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Boys ignore warnings not to play on the frozen canal

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:37:26 +0000

JUST a day after the Journal reported the heroic rescue of a boy from the frozen Grantham Canal, these boys were spotted flouting our warnings.

Charles hands over his £300 birthday gift

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:30:31 +0000

GENEROUS Charles Short is a big supporter of the Journal Children’s Fund, so much so he asked family and friends to donate rather than buy presents for his 90th birthday.

‘The Journal Children’s Fund is a wonderful cause’

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:28:43 +0000

IT can be diffcult caring for youngsters suffering from conditions or disabilities, without the additional pressure of affording specialist equipment.

VIDEO: Trust creates ‘Diamond Wood’ at army barracks

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:04:25 +0000

THE Woodland Trust held a ceremony at the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks on Friday as it begins planting 2,000 tree at the site.

Charity quiz night for Chernobyl kids

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:39:03 +0000

A CHARITY quiz night will be held at the Kings Hotel in March to raise money for Friends of Chernobyl Children.

Offering Superior Soft Furnishings

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:30:18 +0000

SOFT furnishing specialist Brenda Day is offering a full package service - all you have to do is bring the fabric.

Swimming pools grab green gong for Asher

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:54:22 +0000

A SWIMMING pool company have been praised for their environmentally-sound designs at a national awards ceremony.

Grantham rotarian will be fund-raising at Asda

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:45:23 +0000

ROTARY club member Paul Wilson will be outside Asda in Grantham from 11am until 1pm today collecting money for charity.

VIDEO: Frantic pancake race at Asda

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:25:15 +0000

PANCAKES were flying at Asda today when supermarket staff took on staff from Travail in Grantham in a special race.

A tree-mendous effort put in by volunteers

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:34:24 +0000

NINETY saplings were planted in Bingham on Sunday by a group of enthusiastic Vale of Belvoir Lions and their families.

REPORT & VIDEO: Kesteven annihilate Amber Valley

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:07:39 +0000

Midlands League 3

Plane-pulling Kirsty helps raise £6,000

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:31 +0000

MORE than £6,000 has been raised by a team of tough seamen, including a former Grantham girl, by pulling a 70-tonne aeroplane.

Forklift trucks stolen

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:42:06 +0000

TWO forklift trucks have been stolen from a compound in Langar.

BREAKING NEWS: Police find body believed to be missing Grantham man

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:15:24 +0000

POLICE in Leicestershire have found the body of a male they believe to be missing Grantham man Stuart Taylor.

School pays tribute to a ‘popular and happy boy’

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:57:27 +0000

A BOY who drowned with his grandmother in a lake near Castle Bytham last week has been described as a “popular and happy” child by his school headteacher.

UPDATE: Police identify victims of drowning tragedy

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:46:30 +0000

POLICE have formally identified the grandmother and six-year-old boy who drowned in a lake near Castle Bytham on Thursday evening.

Grantham man told police he was pleased officer was shot in Sutton St James

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:39:21 +0000

A MAN from Grantham phoned police on the day of an armed police siege at Sutton St James to say he was pleased an officer had been shot in the head and that “a lot more people should go around doing this sort of thing”.

FULL REPORT & VIDEO: Grantham Town go back to top of league after win over Kidsgrove

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:20:58 +0000

GRANTHAM Town resumed league action following the enforced lay-off with a comfortable victory.

Cannabis man must work in the community

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:27:36 +0000

A DOZEN bags of cannabis were found when police arrested a man acting suspiciously in Sharpe Road, Grantham.

Curfew for thief who stole from cars

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:26:46 +0000

A DAYTIME curfew was slapped on a man who admitted stealing from parked cars in Grantham.