reject plans for flats on the old Manthorpe Lodge site.

THESE gentlemen were responsible for getting many a lorry driver out of a tough scrape in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

HE may be more famous for the eating of crisps these days by Gary Lineker was in his pomp when he came to Grantham in 1987.

l The five suspects in the Mark Corley murder case all walked free from court following the collapse of their trial. The police were found to have illegally bugged the men while they spoke to their solicitors.

lNewsboy Nick Davies was hailed a lifesaver after warning of a major gas leak which put the lives of elderly people at risk in Belton Avenue.

lA man who tried to outrun the police was out of luck - his pursuer was a sprinter in the divisional sports championships. PC Greaves rugby tackled the offender before taking him to the police station “by the ears”.

lGranthamians were pictured ice-skating along a stretch of the Grantham-Nottingham Canal.

A DISTRICT councillor has launched a bid to have the eastern part of Grantham designated as a conservation area, following the demolition of a historic building.

I could not believe what I was reading in the Journal recently, about the impending closure of Harrison House on Dysart Road, Grantham.

I hope David Burling continues to write his column after his retirement as Chairman of the Labour Party, as I do enjoy a good fairy story.

thanks to Ward 6, Grantham Hospital, for looking after my husband, Sam.

Grantham should have some form of recognition of the fact that the UK’s first female Prime Minister came from this Town.

Re: ‘Journal should not print nasty Thatcher letters’ – Isn’t the press there to air everyone’s views, not just those of David Close?

I very much enjoyed reading your recent article about the visit of Laurel and Hardy to Grantham.

Am I alone in feeling intimidated by the people drinking beer in Grantham Town Centre, in particular, around the statues on St. Peter’s Hill?

What a brilliant job Di Ablewhite did in tracing the relatives of the lost airmen that crashed near Long Bennington.

HERE’S why I will be opting out of the grren bin service.

HOW will non-car owners dispose of garden rubbish? Surely they are being forced into paying an extra £25.

I BELIEVE South Kesteven District Council is breaking a contract by putting a £25 charge on to empty green bins.

SKDC is now creating a charge for those of us doing the ‘green scene’ despite a fee having already been paid to be a green bin owner.