An ambulance crew called police while attending to a drink-driver who crashed his BMW into a telegraph pole.

Arturas Racrauskas crashed on the street where he lived – Cradge Bank in Spalding – when he swerved to miss an oncoming car that was being driven on his side of the road.

Rebecca Ritson, prosecuting, said police were called to the single vehicle crash at 6.10am on June 16.

A member of the public pointed out Racrauskas, who seemed to be making off from the scene.

Police went after him and arrested him on Hawthorn Bank.

Miss Ritson said Racrauskas failed the roadside breath test before being taken to Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital, where he refused all treatment.

The evidential breath test was taken around three-and-a-half hours later at 9.42am and Racrauskas had 59 microgrammes of alcohol in breath – 24mcgs above the legal limit.

Miss Ritson said Racrauskas admitted drinking and driving when interviewed by police.

At Thursday’s court hearing, Racrauskas pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol and was banned from driving for 16 months.

He can cut four months off the ban if he completes a rehabilitation course.

Magistrates also imposed a £280 fine and ordered him to pay £85 costs and a £28 victim surcharge.

Solicitor Rachel Stevens, mitigating, said it was a miscalculation on Racrauskas’s part.

She said: “He didn’t think he had had that much to drink before he got into the car to drive.

“He completely accepts that it is his error, he is entirely culpable and he’s extremely remorseful. He has asked me to tell the court how sorry he is to be in this position.

“The accident happened because a car came around the corner on the wrong side of the road and he swerved to avoid it.”

Police on a drugs raid found a naked man frantically trying to flush the toilet.

Luke French (24) was at an address in Main Road, Quadring, when police arrived with a search warrant on the morning of January 5.

Rebecca Ritson, prosecuting, said officers tried to use an enforcer to break in, but could not get in because it was a good quality door.

The door was opened by a woman carrying a young child and police officers then found French naked in the bathroom with blood running down his face while frantically trying to flush the toilet.

Miss Ritson said officers found a number of items in various parts of the house which had traces of cocaine on them, cutting agent and drug related equipment, bags and scales.

She said the amount of cocaine found was very small and French was being charged solely with simple possession of the drug.

“There was nothing else evidentially that could take the matter any further,” Miss Ritson told magistrates on Thursday.

Solicitor Stuart Wild said French had been a recreational user of cocaine for some time.

Mr Wild said police attended the address because they had arrested someone in Sleaford and French was a contact on that person’s phone.

He said French does not have a drug addiction and at the time of the offence he was weaning himself off the drug.

“It’s fair to say he hasn’t used it since,” said Mr Wild.

He told the court French had been out of trouble since 2005.

Mr Wild said French works as a carpet fitter and floor layer, but due to problems unrelated to the court case he had lost his employment.

French, of Gainsborough Drive, Winthorpe, near Newark, was fined £110 when he pleaded guilty to possessing heroin, a class A drug.

He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

Magistrates ordered destruction of the cocaine seized.

A drink-driver nearly three times the limit was followed by two motorists after he almost crashed into one of them.

Adam Stepien (58), of Crocus Walk, Spalding, almost hit another motorist at the mini roundabout on Rose Lane and Spalding Road, Pinchbeck, on November 11 last year.

Rebecca Ritson, prosecuting, told Spalding magistrates that the driver of a 4x4 and the man whose car was almost hit turned and followed Stepien to an address and police were called.

Stepien denied driving with 103 microgrammes of alcohol in breath, but the case was found proved at a trial in June.

Miss Ritson said Stepien told police he hadn’t drunk more alcohol since the time of the accident, but that was not the line he pursued at trial.

At Thursday’s resumed hearing, Stepien was banned from driving for two years, given a six-month community order with 120 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge. He can cut six months off the ban if he completes a course.

Solicitor Rachel Stevens, mitigating, said Stepien lost his job as a lorry driver as a result of an interim ban and is looking for work.

Paul Broadhurst shot and impressive four-under par to win Gedney Hill Golf Club’s 2013 Pro-Am.

Some 23 professional golfers from all over the Midlands took part in the event, with Broadhurst (net 66) the victor by two shots.

Second place went to Thomas Rastall (68), with Paul Bradshaw third (69, ocb).

• Seniors’ section: Alf Horton Trophy: 1st Rob Newns 43pts(acb); 2nd Noel Delaney 43; 3rd Tom Penning 41.

• Ladies’ section: Rover Cup: 1st Kim Markillie 33pts; 2nd Chris Bennett 28; 3rd Maggie Bingham 24.

SUTTON BRIDGE GOLF CLUB

• Men’s section: Boston 1.5 Sutton Bridge 1.5 (Steen Catlow & Terry Young A/S; Ralph Grimes & John Walker W3&1; Jamie Harper & Steve Saffer L 3&2).

• Ladies’ section: June Medal: 1st Jen Baines 73 (best scratch); 2nd Karen Gillett 79; 3rd Margret Fox 80.

• Seniors’ section: Norman Davis Niblick (1st leg): Sutton Bridge 2 Tydd St Giles 4 (Roger Williamson & Stan Poulten A/S; Norman Davis & Mervyn Williamson L 1 down; John Cross & Peter North W 2 up; Chris Shipp & Noel Clare L 1 down; Charlie Waling & Tony Town L 1 down; Alan Quince & George Baines A/S).

Janet Davies earned a handicap reduction as she won the Grannies Cup in Spalding Golf Club’s ladies’ section.

Some 24 ladies entered the Stableford competition, with Davies’ haul of 36 points enough for top spot – and a one-shot handicap cut.

Second place went to Jean Harvey on 32 points, with Elaine Hancock in third on the same score.

• A magnificent score of 69 guided Bev Harpham to glory in Spalding’s 18-hole Classic Cup medal competition. She was up against 35 other players and earned a three-shot handicap reduction for her efforts.

Second place went to Jill Huggins (73), who also had her handicap cut by one shot, with Mo Wallace (75) third.

TYDD ST GILES GOLF CLUB

• Ladies’ section: Thursday Stableford: 1st Val Sambridge 39pts; 2nd Karen Slator 33pts; 3rd Christine Burton 32pts.

• Sunday Stableford: 1st Karen Slator 36pts; 2nd Maria Taylor-Vassall 34pts; 3rd Sylvia Illsley 29pts.

• June Monthly Medals (sponsored by Fred Bassett & Son Labour Provider): Thursday Medal: 1st Jackie Maton 65 net; 2nd Lin Walker 67 net; 3rd Soon Letchford 70 net. Sunday Medal: 1st Petra Meir 72 net; 2nd Christine Burton 74 net; 3rd Nicola Stead 82 net. Fred Bassett & Son Labour Provider Overall Medal: 1st Jackie Maton 65 net. Hidden pairs: 1st Maria Taylor-Vassall & Penny Wicks 54pts; 2nd Christina Stevenson & Maggie Semper 53pts; 3rd Sylvia Illsley & Liz Thompson 48pts.

• League match results: Tydd 4 Kirton Holme 0; Spalding 2.5 Tydd 1.5; Elton Furze 3 Tydd 1; Greetham Valley 3 Tydd 1.

• Mixed match result: Thorpe Wood 2 Tydd St Giles 3.

Deepings Swimming Club enjoyed an event to remember as they made their annual trip to the Netherlands Invitational Tournament.

The club finished with a total of 33 awards in Eindhoven – of which 18 of were first place finishes.

An impressive six club records were smashed, while two county records were achieved too.

Not done there, Deepings’ swimmers clocked 83 long course personal best times (PBs), 35 converted PBs, and some 37 short course PBs, as well as 40 county qualifying times.

Leading the way was Olivia Lee, who is still only eight years old. She broke the county nine and under 100m breaststroke record and went on to smash five club records.

Alex Wray secured himself a county record in the 50m breaststroke event too, while Angelina Freeman also gained a new club record for her swim in the 50m freestyle.

County times were also clocked by Alexander Heatley (3), Wray (4), Tom Neal (3) Freeman (8), Charlotte Youds (2), Zoe Fisher (5), Danielle Shlackman, Bethany Wilde (4), Beth Neal (4), Millie Catherall and Lee (3).

Special mentions also go to swimmers that broke new ground individually.

Ewan Lee improved markedly over the weekend and set some excellent PBs, while Emma Wilde, George Shaw, Ben Briggs and Amy Catherall all produced some excellent PB times.

Also travelling were Ben Briggs, Elizabeth Campbell, Lucy Smith, Amy Catherall, Hannah Harvey, Eleni Dermitzakis, Alexander Heatley, Francesca Harvey and Darren Smith.

• Age group winners: Alex Wray – 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke; Tom Neal – 50m backstroke; Olivia Lee – 50m & 100m freestyle, 50m & 100m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m fly and 100m IM; Angelina Freeman – 50m & 100m freestyle, 50m & 100m backstroke, 50m & 100m breaststroke, 50m fly and 100m IM.

• Other awards: Alexander Heatley – 50m Backstroke; Alex Wray – 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m & 100m breaststroke; Charlotte Youds – 50m & 100m backstroke, 50m Fly; Tom Neal – 100m & 200m backstroke, 50m & 100m fly; Ciara Shlackman – 100m Backstroke; Olivia Lee – 100m breaststroke.

Lincolnshire has been awarded more than £110million to stimulate economic growth and jobs.

Business secretary Vince Cable has today revealed the area’s share of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) for 2014 to 2020.

The money will be used to provide training schemes, particularly for the unemployed, to fund support for local businesses and to enable economic development projects, such as the creation of much-needed business premises and other infrastructure.

Lincolnshire County Council and Greater Lincolnshire LEP will now draw up a strategy for how to use the money.

It is anticipated that eligible local projects will be able to bid for a share of the funding from spring 2014.

Coun Colin Davie, executive member for economic development, said: “An investment of this size is going to have a significant impact on the county economy, and is a substantial increase from the £28million we were awarded last time.

“This money is going to mean that a lot of worthwhile projects will go ahead.”

An intrepid bunch of walkers are trekking from Iona in Scotland to London on A Pilgrimage for Peace and Economic Justice, and on Tuesday they passed through Market Deeping, on their way from Bourne to Peterborough.

They say the primary aim of the Pilgrimage is to focus attention on the Government’s intention to spend up to £100 billion renewing the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons system, while continuing to slash NHS, education and social welfare budgets.

These walkers were met by supporters in The Deepings as they passed through, and they all enjoyed a picnic on the Riverside Park opposite the Deepings Library.

The Pilgrims also showed support for the Campaign to Save Deepings Library.

There is a major problem for the horticultural industry right now.

The industry is waiting for ministers at the Home Office and Defra to make a decision on the future of SAWS (Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme), which finishes this summer.

This is the scheme that, under permits issued by the Home Office, allows students from non-EU countries to work for up to six months in horticulture then return to their own countries to continue their studies.

The industry is very reliant on having these people available to harvest crops in the fresh produce sector. The whole supply chain will be impacted and the ability to get crops harvested will be at risk. The industry has tried to work with UK people and it has failed due to lack of response or them not being prepared to do the work, which one accepts is seasonal and hard.

We were told the decision would be taken by the end of June. It has also been acknowledged by all parties that the scheme has worked well.

As I write, summer is finally here after the awful cold spring: again, the cost to growers is enormous in lost sales and the peaks and troughs of supply as crops catch up too quickly. Fingers crossed for a good run of weather to make up for the last four months. Up to the end of June we recorded 212mm of rain (8.48 inches) so the irrigation teams are flat out: funny old world after last year’s horrendously wet weather!

MISS Sarah Steward-Brown and Mr Jason Fisher were married at the Stuart House Hotel, King’s Lynn.

The bride, who lived in Hallgate, Holbeach until recently, is the only daughter of Shaun and Karen Steward-Brown, of King’s Lynn.

The bridegroom is the fourth Son of Keith and Diane Fisher, of Tilney st Lawrence.

Bridesmaids were Charlotte Capindale (chief), Ruby Fisher and Ella–Rose Roper.

Best man was Matthew Fisher.

A reception was held at the Stuart House Hotel after which the couple spent their honeymoon in Ibiza.

The bride and bridegroom are both senior operatives at Quorn Foods.

(Photo: Adam and Rachel Rostron)

Miss Chantal Rushby, only daughter of Diane Parkinson, of Chatteris, and Mr Andrew Dickinson, only son of Janice and Roy Dickinson, of Arnhem Drive, Spalding, were married at Stamford Register Office.

Bridesmaids were Donna Munton (maid of honour) and Annemarie Whitmore.

Best man was Adam Curzon.

A reception was held at the Angel Hotel, Bourne.

The couple spent their honeymoon at Disneyland Paris.

The bride is a staff nurse at John van Geest, Stamford and the bridegroom is a store man at Greencore, Spalding.

Farm managers of the future are having their skills honed by an organisation that has been working in this area for 36 years.

Holbeach Marsh Training Group, which specialises in organising all land based training courses for agricultural businesses and associated industries, has recently put eight young farmers through soil examination and cultivation and tyres and traction courses.

Lynne Richardson, group training organiser for the organisation, said: “Business members of the group are very fortunate in this area that on several of the farms they currently have several younger members of staff joining the industry.

“Holbeach Marsh Training Group has decided to support these young people by offering a training programme to develop and enhance their managerial skills. These young people are potentially farm managers of the future.

“Several of the young farmers have already received formal training in agriculture at college or university and some are still attending university courses.”

The soil course looked at the importance of maintaining and improving soil structure through cultivations and planned tyre/wheel selection.

The tyres and traction course provided them with an improved appreciation of soil management and the effect of vehicles working on the land, specifically tyres, loads and pressures for best traction.

Listings from Thursday, July 11 to Wednesday, July 17

Thursday

Flower festival, refreshments, light lunches, stalls, 10am-6pm, St Matthew’s Church, Sutton Bridge, 01406 350349.

Spalding Folk Club tune session, 8pm, Lincoln Arms, Spalding.

Transported, David Mackie design workshop, 1-4pm, Holbeach Library, 07747 271823.

Friday

Priory Players plays, Bouncers, and Shakers, 7pm, and tomorrow, Priory Church Hall, Deeping St James, 07966 805270.

Flower festival, until Sunday, Baptist Church, Sutton St James, 01406 424556.

Transported, David Mackie design workshop, 10am and 1pm, Holbeach Youth Centre, 07747 271823.

Flower festival, 10am-6pm, St Matthew’s Church, Sutton Bridge.

Theatrical production by St Nicolas Players, Ayscoughfee Hall gardens, Spalding.

Quiz, fish and chip supper, 7.30pm, Moulton Mill, book tickets 01406 373237.

Stamford’s Georgian Festival (September 27-29) launching its full programme in a pop up shop, Red Lion Street, Stamford, 01780 763203.

Festival Too, Jimmy Rockit, The Primitives, The Christians, from 7.30pm, Tuesday Market Place, King’s Lynn.

Dancing to Mr Music, 7pm, RBL Social Club, Donington.

Holbeach Town Band bingo, 7.30pm, Football Club, Holbeach.

Our Big Gig, nationwide community music event, mix of musical performances, sing-along and have a go, 1pm-10pm, Deepings Youth Centre, Eastgate, Deeping St James, PE6 8HH, www.ourbiggig.co.uk

Saturday

Flower festival, noon-6pm, St Matthew’s Church, Sutton Bridge.

Moulton horticultural show and garden crawl, and tomorrow, 2-6pm, judging and presentation of trophies 1.30pm, village green and community centre.

Theatrical production by St Nicolas Players, Ayscoughfee Hall gardens, Spalding.

Festival Too, Pink (tribute), Harry Cracknell, Man Called Mark, The Brink, Blue, from 6.30pm, Tuesday Market Place, King’s Lynn.

Denny Grey, 7pm, RBL Social Club, Donington.

Summer fair, noon, Monkshouse Primary School, Monkshouse Lane, Spalding.

RSPB field trip, Boston WEX on the road, 012025 360858.

Festival of archaeology, find out about life in medieval Boston, until July 27, Boston Guildhall, PE21 6HT.

Open garden for NGS, and tomorrow, noon-5pm, 27 Sherwood Drive, Spalding, PE11 1QW, 01775 722719.

Bingo, 8.30pm, Lamb and Flag, Whaplode.

Handful of Harmonies fundraising weekend, tea dance, race night, Langtoft Village Hall, www.langtoftbiggig.co.uk

Coffee morning, 10am-noon, stalls, Age UK, 1 The Meadows, Park Road, Spalding, 01775 720305.

Exhibition of Victorian and vintage prams, Christening gowns, toys, to celebrate expected arrival of royal baby, cream teas, 10am-4pm, St Bartholomew’s Church, West Pinchbeck, 01775 640296.

Summer fete, 1-4pm, Tanglewood Cedar Falls Nursing Home, Little London, Spalding.

Community family fun day, 11am-2pm, in celebration of the store refurbishment, Nisa Store, Bridge Road, Sutton Bridge, PE12 9SF.

Transported, Nu Urban Gardeners, Chugga Nugging, 12.45-1.15pm, Anglia Motel, Fleet Hargate; 2-3pm, Five Bells, Tydd St Mary, 07747 271820.

Sunday

Flower festival, 10am-6pm, St Matthew’s Church, Sutton Bridge.

Handful of Harmonies fundraising weekend, Our Big Gig, part of the national celebration of community music, noon-6pm, pavilion and playing field, Langtoft, www.langtoftbiggig.co.uk

Exhibition of Victorian and vintage prams, Christening gowns and toys, cream teas, noon-4pm, St Bartholomew’s Church, West Pinchbeck, 01775 640296.

Summer garden party, 2pm, White House, Gedney Dyke, 01406 365484.

King’s Lynn festival starts, until July 27, 01553 764864, www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk

Red Cross open garden, 2-5pm, The Old Vicarage, Holbeach Hurn, PE12 8JE.

Woodlands farm tour, tractor/trailer rides, refreshments, meet the animals, 2pm prompt, Wash Road, near Kirton, PE20 1JD, 01205 724778.

Summer fayre and car boot, 10am-2pm, Holbeach Hospital, Boston Road, North, PE12 8AQ, 01406 422283.

Family fun day, 10.30am-4pm, RSPB Frampton Marsh Reserve, PE20 1AY.

Transported, Nu Urban Gardeners, Chugga Nugging, 10am-noon, All Saints’ Church, Holbeach; 1-3pm, Gedney village green; 4-4.30pm, Gedney Dawsmere; 5-6pm, Gedney Drove End, 07747 271820.

Spalding Gymnastics Club garden party, 3pm, Saracen’s Head Village Hall.

Monday

Flower festival, 10am-4pm, St Matthew’s Church, Sutton Bridge.

Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, mature drivers’ programme, Pinchbeck Village Hall, 01526 861170.

Kingfishers Model Boat Club meeting, 7.30pm, Avenue Farm Road, Sutton Bridge, 01406 350968.

Bethany Support Group for the Bereaved, 2.30pm, St Nicolas Hall, The Vista, Spalding, 01775 767165.

Anne Zouroudi joins Bookmark’s reading group, 7pm, Bookmark, The Crescent, Spalding, 01775 769231.

Transported, The Eloquent Fold, Wish You Were Here, 10am-4.30pm, Gedney Hill Memorial Hall, 07747 271823.

Tuesday

Lincolnshire Family History Society, family history help night, 7.30pm, United Reformed Church Hall, Abbey Road, Bourne, 01775 762150.

Wesley’s Wayfayrers, an hour of peace and reflection, 11am, Crowland Methodist Chapel, 01733 573147.

Spalding and District Stamp Club auction, 7.30pm, Constitutional Club, Broad Street, Spalding, 01775 762661.

Wednesday

Bingo, 7.30pm, Saracen’s Head Village Hall.

Bingo, 7.30pm, Gedney Dyke Village Hall.

Slapdash Dancers and Bourne Borderers, 7pm, The Mermaid, Surfleet.

Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, safe young drivers’ programme, Pinchbeck Village Hall, 01526 861170.

Transported, stained glass workshop with Strawberry Glass, 9am-3.30pm, Spalding Market, 07747 271820.

Transported, The Eloquent Fold, Origami Fleet, 10am-4.30pm, Springfields, Spalding, 07747 271823.

For the regular weekly listings visit www.spaldingtoday.co.uk or call into our offices in The Crescent to pick up your own personal copy.

The information in this column is supplied to us, please ring the organisers where possible to confirm the event before setting out on your journey.

Listings from Thursday, July 11 to Wednesday, July 17

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PETERBOROUGH SHOWCASE, from Friday.

Despicable Me 2 (and 3D), Man of Steel, Monsters University (and 3D), Now You See Me, Pacific Rim (and 3D), The Internship, This is the End, Trap for Cinderella, World War Z.

For times visit www.showcasecinemas.co.uk

SOUTH HOLLAND CENTRE

Star Trek Into Darkness

For times visit www.southhollandcentre.co.uk

Music

Saturday

Hot Wires, 9pm, Riverside Bar, Sutton Bridge, 01406 351402.

Sam’s Sounds, 8.30pm, Long Sutton Royal British Legion, 01406 362076.

Theatre

The week ahead

South Holland Centre, Spalding

Spalding School of Dance Annual Show, Glyndebourne digital Le Nozze di Figaro.

Key Theatre, Peterborough

It’s Too Darn Hot, Treats.

Cresset, Peterborough

Jimmy Carr, Brit Beatz.

Stamford Arts Centre

The Miracle, Woven Chords Concert, King Pleasure.

Tolethorpe, Stamford

Dad’s Army, The Comedy of Errors.

Stamford Corn Exchange

Joe Longthorne.

A widower died after suffering more than 50 per cent burns when he got into a hot bath at his Pinchbeck home, an inquest has found.

Retired factory worker Neville Walkley (76) died in hospital four days after he was found badly scalded at his home in Fennell Road by a carer who was due to take him shopping.

At an inquest in Boston on Friday, South Lincolnshire coroner Professor Robert Forrest recorded a verdict of accidental death on Mr Walkley who died at Nottingham City Hospital on January 15 after suffering multi-organ failure due to severe burns.

His carer, Mark Wood of Quadring, told the inquest that he had found Mr Walkley lying across a settee and wearing only boxer shorts, with blood on the carpet, kitchen and lounge floors.

Mr Wood said: “I saw that his legs were bright red and I knew something wasn’t right.

“The more I looked at Mr Walkley, the more I could see the injuries on his back and I just grabbed the phone and rang for an ambulance.”

Mr Walkley’s son, Philip, told the inquest that his father had been “profoundly deaf” since childhood and was diagnosed with vascular dementia in May 2012.

He added: “My mum Glenys died three years previously and since then, my dad had become increasingly confused to the extent that around about the spring before he died, he was found wandering about in his garden by a neighbour.”

After the inquest, Mr Walkley said: “We’re happy with the verdict, it’s the one we expected and it’s been a thorough examination of what took place.”

Holbeach students walked the red carpet to a glittering prom evening that marked the end of an era for many.

Year 11s at the University Academy of Holbeach who recently left school returned as “young adults” dressed to impress.

About 140 students and their partners attended the eighth annual prom at the academy on Friday night.

The girls wore stunning ball gowns and the boys were suited - with every detail designed to be a head turner, right down to the transport.

Assistant headteacher Lesley Smilley said: “The transport has become a bit of a competition - we had classic cars, tractors, steam engines, a horse and cart and old-fashioned scooters from the mods and rockers era. Amazingly, though, there were no stretch limos.”

Until September the academy was a split campus, but following a merger the Holbeach students were joined by those from Crowland.

Mrs Smillie said: “They all looked amazing - they left us as children a few weeks ago and came back as young adults. The transformation was amazing - it was quite an emotional night.”

Not only were the students greeted on a red carpet, the hall had been transformed into a marquee where there was a buffet, disco and karaoke.

For some it was a night to say farewell. Mrs Smillie said: “Not all of them return for sixth form so we like to make it a night to remember.

”Some sat out on the patio - it was a really lovely evening.”

Lincolnshire County Council is running a new scheme which uses reading to help those suffering from conditions such as depression and anxiety.

“Reading Well: Books on Prescription” will enable GPs and other health professionals to recommend 30 self-help titles for people to borrow from the local library service.

It is a joint initiative from independent charity The Reading Agency and the Society of Chief Librarians, working with local library services.

It offers people self-help books as part of cognitive behavioural therapy prescribed by a health professional.

Lincolnshire’s library service will have a core list of 30 titles covering issues such as anxiety, depression, phobias, panic attacks, bulimia and sleep problems.

These will be available to borrow from local library services or online.

Lincolnshire County Council has already run a service offering books on prescription for around eight years, with 13 self-help titles for adults and 28 for children and young people.

A teenaged couple who damaged a car as part of a plan to discredit a witness have been locked up at Lincoln Crown Court.

Cara Tebb and Matthew Brooks damaged Tebb’s VW Golf car to make it look as if the witness was responsible.

The plan was hatched after Brooks’ brother Ryan was accused of assaulting a man in Shivean Gate, Moulton.

Hal Ewing, prosecuting, said Tebb later claimed the damage was caused by a witness to that incident.

Tebb (18) and Matthew Brooks (18), both of Mill Drove South, Cowbit, admitted doing an act intending to pervert the course of justice on September 14 last year. They were sent to a young offenders’ institution for five months.

Judge Michael Heath told them “You deliberately damaged that vehicle in an attempt to avoid Ryan Brooks from being prosecuted.

“I am not dissuaded that there are any exceptional circumstances that would persuade me not to send you both into custody.”

Michael Proctor, for Tebb, said she had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity.

He told the court that Tebb is currently expecting a child by Matthew Brooks

“She is still a young woman and possibly an extremely foolish one. This was immature and misguided behaviour rather than anything more sinister. ”

Sandra Clarke, for Matthew Brooks, said “He accepts what he did was wrong. He is due to become a father. They are excited about that.”

l Ryan Brooks (19), of Delgate Avenue, Weston, was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm arising out of the original incident. He denied it and was cleared by a jury following a trial at the crown court.

A public meeting of the new group responsible for planning and buying health services in and around South Holland and the Welland will be held on Wednesday.


The South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group will meet from 1pm to 4pm in the Seminar Room, Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding.
Gary Thompson, chief officer for the CCG, said: “It’s our vision for the 157,000 people of south Lincolnshire to live longer and healthier lives.
“Our governing body meets monthly and members of the public are welcome to attend and listen to the discussions.”
Items on the agenda include quality and patient experience, financial and performance updates.
Meeting papers are available at www.southlincolnshireccg.nhs.uk

A Spalding care home is celebrating after it was found to be fully compliant with expected standards during an inspection.

St John’s care home recently received an unannounced, random visit from Care Quality Commission inspectors.

At a time when the quality of care is being scrutinised more meticulously than ever, St John’s, which recently underwent a £1million refurbishment, was rigorously checked against several standards.

The Care Quality Commission inspector highlighted certain areas which she felt St John’s had excelled in, including diversity, values and human rights, as well as the ability of staff to identify manage and assess the risks of health, safety and welfare of residents.

Home manager Sharon Neve said: “Obviously we are all delighted at the feedback received from the Care Quality Commission, we have been working extremely hard to constantly deliver an excellent service at St John’s, and to receive this recognition of a wonderful feeling.

“Receiving a ‘fully compliant’ status represents excellence and gives our dedicated team of people the recognition they deserve for their hard work and commitment.”