Holbeach United manager Seb Hayes wants to keep the focus on their quality instead of worrying about Deeping Rangers’ attacking threat on Saturday.

The Tigers initially stopped the Clarets’ flow during the derby at the Haydon Whitham Stadium in early September.

But those efforts failed as Deeping went 4-0 up and only conceded three goals right at the end.

Hayes said: “We’ll let them worry about us this time.

“That was the message in the Lincolnshire FA Senior Trophy quarter-final as well.

“We caused them more problems that night than in the league game at the start of the season.

“We have been giving a lot of information to the players about our opposition.

“Maybe at times we have taken our eyes off our own game by worrying too much about the other teams.

“Since that game against Deeping in the cup, we have been giving more information on how we can hurt teams by preparing better that way.

“We all know Deeping are a good side. Even if the players have moved around different clubs, they know each other.

“Purely and simply, this league game is all about who works harder and shows their quality.

“For the first time in a long while, we’ve got a squad of 15 so that’s very positive going into the festive period.”

Charley Sanders starts a four-match ban while Matt Warfield and Jordan Keeble are ruled out again through injuries.

Deeping are likely to pick from a full-strength squad in a bid to end the Tigers’ unbeaten home league record.

Jason Kilbride was chosen ahead of Henry Dunn after an unchanged line-up in four games – but the home game with bottom-of-the-table Oadby Town was abandoned due to floodlight failure at half-time last weekend.

UCL PREMIER DIVISION

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Deeping Rangers 4 (Ward 39, Schiavi 54, Braithwaite og 77, Mooney 82)

Holbeach United 3 (Keeble 89, Sanders 90, Tinkler 90)

Attendance 155

LINCOLNSHIRE FA SENIOR TROPHY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18

Holbeach United 0

Deeping Rangers 0

Holbeach won 4-2 on penalties

Attendance 131

Holbeach United must stay unbeaten in the final three games of 2017 to keep alive their championship dreams, according to boss Seb Hayes.

The derby date with Deeping Rangers at Carter’s Park on Saturday is followed by trips to Wisbech Town on Boxing Day and Newport Pagnell Town the following weekend.

The Tigers are second in the ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League’s Premier Division with four games in hand to close the 12-point gap behind Newport Pagnell.

Hayes said: “I think these three games will define the season in terms of where we can finish in the league.

“At the moment, it must be Newport Pagnell’s title to lose because it would still take a massive effort to claw back those points.

“If we want any chance of winning the league, we’ve got to be looking at a minimum of seven points before the new year.

“So it’s going to be tough – especially with two of those games on the road.

“I’m not trying to dampen the spirit around our club as it would be difficult for anyone up against three teams in the top five in consecutive games over an eight-day period.

“We must stay unbeaten and take as many points as we can – seven or nine.

“I’ve been saying all season that Deeping are the best side in the division in terms of how they play.

“They killed us off in the away game but we put it right in the Lincolnshire FA Senior Trophy at home.

“We won the match on a penalty shoot-out but I felt we matched them all night and looked better at times.

“Of course, we are wary of what they can do on Saturday. We have to make sure that we work hard and hopefully our top players will out-perform theirs.

“Both teams really need to win this game. We know each other very well so I believe it all comes down to our quality on the day and putting ourselves in an even better position.”

St John’s Care Home in Spalding welcomed the ladies from the Holbeach branch of the Red Hatters, known as the ‘Fen Fatales’, to sing carols at the care home.

The group sang in the lounge to entertain the residents and bring some festive spirit to the care home. The ladies ensured that no-one was left out and sang in the corridors for residents who were in bed or preferred to stay in their rooms.

They sang a whole range of carols from ‘Jingle Bells’ to ‘Hark the Herald Angels’. The residents enjoyed chatting to the carol singers.

The ladies came dressing in their trademark clashing bright red hats and purple outfits.

The Red Hatters is a social group started in the USA and has spread throughout the world. Aimed at ladies over 50, you can’t miss the group in their red hats and purple clothes.

The group’s philosophy of growing old disgracefully comes from a poem by Jenny Joseph and they meet regularly to socialize and have fun.

Long Sutton and District Civic Society held a launch event forits new book ‘An Illustrated History of Long Sutton’ at the Market House in the town.

The book was written by former journalist, publisher and author Bruce Robinson who sadly died a few months after completing the text.

Members of his family joined the Society at the event, which attracted a number of local people keen to secure a copy.

The new book, which runs to 164 pages, with over 150 photographs, costs £12 and a proportion of the proceeds will be donated to Marie Curie Cancer Support.

Online enquiries and orders to civic.society@yahoo.co.uk or call 01406 363515. Copies can also be purchased at the Market House, or at Gedney’s Newsagent or Parkway Hardware Store in town.

Residents, businesses and organisations have until Friday, January 5 to complete a questionnaire on the impact of part-night street lighting, whether positive or negative.

In April 2016, LIncolnshire County Council began a streetlight transformation programme, in a bid to save £1.7m per year from the £5m annual streetlighting budget.

As a result of the changes, around 42,000 streetlights, mainly in residential areas, are now switched off between midnight and 6am.

The council is currently carrying out a formal review into the impact of part-night lighting, looking at topics including:

• The environment;

• Road collisions;

• Crime rates;

• Safety and crime;

• Emergency services;

• Health and public health services;

• Businesses and the night time economy.

As part of that process, people are being asked to complete a short questionnaire to share their views. So far, more than 3,500 people have taken part.

John Monk, group manager – design services, said: “Part-night lighting has been in place for some months now, and we’ve seen no firm evidence to suggest that the changes have had a negative impact on people’s safety.

“A panel of councillors is now carrying out a formal review, and over the next few months they will be collecting evidence and speaking to relevant organisations to gauge the impact of the changes.

“It’s important for the panel to understand what the public’s experience is of part-night lighting, which is why people are being asked to complete this short questionnaire. To be representative, we would like to hear from people whether they feel they have been impacted by the change or not.

“All feedback received will be taken into consideration when the panel decides its recommendations for the executive.

“However, while this may include amendments to the policy, the available budget would not allow for a wholesale reversal of the changes.”

To complete the survey, visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/streetlighting

Alternatively, call 01522 782070.

All responses must be received by 5pm on Friday, January 5.

Former Ian Gillan Band guitarist Ray Fenwick is pictured with Uptown Vinyl Records owner Alan Barnsdale after playing a charity gig at the shop.

A brilliant £760 was raised for Macmillan Cancer Support from money raised via collection buckets and from people and businesses sponsoring songs from the song list

Uptown Records is baded within Spalding Lifestyle Centre in Pinchbeck.

Pinchbeck broker Clear Insurance Management has won the prestigious Independent Broker of the Year Award at the Insurance Times Awards 2017.

The business, based in Wardentree Lane, received the award at London’s InterContinental 02 - it celebrates outstanding achievement and recognises the best of the best in the insurance industry.

The awards judging panel, which included senior figures from leading insurers, brokers and key industry bodies chose Clear for its “Exceptionally clear direction and truly forward thinking; a realistic and innovative approach to doing business.”

Clear provides its clients with a range of commercial insurance solutions. It also has teams with real experience and knowledge across property, construction, agriculture, fine dining and catering and ensure firms operating in those sectors have the right insurance in place.

CEO Howard Lickens, said:“We’re delighted to receive this award which is great recognition for our team’s hard work throughout the year. Thanks to a versatile approach and putting the customer at the heart of our business, we continue to give great service and advice which our clients value”.

Farm workers in Whaplode were working around the clock last week in order to put sprouts on the nations tables for Christmas lunch.

Farmer Tim Carr said: “It really is a 24-hour job to make sure British households get their sprouts this festive season.

“Any sprout is perfect to nestle between turkey and taties but if looking for the most exemplary examples, they should be 3.2cm in circumference, weigh 17.2 grams and have 12 leafy green layers.”

Tim’s sprouts are grown for Asda, which sold 4,400 tonnes of veg in the week before Christmas.

New recruit, Erica Orme, is joining Elizabeth Allen at her Langtoft Fen property and business consultancy.

Elizabeth and Erica worked together for a number of years and will be reunited at Elizabeth Allen Land Agents Limited.

Erica originates from Zimbabwe and moved to south Lincolnshire in 1998. Educated locally with a wide range of qualifications supported by experience in business and property management, Erica compliments and enhances the services already provided by the six-month-old company.

“I am delighted Erica has agreed to join me,” Elizabeth enthused. “I knew just who to contact when I realised I needed help to fulfil client requirements and continue to grow the business.

“Erica is driven, efficient and capable, just the skills needed.”

A man who downloaded hundreds of pornographic images of children has been spared an immediate jail sentence.

Garry Spooncer was arrested in August 2016 after police raided his home and took away computer equipment.

Katrina Wilson, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court that 1,800 illegal images were found on a memory stick including 147 which were in the most serious category featuring children being sexually abused.

Spooncer (50), of Alexandra Terrace, Bourne, admitted three charges of making indecent images of children between February 2015 and August 2016.

The court was told that although he had no previous convictions he had previously been given a police caution for a similar matter.

Claire Howell, in mitigation, said that Spooncer is currently receiving treatment for mental health issues as a result of his condition he was not able to attend court.

She said: “He suffers from agoraphobia and panic disorder. He also suffers from severe anxiety. That is supported by the psychiatric report.

“It is plain that in many ways he led a sad, lonely and isolated existence.

“He is currently being seen by mental health teams on a regular basis. They seem to be making some progress with addressing his issues.”

Spooncer, who was dealt with in his absence because of his mental health problems, was given an eight month jail sentence suspended for two years. He was placed on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years and was given a 10 year sexual harm prevention order. The computer equipment on which the images were found was ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.

Gedney Parish Council has objected to plans for a bungalow in the village to be demolished and five homes built in its place.

The applicants want to replace a bungalow in Lowgate for a new development on a half-acre site which a statement claimed would not be “excessive or of a nature that would cause significant detrimental harm” to the area.

But after considering the plans during their December meeting, parish councillors decided that it was a potential over-development of the site which would result in a possible loss of light and privacy for nearby residents.

The applicants’ statement said: “The development proposal is not considered to result in an unacceptable impact upon the landscape character of the area.

“The new homes proposed are not considered to be excessive or of a nature that would cause significant detrimental harm and residential development in this particular location would demonstrably outweigh any disadvantages of housing development.”

Emma Milligan of Lincolnshire County Council.

Raids by the police and trading standards officers led to the discovery and seizure of around 30,000 cigarettes, 400 bottles of wine and 3,000 cans of alcohol over the last six months.

More than two tonnes of goods were taken to a special recycling centre where they were broken up and then converted into electricity before being fed into the national grid.

Emma Milligan, principal Trading Standards officer at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “This is the end result of operations and prosecutions carried out in partnership with Lincolnshire Police.

“Tackling the sale of counterfeit and illegal cigarettes is a priority as some are extremely dangerous because they do not self-extinguish.

“Many bottles of alcohol were seized for non-payment of duty, while others were seized because they were counterfeit or fake and potentially very dangerous.

“They can also contain industrial alcohol which is unfit for human consumption so with such potential dangers to the public, it is vital that these products are taken off the streets and I am glad we can put them to use in a productive way.”

Sergeant Kimble Enderby, of Lincolnshire Police’s Alcohol Licensing Team, said: “We have been quite proactive in terms of gathering intelligence and we have been able to act on that intelligence quite quickly.

“Hopefully, this will send out a clear message to members of the public that if they suspect anyone of this kind of crime, we are able to act quickly and decisively to help bring these people to justice.

“It is so rewarding for our officers because much of the wine we have seized is dangerous and not fit for human consumption so no-one can be sure what chemicals go into it.

“Therefore, it is very satisfying to get it off the streets.

“However, the work we are doing here is part of a bigger picture because we know those involved in smuggling items or manufacturing counterfeit goods are often involved in other areas of organised crime as well.”

If you do suspect anyone of selling cheap, illegal cigarettes or alcohol, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 to avoid tragic cases in the future.

Call to stamp out sale of cigarettes, booze and clothes on Spalding social media sites

Confiscated cigarettes to be converted into electricity

Vow ‘to keep feet on the pedal’ against illegal tobacco sales in South Holland

What a wonderful year for Pinchbeck United.

History was made when the Knights secured promotion and they are guaranteed top spot for the start of 2018.

Another win in the final home game on the calendar took the points tally past the half-century mark.

Until the midway stage of the second half on Friday night, Pinchbeck seemed pretty happy to hold on with a one-goal advantage.

But they stepped it up to make it more comfortable and show why it’s going to be very difficult to stop them in the championship race.

Dan Swan twice kept out Daniel Barker and those saves proved crucial as Pinchbeck took control in between.

Andrew Tidswell tapped in the opening goal after his flick from Chris Shipley’s long-range effort had been pushed out by Aaron Bellairs.

Tidswell’s free-kick was nodded over by Ollie Maltby just past the hour mark.

But Josh Smith doubled the lead – beating Bellairs at the second attempt – and the result was not in doubt.

Maltby smahed home via the inside of the post from Liam Ogden’s pass to make it 3-0.

Four minutes later, James Gordon’s left-footed cross from the right wing was met by Smith’s header and the ball rolled beyond Bellairs.

The clean sheet went in the final minute, though, when referee Shaun Gray awarded a penalty – even though his view of the incident came from the centre circle.

Ashley Murrell picked up a yellow card and Swan could not stop Ben Porter’s spot-kick.

But it was too little, too late for Blackstones against the league leaders.

PINCHBECK UNITED

4-1-4-1: Swan 7; Gordon 7, Murrell 7, Jack Smith 7, Wright 7; Shipley 7 (sub Buzas 62 mins, 6); Josh Smith 8, Maltby 7, Tidswell 7, Sergeant 7 (sub Ogden 67 mins, 7); Dunn 7 (sub Shackleton 77 mins). Subs not used: Edwards, Brooks.

BLACKSTONES

4-2-3-1: Bellairs; Easson, Pell, Simpson, Bates; Boome, Butler (sub Peasgood 75 mins); Edmondson (sub Carter 56 mins), Porter, Barker (sub Chambers 83 mins); Clarke.

REFEREE

Shaun Gray.

GOALS

Tidswell (19 mins, 1-0); Josh Smith (67 mins, 2-0); Maltby (77 mins, 3-0); Josh Smith (81 mins, 4-0); Porter pen (90 mins, 4-1).

BOOKINGS

Shipley, Porter, Buzas, Murrell (fouls).

ATTENDANCE

73

STAR MAN

Josh Smith – second-half double made it more comfortable for the league leaders.

ENTERTAINMENT

★★★

Pinchbeck United’s plans paid off with another win at the Sir Halley Stewart Field.

Josh Smith (2) and Ollie Maltby struck in the second half on Friday night against Blackstones after Andrew Tidswell’s opener.

Knights player-manager Ian Dunn said: “Our homework paid dividends as we knew what to expect.

“I thought we dealt with their system better in the second half.

“We let them have the ball and we went back to what we do best.

“They ran out of ideas and it took a penalty at the end to score past us. I don’t know why the referee got involved then.

“The pressure is on all the teams because we know they will drop points.

“We’ve beaten Blackstones home and away this season so we’ve put them out of sight.”

Assistant manager Allan Ross added: “Two saves can’t go unnoticed either because it could have been a different game.

“Blackstones didn’t really threaten us after then as we went back to being stubborn and playing on the counter-attack.

“Our performance was seven or eight out of 10 but we kept going at 1-0 and 2-0 to score more goals.

“We’ve broken through 50 points so all the teams around us must win their games.

“We’re looking strong and there is togetherness within the squad where they back up each other.

“We are really difficult to beat and the whole club is on a high.

“The backroom staff also deserve credit because every week we are going out there to watch games and look at our opposition.”

Pinchbeck face a trip to Harrowby United on Wednesday night.

Your views on new homes and academy plans, plus thanks for Poppy donations and fundraiser

A change in government policy required

I’m pleased to see that the Holbeach Peppermint Junction is now open at last and hope it will reduce heavy traffic through the town.

Part of the price for this work was the development of a huge new housing estate and industrial area nearby.

There is the possibility the commercial aspect of the site will attract new jobs and if we have to accept new homes, it’s not a bad place to put them but no single development can be taken in isolation.

Government policy is to “encourage”, which actually means force, the building of as many houses as possible. There seems to be little regard as to where they are actually needed and none whatsoever to the views of local residents.

Developers can be more or less sure that they will gain planning permission provided their application complies with technical rules and there is no objection from a statutory body ( which, like the highways departments are usually controlled by higher councils and in this county thus by the party of government).

I do have some sympathy for district planning committees. If they reject an application an appeal is more or less guaranteed and councils usually lose, which can cost ratepayers money.

A change in government policy is required. One size fits all does not work. Residents and local parish councils, who are close to and understand the problems best, are ignored. So are older town plans.

The number of houses recently built or proposed in Holbeach is approaching 3,000 and I doubt we have finished yet. This is enough to double our population and it should be clear to any reasonable person that this will have a huge impact on local services and infrastructure.

I have no idea where so many people will find work, certainly not all at the Peppermint Junction complex.

We have as much a population problem as a housing one and it’s high time Government acknowledged that. It’s one of the reasons why we voted to leave the EU. We do need more dwellings, especially social housing and improved provision for the low paid and homeless but not so many market price homes.

Residents affected by these developments need to lobby their representatives to ensure that building is actually required in their area, that all 106 funds from developers are spent locally, not just somewhere vaguely nearby or to subsidise district and county budgets and that plans are prepared to cope with increased numbers of residents. This is essential.

We need to call for a full and accurate accounting of all 106 monies and where they are spent and I will be doing just that.

Paul Foyster

District councillor
Holbeach Town Ward

Care for the children and the community

With reference to Springwell’s consultation meeting at the High School in Spalding, we feel the Academy would have gained invaluable insight had they openly engaged the local community at the very beginning, not the end, of the consultation process and it would have been helpful if the county council had sent a representative.

We thank Phil Willott for taking the time, after the meeting, to discuss with us specific issues we raised regarding pupil safety at the site; we now raise our additional concerns.

While the building itself may be highly desired by Springwell, the location in Matmore Gate is disastrous traffic-wise and being in very close proximity to a large 
waterway and easy access across to the dangerous A16 road.

Springwell stressed the need for a highly secure environment for the safety of the children with virtually one-to-one staffing (plus ancillary staff) to aid this. Also advising of individual taxi’ for the 65 pupils and direct handover to staff members, yet the proposal is to cut parking spaces to just 30.

So, given the very high ratio of staff to students anticipated to be on site daily (plus taxis morning and afternoon) that will leave a large number of vehicles without parking 
facility. Are they to park on road along Matmore Gate thus extensively raising the dangers to Springwell’s pupils and the local community?

The children and young people are highly vulnerable, by nature of the issues which brings them to Springwell’s Academy, and as such are 
unable to cope in mainstream school or society. Their problems are likely to be accompanied by states of high anxiety and possibly result in angry or psychotic-type episodes so making securing their safety and wellbeing an absolute priority.

Yet before the school day even begins it is proposed to raise anxiety levels by negotiating a slalom of vehicles, busy with noise and other local pupils, to simply arrive at the school gate, despite timing.

It is also possible a student could slip past the cordon of care after which they are at risk of an unsuitable local environment of extensive car parking, housing estates, rivers, busy roads and open fields.

Safety may possibly be 
effected by erecting high fences and gates and a boundary security alarm system, similar to a prison, which we trust is against the principles of the Academy. A child taught in such an environment would never cope in open society and such measures would be totally inappropriate to the local community, making our environment ugly and homes unsalable.

The proposal of housing such an Academy at the Post-16 college site lacks 
informed risk assessment by all involved, for the safety of the Academy, local primary and High School pupils and the local community at large. This lack is indefensible.

We extend our invitation made to Mr Willott for him, and colleagues, to meet us to visit the area between 3pm-3.30pm on a school day, bearing in mind the parking and traffic issues will increase throughout the academic year as yet more High School pupils become of age to drive and thoughtlessly park their cars.

During this visit we offer our own driveway for parking of your vehicles so as not to increase the dangers in Matmore Gate. We believe we speak for Springwell’s children and young people when we say ‘Care for us’ …… CARE FOR US, and the community as a whole and choose a more appropriate site for your much-needed school.

Ken and Ruth Bicknell

via email

The £25,804 raised was so humbling

I never cease to be humbled by the attitude, reaction, care and compassion exhibited by the people of Spalding and district during the annual remembrance tide. Not just the donation of money, which is obviously welcome, but time, skill, enthusiasm and dedication are all invaluable commodities given freely and in abundance in the support of the Poppy Appeal.

My thanks go out to the following people and organisations without whose help we would not have had such a successful campaign. Bakkavor’s distribution, collection and sales teams ably led by Steve Scholes. Nigel Wallis and the Baytree’s staff for distribution, collection and superb hosting skills.

Sainsbury’s for their usual welcome to all our collectors and not forgetting the wonderful, and welcome, beverages they supplied. Springfield’s management for permission to collect at such a prestigious venue.

Once again my wholehearted thanks go to the Rotary Club of South Holland for their use of the previously noted Springfield’s for collecting. Individual thanks go to Lynn Maddison and Bonny White for their hand crocheted poppies. A word of advice here ladies, if you start now for next year’s campaign I may have enough to last more than three days. hey were superb and extremely popular thank you.

There are many, many more people who deserve a mention and I hope they will forgive me their omission but you are known to me and 
always will be – thank you.

The result of all this effort by the district is £25,804 collected with a few oddments outstanding. I think you can all remain proud of yourselves – at least until Remembrance Tide 2018!

Peter Lyon

Poppy Appeal Organiser

Spalding

Refreshing to see so many support event

My family and I attended a quiz at the Castle Sports Centre Spalding in aid of the Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum.

Funds raised were to help with all the brilliant work this organisation does for the parents and carers of children and young adults with disabilities and special needs.

We particularly would like to thank Josh for organising and hosting it.

As the grandparent of a young adult with special needs, it was refreshing to see so many making a contribution towards such a worthwhile cause.

Carol Wilson

via email

HAYES IN THE HOUSE: By MP John Hayes

Last week’s attempted terrorist attack in New York was, thankfully, foiled, but this latest outrage is yet another reminder of the unprecedented scale of the threat we face from terrorism.

Chillingly, the perpetrator had been granted his ‘Green Card’ – giving him permanent residency in the United States, highlighting the particularly insidious problem of so-called ‘home grown’ terrorists.

Since the start of the Syrian conflict, some 850 individuals with links to the United Kingdom have travelled to the region to join forces with our Islamist enemies.

Roughly half are believed to have returned. In that context, the new defence secretary Gavin Williamson was absolutely right when he said: “A dead terrorist can’t cause any harm to Britain. I do not believe that any terrorist, whether they come from this country or any other, should ever be allowed back into this country.”

Those who so cravenly choose to make themselves our enemies will face the overwhelming might of our Armed Forces and – as many foreign aggressors of the past have found to their cost – the Queen’s soldiers, sailors and airmen should not be underestimated.

Under international law, a State is required to allow its citizens entry. But given that those who have travelled to Syria or Iraq have betrayed our country, any suggestion that they should be returning to a welcome home is patently absurd.

Instead, they will be subject to the full force of British law and brought to justice for their offences. The Treason Act of 1351 is still in force, making it a crime of high treason to “adhere to the Sovereign’s enemies…in the realm or elsewhere.” Convictions under the Act carry a life sentence, with the option for the judge to deny all possibility of parole.

Our resolve in the face of evil must be unwavering, so the police, security and intelligence services should have the powers and resources they need to keep us safe. Counter-terrorism spending has been protected, with particular investment in policing to bolster key capabilities. £144 million, for instance, will increase armed policing capability over the next five years.

A security minister, I was proud to steer the Investigatory Powers Bill though Parliament... now, as an Act, it provides the means to anticipate and count terrorist plots and the plans of other serious criminals

Doing all we can to unite in the fight against Islamism, we can take heart from the fact that, throughout our history, we have been in the vanguard of facing down tyranny and evil. We shall not be intimidated by this latest threat, to whom our message – like Churchill’s to the Nazis – is clear: “We will have no truce or parley with you, or the grisly gang who work your wicked will. You do your worst – and we will do our best.”

Latest results from the magistrates’ courts...

November 1

Stuart Hurford (52), of Coppice Road, Ryhall. Drink driving (Bourne). £340 fine, £34 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 14 months.

Tomas Jerusenko (32), of Salem Street, Gosberton. Drink driving (Boston). £300 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 20 months.

Jevgeuij Rubikis (36), of Pennygate, Spalding. Assault (Spalding). 18 months conditional discharge, restraining order, £20 v/s, £85 costs.

Wieslaw Szuberski (59), of Wesley Road, Whaplode. Drink driving (Whaplode). £240 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 40 months.

Vytautas Taujanskas (39), of Parthian Avenue, Wyberton. Drink driving (Deeping St Nicholas). £450 fine, £45 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 15 months.

November 6

Mark Milward, of Primitive Gait, Gosberton Clough. Deposited controlled waste on land without authority (Boston). £92 fine, £30 v/s, £300 costs.

Scott Church (28), of Postland Road, Crowland. Knowingly caused the deposition of controlled waste on land without authority (Spalding). £120 fine, £30 v/s, £204.11 costs.

Steven Church (49), of Reform Street, Crowland. Not being a registered carrier of controlled waste, in the course of his business or otherwise with a view to profit, transported controlled waste, namely green garden waste contrary to the Control of Pollution Act (Crowland). £200 fine, £30 v/s, £166.61 costs.

Edward Church (66), of Alderland Close, Crowland. Knowingly caused the deposition of controlled waste on land without authority (Spalding). £115 fine, £30 v/s, £204.11 costs. No separate penalty for not being a registered carrier of controlled waste, in the course of his business or otherwise with a view to profit, transported controlled green garden waste contrary to the Control of Pollution Act (Spalding).

Jamie Church (28), of Reform Street, Crowland. Knowingly caused the deposition of controlled waste on land without authority (Spalding). £120 fine, £30 v/s, £204.11 costs.

Gytautas Saveljevas (23), of Welland Close, Spalding. Knowingly caused controlled waste to be deposited on land other than in accordance with conditions contained within a current environmental permit (Fleet). £133 fine, £30 v/s, £625.32 costs.

Stewart Budworth (44), of Willesby Road, Spalding. Assaulting a police officer (Spalding). 16 weeks prison sentence suspended for 12 months, rehabilitation activity requirement, £1000 compensation, £85 costs.

November 7

Vincas Vislavicius (58), of Langrick Road, New York. Speeding (Cowbit). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Robert Hiley (47), of Kings Road, Holbeach. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £80 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 14 days.

Paul Roberts (29), of St Helena Drive, Spalding. Failed to give driver ID (Lincoln). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for six months.

Stephen Rudd (43), of Roeburn Way, Spalding. Speeding (Cowbit). £350 fine, £35 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for six months.

Carlos Salvador (57), of Clarence Gardens, Spalding. Speeding (Boston). £106 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Alexander Tindall (52), of Wyberton Road, Wyberton. Speeding (Boston). £60 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

November 8

Pavel Tomlin (18), of Chestnut Avenue, Spalding. Drink driving (Spalding). £80 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Arunas Valentiejus (29), of Cornfields, Holbeach. Failed to give a specimen of breath (Boston). Community order with 150 hours unpaid work, alcohol abstinence requirement, rehabilitation activity requirement, £85 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for four years. No separate penalty for no insurance.

Arkadiusz Majewski (47), of King Street, Kirton. Drink driving (Kirton), 12 weeks prison sentence suspended for 12 months, £115 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 36 months.

Tomas Poskus (38), of Bramley Road, Wisbech. Drink driving (Crowland). £300 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for three years.

Eugenijus Valancius (54), of Council Road, Wisbech. Driving while disqualified (Moulton). 12 weeks prison sentence suspended for 1 year, £115 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 2 years. No insurance. £300 fine.

November 10

David Frankland (61), of Polls Yard, Castor, Peterborough. Speeding (Crowland). £400 fine, £40 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

November 15

Neil Amess (33), of Gaunt Close, Spalding. In charge of a vehicle after consuming alcohol (Boston). £240 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Tracey Cooper (50), of Chesboule Lane, Gosberton Risegate. Drink driving (Spalding). Community order, curfew requirement, £85 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 23 months.

Yordan Ilchev (30), of Station Street, Donington. Drink driving (Gosberton). £300 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 19 months. No insurance. £300 fine.

November 22

Jason Cleeve (28), of Manor Close, Baston. Assault (Baston). 6 months conditional discharge, restraining order, £20 v/s, £85 costs.

Trina Crane (35), of South Street, Crowland. Assault (Crowland).12 months conditional discharge, £125 compensation, £85 costs.

Jake Cable (26), of Crosby Row, Sutton Bridge. Possession in a public place of an article which had a blade/was sharply pointed (Long Sutton). £916 fine, £91 v/s, £85 costs, knife destroyed.

Jane Smith (58), of The Tenters, Holbeach. Two counts of theft of cash £210 (Holbeach 8.5.17) and £250 (Holbeach 22.5.17). Community order with 100 hours unpaid work, rehabilitation activity requirement, £460 compensation.

Arkadiusz Majewski (47), of King Street, Kirton. Stole a bottle of red wine worth £5.99 belonging to Co-op (Kirton). 12 months conditional discharge, £20 v/s, £85 costs. Stole two bottles of red wine worth £11.98 belonging to Co-op (Kirton). 12 months conditional discharge.

Lincoln Magistrates’ Court

November 2

Peter Barford (48), of Nansen Road, Ipswich. Speeding (Whaplode). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Gillian Bowden (54), of Frank Godley Court, Etfield Grove, Sidcup. Speeding (Deeping St Nicholas). £100 fine, £30 v/s, 3pts.

Lynn Callow (53), of Station Road, Old Leake. Speeding (Crowland/Cowbit). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Stephen Christie (39), of London Road, Wyberton. Driving without due care and attention (Boston). £261 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs.

Fayzal Dass (27), of Raleigh Close, Eaton Socon. Speeding (Crowland/Cowbit). £70 fine, £30 v/s, 3pts.

Harvey Singh (37), of High Street, Westoning, Bedford. Speeding (Crowland). £102 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

November 3

David Jackson (33), of Roman Bank, Long Sutton. Speeding (Crowland). £96 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

November 6

Norman Charumbira (53) of Camwood Crescent, Lincoln. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £54 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified form driving for 6 months.

Benjamin Zephaniah (59), of Roman Road, Moulton Chapel. Speeding (Crowland). £217 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Sally Carpenter (41), of Double Street, Spalding. Stole fragrances worth £118 belonging to Hills Department Store (Spalding). £118 compensation, detention deemed served by reason of time detained in courthouse.

John Harding (45), The Meadows, Spalding. Two counts of theft: Stole car accessories worth £25 from Halfords and cosmetics worth £59.90 from Lloyds Chemists. Failure to surrender to bail. Breach of conditional discharge issued 3/5/17; breach of condition discharge issued 7/7/16. Dealt with as for original offence: community order made.

November 7

William Elkington (18), of Bracken Road, Swinderby. Driving without due care and attention (Thurlby). £93 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 8pts. No separate penalty for no insurance.

Lee Hannah (51), of Mill Lane, Skegness. Speeding (Crowland). £100 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Stephen Hodge (55), of Rosyth Avenue, Orton Southgate. Speeding (Crowland/Cowbit). £383 fine, £38 v/s, £85 costs, 5pts.

Rui Rodrigues (34), of St Thomas Road, Spalding. No insurance (Moulton Seas End). £660 fine, £359 compensation, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 8pts. No separate penalty for driving without due care and attention.

November 8

Nicholas Cartlidge (29), of Welbeck Drive, Spalding. Assaulting a police officer (Tongue End). £300 fine, £200 compensation, £30 v/s, £350 costs. Failed to surrender to custody. £50 fine. No separate penalty for resisting two police officers.

Viktors Lahs (30), if Abbey Path, Spalding. Assault (Spalding). 8 weeks prison sentence, £115 v/s. Assault. 4 weeks prison sentence concurrent. Assault. 8 weeks prison sentence consecutive.

November 10

Christopher Harrison 953), of Hadleigh Road, Immingham. Speeding (Crowland/Cowbit). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Marcin Kukula (37), of Pennygate, Spalding. Speeding (Leverton). £146 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Eitvydas Laimutavicius (30), of Clarence Road, Wisbech. Speeding (Crowland). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Gary O’Connor (50), of Anderson Crescent, Godmanchester. Speeding (Crowland). £166 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

November 11

John Hopkins (41), of NFA. Stole eight cans of lager, bag of cooked chicken and power charger, worth £48 belonging to Sainsbury’s (Spalding). £80 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs. Used threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour at Sainsbury’s. 12 months conditional discharge. Failed to surrender to custody (Boston). £80 fine.

Amanda Scales (34), of St Johns Road, Spalding. Stole perfumes worth £55 belonging to Lloyds Pharmacy (Spalding). £55 compensation.

November 13

Ben Grimwood (30), of Upsall Road, Butterwick. No insurance (Wyberton). £300 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Marek Horvath (33), of St Thomas Road, Spalding. Failed to give driver ID (Lincoln). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 12 months. Three no separate penalties for failing to give driver ID with 6pts.

Nigel Isaac (44), of School Lane, Yardley Gobion, Towcester. Speeding (Crowland). £293 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

November 14

Mihails Burkevics (20), of Pilgrims Way, Spalding. Driving without due care and attention (Spalding). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 9pts.

Stefan Dascalu (20), of Washway Road, Holbeach. No insurance (Holbeach). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for no MOT.

Christian Trip (32), of Dalston Walk, Northampton. Speeding (Whaplode). £115 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Levi Twinley (45), of Ropers Gate, Gedney. Speeding (Crowland). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

November 15

Lewis Parnham (24), of St Pauls Road, Spalding. Assaulted a police constable (Lincoln). £100 compensation. No separate penalty for failing to surrender to custody. No separate penalty for being drunk and disorderly and for damaging a Perspex screen, plant pot and hand sanitiser worth £526.13 belonging to Peter Hodgkinson Centre (Lincoln).

Tarzan Hadzaj (28), of Market Rasen Drive, Bourne. Driving while disqualified (Bourne). 12 weeks prison sentence suspended for 12 months, £115 v/s, disqualified from driving for 2 years. No separate penalty for no insurance.

November 16

David Ivatt (56), of Washway Road, Saracen’s Head. Driving without a seat belt (Moulton). £83 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs.

Karl Jackson (28), of London Road, Wyberton. Speeding (Boston). £70 fine, £30 v/s, 3pts.

Baiba Jirgensone (34), of King Street, Kirton. Failed to give driver ID (Lincoln). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Cordel Pigram (21), of Park Avenue, North Walsham, Norfolk. Speeding (Little Sutton). £186 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 5pts.

November 17

Slawomir Waldowski (39), of Castle Close, Spalding. Failed to give driver ID (Lincoln). £346 fine, £34 v/s, £150 costs, 6pts.

November 23

Daiva Bakaitiene (46), of Bourne Road, Spalding. Failed to give driver ID (Lincoln). £300 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Robin Landen (59), of Headland Way, Haconby. Drink driving (Wragby). £230 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 17 months.

Georgi Arabadzhiev (43), of Old Leake, Boston. Speeding (Crowland). £83 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Dean Barley (43), of Cherry Close, Humberston, Grimsby. Speeding (Crowland). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Sonata Bartkute (46), of Dennis Estate, Kirton. Speeding (Crowland). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Rachel Brewster (48), of Punchbowl Lane, Boston. Speeding (Crowland/Cowbit). £40 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Allun Davis (46), of Danes Drive, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £120 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Arunas Serepinas (27), of Strawberry Avenue, Bretton. Speeding (Crowland). £35 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Pupils at Tydd St Mary and Moulton Harrox schools get festive...

Children from Tydd St Mary Primary School went back in time to celebrate Christmas.

The youngsters explored a Victorian Christmas, complete with home-made decorations and they dresed up in costume to share their findings with visitors to Silverwood Garden Centre at Long Sutton.

The pupils created a display of a Victorian home at Christmas and sang carols which were performed in Victorian times during their special week of events.

Pupils putting on several brave faces in 2011

Moulton Harrox Primary School pupils were busy painting self-portraits and trying to set a world record.

The school’s art project was part of Face Britain, a national project celebrating young people in the run-up to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympic and Paralympic Games the following summer.

The project was part of the Olympic Cultural Festival and had the active support of Prince Charles through the Prince’s Foundation.

GAVIN MILLER reviews Star Wars...The Last Jedi

The eighth instalment in the most-famous movie franchise of all-time is another solid

extension of Star Wars lore.

It might not quite be the groundbreaking The Empire Strikes Back-alike entry die-hards may have been hoping for with the hype surrounding director Rian Johnson (Looper) – but there’s still so much to enjoy here.

So negatively, let’s get the minor nit-picks out of the way first so we can move onto the

good stuff: a) It suffers from being darker (almost Rogue One-esque) one minute, then

interspersing an almost juvenile comedic moment the next; b) that also leads to some

clunkily meshed together scenes, which; c) can be prominently seen in the sub-par Monte Carlo-alike Canto Bight set-piece (complete with unnecessary political messages being blatantly touted) with Finn and Rose, that unnecessarily stops the movie’s flow and is arguably the only major low point; and d) if this sequence was scaled back, the movie could have been ‘tauter’ compared to the two-and-a-half-hour run-time (which could leave some younger kids a tad bored between action scenes).

But now that’s out of the way, the force is still truly strong with this sequel to The Force

Awakens set a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

After an exciting opening salvo, which sees a bombing campaign on a massive Star Destroyer ‘Juggernaut’ ship led by Oscar Isaac’s maverick pilot Poe Dameron as the Resistance tries to escape the clutches of The New Order, the film virtually starts where

Awakens’ ends with Rey (Daisy Ridley) handing Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) back his

lightsaber.

But a ‘grumpy’ Luke doesn’t want to be found after feeling he failed the ‘Jedi’ faith when

Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) turned on him, and she spends most of the first half of the film trying to persuade the legendary knight to potentially train her – and to assure him she won’t turn to the dark side like Ren did when seduced by Andy Serkis’ Supreme Leader Snoke.

With generally three intertwining stories, headlined by Luke/Rey/Ren, the other two are taken up with the First Order – with the relentless General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) at the helm – chasing down the Resistance, including Leia (the late Carrie Fisher) and newcomer Vice Admiral Holdo (Jurassic Park’s Laura Dern); and the now-awoken Finn (John Boyega) teaming with another newcomer, Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose, to try and find a master codebreaker (involving Benicio Del Toro’s DJ) to secretly sneak onto the Star

Destroyer and deactivate a tracking device to help aid the Resistance’s escape.

And the vast majority of Johnson’s work is right on the money, with a decent balance of

heartfelt storyline, comedic relief and action sequences, making this a truly worthwhile entry in the Star Wars canon.

Particularly the aforementioned opening scene, along with a Snoke/Rey/Ren confrontation, a nod to the AT-AT walker battle on Hoth, and the return of Hamill’s Skywalker being some of the stand-out high-points, that puts The Last Jedi at least on the same level as The Force Awakens – but in a completely different way.

Never ever reaching a five-star movie, but never near a three-star experience – this sequel stays competently in four-star territory throughout.

With other previous favourites thrown in like Anthony Daniels’ C3-PO, Lupita Nyong’o’s Maz Kanata, Gwendoline Christie’s stormtrooper chief Captain Phasma, Chewie R2-D2 and BB-8 – along with much more Snoke this time out – Johnson does a sterling job in keeping it all sewn together, and despite one or two strays off track, packs in a whole string of emotions to give you a lot of bang for your cinematic buck.

For the sum of its parts, The Last Jedi probably deserves to be properly reviewed again after Abrams finishes the Skywalker saga with the ninth part in two years time – because being looked at in isolation may take away some of the fine work Johnson has done here.

And he deserves immense credit for getting the ‘middle-part slog’ out of the way to set it

all up nicely for Abrams – who can go wherever he wants with the final instalment.

But there’s no denying that certain ‘surprises’ that Johnson pulls off might not be to the liking of all fanboys – and could polarise audiences in the process with its bold deviation from the usual Star Wars plot devices.

It probably doesn’t have the instant replay value as Awakens in a nostalgic sense, but it already deserves another viewing as so much is packed in.

And seeing Hamill in action one more time makes seeing it again worth it for him alone.

And if not just for him, then for the late Carrie Fisher, who goes out on a notable high – with one particularly spine-tingling scene involving her – that makes The Last Jedi a

memorable ‘last’ outing for Star Wars’ princess.

May the force be with her . . . always.

Rating: 4/5 Gavin Miller

GAVIN MILLER previews some of the festive offerings at the cinema

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (12A)SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX PETERBOROUGH, OUT NOW

This blockbuster sequel (and tribute) to the beloved Robin Williams 22-year-old original throws Central Intelligence co-stars Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart into the game’s zany jungle setting, alongside Jack Black, Guardian of the Galaxy’s Karen Gillan and pop star Nick Jonas.

Set 20 years after the events of the first film, the infamous board game has evolved into a video game, and after four teenagers find it they get sucked into the same adventure Alan Parrish did before –becoming the adult avatars they have chosen.

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After shining in Les Miserables (which garnered him an Oscar nod) five years ago, Hugh Jackman headlines another musical – based on the true story of how PT Barnum started the Barnum and Bailey Circus in the early 1800s.

It chronicles showman Barnum (Jackman) and how the circus transformed the lives of its star acts, portrayed by the likes of Zac Efron (Bad Neighbours), Rebecca Ferguson (Life), Zendaya (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain), who plays Barnum’s wife, Charity.

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After the box-office success of the first two entries there’s no surprise Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld and co are back for one (allegedly) final outing.

Following the high of winning the World Championships, the now separated Bellas are discovering that job prospects for vocalists are few and far between, so they reunite for one last tough singing competition assignment at an overseas tour – this time facing a group who combine both instruments and voices.