- Mushtaq makes Surrey move
- No operation for Stokes
- Board room battle for tourists
- Morris backs Strauss to hit form
- Easy win for Kings XI
- Gayle steals show in Bangalore win
- Guptill gains from Glamorgan errors
- Champions continue to toil
- Broad proud of England display
- Broad keeps Windies in check
- Hospital location decision delayed
- Bank urged to explain job loss plan
- Government refuses to raise tax
- Jobs boost at medical devices firm
- Team to mark Loughinisland massacre
- Show defaming priest 'inexplicable'
- Tax case consultants cost 11m euro
- Play cards right on EU, says Ganley
- Minister in EU treaty poll blunder
- Hospital patients 'put at risk'
Local
Hosepipe ban will remain
THE hosepipe ban on Lincolnshire will remain despite last month being the wettest April since records began.
Midwives raise thousands for charity with moonlight walk
MIDWIVES from Lincolnshire raised thousands of pounds to help fight breast cancer by taking park in a moonlight walk at the weekend.
Grantham vehicle hire company celebrates increase in bookings
A GRANTHAM-based vehicle hire company has reported a 200 per cent increase in online bookings for retail hire.
Border Agency operation leads to arrest of 12 illegal immigrants on A52 at Grantham
A UK Border Agency operation on the A52 near Grantham led to the arrest of 12 men suspected of being illegal immigrants this morning.
Councillors agree to lap dancing on a Sunday in Grantham
LAP dancing at Taboo Gentlemen’s Club can now take place on a Sunday after councillors agreed to change the licence.
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Politics
Councillor promises to Tweet ‘more responsibly’
A COUNCILLOR has promised to Tweet ‘more responsibly’ in future after he was challenged in front of the whole council about his comments.
South Kesteven District Council split on constitution decision
A PASSIONATE debate was sparked at full council after it was proposed to limit the number of topics that can be debated at meetings.
Long Bennington friends realise army ambitions forged at The King’s School
IT was a proud day for Grantham when the latest group of army officers emerged from Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.
BREAKING NEWS: Grantham Carnival parade route approved by Lincolnshire County Council
GRANTHAM’S traditional Grantham Carnival parade will go ahead, it was announced today.
Taxpayers’ Alliance protest against Fuel Duty increase
THE Taxpayers’ Alliance held an action day in Grantham last Saturday to oppose the Government’s planned 3p per litre increase in fuel duty.
Business
Five-star hygiene at Blue Pearl
CUSTOMERS can rest assured that standards of hygiene and cleanliness at the Blue Pearl fish bar are second to none.
New venture for Mark Jessop as he opens Prime Chiropractic in Grantham
ATHLETE turned chiroprator Mark Jessop has opened a practice in Grantham.
Support Grantham Hospice with a pint
A BEER is being brewed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of St Barnabas Hospice.
Grantham Foodbank donations weigh 10 tonnes!
A STAGGERING 10 tonnes of food have been donated to Grantham Foodbank since it launched less than a year ago.
Indoor Market’s flower festival raises £400
THE mayors of Grantham and Stamford attended a successful flower festival at the Indoor Market, in Station Road East, Grantham, recently.
Education
Grantham academy developers told to look at access route again
PLANNING permission for the new Priory Ruskin Academy, which was due to be built in Rushcliffe Road, Grantham, by September 2013 was deferred for a fourth time by Lincolnshire County Council this week.
Long Bennington friends realise army ambitions forged at The King’s School
IT was a proud day for Grantham when the latest group of army officers emerged from Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.
King’s boys ‘will need more flexible skills to keep up in a rapidly changing world’
THE Journal sat down with new King’s School headteacher Frank Hedley to talk about the future of the school, the challenges facing pupils and working with other headteachers.
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Walton Girls’ High School headteacher invites Ofsted back after losing ‘outstanding’ grade
THE headteacher of a Grantham school is determined to return it to being ‘outstanding’ after Ofsted regraded it as ‘good’ this week.
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Homeless children given a helping hand
YOUNGEST pupils of Charles Read Academy raised money for children affected by floods in the Phillipines which struck just before Christmas last year.
Health
Grantham woman receives cancer op at fourth attempt
A GRANTHAM woman whose cancer operation was cancelled three times finally underwent her operation on Monday (May 7).
Retired consultant airs concerns about hospital
A RETIRED consultant at Grantham Hospital has spoken out to express the feelings of his former colleagues.
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Parents lose their son to CJD ‘ticking time-bomb’
A TREATMENT designed to help a poorly child grow tragically turned into a “ticking time-bomb” which cost a Grantham couple their son last week.
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Grantham woman’s op cancelled for a third time - despite assurance from the Secretary for Health
DESPITE assurances from Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and bosses at the Queens Medical Centre, a Grantham woman has had her cancer operation cancelled for a third time.
Mercy mission could prove a real life-saver for Grantham woman
A DESPERATE brother is celebrating today after earning a personal assurance from Health Secretary Andrew Lansley that his sister will get the cancer treatment she deserves.
Letters & Opinion
Paul Lewis was a great nurse manager of Grantham Hospital
I am writing in response to the negative letter regarding Paul Lewis’ position as nurse manager, headlined “Staff have a responsibility to move forward” (Journal, April 6).
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I was very upset by a television news report about a cancer sufferer was was twice turned down by the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham through lack of beds.
Grantham taxi firm’s Home Safe Cards are a great idea
I was pleased to see Can Cabs running the Home Safe scheme, which I support all the way.
Friends of Wyndham Park Nursery School in Grantham say thank you
The Friends of Wyndham Park Nursery School held an indulgence evening on Tuesday, April 24 at the Ramada Grantham.
Band
ITS A DOG’S LIFE – The English Dogs (Journal Youtube Video, April 20) toured Germany and the USA with great success. They released a single, an EP and three LPs, all of which are now very collectable by punk fans and especially by local fans.
Columnists
‘My year as mayor has been a real honour’
DURING my year as Mayor of Grantham, I have considered it an honour and privilege to have had the pleasure of meeting some really nice people and visiting many places in our beautiful county.
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Fly-tipping is a problem everywhere and it makes me sad to see that people are ruining pretty areas by leaving junk they can’t be bothered to take to the tip.
Political column: Labour’s David Burling says...
Last week brought the unwelcome news that the UK’s economy had fallen back into recession.
Audio & Video
picture of the week
This week’s picture was submitted by Jon Pimlott. He describes himself as a hobby photographer and said spotting this stag at Belton was his “lucky day”.
By George, we got soaked video
PERSISTENT rain did not deter the excited scouts on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Relive Grantham Town picking up the league championship trophy video
WATCH again as Grantham Town skipper Ben Saunders hoists the Evo-Stik Northern Premer League Division One South title trophy aloft in front of a bumper crowd at The Meres on Saturday.
MATCH REPORT: Champions Grantham Town round off season in style video
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East Midlands
Potato firm director paid bribes
A potato firm director from Cambridgeshire has been told he faces a significant jail term after he was found guilty of paying bribes to a buyer at supermarket giant Sainsbury's.
O'Leary agrees X Factor return
Colchester-born Dermot O'Leary has signed up to return to The X Factor, hosting the show for a sixth series.
Pub fight villagers toast success
Villagers in Cambridgeshire are celebrating after winning another round of a battle to revive a historic pub where allied airmen drowned their sorrows during the Second World War.
Minister in dual fuel plants pledge
The Government has revealed eco-friendly dual fuel power plants could be made eligible for cash incentives after the issue was raised by the Norwich South MP.
East Anglia still faces jobs woe
A jobs expert has called for caution despite statistics showing unemployment in East Anglia dropped in the first quarter of the year.
National
Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'
News International executives briefed David Cameron on "what to say and how to say it" before he met Rupert Murdoch but he "refused to play ball", the Leveson Inquiry has been told.
FO accused over royal lunch guests
The Foreign Office has been accused of putting the Queen in the position of having to dine with despots as the row over a royal lunch with foreign monarchs intensified.
I miss Ivan every day, says Cameron
David Cameron has spoken of his grief at the death of his son in a letter to the parents of a brain tumour victim.
Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims he has been blocked by the UK authorities from attending the Olympic Games in London.
Two held over attack on woman, 93
Police have arrested two people in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old woman who was severely beaten in her own home.
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Thursday 17 May 2012
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