Environment

A village school headteacher is to give a list of five parents who have threatened to take six children out if plans for a poultry farm go ahead.

South Kesteven District Council have moved to ban the release of Chinese lanterns on its own land or in public spaces.

The Friendly Bench, a community project in Bottesford, has received £240,000 lottery funding to expand its network across England.

An eight-inch kitchen knife was among items pulled from the River Witham in Grantham at the weekend.

Army veterans who fought at Arnhem have inspired a flurry of pledges to make the orchard a reality.

About £10,000 has so far been pledged for the orchard, 82 per cent of the required funding of £12,000.

SKDC's cabinet is expected to adopt a position statement on sky lanterns and balloons.

A call is made for one big final push to reach the £12,193 target to create the orchard of 75 trees.

Plans for the farm at Great Ponton are recommended for approval by council officers.

The county's waste partnership is calling on people to be mindful of what they put in their silver bins this Christmas.

Review: Bright, colourful lights and festive music make for a great Christmas trip out.

Fly-tippers have dumped bags of rubbish in a walk way in Grantham.

Hundreds of Grantham area homes are without power due to a fault.

Volunteers planted 150 trees last Wednesday to help link together two of Grantham’s most popular visitor attractions.

Green-fingered pupils at a Grantham primary school have been working hard towards their Green Tree Schools award.

Tree planting is the start of the council's bid to boost tree numbers on its land.

Initial projects focus on de-carbonisation of transport, property improvements, energy usage and involving the authority in the generation of energy.

RiverCare volunteers marked their 15th anniversary last month by giving the River Witham a thorough clean up on Saturday.

A ban on the release of balloons and lanterns from council-owned land is being considered by officials.

Rain and saturated ground at The Bythams Spinney has meant a popular 'tree dressing' event has had to be postponed.