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The Holly Grail: Humberstone’s artistic quest

After years supporting the likes of Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo, Holly Humberstone is ready to take centre stage — but the girl from Grantham is seeking excellence over mere fortune, writes Maddy Mussen

Evening Standard · Jul 5

Drag acts, detractors and true-blue diehards: my weird weekend at a Margaret Thatcher festival

For some, she was a hero. For others, quite the opposite. On 13 October, the prime minister who looms large over British politics would have turned 100 – and a gathering in Grantham celebrated her days in power

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

How the Iron Lady was forged

To appreciate the greatness of Margaret Thatcher — as this excellent biography makes possible — you must go back to Grantham where she lived over her parents’ grocery shop. There was no hereditary money, so she had to work hard, occasionally serving at the counter. She experienced frugality and, after…

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2025

‘Definitely not Tory’: will Thatcher’s home town vote for first Labour MP?

In the Lincolnshire constituency of Grantham, a statue of the Iron Lady reflects a sense of loyalty that is now wavering

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024

Saving Rudolph: AI used to deter deer from railway tracks this Christmas

The system has been successfully tested along a mile of track between Peterborough and Grantham, train operator LNER said

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023

Car-free east of England: a Christmas castle, winter walks and fairytale villages

There’s so much to see in and around Lincolnshire and Leicestershire this Christmas – from nature reserves to medieval towns – and it can all be done without a car

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023

Rare funnel clouds spotted amid week of storms and flooding

Matthew Whitelocks said seeing a funnel cloud for the first time in Grantham was ‘fascinating’.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Mum finds son lying dead in ditch using iPhone app after he didn't come home

Josh Ashworth's body was found in a ditch along the A52, just outside Grantham, Lincolnshire, by his mother Rachael who used the iPhone tracking app to track her son's last movements

Daily Mirror · Mar 26, 2023

A1 to be closed for several hours after lorry overturned

National Highways reported the A1 had been closed southbound between the B6326 near Newark-on-Trent and the B1174 near Grantham, as of 12.41pm on Wednesday, March 8.

Nottingham Post · Mar 8, 2023

Woman wearing coat, hat and gloves in flat which gets so cold she can see her BREATH

Living in Grantham, Vicki discovered her heating was costing her £1 per hour, so in order to keep warm working from home she calculated it would cost her up to £12 a day

Daily Mirror · Dec 22, 2022