Grantham

Row over council’s planned £100,000 ‘party’ to unveil Margaret Thatcher statue in Grantham

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A Tory run council has been told to review their decision to underwrite a £100,000 ‘party’ to unveil a controversial statue of Margaret Thatcher in her hometown. For over a decade the normally sedate Lincolnshire town of Grantham has witnessed a bitter row over how to remember their most famous daughter. Two years ago South … Read more

Fears for proposed £300k Margaret Thatcher statue in Grantham

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Margaret Thatcher’s £300,000 statue should still be erected in her home town, say supporters, despite fears that protestors could tear it down.  Sixteen months after the controversial statue was approved by councillors in Grantham, Lincolnshire, the plinth on which it will stand still remains empty. Following a decade of rows, the memorial to Baroness Thatcher … Read more