Category: News

Conservative Nick Boles retains Grantham and Stamford seat with 35,090 votes

MP Nick Boles has retained his Grantham and Stamford seat with 35,090 votes in the General Election. There was a turnout of 69.4 per cent with 56,699 people voting in the constituency.

Read more from the Stamford Mercury website.

Musical feast at Castle Bytham’s Midsummer Festival

The final line-up of bands and performers has been announced for this year’s Midsummer Festival in Castle Bytham and it promises to be an even bigger and better musical and artistic feast than ever before.

There will be music to appeal to all tastes – rock, pop, classical, choral, folk, blues, country, Latin funk, big band, indie, and a cappella at the festival, which runs on Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18. Altogether more than 20 acts over two days, and all for free.

Read more from the Grantham Journal website.

Corby Glen post office in a cafe closes after three years

A post office set up in a village cafe has close for the last time today (Friday) because it is not paying for itself.

The post office, in The Pantry in Corby Glen, was set up in February 2014 after the local branch in Church Street closed. But business owner Miranda Bainbridge said she cannot keep the post office open any longer because it is not making enough money to make it worthwhile.

Read more from the Grantham Journal website.

Easter 2017 Bank Holiday bin collections

Collections are as usual on Friday 14 April. All collections during the week commencing Monday 17 April will be one day later than normal due to the Bank Holiday.

Waste needs to be available at the edge of your property by 7.30am on the day of collection.

More information at www.southkesteven.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=12002.

Castle Bytham woman has purse returned after it is found in hundreds of tonnes of recycling waste

A Castle Bytham resident is thanking her lucky stars after her purse, along with its contents, was found among tonnes of recycling waste by an eagle-eyed employee at a recycling facility.

Shirley Grayson had accidentally thrown her purse into her recycling bin and thought she had no hope of ever finding it again.

Read more from the Grantham Journal website.

Road safety : 14/02/2017

Over the last two days, there has been an alarming number of road traffic accidents reported on the local roads. Please remember to drive to the current conditions, taking extra time to complete your journeys. One thing to consider, if the outside temperature is 4 or lower, you may likely come across black ice. High winds will increases the chance of ice forming on country roads, that otherwise look dry.