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Pre-race chat for Harriers

Club runners took part in 1969 Lincs XC Championships.

St Anne’s FC finished third in the league in 1976

Third place finishers St Anne's – little did they know they would be league champions the following season.

Ropsley played in Premier

Back in the late 1960s, the Grantham Journal sports pages had a 'Photospot' feature, with a local team each week . . .

Fosters football team played in the Premier Division

Soccer team was a works side from town.

Grantham's fitting tribute to the fallen

Events taking place around South Kesteven

Boys’ football team played in English Schools Shield

Boy footballers were from local schools.

Grantham's fitting tribute to fallen heroes

Events taking place across South Kesteven

‘Prince’ was rescued from a 15ft reservoir sump

Rescuers took two hours to retrieve horse from reservoir sump.

High praise indeed for Grantham’s WWII A.R.P. services

Grantham's A.R.P. services were the best 'in the Kindom' during WWII

‘What did Maggie ever do for Grantham?’

Ex-Mayor calls for referendum

Nazis missed intended target but still caused devastation

Thirty-two people died in Grantham on the night the Germans tried to bomb St Vincent's.

Huntingtower Arms golfers triumphed at East Midlands Masters

Players finished with four players in the top 10, including first and second.

‘I want to set up fairground museum’

Mick White inspired by his family heritage

Popular hotel bowed out in a blaze of glory

Popular hostelry signed off with mystery blaze on Grantham's High Street.

Grantham Journal was printed on site in the days of hot metal

New letterpress printing equipment delivered to the Journal in the late 1960s was destined to be replaced by new technology just a decade later.

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Seventies Ropsley FC side were virtually invincible

Pre-race chat for Harriers

Pre-race chat for Harriers

St Anne’s FC finished third in the league in 1976

St Anne’s FC finished third in the league in 1976

Ropsley played in Premier

Ropsley played in Premier

Fosters football team played in the Premier Division

Fosters football team played in the Premier Division

Grantham's fitting tribute to the fallen

Grantham's fitting tribute to the fallen

Boys’ football team played in English Schools Shield

Boys’ football team played in English Schools Shield

Grantham's fitting tribute to fallen heroes

Grantham's fitting tribute to fallen heroes

‘Prince’ was rescued from a 15ft reservoir sump

‘Prince’ was rescued from a 15ft reservoir sump

High praise indeed for Grantham’s WWII A.R.P. services

High praise indeed for Grantham’s WWII A.R.P. services

‘What did Maggie ever do for Grantham?’

‘What did Maggie ever do for Grantham?’

Nazis missed intended target but still caused devastation

Nazis missed intended target but still caused devastation

Huntingtower Arms golfers triumphed at East Midlands Masters

Huntingtower Arms golfers triumphed at East Midlands Masters

‘I want to set up fairground museum’

‘I want to set up fairground museum’

Popular hotel bowed out in a blaze of glory

Popular hotel bowed out in a blaze of glory

Grantham Journal was printed on site in the days of hot metal

Grantham Journal was printed on site in the days of hot metal

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