Grantham

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has begun logging reports of the earthquake felt tonight in Grantham.

The earthquake felt in Grantham and further afield tonight (Wednesday) had a magnitude of 3.8, according to the British Geological Survey.

An earthquake was felt in Grantham and elsewhere tonight, just before 10.30pm.

The A607 in Manthorpe has been reopened after a large tree was blown down and blocked the road.

Call-outs for emergency doctors volunteering with the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS), increased by 20 per cent over last year.

Workmen are still removing a large tree which fell and blocked the A607 at Manthorpe this morning.

The A607 at Manthorpe is blocked in both directions after a tree was blown down over the road.

The family of former King’s School student Euan Coulthard say their lives will never be the same again after he died in the River Wear in Durham earlier this month.

Over the coming weeks one hectare of woodland and more than 3km of hedgerow will be created in the county.

Jewellery has been stolen in a burglary at a home in Allington.

A condolence book for people to write their memories and tributes to former King’s School student Euan Coulthard, has been placed at the Mayor’s Parlour.

A 34-year-old Grantham man stands accused of five counts of rape against a woman aged over 16, alleged to have taken place between September 26 and 29 of last year.

Two charges in relation to the alleged supply of 135 grammes of cannabis in Grantham town centre will be heard at Lincoln Crown Court.

Police were unable to give a factory employee a dispersal notice because he was too drunk to give his details.

The King’s School in Grantham has paid tribute to former pupil Euan Coulthard who died this month in Durham where he was a university student.

Planning applications before South Kesteven District Council include:

After a large group came to blows with his family on New Year’s Day, a 57-year-old took a kitchen knife from his daughter’s kitchen, the court heard.

The leader of a voluntary group says he is disappointed members had to remove so much rubbish out of the River Witham at the weekend just a few weeks after their last clean-up.

People are being urged to register to make sure they have their vote in the May elections.

The case of two Latvian nationals accused of possessing a stun gun in Grantham has been adjourned for the third time because the wrong interpreter was booked.