Grantham Journal & Citizen (Grantham, England) back issues from December 2007:
Five goal Grantham rally after early shock.
Dec 01, 2007 ... Unibond League Division One South Grantham Town 5 Gresley Rovers 1 After going a goal down in the first 20 minutes, another defeat could have been on the cards, but an increasingly confident Grantham rallied and romped home to a welcome win. ...
Christmas fair a success at church.
Dec 01, 2007 ... Saturday, noon - Festive fun was enjoyed by all at this year's St Wulfram's Church Christmas fair. The fair featured a range of ...
Journal Business Award winners announced.(Awards list)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Friday, 11.59pm -Winners of the Journal's Business Awards were announced at a spectacular gala dinner tonight. Wade Rowlett, managing director of building firm Fairway, was named Businessperson of the Year at the event at Belton Woods Hotel. Large Business of the Year ...
Offenders transform garden in payback scheme.
Dec 02, 2007 ... Sunday, 9am - Elderly people who live at Chandos House retirement home in Grantham are now able to enjoy the gardens after offenders sentenced to unpaid work spent more than six months transforming the grounds. Working as part of Lincolnshire Probation Service's Community ...
Book will provide hours of fun for walkers.
Dec 02, 2007 ... Sunday, 4pm - A book detailing a 94-mile continuous walk around the Melton Borough District has been written by 69-year-old Robert Brownlow, past president of Grantham Rotary Club and former partner at Escritt Barrell Golding. Robert has created a circuit around the district in ...
SLIDESHOW: Journal Business Awards.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Monday, 9.50am - Grantham's business community was out in force on Friday night at the Journal's glittering Business Awards ceremony. A celebration of the best of Grantham's businesses, the awards were split into seven categories - New Business, Green Business, Customer Care, ...
Girls keep fit for charity.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Monday, noon - Pupils of Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School have raised [pounds sterling]1,800 for leprosy charity Lepra with a sponsored workout. Around 300 girls took part in the event, ...
Kesteven suffer heavy defeat to Bakewell.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Midlands League 4 East (North) Kesteven 0 Bakewell 57 Kesteven suffered defeat again and were without skipper Dougie Hayward who injured his back at training on Thursday. Other changes saw Jason Lamb come in at stand-off and Brett Login and ...
VIDEO: Good Taste Award.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Winner of the Good Taste Award, Sponsored by Chattertons, was the School Room Cafe, Station Road, Grantham. Runners Up were ...
VIDEO: Green Business of the Year Award.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Winner of the Green Business of the Year Award, sponsored by South Kesteven District Council, was the Woodland Trust. ...
VIDEO: Customer Care Award.
Dec 03, 2007 ... WINNER of the Customer Care Award, sponsored by Ambitions Personnel, was The Bridal Suite. Runners-up ...
VIDEO: New Business of the Year Award.
Dec 03, 2007 ... WINNER of the New Business Award, sponsored by HSBC, was The Bridal Suite. Runners-up were A ...
VIDEO: Small Business of the Year Award.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Winner of the Small Business of the Year Award, sponsored by The Nottingham, was 2Health. Runners-up ...
VIDEO: Large Business of the Year.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Winner of the Large Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Springfield House, was La Jolie Ronde. ...
VIDEO: The Journal Business Awards.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Monday, 6pm - Wade Rowlett was named Business Person of the Year at the Journal Business Awards on Friday night. Wade, of building firm Fairway, received the award for his successful working life as well as work for the community as a member of Grantham Business Club. ...
Special service to remember loved ones.
Dec 04, 2007 ... Tuesday, 9am - A service of remembrance organised by the Gifts Hospice takes place tonight at St Anne's Church, Harrowby Road, Grantham. The Light Up a Life Service will be chance to help the hospice by sponsoring a light on one of its Christmas trees. Tina Dingley ...
Thieves strike as family watch TV.
Dec 04, 2007 ... Tuesday, 12.25pm - A family has condemned thieves who broke into their home in Grantham and stole irreplaceable jewellery while they watched television. Steve and Cathy Sutton and their nine-year-old granddaughther Rheece were in the front room of the bungalow in Manners Street ...
Karate club on the podium nine times.
Dec 04, 2007 ... Allington & Whatton Karate Club returned triumphant from the English Shotokan Alliance regional competition held at Market Rasen last Sunday. The club had a winning reputation to uphold and did not disappoint, taking nine podium places between them. Results: 10-14 ...
Delay on Post Office announcement.
Dec 04, 2007 ... Tuesday, 4pm - An announcement on the fate of 12 threatened Post Offices in the Grantham area will be made a week today - not today as expected. Post Office originally said affected branches would be notified whether they are to remain open or be forced to close three weeks ...
Cigarette causes car fire.
Dec 05, 2007 ... Wednesday, 9am - A discarded cigarette caused a car to catch fire in Great Ponton, near Grantham, last night. The owner of the BMW Z3 extinguished the fire with a powder extinguisher by the ...
Another fire as serial arsonist strikes again.
Dec 05, 2007 ... Wednesday, noon - Serial arsonists who have torched thousands of pounds worth of straw in the Grantham area in recent months struck again on Sunday evening. Thirty tons of hay were set on fire in a field in Gorse Lane at around 6.15pm. Firefighters from Grantham were ...
Chemicals unearthed near Colsterworth.
Dec 05, 2007 ... Wednesday, 1.30pm - Containers of chemicals have been unearthed by workmen building the new A1 junction near Colsterworth. Firefighters are at the scene and police have closed off Woolsthorpe Road following the discovery at about 11am this morning. No ...
Kieran qualifies for championships with fencing gold.
Dec 05, 2007 ... Grantham's Kieran Oliver won a gold medal at the England Fencing East Midlands Region British Youth Championships qualifier which took place at Ratcliffe on the Wreake on Sunday. The 15-year-old King's School pupil needed to to finish in the top four and made sure of his ...
Doctorate for Rosie May's dad.
Dec 05, 2007 ... Wednesday, 4pm - Dad Graham Storrie has been awarded a doctorate in humanitarian science for his work building an orphanage in Sri Lanka. Graham and Mary Storrie set up the Rosie May Home in memory of their daughter, Rosie May, who was murdered at a Christmas party in Normanton, ...
John puts down his note book for the final time.
Dec 06, 2007 ... Thursday, 9am - Journalist John Pinchbeck retired last week after nearly 30 years in the trade. John became a journalist in the early 1980s after changing from a career in accountancy. He said: "I'd recommend this job to anybody. It's great going down the street and ...
BREAKING NEWS: Allitt's minimum sentence set at 30 years.
Dec 06, 2007 ... Thursday, 11am - Killer nurse Beverly Allitt has had her minimum jail term set at 30 years at a hearing at London's High Court this morning. Allitt was given 13 life sentences in 1993 for a series of attacks on children at Grantham Hospital. She was found guilty of murdering ...
Second World War grenades found in Colsterworth.
Dec 06, 2007 ... Thursday, 11.45am - Grenades dating back to the Second World War were detonated by bomb disposal experts after being unearthed by workmen near Colsterworth on Wednesday. The weapons, unearthed by workmen building a new A1 flyover, are believed to have been left by the Home ...
Emily makes sensational senior debut.
Dec 06, 2007 ... KGGS pupil Emily Bates made a remarkable start to her senior playing career at the Medway Grand Prix in Gillingham at the weekend. Emily's senior debut, at the age of 12, could not have gone much better as she went through the women's Band Three unbeaten and triumphed over her ...
Two bridge strikes stop traffic.
Dec 06, 2007 ... Thursday, 3.45pm - Two more lorries got wedged under Springfield Road railway bridge in Grantham this lunchtime, causing yet more tailbacks in the town. Grantham has three of the top 10 worst hit bridges in the country, and traffic is frequently brought to a ...
BREAKING NEWS: Springfield Road to become one way for 20 weeks.
Dec 06, 2007 ... Thursday, 4pm - Springfield Road is to become one way for 20 weeks from Sunday, angering traders hoping for a successful Christmas period. Lincolnshire County Council's highways department informed South Kesteven District Council of the plan today and emails were sent to traders ...
Your [pounds sterling]9.2 million new police station is closed for lunch.
Dec 07, 2007 ... Friday, 9am - You paid [pounds sterling]9.2m for the new state-of-the art police station in Grantham - but don't go there at lunchtime because it will be shut. The grand, glass-fronted three-storey building, which fully opened in Swingbridge Road last month, closes to the public ...
VIDEO: In this week's Grantham Journal.
Dec 07, 2007 ... Friday, 10.45am - Find out what's in this week's Journal. ...
Ladies say goodbye to club.
Dec 07, 2007 ... Friday, noon - Ladies from the St Wulfram's Over 60s Club met for the last time on Thursday yesterday as low member numbers have forced the club to close. What was once a group of more than 80 elderly people with a long waiting list 25 years ago, is now just a handful of 10 ...
Burglars take advantage of the run-up to Christmas.
Dec 07, 2007 ... Police say there isn't a serious burglary problem in the Grantham area despite a recent spate of incidents in which homes and businesses were targeted. CLICK HERE TO GO TO A MAP OF ALL THE BURGLARIES The Journal is aware of 11 burglaries or attempted burglaries in ...
Orston children launch cookbook.
Dec 08, 2007 ... Saturday, 8am -Children's favourite recipes have been compiled in a cookbook to help raise money for outdoor learning facilities at Orston Primary School. To mark the launch of the book, a cooking demonstration evening was held at the school by parent Andrea Wallace, who was ...
Windfarm campaign group raises [pounds sterling]10,000.
Dec 08, 2007 ... Saturday, noon - A campaign group set up to protest against a proposed wind farm near Grantham has raised almost [pounds sterling]10,000 from supporters in just six weeks. The group, which says it is not opposed to renewable energies being developed at suitable sites, has held a ...
Town triumph in Athletic mud bath.
Dec 08, 2007 ... Unibond League Division One South Kidsgrove Athletic 1 Grantham Town 2 Grantham Town brought home three points after 90 minutes of splashing about in mud and standing water. The referee had declared the pitch playable and despite ...
Bedridden woman let down by carers.
Dec 09, 2007 ... Sunday, 8am - A bedridden woman is fed up with the agency employed to care for her, because she says carers are often late or don't show up at all. Geri Lockwood, of Belton Avenue, Grantham, blames managers at agency Frasers, based in Bourne, for the unreliability of carers. ...
TRAFFIC HELL: Grantham grinds to a halt again.
Dec 10, 2007 ... Monday, 9.45pm - Traffic ground to a halt in the centre of Grantham again this morning - angering traders hoping for a successful Christmas. By 9am traffic was backed up as far as the Farrier pub at the edge of town following the partial closure of Springfield Road. ...
VIDEO: Comfy journeys for Courtney thanks to Journal Children's Fund.
Dec 10, 2007 ... Monday, 12.20pm - Car journeys will now be easier for the Peters family, from Grantham, thanks to the Journal Children's Fund. Six year-old Courtney, who has cerebral palsy and is a pupil at Sandon School, can now travel in comfort in a specially-designed supportive travel seat, ...
TRAFFIC HELL: Business club launches protest.
Dec 10, 2007 ... Monday, 12.45pm - Campaigners from Grantham Business Club plan to give out leaflets to drivers tomorrow morning urging them to join the campaign to stop roadworks in Springfield Road. Traders say traffic jams caused by the works will destroy all hope of a successful Christmas ...
Grantham & District Saturday Football League.
Dec 10, 2007 ... Buckminster United moved to within a point of Premier Division leaders Ruskington Rovers with a 6-1 home win against Cherry Tree. United have three games in hand over Rovers who only managed to take a single point ...
Author visits school.
Dec 10, 2007 ... Monday, 4pm - Author Sophie McKenzie visited Walton Girls' High School to talk to pupils about her work. The writer - who won the Red House Book Award for her novel Girl, Missing - answered questions from pupils in Years 8 and 9. Pupils also had chance to buy copies ...
Teenager arrested over Journal mail theft.
Dec 10, 2007 ... Monday, 5.30pm - A teenager was arrested for stealing mail from the letterbox of the Journal office in High Street on Sunday morning. The 17-year-old male was arrested after being spotted by CCTV operators at 7.55am. He ...
Staff pass NVQs.
Dec 11, 2007 ... Tuesday, 9.15am - Employees at PAS (Grantham), near Easton, have made the company proud, after being awarded their NVQ Levels 1 and 2 in Food and Drink. The NVQ programme is run through the Grantham College in partnership with back-up training, and takes place on site with two ...
UPDATED: All threatened post offices to close or be replaced.
Dec 11, 2007 ... Tuesday, 12.05pm- All 12 threatened Post Offices in the Grantham area will be closed or replaced with outreach services, Post Office announced today. Branches which will close in January are Brook Street, Hill Avenue, Old Somerby and Colston Bassett. Allington, ...
Mobile stolen as woman chats to friend.
Dec 11, 2007 ... Tuesday, noon - A woman was robbed of her mobile phone as she chatted to a friend on Harrowby Lane. The woman had taken her phone from her handbag and started chatting to a friend when a man suddenly appeared and snatched the phone before running off. The theft ...
Post Office latest: Campaigners feel ignored.
Dec 11, 2007 ... Tuesday, noon - Campaigners who fought to keep Brook Street Post Office open say they have been ignored by Post Office bosses. Brook Street is one of four branches in the Grantham area which will close in January. Four staff, including postmaster Mike Kearney, will be made ...
Kesteven second string not close enough.
Dec 11, 2007 ... Pennant League Group 3 Kesteven 2nd 11 Mansfield 3rd 29 A close game was not reflected in Mansfield's flattering final winning scoreline. On a cold, wet and windy afternoon Kesteven were once again limited on selection, but the 15 who turned ...
School delighted with Ofsted report.
Dec 11, 2007 ... Tuesday, 4.15pm - Staff and children at Ingoldsby Primary School are delighted after receiving a good report from Ofsted. Inspectors who visited the school praised the leadership of headteacher Brian Wooldridge, the dedication of staff and support given by governors. ...
Gifts Hospice receives cash boost from Freemasons.
Dec 12, 2007 ... Wednesday, 9am - GIFTS received a donation of [pounds sterling]1,447 from the Freemasons' Grand Charity. The national group put aside [pounds sterling]600,000 to donate to hospices across the UK and Wales. Hospices like GIFTS apply for some of the fund which will go ...
Hunt is on for graffiti vandal.
Dec 12, 2007 ... Wednesday, noon - Police are searching for a graffiti artist who has left his mark all over Wyndham Park in Grantham. Benches, bins, trees, lamposts and even a memorial archway to soldiers who fought in the First World War have been repeatedly vandalised in the last month. ...
Tornadoes trophy triumph.
Dec 12, 2007 ... Grantham Tornadoes scooped a haul of 11 trophies at the Lincolnshire Closed Junior Table Tennis Tournament in Stamford at the weekend. Leading the way was Michael Bates who took the Boys' Cadets Singles and the Boys' Junior trophies, with 3-0 wins over Grantham's Peter Claxton ...
Children give MPs a lesson in leadership.
Dec 12, 2007 ... Wednesday, 4pm - Children from Central Technology and Sports College and National School gave MPs a lesson in leadership at the House of Commons. The pupils were invited by three MPs to spend the day at the home of British politics to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Sports ...
Road safety campaign launched.
Dec 13, 2007 ... Thursday, 9am - A new road safety campaign has been launched to help prevent drink driving during the Christmas holiday period. The campaign, called The End highlights the potential consequences of driving under the influence to young drivers across the region. ...
School rewarded for healthy ways.
Dec 13, 2007 ... Thursday, noon - Healthy kids from Spitalgate Primary School have been awarded for improving their lifestyles. The school has received its full Healthy Schools Award for its work in encouraging pupils to exercise and enjoy good diets. Lincolnshire County Council ...
Plans to enhance town on hold after funding bid for [pounds sterling]49m brings in only [pounds sterling]5m.
Dec 13, 2007 ... Thursday, 12.17pm - Ambitious plans to revitalise Grantham are in tatters after a funding bid for [pounds sterling]49m resulted in only [pounds sterling]5m being allocated to the town. South Kesteven District Council and Lincolnshire County Council bid for the money after ...
Suspected shoplifters arrested.
Dec 13, 2007 ... Thursday, 1.45pm - Two people were arrested following separate incidents of shoplifting in Grantham this lunchtime. Police arrested one suspect in Welby Street following a theft from Savers, High Street. Minutes later another man was arrested in a passageway ...
Grantham athletes tackle beach course.
Dec 13, 2007 ... Grantham Athletic Club members took part in the fourth round of the Lincolnshire League Cross-country series at Skegness on Sunday. A total of 23 Grantham runners tackled the beach and sand dune course, buffeted by a bracing Skegness sea breeze. Star performer was ...
Dean is a photographer to the stars.
Dec 13, 2007 ... Thursday, 4.40pm - Photographer and charity fund-raiser Dean Fardell, from Grantham, has photographed dozens of top international music stars in the last year to help raise thousands of pounds for charity. Among the musicians he has photographed are Paul Weller, Paul McCartney, ...
Have your say on wind farm plans.
Dec 14, 2007 ... Friday, 12.30pm - Planners considering an application to build a huge wind farm close to Grantham are encouraging people to submit their comments on the plans as soon as possible. Campaigners against the plans for a site at Thackson's Well, near Long Bennington, have ...
Sensational senior debut for Emily, 12.
Dec 14, 2007 ... KGGS pupil Emily Bates made a remarkable start to her senior playing career at the Medway Grand Prix in Gillingham at the weekend. Emily's senior debut, at the age of 12, could not have gone much better as she went through the women's Band Three unbeaten and triumphed over her ...
Students return for presentations.
Dec 15, 2007 ... Saturday, 8am - Students who left Central Technology and Sports College in summer returned to school on Tuesday for a presentation evening. The year group, which earned the school record-breaking GCSE results, were presented with their exam certificates. Businessman ...
Youngsters win black belts.
Dec 15, 2007 ... Five members of Grantham's Professional Kickboxing Association club achieved black belt status in a grading at The Meres leisure centre last weekend. Lauren Richardson, Holly Pickthall, Kalem Foston, Matthew Wordsworth and Charley Hancock were all successful in gaining their ...
Gingerbreads triumph in hard-fought battle.
Dec 15, 2007 ... Unibond League Division One South Grantham Town 1 Shepshed Dynamo 0 Grantham Town breathed a collective sigh of relief when the referee blew the whistle at the end of their hardest earned win of the season. The Gingerbreads went ...