Grantham

I don’t know how he’s got the nerve, but our MP Nick Boles would have us believe that problems afflicting our NHS are nothing to do with his government but are our own fault for using A&E and for getting older. Now that’s what I call shifting the blame.

The first environmental fair of its kind will take place in Grantham later this year.

A project focusing on local history will light up the town next month in a series of digital illuminations.

Aged just five and a half, Jess Wade was diagnosed with a form of kidney cancer called bilateral Wilms’ tumour.

The next Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire has been appointed by the Queen.

This afternoon saw the official opening of the King’s School’s new sports hall.

A Grantham councillor says he is outraged by the news that developer Larkfleet has been allowed to mount a legal challenge to the building of the southern Grantham bypass.

Mr John William Saggers, of Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir has died at his home. He was 72.

Mr Horace Frederick Muffett, of Thames Road, Grantham, has died in Grantham Hospital. He was 84.

Mr Peter Drury, of Manners Street, Grantham, has died at home. He was 71.

Mr Dennis Malcolm Berry, of Hillside Drive, Grantham, has died at home. He was 74.

Developer Larkfleet Homes has welcomed the decision by a court which allows it to mount a legal challenge to the building of the new Grantham bypass.

Miss Evelyn Mary Bean (Mary), of Kings Court Nursing Home, Grantham, has died there. She was 94.

Hundreds of Journal readers have taken part in our website vote following on from our story about the naming of the new bypass after Margaret Thatcher.

In an emotional ceremony on Tuesday night, 70 Grantham cadets lit 70 candles, bringing light into the darkness, to commemorate 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.

Plans are in place to spend £400,000 on major improvements to the gym and other areas at Grantham Meres Leisure Centre.

Pupils at three schools in the Grantham area are enjoying the fruits of new building work which gives them more space and better learning facilities.

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after a bike was stolen at some point overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday.

There was a crash involving three cars on Sandon Road this lunchtime.

Traffic is moving slowly through Grantham town centre due to snowy conditions and reports of a broken down lorry on Sankt Augustin Way which has been partially blocked.