Market Deeping became the latest team to fall foul of the Lincs Premier Division table-topping jinx.

Deeping’s second stint as number one this summer again lasted just a week as they were surpisingly beaten by Skegness at home, while reigning champions, and title favourites, Bracebridge Heath were winning by four wickets at home to Bourne.

Deeping were flayed from pillar to post in the opening stages of their game at Outgang Road.

Skegness openers Pradeep Chanditha and Dylan Labuschagne accepted Deeping skipper Dave Gillett’s invitation to bat first on a scorching day by smacking 50 in the first five overs and charging to 125-0 in 20 overs.

It’s to Deeping’s credit that they dragged it back and dismissed their visitors for 198 as main men Meli Adatia (4-16) and Lee Peacock (4-76) bowled with skill and determination.

But ultimately the damage was done as Deeping, whose batting has been frail all summer, were bowled out for 169 to complete a 29-run defeat.

“They batted very aggressively and rode their luck,” Gillett stated. “We were hampered by a back injury to Zac Simmonds which stopped him bowling as I would have switched to spin much earlier if it was possible. Meli Adatia also has a bad shoulder.”

Deeping lost three early wickets to Skegness speedster Ray Jordan before losing seven wickets to slow bowler Saeed Bariwala.

And unfortunately for Deeping, Bourne couldn’t press home advantages in both innings at Bracebridge.

Carl Wilson (62) and Jack Berry (52) took Bourne to 87-1, and captain Pete Morgan (37) helped his side to 149-3, but the rest didn’t contribute and the locals had to settle for 211 all out.

The home side were reduced to 5-2 by Colin Cheer, but they fought back again to win by four wickets with over five overs to spare.

Crucially Bourne had handed their hosts nine extra overs after getting bowled out in just 40 overs and one ball.

Bracebridge are now back on top with Sleaford also moving above Deeping into second.

RESULTS


BRACEBRIDGE HEATH beat BOURNE by 4 wkts

Bourne 211 (C. Wilson 62, J. Berry 52, P. Morgan 37, M. Carter 5-62, M. Bradley 4-56).

Bracebridge Heath 215-6 (N. John 70, M. Carter 45, K. Spence 40, C. Cheer 2-56).

MARKET DEEPING lost to SKEGNESS by 29 runs

Skegness 198 (P. Chanditha 65, D. Labuschagne 57, M. Adatia 4-16, L. Peacock 4-78)

Market Deeping 169 (J. Morgan 33, R, Hyman 32, L. Peacock 30, S. Bariwal 7-60).

CABINET CALL: By South Holland District Coun Peter Coupland

For this column I’m going to focus on how South Holland District Council looks after some 3,000 rented council homes in the district.

The authority’s Housing Revenue Account (HRA) helps to maintain all of these properties which include family homes, flats and sheltered bungalows for the elderly.

The HRA rental income from these properties goes towards the constant maintenance and refurbishment of these homes.

For instance the last contract for new kitchen and bathroom re-fits on 200 homes was £2 million.

Rental income is also spent on heating re-fits, gas servicing, re-roofing, 
windows, doors and so 
on.

You could say that it’s a bit like painting the Forth Bridge – when you have finished the 3,000th house refurbishment it starts all over again.

The HRA have a team of around 30 staff comprising of admin and building trades people who are totally committed to the day-to-day maintenance and refurbishment of the 3,000 homes to ensure they function as they should and remain in a good condition for all the tenants.

The council prides itself on the standard of rented accommodation that it provides in the district.

The HRA also have a house building programme across the district and look to construct/acquire around 200 more homes for rental over the next 4/5 years.

All rental monies received into the HRA has to be spent on housing needs within the HRA; the general fund of the council that supplies services to the district – i.e. waste collection, environmental, etc – cannot use one penny from the HRA to help with these services.

Government guidelines dictate how an authority uses housing rental incomes – it all has to be spent on the housing needs of the authority.

Following the release of the Lincolnshire Health And Care review’s Case for Change, The Standard put some questions to Tracy Pilcher, Chief Nurse, Lincolnshire East Clinical Commissioning Group.

Q: What confidence can you give to residents who use the Lincoln and Boston hospitals that they are going to be catered for?

A: The ‘Case for Change’ document explains the challenges faced by the Lincolnshire health and care system, which is currently spending £60m per year more than it receives in funding. It notes that - if nothing is done to address growing demand for health and care, coupled with a system that focuses on hospital care, resulting in a situation whereby services are struggling to deliver consistent high quality care – then the county’s deficit will grow to approximately £300m by 2021.

Case for Change introduces our vision for health and care in Lincolnshire in the future, including what future services might look like. It covers a range of themes, such as the challenges faced delivering care in a rural county, how emergency care might be improved, the concept of having centres of excellence, and what we can do to improve maternity and children’s services, to name a few.

The document is the next step towards a public consultation at which stage we will share with the public more detail about the options we are considering. Public engagement on this process is critically important and we will be talking with and listening to the views of all of our patients across Lincolnshire before a final decision is taken on any change to hospital or inpatient services.

We want all hospitals and services in Lincolnshire to be safe and viable. No decisions have been made about the future of any hospital services but we are confident all three hospitals in Lincolnshire have a positive future. Final proposals will be made after the public have been able to give their view on options through a full public consultation.

Q: In Boston, there is a campaign group looking at Women and Children’s services and the potential options on the table which could result in only one hospital having specific maternity services.

We have been told by ULHT that the current situation, both financially and due to a lack of staff, is ‘unsustainable’. The case for change report certainly supports that and seems to suggest, following national guidelines, having one hospital due to a lack of births – despite people coming to us saying they would rather give birth in Boston.

What reassurances can you give to people in Boston and towns which use the hospitals that their concerns over the locality of services versus safety and sustainability will be listened to?

A: Underpinning the LHAC process is robust and inclusive engagement with the public, patients and all key stakeholders. Part of this is the statutory consultation process via which we will ask for views on all of the options proposed and take into account and report on all of the feedback received. This will be undertaken using a variety of approaches to enable as many people as possible to get involved and tell us their views. Maintaining safe and sustainable services is a key focus for LHAC and we want to provide services closer to home, that are as easily as accessible as possible. A key requirement is safety and guidelines, and sometimes this means having to travel further afield, but feedback shows people are willing to travel if it means they can access safe and high quality services

Q: There has been some suggestion that the review, with its focus on saving money could lead to private companies being used similar to how the police use G4S. Is this a possibility?

A: Whilst we have an extremely challenging financial position, which will get worse if we don’t address it, this is not solely about funding. In fact, some of the problems we face cannot be fixed by having a bigger budget – for example, more funding would not resolve the challenges we face recruiting sufficient numbers of professionals into key health and care roles. Lincolnshire Health and Care is 13 organisations working together to try and find ways of transforming services. Proposals put to the public for consultation may include changing where some services are delivered, including potentially bringing together some specialist services onto a single site. Other solutions may include using technology to share patient records and help reduce the need for face-to-face appointments where they are not necessary. Whether or not private companies are used will depend on what the health and care system looks like going forwards and who is best placed to provide the services our patients need.

The group left Fenland Airfield, where they are all club members, at 6am in cool conditions for the 1,650-mile outbound trip, but bad weather forced them to re-route to Belgium instead of France for their first scheduled stop.

Low cloud caused more delays before they were able to fly on to Saarbrucken, in Germany, before a stopover in Friedrichshafen, located at the base of the Alps.

Day two brought high pressure and the perfect conditions for flying over the mountain rage.

“Even at 10,000ft there will still peaks with snow on top,” recalls Stuart.

“After negotiating the Brenner Pass which is quite narrow, we landed in Bolzano, Italy, where we sampled our first taste of Italian bureaucracy – they just seem to be obsessed with paperwork and form filling.

“Then it was up to Venice. It was on this leg the Alps finished – they just fall away, and then there’s nothing. It becomes flat like the Fens again, except that it is 36 degrees!”

Day three included their first water crossing – 40 minutes over the Adriatic Sea to Pula, in Croatia, before heading on to Brac. Further stops included Salerno, on the Italian Amalfi coast and Palermo, in Sicily, before the group made it to Malta and their grand entrance to the rally over the lighthouse at Gozo.

The issue of whether to run your business as a company or a sole trader or partnership is an important decision. There are advantages and disadvantages to each structure and potential tax savings to be made by operating as a company.

Changes that have been implemented since 6 April 2016 have significantly reduced the tax savings in comparison to prior years. These are as follows:

The 10% dividend tax credit has been abolished

New rates of tax on dividend income are 7.5% for basic rate taxpayers (previously nil), 32.5% for higher rate taxpayers (previously 25%) and 38.1% for additional rate taxpayers (previously 30.6%)

A tax free allowance of £5,000 for dividend income each year

As always, there will be winners and losers. A higher rate taxpayer with dividend income of £5,000 would have had a tax liability of £1,250 (25% of £5,000). From April 2016 they will no longer have a tax liability.

But a shareholder who takes a salary based on their personal allowance and dividends up to the higher rate threshold would previously have had no income tax to pay. From April 2016, only £5,000 of the dividends will not be taxable.

Tax savings

Depending on personal circumstances there are savings to be made from incorporating, even where all annual profit is paid out, savings of over £1,300 can be achieved on profits of £50,000 and over £4,500 where profits are £100,000.

Where personal circumstances allow the savings can be significantly higher where some of the annual profit is retained in the business.

Other advantages

Limited liability - A company generally provides limited liability. A shareholder cannot normally be required to invest any more in the company than their initial investment.

Transfer of ownership - Effective ownership of the business may be more readily transferred, in comparison to a sole trader or partnership business.

Borrowing - Banks are able to take extra security by means of a ‘floating charge’ over the assets of the company. This will increase the extent to which monies may be borrowed against the assets of the business.

Credibility - Corporate status is often deemed to add credibility or commercial respectability to a business.

Pension schemes - The company could establish an approved pension scheme which may provide greater benefits than self-employed schemes.

Disadvantages

Administration/Accounting - Annual compliance requirements often result in costs being higher for a company than for a sole trader or partnership. Annual accounts need to be prepared in a format dictated by the Companies Act and may need to be audited.

Privacy - The annual accounts together with details of directors and shareholders have to be made available on public record.

PAYE/Benefits – In order to pay directors salaries, a PAYE scheme is necessary, salary details must be submitted on a timely basis under Real Time Information. Records of expenses reimbursed by the company will also be needed. P11D forms may be required for benefits in 
kind.

Directors’ responsibilities - A company director may be at risk of criminal or civil penalty proceedings e.g. for late filing of accounts or for breaking the insolvency rules.

Summary

There are many times during the life of a business where additional support and advice are important and we would like to be there to assist you make the most of your business.

The decision to incorporate or not is a personal one and we are happy to look at your individual circumstances and advise on the best course of action for you and your business.

There are a number of good reasons for considering incorporation. For further help or advice, call Sarah Clyde on 01205 310250 or email sarah.clyde@duntop.co.uk

There are a number of good reasons for considering incorporation. For further help and advice please call Paul McCooey on 01754 899899 or email paul.mccooey@duntop.co.uk.

There are a number of good reasons for considering incorporation. For further help and advice please call Keith Phillips on 01529 303773 or email keith.phillips@duntop.co.uk.

The self-serving hypocrisy of politicians never ceases to amaze me. In his latest column, John Hayes seeks to justify his support for the Iraq war while at the same time distancing himself from its architect Tony Blair.

He writes, and I quote: “I placed my faith in the PM’s word when he told Parliament there was an imminent threat to Britain from Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction.”

Mr Hayes goes on to say: “We now know for certain that there was no such imminent danger to the UK.” Most of us knew that 13 years ago and we didn’t need Chilcot to tell us.

In London one million people marched against the war. They knew Blair’s WMD fantasy was hogwash. Millions more of us who didn’t march also knew it was hogwash.

Naturally the Tory press smeared opponents of the war with the usual labels – extremists, traitors, the enemy within etc. It’s little consolation that history has proved us right.

Mr Hayes is quite correct that Saddam Hussein was a murderous dictator but he was none of our business. (If we were to topple every Middle East dictator we’d have to get rid of Mr Cameron’s chums in Saudi Arabia!)

As one terrified Iraqi civilian recently told the BBC: “You helped us get rid of Saddam. No, today, we have one thousand Saddams.”

Sadly, the only court in which Tony Blair is likely to be arraigned is the court of public opinion. Standing alongside him should be every MP who voted for the war, including John Hayes.

Whatever Blair promised Bush, our MPs would have stopped it. Labour MPs rebelled in droves, voting against. Many more abstained. It was only the large number of Conservative opposition MPs who voted for the war which gave Blair his mandate for invasion.

Instead of belatedly criticising a decision which he agreed with at the time, John Hayes should stand up and apologise for supporting Blair’s war.

I’m sorry Mr Hayes, this fantasy that you and your friends were innocent little lambs led astray by the big bad wolf is an insult to our intelligence.

You are your colleagues could have stopped Blair in 2003 and you didn’t. Your words today are as inexcusable as your actions were then.

The iconic London Underground logo – designed by Frank Pick, one of Spalding’s most famous sons – is to be celebrated at a museum’s new home in the capital.

The logo – which first appeared on tube station platforms in 1908 – will be part of a permanent display when the Design Museum moves its base to Kensington.

It was nominated for inclusion by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who said it was “bold, simple and colourful”.

Pick, the son of a Spalding draper, was born in the town in 1878 and is credited with creating much of modern London.

His legacy is the endearing image of the London Underground, including the famous map that he commissioned, the red and white signs, distinctive typeface, and dozens of classic 1930s art-deco buildings.

A blue plaque commemorating Frank’s birth on November 23, 1878, is set into the wall of the Halifax Building Society in Double Street, a stone’s throw from Bridge House on the west bank of the River Welland, now demolished.

Pick, who died on November 7, 1941, was the LondonPassenger Transport Board’s first chief executive officer.

He is also remembered in the world-famous reference book the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, with the line: “Good design is intelligence made visible.”

I would like to offer my congratulations to John Hayes on his appointment as Minister of Transport.

Having just spent an amazing few days in glorious Kent, however, I would be keen to learn what our long-standing MP intends to do to improve Lincolnshire’s rail service, which can only be described as average at best.

Using regular trains while in Kent demonstrated to me just how out of touch we are in rural Lincolnshire with regards to public transport.

A group of four of us went from Ashford to London for £6 each using a group saver, from Ashford to Canterbury for £5 and from Ashford to Folkstone for as little as £4.60 – all return tickets with an abundance of rolling stock to choose from.

Here in Pinchbeck, we know that the railway exists through the constant noise of heavy freight trains passing through the village.

Yet there are very few passenger trains which people can use in order to get to anywhere and back in the space of a day.

Firefighters were called to help prevent a fire spreading to hay bales in Crowland.

A local crew was alerted at 6.39pm yesterday. A tweet from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said they used one hose reel on the area surrounding the hay bales at Dowsdale Bank.

Witnesses are being sought following a burglary in the early hours of this morning in Sutton Bridge.

Police were alerted about the incident on Bridge Road just after midnight.

The offender approached from the town centre direction, smashed the front door with a brick and entered the property. However, it does not appear that anything was taken and the man walked away towards Long Sutton.

He is described as wearing a dark coloured hoodie, possible with an image of a motorbike on the back, jeans and trainers.

Anyone with information is asked to call PC Ben Harrington on 101, quoting incident 4 of 25th July.

Andrew Tidswell netted two second-half goals as Holbeach United won 4-0 away at Wisbech St Mary.

Josh Ford and Jordan Thomas had given the Tigers a comfortable interval lead in this hastily-arranged fixture, following the cancellation of United’s friendly against a Lincoln City under 21s side.

Brad Barraclough scored twice as Spalding United went down 5-2 at Yaxley, Dan Cotton (two), Phil Stebbing (two) and Scott Bogusz the matchwinners.

Bourne Town lost 4-2 at Sleaford Town.

George Asplin (three) and Joe Smith scored for the Greens.

Deeping Rangers were beaten 3-2 at home by AFC Rushden & Diamonds on Saturday.

Charlie Coulson and Jason Kilbride netted for the hosts, while Rushden’s matchwinners were Jake Newman, Nabil Shariff and Liam Dolman.

Photo (TIM WILSON): SG230716-160TW

The finalists in the inaugural South Lincolnshire & Border League Cup are Division One sides Freiston and Baston, who will play for the new trophy - donated by Dewhurst Trophies of Boston - on September 10 at Bourne CC.

Earlier in July, Freiston beat Moulton Harrox in the first semi-final to win their place and, at the weekend, Baston scored a four wicket win over Skegness 2nd, bowling them out for 120 before James Tickler hit an unbeaten 62 to take his side to victory.

In the Premier Division, the top two sides both saw centuries scored with Hafiz Majeed hitting 158 and Dan Milgate taking five wickets for leaders Spalding in their victory over Long Sutton.

Second placed Sleaford 2nd’s century maker was Simon Godby who was out for 100 and Samit Puri then took five Boston 2nd wickets.

Charlie Roberts was the Boston man of the match with four wickets and 50 runs but couldn’ prevent his side going down to defeat.

Belton Park celebrated their first win of the season and picked up welcome points after Jake Pollard’ 103 helped them to 230 for nine and Luke Pollard took five for 26 to help bowl Woodhall Spa 2nd out for 92.

Bourne 2nd went down by seven wickets to Grantham 2nd but the tightest game was at Stamford where Market Deeping were all out for 108 then took eight of the home side’s wickets before Stamford finally claimed victory.

Spalding 2nd continue to dominate Division One following an eight wicket win over Heckington with Freiston, who beat Billingborough 2nd, in pursuit.

Abdul Moeed hit 86 for Freiston and went on to take four Billingborough wickets.

Ian Robinson hit an unbeaten 64 for Grantham 3rd but Jack Barnett was also on good form with 67 for Moulton Harrox who won by three wickets.

And Welby Cavaliers won by 40 runs against Timberland to move into fourth in the table.

In Division Two, Daniel Sullivan was unbeaten on 56 as leaders Claypole overtook Burgh & Dstrict’ 127 for seven for the loss of six wickets.

Belton Park 2nd scored a welcome win over Spalding 3rd and Graves Park beat Boston 3rd by seven wickets.

Results:

Premier Division: Belton Park 230-9 (J Pollard 103), Woodhall Spa 2nd 92 (L Pollard 5-26); Sleaford 2nd 224 (Godby 100). Boston 2nd 135 (Roberts 50, Puri 5-32); Bourne 2nd 130, Grantham 2nd 133-3 (Parmley 55no); Market Deeping 2nd 108, Stamford Town 111-8; Spalding 243-5 (Majeed 158), Long Sutton 139 (Milgate 5-35).

Division One: Heckington 72, Spalding 2nd 73-2; Freiston 212 (Moeed 86), Billingborough 2nd 133; Grantham 3rd 147-6 (Robinson 64no), Moulton Harrox 151-7 (J Barnett 67); Welby Cavaliers 212-6, Timberland 172.

Division Two: Burgh & District 127-7, Claypole 128-6 (Sullivan 56no); Belton Park 2nd 89, Spalding 59-8; Boston 3rd 41, Graves Park 42-3.

League Cup, semi-final: Skegness 2nd 120, Baston 121-6 (Tickler 62no).

Just nine points separate the top four teams in the Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League, with Bracebridge Heath heading the list, six ahead of Sleaford for whom Obus Pienaar topped 1000 runs for the season.

But it was Tom Shorthouse who starred for Sleaford after the South African was dismissed for 31.

Shorthouse hit 162 of Sleaford’s 308 for eight but Jonny Cheer’s unbeaten 65 enabled Boston to hang on for a draw, finishing on 200 for eight.

Lindum stayed in touch with the top four as Luke Robinson also made a century, hitting 116 at Louth.

From 45 for two, Robinson and Will Wright (52) put on 61 then Robinson partnered Will Taylor (73) in a stand of 156.

Lindum’s innings ended on 294 for six but Louth’s batsmen were unable to match their opponents and were all out for 86, Jonny Miller taking four for eight and Richard Bishop claiming five wicketkeeping dismissals.

The third ton of the day came at Nettleham where Prasanna Jayawardene completed his century with one run needed for victory.

Nettleham made a steady start to their innings, Phil Brown hitting 52 and at the close had set Woodhall Spa a total of 194 for seven, Ross Dixon bowling an economical 17 overs to take three for 44.

Jayawardene came to the crease with the score on 16 for one to share a partnership of 107 with 15 year old Henry Wilson who made a patient 40. The Sri Lankan then lost three more partners but reached his 100 off 97 balls to take Woodhall to a five wicket victory.

Saeed Bariwala returned to Skegness to take seven wickets at Market Deeping after Pradeep Chanditha and Dylan Labuschagne had hit 65 and 57 respectively in the seasiders’ total of 198.

Market Deeping were then bowled out for 169.

Carl Wilson and Jack Berry both hit half centuries for Bourne but Matt Carter took five wickets for Bracebridge Heath and the final wicket fell on 211.

Nick John then hit 70 as Bracebridge claimed a four wicket win.

Grantham added to Grimsby’s woes as Joe Peck’s five wickets helped bowl their visitors out for 105, Steve Crossley hitting 42 before Ross Carnelly and James Dobson (61) saw Grantham to a 10 wicket win.

Results: Nettleham 194-7 (Brown 52), Woodhall Spa 195-5 (Jayawardene 100no); Skegness 198 (Chanditha 65, Labuschagne 57), Market Deeping 169 (Bariwala 7-60); Bourne 211 (Wilson 62, Berry 52, M Carter 5-62), Bracebridge Heath 215-6 (John 70); Grimsby 105 (Peck 5-20), Grantham 108-0 (Dobson 61no); Lindum 294-6 (Robinson 116, Wright 52, Taylor 73), Louth 86; Sleaford 308-8 (Shorthouse 162), Boston 200-8 (Cheer 65no).

An animal lover has filmed a video of herself suffering the same shocking effects as dogs which are left in cars on hot days in a hard-hitting warning to pet owners.

Jess Ritchie, 24, recorded the ten-minute video after becoming concerned about a worrying number of dogs left in unattended vehicles.

The clip shows Jess sitting in the driver’s seat of her car during the recent heatwave as the temperature rockets from 35C (95F) to 41.5C (107F) in a matter of minutes.

During the video Jess can be seen becoming increasingly short of breath and sweating profusely.

After just ten minutes in the roasting car, Jess is forced to abandon her experiment when the heat becomes unbearable, and says: “This is absolutely horrible.”

Since Jess posted the film on her Facebook page last Wednesday (20/7) it has been viewed and shared more than 6,000 times around the world.

She said: “I got home from work, went on Facebook and saw all my friends had posted the story about a Terrier being rescued by police who had to smash a window to reach it.

“I was very angry. I felt for the dog and was frustrated because this happens every year yet people still do it. I can’t understand why they would.

“I thought, what can I do to show people the dangers of this and how dangerous it can get in a short space of time?

“I was so worried I decided to do something to show people exactly what it feels like to be trapped in a car on a hot day.

“It was an awful feeling and I felt so uncomfortable. At one stage I could hardly think straight. You can only imagine the effect it has on dogs.

“It was extremely uncomfortable - I felt nauseous, I could feel my breathing getting a bit strange, it was not a nice experience at all.

“I knew it could get quite hot but not as hot as it did that fast - I think the maximum degree got to high as 41 degrees.”

“Since I posted the video on Facebook I’ve been inundated with comments and messages of support. The reaction has been overwhelming.”

During the film Jess, who has two-year-old Cocker Spaniel called Tessa, can be seen using a thermometer to record the temperature rising inside the car.

In the video, she says: “I find it quite shocking that people still think that this is acceptable and they’re willing to risk it.

“I don’t understand what goes through their heads.

“If you’ve got a dog in the car with you and you want to stop off somewhere, either take it with you depending on the location, try and see if it can go in the shop with you, or just take it home and then go to the shop later.

“It’s not worth risking your pet’s life for because dogs do die.

“It’s just such a senseless thing to do and a waste of life.

Jess, from Nottingham, starts sweating just minutes into the video, as the temperature climbs to shocking levels.

Four minutes into the video, Jess claims she doesn’t know if she can go on, saying he is struggling to talk due to the heat.

After six minutes, Jess can be seen to look agitated from the heat, as she says “I really am sweating this is absolutely horrible”.

When the temperature reaches 41.5C (107F), Jess says: “I am absolutely dripping right now. This is horrible, it really is.

“Just don’t do it. Do not leave your dogs in a hot car.

“I think I might have to end this soon because it’s getting extremely uncomfortable now, it’s starting to make me feel quick sick to be honest with you.”

Shortly before the end of the clip, Jess says: “I can’t even think.”

The thermometer then hits a high of 41.5C (107f) and Jess ends the video.

Jess said she hopes the video will bring a greater awareness to the issue.

Last year the RPSCA attended 8,779 incidents of dogs which were left in hot cars across the UK.

Market Deeping became the latest team to fall foul of the Lincs Premier Division table-topping jinx.

Deeping’s second stint as number one this summer again lasted just a week as they were surpisingly beaten by Skegness at home, while reigning champions, and title favourites, Bracebridge Heath were winning by four wickets at home to Bourne.

Deeping were flayed from pillar to post in the opening stages of their game at Outgang Road.

Skegness openers Pradeep Chanditha and Dylan Labuschagne accepted Deeping skipper Dave Gillett’s invitation to bat first on a scorching day by smacking 50 in the first five overs and charging to 125-0 in 20 overs.

It’s to Deeping’s credit that they dragged it back and dismissed their visitors for 198 as main men Meli Adatia (4-16) and Lee Peacock (4-76) bowled with skill and determination.

But ultimately the damage was done as Deeping, whose batting has been frail all summer, were bowled out for 169 to complete a 29-run defeat.

“They batted very aggressively and rode their luck,” Gillett stated.

“We were hampered by a back injury to Zac Simmonds which stopped him bowling as I would have switched to spin much earlier if it was possible.

“Meli Adatia also has a bad shoulder.”

Deeping lost three early wickets to Skegness speedster Ray Jordan before losing seven wickets to slow bowler Saeed Bariwala.

And unfortunately for Deeping, Bourne couldn’t press home advantages in both innings at Bracebridge.

Carl Wilson (62) and Jack Berry (52) took Bourne to 87-1, and captain Pete Morgan (37) helped his side to 149-3, but the rest didn’t contribute and the locals had to settle for 211 all out.

The home side were reduced to 5-2 by Colin Cheer, but they fought back again to win by four wickets with over five overs to spare.

Crucially Bourne had handed their hosts nine extra overs after getting bowled out in just 40 overs and one ball.

Bracebridge are now back on top with Sleaford also moving above Deeping into second.

Detectives investigating the attempted abduction of a serviceman near RAF Marham last week say one of the suspects may have a facial injury as a result of the incident.

Police are following up several calls and CCTV leads following the incident on Wednesday afternoon.

As previously reported, two men, said to be of Middle Eastern origin, tried to pull the serviceman into a car. He resisted them and managed to escape.

Det Supt Paul Durham, of the joint Norfolk and Suffolk major investigation team, said a short time ago: “The victim managed to fight off his attacker and head-butted him, we believe around the eye-socket, so it is possible he suffered swelling and bruising in this area.

“He was then punched which caused him to fall to the ground. Clearly the extent of his injuries is unknown however we do not believe either attack caused the suspect to bleed.

“If you know someone who matches the description of our suspect, who has a similar injury, then I would urge you to contact my officers.”

Over the weekend, police said they believed the attackers were operating as part of a wider group.

Extra patrols and house to house inquiries have continued in the area and a review of CCTV footage is ongoing.

Det Supt Durham added: “As I said from the very outset, due to the nature of this incident and the complex investigation required, we expect this to be a lengthy a process.

“CCTV footage continues to be gathered and reviewed while follow-up enquiries are being made after calls put in to the hotlines.

“Tracing the vehicle remains a priority and one point I would like to re-emphasise is that we do believe it may have contained more than the two suspects seen by the victim. This is important because I do not want to deter any potential witnesses from coming forward; it is the vehicle we are interested in, regardless of the number of people seen inside.”

The first suspect is described as between 20 and 30 years old, approximately 6ft tall, of athletic but stocky build, with dark hair which was long on top and had a well-groomed beard. He was of Middle Eastern origin in appearance with a dark skin tone and wore dark casual clothing.

The second man is said to be between 20-30 years old but younger than the first suspect and of a slimmer build. He was approximately 5’10” tall, clean shaven with short dark hair. He was also of Middle Eastern origin in appearance and wore a white t-shirt and dark shorts.

Anyone with information should either phone 101 or the investigation’s dedicated hotline numbers 0800 0560154 or 0207 1580011.

Neil Mason is hoping that The Little Layout Company will become a hub for fellow model railway enthusiasts.

He has made contacts with local clubs and is offering discounts to club members who visit the shop to buy.

Neil said: “The shop gives people a sense of community. The pressure isn’t there to buy. If people come in eventually they will start buying things.”

Neil and Lacey attend exhibitions around the country, Lacey talking to people while Neil runs the layouts, but they have also organised their own show.

It’s at Werrington Community Centre on Saturday, September 10 (10am to 4.30pm). Entry is £4 to adults, £3 concessions and £2 children.

The exhibition will contain layouts across all gauges and trade stands.

A man who bared his backside to police as he tried to get into a King’s Lynn nightclub admitted he was a “fool” when he appeared in court today.

Ainsley Churchill, 21, of Delph Road, Long Sutton, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly when he appared before magistrates this morning.

The court heard Churchill was seen shouting and swearing at door staff of the Chicago Rock Cafe in Norfolk Street, King’s Lynn, during the early hours of July 3.

They had earlier alerted police to an incident which happened inside the club. Although police asked him if he wanted to make a formal complaint, he refused.

Jane Foster, prosecuting, said Churchill returned to the club shortly afterwards, but was told to move on.

He then tried to get into the building via a rear exit. As police approached him, he bared his backside towards the officers before he was detained.

Churchill, who represented himself during the hearing, told the bench: “I’ve been a fool. All I can do is apologise really.”

He was fined £100 and told to pay a £30 victim surcharge. No order was made for costs.

The danger of children and teenagers drowning in South Holland, the Deepings and Bourne have led to new safety warnings at the start of the school holidays.

Both Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Services have warned that people should be “water aware”, especially in hot weather, after figures from the Chief Fire Officer’s Association showed that about 400 people drown in the UK every year - one person every 20 hours.

Darren Stones, water rescue specialist at Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said: “With temperatures rising, people may be tempted to cool off with a swim in the local river, canal, lake or reservoir.

“The water may look really inviting but underneath the surface there can actually be lots of hazards, including bikes and shopping trollies for example.

“A quick dip can quickly turn into a disaster, especially as you will not know how deep the water is or how strong the currents are that can drag you away from the bank.”

The Chief Fire Officer’s Association’s own figures also showed that 44 per cent of people who drowned in 2014 had no intention of entering the water.

Mr Stones said: “Even when the sun is shining, the water is likely to be cold and can tire the most experienced swimmers.

“Apart from the risk of drowning, taking a plunge in unclean water could make you seriously ill and, in some cases, can be fatal.”

Group Commander Chris Parker, head of community fire safety at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We don’t want to spoil people’s fun by telling them not to jump into rivers and lakes.

“But we do feel it is important to educate the community about the risk open water poses if you are not trained.”