After almost five years of waiting, parents at Abbey 345 Pre-School in Crowland can finally drop off their children safely.

This month marked the completion of a new path from the road to the entrance of the pre-school.

Previously, parents had to battle over mud, rubber matting and tree roots with buggies and small children in tow.

“It was an accident waiting to happen,” manager Kathy Crouch said.

“We had children coming in with muddy knees on many 
occasions.”

The pre-school was finally able to replace the make-shift path thanks to money from Lincolnshire County Council to complete the £4,000 project.

The construction work took three weeks to complete.

The pre-school was helped with its funding application by Crowland and Whaplode Councillor Nigel Pepper.

“It is a bit of a triumph to finally have the work done,” Councillor Pepper said, referencing the council’s limited budget.

“It took a lot of calls to the building inspector and the head of property,” he added.

Councillor Pepper cut the ribbon on the new path at a ceremony on Thursday.

Helen Atkinson, a mother at the pre-school, said parents were pleased with the new path.

“It’s fantastic. It’s so much wider than the old one and it’s also concrete, which means no more sunken muddy paths in bad weather,” she said.

Miriam Neave, whose son attends the pre-school, agreed.

“The new path is a big 
improvement and using the 
repairs as an opportunity to develop an extra play area for the children is a great idea.”

The pre-school plans to paint road markings onto the path for the youngsters to ride their scooters and bikes on.

The money from the 
county council also means that Abbey 345 has been able to spend its own funds on a pirate ship structure for the children to play on.

Kathy added: “It is a right for children to be able to reach a place of education safely.

“Now we have been able to spend the money on things that are beneficial to the children.”

Nathan Stainfield wants to stay at Spalding United – but only if they are pushing for promotion next season.

The Tulips’ captain admits he has turned down offers from a series of clubs this term.

However, he would be happy to agree a new deal if Spalding show ambition by strengthening the squad.

Stainfield said: “I’ve had offers from other clubs.

“But I made a promise as Spalding have been good to me so I stayed here.

“This summer I’m going to talk to whoever rings and I’ll be happy to talk to managers.

“My first port of call will be Spalding. If we sit down and I get assurances that we want to compete for the play-offs or automatic promotion then I wouldn’t be interested in leaving.

“I want to win things here and I don’t want to go from club to club. I would have never left Boston United if they had treated me in the right way.

“I live and work locally so playing for Spalding is perfect for me.

“But I don’t want to play in a struggling side because it’s not a nice feeling on a Saturday morning knowing you are going to be beaten.

“I don’t know how other players feel now about being at Spalding but I would love to see some local lads back who want to play for the right reasons. I’m sure we could win this league.

“You only have to look at Lincoln United who are a good team who work hard for each other.

“I want to stay at Spalding and I won’t be going anywhere if I get those assurances over players coming in for next season.

“We are only three or four players away from a good side with a couple of wingers and a couple of strikers. We are not a long way off at all.”

Stainfield was named in the team of the season for the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League First Division South for the second successive season.

But the centre-half admitted: “Personally I’ve been a bit disappointed as I don’t think I’ve scored enough important goals.

“I know that’s not really my job but I still want to take responsibility when we need to take chances.

“Defensively I would go as far as saying I think we’ve got the best back five in the league.”

South Holland’s licensing panel today (Thursday) rejected an application for booze to be sold at China City in Winsover Road, Spalding.

The decision follows a police objection, saying they believed the new applicant – Hassan Khoshparwar – had links to a previous applicant, Karwan Ahmad, who in turn had links to premises that had been found to hold illegal and non-duty paid cigarettes.

There is a right of appeal to the magistrates’ court but any appeal must be started within 21 days.

The panel’s formal decision notice says an application for these premises was made in the name of Mr Karwan Ahmad, dated January 4, 2016 and submitted on January 5, 2016.

It says Mr Ahmad has been involved in the running of two premises that had been found to hold illegal and non-­duty paid cigarettes.

In the application dated January 4, Mr Khoshparwar was named as the designated premises supervisor, which would have made him responsible for the day to day running of those premises.

Mr Ahmad withdrew his application on February 12 and a new application was submitted in the name of Mr Khoshparwar,

Police made representations on the grounds of ‘the prevention of crime and disorder’.

The panel says: “In short, the police believe that Mr Hassan Khoshparwar was not a genuine applicant and is linked to Mr Karwan Ahmad.”

The panel said the applicant submitted that he was not linked to Mr Karwan Ahmad.

The decision notice continues: “For the first time today it was indicated that there is to be a business partnership between Mr Hassan Khoshparwar and Mr Ribaz Aziz Raza.

“Mr Ribaz Aziz Raza was the holder of the lease;; the premises licence holder and designated premises supervisor at 43 Winsover Road when those premises were raided and non­-duty paid cigarettes were seized.

“By his own admission Mr Ribaz Aziz Raza still holds the lease of 43 Winsover Road and Mr Karwan Ahmad is his tenant.

“Furthermore the licence to assign the lease of 20 Winsover Road was completed on 20 January 2016.

“Mr Ribaz Aziz Raza conceded that by the time he signed the assignment document, the intention was for Mr Karwan Ahmad to run the premises and when

that fell through, Mr Karwan Ahmad introduced Mr Hassan Khoshparwar to him and said that he had someone else to put the name of the premises into.

“This undermines the suggestion that these premises are nothing to do with Mr Karwan Ahmad or with the premises at 43 Winsover Road that were raided by the police and Lincolnshire Trading Standards on December 2, 2015.

“There are no conditions that could be offered that would satisfy the panel that it would be appropriate to promote the licensing objectives by granting a premises licence.

“Having considered the steps that are appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives, the only option was to reject the application.

“This decision will not prevent the premises from opening however it will not be authorised to sell alcohol due to the history of criminality linked to Mr Karwan Ahmad and Mr Ribaz Aziz Raza and premises leased to, managed or controlled by them.”

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THURSDAY

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE

Premier Division: Rothwell Corinthians v Holbeach.

TAYLORS SERVICE GARAGES BOSTON LEAGUE

Taylors Ford Division Two (6.30pm): Sibsey v Railway.

SHS Allum Ltd Fishtoft Cup final (7pm): Benington v Wyberton Res (at Boston Town).

FRIDAY

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Shield final (7.30pm): AFC Stanground Res v Whittlesey C (at Peterborough Northern Star).

KIRTON CUP

Semi-final (6.15pm): Pointon v FC Wrangle (at Graves Park).

SATURDAY

EVO-STIK NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

First Division South: Basford v Romulus, Coalville v Stafford, Goole v Newcastle, Gresley v Loughborough Dynamo, Kidsgrove v Carlton, Lincoln v Chasetown, Market Drayton v Daventry, Rugby v Shaw Lane Aquaforce, Spalding v Leek, Stocksbridge Park Steels v Belper, Tividale v Sheffield.

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE

Premier Division: Cogenhoe v Harborough, Deeping v Boston, Desborough v Harrowby, Eynesbury v Northampton Spencer, Holbeach v Newport Pagnell, Kirby Muxloe v Yaxley, Leicester Nirvana v Rothwell Corinthians, Oadby v AFC Kempston, Sileby v Sleaford, Wisbech v Wellingborough.

Division One: Blackstones v Whitworth, Bourne v Peterborough Sports, Burton Park Wanderers v Bugbrooke St Michaels, Oakham v Lutterworth, Olney v Stewarts & Lloyds Corby, Potton v Buckingham, Rushden & Higham v Long Buckby, Woodford v Raunds.

Reserve Division: Bugbrooke St Michaels v Cogenhoe, Harborough v Olney, Irchester v Thrapston, Northampton Spencer v Raunds, Peterborough Northern Star v Bourne, Rothwell Corinthians v Rushden & Higham.

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Premier Division (2pm): AFC Stanground v Pinchbeck, Ketton v Whittlesey, Langtoft v Thorney, Riverside v Netherton, Stilton v Moulton Harrox, Uppingham v Sawtry.

Division One (2pm): Baston v Sutton Bridge , Oundle v Spalding Res, Stamford Belvedere v Langtoft Res, Warboys v Long Sutton (5.30pm), Whittlesey Res v Wisbech Res, Wittering v Peterborough ICA Sports Res.

Division Two (2pm): Leverington Sports Res v Parkway Eagles, Peterborough Polonia v Oakham Res, Pinchbeck Res v Whittlesey A, Spalding Town v Glinton & Northborough.

Division Three (2pm): Farcet v Ramsey, Stamford Lions Res v Eye, Stanground Sports v Thorpe Wood Rangers, Tydd St Mary v Bretton North End.

Division Four (2pm): Brotherhood Sports v Whaplode Drove, Holbeach Bank v Stamford Belvedere Res (3pm), Parkway Eagles Res v FC Peterborough, Rutland DR v Long Sutton Res, Warboys Res v Tydd St Mary Res.

Division Five (2pm): Harrowby Res v KRC Deeping, Leverington Sports A v FC Peterborough Res, Limetree UTR v Feeder.

ANCASTER CUP

Semi-final (2pm): Pointon v Stamford Lions.

BALCAN LIGHTING SUPPLIES LINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUE

CGB Humbertherm v Wyberton, Cleethorpes DS v Hykeham, Sleaford Res v Skegness Town.

TAYLORS SERVICE GARAGES BOSTON LEAGUE

Taylors Garages Premier Division (2.30pm): Coningsby v Benington, Heckington v Wyberton Res, Old Leake v Spilsby, Skegness Town Res v Swineshead (at Friskney).

Taylors Peugeot Division One (2.30pm): FC Wrangle v Freiston.

Taylors Ford Division Two (2.30pm): Billinghay Res v FC Kirton, Eastern European v Park, Fishtoft Res v Mareham, Holbeach Bank v Pointon Res, Kirton Town Res v Sibsey, Railway v Coningsby Res.

Taylors Vauxhall Division Three (2.30pm): FC Hammers v Spilsby Res, Old Doningtonians Res v Benington Res, Spalding Harriers v Wyberton A.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE WOMEN’S & GIRLS COUNTY LEAGUE

Under-13 North: Bluntisham v Bourne (10am), Pinchbeck v Chatteris Town (10.30am), Priory Parkside v St Ives (10.30am), Ramsey v G&N (noon).

Under-16: Histon v St Ives (10am), Cambridge City v Burwell (10.30am), Spalding v Pinchbeck (10.30am).

PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT JUNIOR ALLIANCE

Under-7 Zone (10.30am): Crowland v Bourne Red, ICA v Parkside, One Touch v Feeder Red, Pinchbeck v Phoenix, Werrington v Spalding.

Under-7 Zone (11.30am): Stamford Yellow v G&N.

Under-8 Zone (10.30am): Deeping Blue v Riverside, Hampton v Stanground Black, Northern Star v Park Farm Black, Park Farm Red v Wittering, Phoenix v IPTA, Spalding Orange v Parkside Yellow, Stamford Yellow v One Touch, Thorney v Spalding Blue, Thurlby v Bourne Red.

Under-8 Zone (11.30am): Bourne Claret v Holbeach Black, Crowland v Netherton, Deeping Claret v Stanground Purple, G&N Amber v Boston, Oundle White v Oundle Blue, Peterborough White v Parkside Green, Stamford Red v Holbeach Yellow, TWR v G&N Blue, Werrington v Feeder Blue.

Under-9 Hereward Cup (10.30am): Bretton v Parkside Blue. Semi-finals: FC Peterborough v Netherton, Spalding Blue v Stamford Yellow (11.30am).

Under-9 League Cup (10am): Peterborough White v One Touch.

Under-9 League Cup (10.30am): Deeping Blue v Holbeach Yellow, IPTA v Riverside Blue, Stamford Red v G&N, Stamford White v Werrington Blue, Stanground v Werrington Red.

Under-9 League Cup (11.30am): Thorney v Feeder.

Under-10 Hereward Cup semi-final (11.30am): Park Farm Red v Boston.

Under-10 League Cup (10.30am): Deeping Claret v Stamford Red, Oundle Red v Netherton Wagtails, Spalding Blue v Holbeach Yellow, Stamford Yellow v Pinchbeck Predators, Whittlesey v Oundle Green.

Under-10 League Cup (11.30am): Feeder v Riverside Blue, G&N Black v Holbeach Black, Hampton Royal v IPTA.

SUNDAY

LINCOLNSHIRE FA SUNDAY CUP

Final (2.30pm): Ironstone Gunness v FC Genes (at Lincoln City).

SPALDING LEAGUE (10.30AM)

Jubilee v Punchbowl Tigers, Pinchbeck v Leisure League, Punchbowl Panthers v Sutton Bridge, Swineshead v Mulberry.

DOUBLE G CLOTHING KING’S LYNN & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Cherrington Cup final (10.30am): England’s Hope v Chilvers.

Queen Elizabeth Cup final (1.30pm): CR Eastern Province v Heacham (at King’s Lynn Town).

CAMBRIDGESHIRE WOMEN’S & GIRLS COUNTY LEAGUE

Championship North (2pm): Bourne v Tydd St Mary, March v Downham, Wisbech St Marys v Swineshead, Wisbech Town v Stamford.

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Veterans Development Division (10.15am): Kings Cliffe v Peterborough ICA Sports.

PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT JUNIOR ALLIANCE

Under-11 Zone (10.30am): Hampton Navy v Oundle, Leverington v Holbeach, Netherton v One Touch, Park Farm Red v Deeping Blue, WSM v Northern Star.

Under-11 Zone (noon): Bourne Claret v Wittering, Hampton Royal v Boston, Riverside v Yaxley, Spalding Blue v Feeder, Stamford v IPTA, Whittlesey Red v Deeping Claret.

Under-11 Zone (2pm): Bourne Red v Thurlby, Stanground v FC Peterborough.

Under-11 Hereward Cup semi-finals: Hampton Blue v G&N Amber (noon), G&N Blue v G&N Black (2pm).

Under-12 Division One (10.30am): Deeping Blue v Feeder, Holbeach v Hampton Navy, Riverside v Baston.

Under-12 Division Two: Hampton Blue v Werrington (10.30am), Northern Star v Leverington (noon), Oundle v Crowland (noon).

Under-12 Division Three (2pm): G&N Black v Kings Cliffe.

Under-12 Division Four: Park Farm Red v FC Peterborough (10.30am), Tydd St Mary v Boston (noon).

Under-13 Division One: WSM v Feeder (noon), Alconbury v Hampton Blue (2pm).

Under-13 Division Three: Werrington Red v Whittlesey (10.30am), Stanground v Park Farm Red (noon).

Under-13 Division Four: Holbeach Black v Wittering (10.30am), Stamford v Tydd St Mary (2pm).

Under-14 Division One: Northern Star v Blackstones (10.30am), WSM v Gunthorpe Navy (10.30am), Wasps v Leverington (12.15pm).

Under-14 Division Two: Phoenix v Deeping Amber (10.30am), Langtoft v Thurlby (noon).

Under-14 Division Three (10.30am): Crowland v Stanground, Oundle v Bourne Red, Riverside v R&F.

Under-14 Hereward Cup final (10am): Hungate Green v G&N Black (at Peterborough Northern Star).

Under-14 League Cup (1pm): G&N Amber v Netherton (at Peterborough Northern Star).

PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT YOUTH LEAGUE

Under-15 Division One: Gonerby v Deeping (10.30am), Hampton Blue v G&N Amber (10.30am), Stanground Sports v Holbeach (10.30am), Gunthorpe v Spalding (2pm), Northern Star Blue v Stamford (2pm).

Under-15 Division Two: Blackstones v Kings Cliffe (10.30am), R&F v Malborne (10.30am), Pinchbeck v Ketton (2pm), TWR Blue v Oundle (2pm), Werrington v Northern Star Red (2pm), WSM v Feeder (2pm).

Under-15 Division Three (10.30am): Leverington Sports v Boston Yellow.

Under-16 Division One: Yaxley Lynx v Pinchbeck (10.30am), Bourne v Deeping Blue (2pm).

Under-18 Division One (2pm): G&N Amber v Riverside.

Under-18 Division Two: Bourne Red v Blackstones (10.30am), Crowland v Ketton (10.30am), March Saracens v Outwell Swifts (10.30am), Wisbech Town Acorns v G&N Black (10.30am), British School of Sport v Bourne Town Juniors Blue (2pm).

LINCOLNSHIRE FA UNDER-18 CUP

Final (7pm): Gainsborough v Lincoln United (at Lincoln City).

PFA UNDER-18 CUP

Final (4pm): Northern Star v Stamford (at Peterborough Northern Star).

MONDAY

BALCAN LIGHTING SUPPLIES LINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUE

Cleethorpes DS v Skegness United (7pm).

TUESDAY

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE

Premier Division: AFC Kempston v Eynesbury, Harrowby v Deeping, Leicester Nirvana v Holbeach (8pm), Oadby v Harborough, Rothwell Corinthians v Desborough, Wellingborough v Cogenhoe, Wisbech v Kirby Muxloe (8pm).

Division One: Burton Park Wanderers v Long Buckby, Whitworth v Irchester.

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Premier Division (6.30pm): Holbeach Res v Peterborough ICA Sports (7.30pm), Pinchbeck v Leverington Sports, Stilton v Whittlesey, Thorney v Langtoft.

Division One (6.30pm): Moulton Harrox Res v Sutton Bridge.

Division Two (6.30pm): Crowland Res v Spalding Town, Ketton Res v Oakham Res.

Division Four (6.30pm): Brotherhood Sports v AFC Stanground Res, Stamford Belvedere Res v Rutland DR, Warboys Res v Parkside (7.30pm).

Veterans Development Division: Glinton & Northborough v Cottesmore Amateurs.

TAYLORS SERVICE GARAGES BOSTON LEAGUE

BB Insure Willoughby Shield final (7pm): Coningsby Res v Spilsby Res (at Boston Town).

PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT JUNIOR ALLIANCE

Under-12 Division One (7.30pm): Deeping Blue v One Touch.

Under-14 Division One (6.30pm): Deeping Blue v Wasps, G&N Amber v Gunthorpe Navy.

Under-14 Division Two (6pm): Bourne Claret v Langtoft.

PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT YOUTH LEAGUE

Under-15 Division One (7.30pm): Deeping v G&N Amber.

WEDNESDAY

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE

Division One: Bugbrooke St Michaels v Woodford, Oakham v Raunds.

Reserve Division: Rothwell Corinthians v Cogenhoe.

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Premier Division (6.30pm): Deeping Res v Crowland.

Division One (6.30pm): Warboys v Netherton Res, Whittlesey Res v Peterborough ICA Sports Res.

Division Four (6.30pm): Tydd St Mary Res v Sutton Bridge Res.

PFA CHALLENGE CUP

Final (7.30pm): Pinchbeck Res v Spalding Res (at Peterborough Northern Star).

BALCAN LIGHTING SUPPLIES LINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUE

Skegness Town v Wyberton (7pm).

TAYLORS SERVICE GARAGES BOSTON LEAGUE

Taylors Garages Premier Division (6.30pm): Fishtoft v Skegness Town Res, Kirton Town v Pointon.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE WOMEN’S & GIRLS COUNTY LEAGUE

Championship North (6.30pm): Wisbech St Marys v Downham.

DOUBLE G CLOTHING KING’S LYNN & DISTRICT LEAGUE

Division Two (6.30pm): MacMillan v CSKA Res, Three Holes Tigers v Heacham.

PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT JUNIOR ALLIANCE

Under-12 Division Two (6pm): Northern Star v Hampton Blue.

Under-14 Division Three (6.30pm): Gunthorpe Sky v R&F.

PETERBOROUGH & DISTRICT YOUTH LEAGUE

Under-15 Division One (6.30pm): Holbeach v Northern Star Blue.

Under-15 Division Two (6.15pm): Werrington v Feeder.

Under-16 Division One (6.30pm): Peterborough Sports v Pinchbeck.

Under-18 Division Two (6pm): Bourne Blue v Bourne Red.

Twins and trained LIVES First Responders Louise and Nicola O’Connor suffered the heartbreak of losing their dad, John (54), after trying to revive him.

The sisters (22) found John unconscious in bed at the family’s Gosberton home on November 15 and leapt into action.

Louise said: “We were able to provide CPR and use our skills.”

The twins and an ambulance paramedic restored a pulse, but sadly John died later that day in Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital.

The body blow of losing their dad, who was waiting for a triple heart bypass, was made only slightly easier to bare when the sisters learned no one could have saved him that day, no matter how highly medically trained.

John attended a charity Glitter Ball in May last year in aid of Donington and Gosberton LIVES group and his memory will be honoured at the next Glitter Ball, which will be staged at Springfields Events Centre, Spalding, on October 15.

Every penny raised will go towards buying equipment for the Donington and Gosberton First Responders.

Louise said: “Dad could not have been saved but, hopefully, we will be able to save other people’s relatives when they are in need.”

Last year’s Glitter Ball raised around £2,250 but Louise and Nicola – who are part of an eight-strong committee organising the event – hope the First Responders collect more than £3,000 from the ball this year.

Louise says that would be more than enough to fully equip a new responder in their area, which stretches out to Surfleet and Bicker.

Tickets cost £45 and include a three-course meal, wine on the table, and some fantastic entertainment from The Wild Boys, who are an 80s band, a performance by Elliot Watson, billed as a master of mystery and mind reader, and a disco.

There will also be a photographer to capture memorable moments of the night.

The twins attended Donington’s Thomas Cowley High School.

Nicola works in Kirton as a pharmacy technician and Louise is a beauty therapist with her own business, The Beauty Room, at 1 Victoria Street, Spalding.

• For ball tickets, see Louise at The Beauty Room, call 07920 465311 or email thebeautyroom.lulus@gmail.com

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Holbeach United extended their losing run to five games on Thursday night.

The Tigers - featuring a number of reserve players and teenagers - missed the chance to go ahead midway through the first half when Josh Ford had a penalty saved.

Rothwell Corinthians completed a double at Sergeants Lawn as Andy White put them ahead two minutes before the break and then he converted a 64th-minute spot-kick.

Paul Newcombe scored the consolation after 77 minutes.

Two months ago the match at Rothwell was controversially abandoned due to Nick Jackson’s calf injury after 73 minutes as the Tigers trailed 4-1.

Holbeach are at home to third-placed Newport Pagnell Town on Saturday.

Paramedics treated a teenager for “suspected chest pains” after a fire at a house in Sutton Bridge last night (Thursday).

It happened in Princes Street where a fire crew from Long Sutton was called to at about 11.15pm.

An East of England Ambulance Service Trust spokesman said: “An ambulance attended and treated a teenager with suspected chest pains but our crew then discharged the patient from the scene.”

A chicken incubator was severly damaged by the fire which also left smoke damage to the rest of the house.

FRIDAY 10.15AM: Person treated for smoke inhalation after house fire in Sutton Bridge

One person was treated for the effects of breathing in smoke after a bedroom fire at a house in Sutton Bridge on Thursday night.

Firefighters were called to a property in Princes Street at about 11.25pm but the fire was out on their arrival.

The fire crew from Long Sutton inspected the house and found a chicken incubator which was severly damaged and smoke damage to the rest of the house.

The cause of the fire is unknown.

A 36-hour international operation against online terrorism and extremism has seen over 3,500 items of harmful and illegal material referred for removal from the internet.

The Stop Terrorists’ & extremists’ Online Presence (STOP) initiative followed an awareness drive to promote the red reporting button on police and partner websites.

In the run-up to the action the public were urged to report material that breached counter terrorism laws or other criminal offences. This led to a four-fold increase in the number of public referrals to the police.

Among the items referred were propaganda films, terror training manuals and videos and publications glorifying or supporting terrorism and extremism.

This included material from Daesh, Boko Harem and other international terrorist organisations, as well as extreme right wing groups. Also found were a number of social media accounts linked to terrorists and extremists.

The operation was led by the UK police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) who work all year round to identify and refer illegal and harmful online content.

The operation was supported by Europol and other international law enforcement agencies; internet industry partners, as well as civil society and third sector organisations.

Starting at 07.00 on Friday 15th April and wrapping up 19.00 on Saturday, a total of 1953 items were referred by the CTIRU for potential removal. This is in addition to the 162,447 pieces the team have already removed since 2010.

Meanwhile, their Europol counterparts referred 1622 items during the 36 hour period.

At the same time, a series of engagement events took place at New Scotland Yard to encourage communities and partners to share ideas about how to better encourage reporting via the red STOP button.

The UK police senior national coordinator for counter terrorism Deputy Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball said: “As well as being pernicious and deeply offensive, online terrorist and extremist content goes a long way to encourage, motivate and even direct action that can kill, maim and cause great harm.

“Therefore, tackling online terror and violent extremism is of significant importance to public safety.

“We are delighted this action was supported by our counterparts at Europol and other international law enforcement agencies, as this is a truly international challenge.

“We will continue to work with them and our partners in the internet industry and the public to stop this harmful and illegal presence online in order to help prevent tragedies occurring in the future.”

C.Ro Ports Sutton Bridge is seeking planning consent for the installation of a pontoon, portable cabin office accommodation and containers linked to DONG Energy’s offshore wind turbine development.

DONG, formerly Danish Oil and Natural Gas, plans to site 91 turbines on Race Bank, some 16.8 miles off Blakeney Point in Norfolk and 17.4 miles off Chapel St Leonards.

The energy company intends to make a single breach in the sea defence at Sutton Bridge for a cable to bring the electricity generated ashore.

A design and access statement submitted to South Holland District Council on behalf of C.Ro Ports Sutton Bridge says the pontoon is needed for the loading of specialised boats in connection with the offshore development.

It also says up to 80 personnel will be stationed at the port for the duration of DONG Energy’s contracts – the workforce will stay in bed and breakfast accommodation locally and work in shifts.

A similar development was given consent for Centrica.

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Due to the resignation of Coun Jayne Hallam, a casual vacancy has arisen at Gedney Parish Council.

The vacancy will be displayed for a 14 day period during which time ten electors from the Ward can request that an election be held to fill this vacancy.

In case an election is called, it will take place not later than July 22 but if no such request is made until May 19 the Parish Council will fill this vacancy by co-option.

Old fashioned customer service and a competitive edge are the tools which have enabled a family engineering and factory business to flourish, according to its owner.

Mark Petchell set up Transmission Bearings and Chains (TBC) Ltd in Holbeach back in May 1996 and is delighted to be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Since its launch he has steered the enterprise to become one of the areas’ largest independent suppliers of industrial equipment and consumables, with much of its business connected to the local food and agricultural industries.

“Celebrating our 20th anniversary is quite an achievement. Hopefully it will carry on for as long again,” says Mark.

“I like to think we are competitive, and being a local company, we try to treat every customer the same regardless of the size of their order.

“We pride ourselves on giving a good service based on traditional family values.”

When it first started, TBC operated from a small 400sq foot unit rented from a friend and shared with an irrigation company.

It wasn’t long before it outgrew these premises and moved to a larger, more central unit on the town’s Fleet Road Industrial Estate, where it currently operates from two units.

Now a main Witham Oil and Paint distributor for the area, along with other well known brands such as Tygris, Sealey, Draper, Teng Hand Tools, Boch, Makita, Dewalt Power Tools and other economy ranges, it is able to offer a wide variety of products.

It stocks 14,000 lines from its premises in Holbeach, including air tools, grinding wheels, drills, lubricants, hand tools, S/S and BZP fixings along with a large range of engineering consumables.

Operating from the heart of Lincolnshire and the Fens, a great deal of TBC’s business is connected to the food industry. The family-owned company’s core principals are quality, reliability and commitment to its customers throughout the region.

Transmission Bearings and Chains continues to 
expand its business with new product ranges in the agricultural industry and with expert knowledge from a newly appointed member of staff in 2015 is in a position to service the farming industry by providing products from Granit Quality Parts and Same Deutz-Fahr.

Together, and with the continuing support of new and existing customers, it looks forward to a successful business and future developments.

“We may only be a small team of four but we are experts in our field and everyone is incredibly dedicated. We certainly wouldn’t have been in business for as long as we have without the support of such a great staff.

“I’d also like to take the opportunity to thank all our customers – old and new – for their continued support over the years. Without them, we wouldn’t be here either,” added Mark.

• For more information about Transmission Bearings Chains and the services it offers visit Units 10-11 Fleet Road Industrial Estate, Holbeach.

Telephone 01406 425666, visit www.tbc-ltd.com or like the company’s page on Facebook TBC-LTD.

Visit its stand at the Holbeach Country Fare on June 18 and 19.

The CLA is urging Ministers to make it easier for farmers and landowners in Lincolnshire to build on farm reservoirs, anaerobic digestion plants, and convert old agricultural buildings.

In a response to the Rural Planning Review Consultation, the CLA has reiterated its long-standing view the planning system should be revised so it’s easier for rural businesses to invest in new buildings and infrastructure, encouraging growth.

The organisation, which represents thousands of farmers, landowners and rural businesses across the eastern region, wants Defra and the Department for Communities and Local Government to put in place a series of new permitted development rights. These would allow:

• The number of on-farm reservoirs to be increased, helping with the management of water and assisting with irrigation;

• Further flexibility when converting buildings into farm shops so as to sell more produce locally;

• Anaerobic digestion plants to be built more easily in order to better manage waste; and

• Polytunnels to be erected so more produce can be grown.

CLA East regional director Ben Underwood said: “We have seen success in helping farmers invest in their business as result of permitted development rights.

“The best thing Government can do to deliver growth in the countryside is put in place a number of additional permitted development rights.”

The CLA has also set out concerns about the continued resistance to the new planning approach established under the National Planning Policy Framework, in place since 2012.

Issues raised include the significant number of local authorities that still do not have an up-to-date Local Plan or plans that adequately address the need for rural economic development, and show continued resistance to much-needed development.

“There remains a significant barrier to economic development in the countryside from the planning system. Changes made under the National Planning Policy Framework have been positive, but still there is too much local resistance to change,” added Mr Underwood.

“We will continue to make the case for a national planning policy that strikes the right balance between preserving the uniqueness of our rural areas, the beauty of our landscapes, and promoting the economic development vital to the future of a living and working countryside.”

Due to the resignation of Coun Derek Rose a vacancy has occurred on the Saracens Head Ward at Whaplode Parish Council

The Notice of Vacancy will be displayed for a 14 day period during which time ten electors from the Ward can request that an election be held to fill this vacancy, with the deadline May 19.

If an election is called, it will take place not later than July 22 but if not it will be fill by co-option.

A leading supplier of cooking equipment to fish and chips shops has just completed a £60,000 investment to its training school.

KFE, of Bentley Business Park, in Northfield Industrial Estate, Market Deeeping, has installed a state-of-the art grilling area and wet fish presentation area to its School of Frying Excellence.

The new equipment was unveiled for customers and suppliers at a ceremony attended by celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli.

Sales manager Tanya Henderson said: “We are delighted the launch went so successfully.

“This will enhance our training school.

“It enables us show a range of healthy cooking options to students.

“We can also demontrate the use of some under-rated fish.

“Fish and chip shops are not just about cod and haddock.”

The School of Frying Excellence was created to raise cooking standards within the industry.

It caters for about 100 people every year. Its students come from across the globe.

Tanya said: “We teach people from all over the UK but have also had people from Australia and the US.”

Family-run KFE has been in operation for 20 years and supplies quality frying ranges to fish and chip shops across the country.

It employs 25 staff but its trainers are all winners of the National Fish and Chip Shop of the Year awards.

The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood or 107 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine. Addresses of defendants published here are taken from the legal records held by the magistrates’ courts. V/S means victim surcharge.

Lincoln Magistrates’ Court

March 9

Rory Smyth, of Mersey Walk, Warrington, Cheshire. Speeding (Whaplode). £440 fine, £44 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Aleksandravicius Tadas (36), of Elmete Road, Castleford, Wakefield. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £220 fine, £22 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Charlie Dixon (20), of Townsgate East, Market Deeping. Permitted another driver to use a vehicle without insurance (Market Deeping). £120 fine, £20 v/s, £40 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Gail Murphy (46), of Horseshoe Lane, Kirton. Failed to give driver ID (Nettleham). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 12 months. Failed to give driver ID (Boston). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Daniel Grodzicki (29), of Burrows Close, Boston. Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence (Spalding). £65 find, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 4pts.

Fiona Chestnutt (35), of The Pollards, Bourne. Driving without due care and attention (Bourne). £80 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 5pts. No separate penalty for driving a car with a front seat passenger hanging out the window whilst the car was in motion and driving in a way to make the tyres screech.

Kara Gibling (34), of Brownlow Crescent, Pinchbeck. Speeding (Barrowby Thorns). £40 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

March 14

Brian Burton (46), of Reva Syke Road, Bradford. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £200 fine, £22 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Malcolm Dodd, of Holyrood Walk, Spalding. No insurance (Spalding). £250 fine, £25 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Zilvinas Karzinovas (34), of Alford Terrace, Haven Village, Boston. No insurance (Kirton). £660 fine, £55 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Teresa Webber (28), of Lincolns Avenue, Gedney Hill. No insurance (Crowland). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Gemma Fowler (28), of Burchnall Close, Deeping St James. Permitted another to use a vehicle without insurance (Bourne). £120 fine, £20 v/s, 6pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Andrejs Matjukevics (35), of Jackson Caravan Park, Pennyhill, Holbeach. Failed to give driver ID (Nettleham). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Wesley Wilkinson (37), of Glebe Road, Peterborough. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £100 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

March 16

Ricards Gudovskis (19), of Horseshoe Lane, Frampton. Assault (Kirton). Eight weeks prison sentence suspended for 12 months, 100 hours unpaid work, rehabilitation activity requirement, restraining order, £80 v/s, £85 costs. Assault (Kirton). Four weeks prison sentence consecutive, suspended for 12 months. 100 hours unpaid work.

March 18

Stuart Grogan (33), of Albert Street, Spalding. Stole fish worth £24 belonging to Iceland (Spalding). £24 compensation. No action taken on breach of conditional discharge.

March 21

Josh Hagan (26), of The Meadows, Spalding. Criminal damage (Long Sutton). 12 months conditional discharge, restraining order, £200 compensation, £15 v/s, £85 costs. No separate penalty for failing to surrender to custody.

Paul Elliott (52), of Albert Street, Holbeach. Failed to give driver ID (Nettleham). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Michaela Posnett (25), of Northgate Road, Pinchbeck. Speeding (Moulton Seas End). £335 fine, £34 v/s, £85 costs, 4pts.

Molly Risk (21), of Churchill Avenue, Bourne. Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence (Bourne). £220 fine, £22 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Nuno Curado (47), of McIntyre Court, Peterborough. Speeding (Spalding). £100 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Nichola Green (47), of Roman Bank, Holbeach Bank. Speeding (Quadring). £80 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Shane Pearce (28), of Queen Street, Sutton Bridge. No insurance (Sutton Bridge). £120 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

James Kedian (25), of Ironstone Lane, Northampton. Speeding (Whaplode). £100 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Bartosz Majdanik (28), of Hillary Close, Spalding. Speeding (Whaplode). £40 fine, £20 v/s, £40 costs, 3pts.

Richard Francis (40), of Marion Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon. Speeding (Whaplode). £235 fine, £24 v/s, £85 costs, 4pts.

Janet Holden (61), of Birkholme, Corby Glen. Speeding (Whaplode). £200 fine, £20 v/s, £85 costs, 5pts.

March 22

Algirdas Martinkus (31), of Liquorpond Street, Boston. Not being at place of abode had possession of 16 large containers and syphoning equipment for use in the course of, or in connection with, theft (Wigtoft). 18 weeks prison sentence, £80 v/s.

March 23

Malcolm Gower (71), of St Matthews Drive, Sutton Bridge. No insurance (Sutton Bridge). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Martin Handy (46), of Cheltenham Drive, Bromford, Birmingham. Speeding (Whaplode). £220 fine, £22 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Wendy Bates (47), of Hall Drive, Swineshead. Speeding (Boston). £205 fine, £21 v/s, £85 costs, 4pts.

Edgars Narvils (27), of Laburnum Grove, Spalding. No insurance (Spalding(. £285 fine, £29 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Households in Bourne and the Deepings are being urged to use their new garden waste collection stickers to make sure they can benefit from the service.

Only green bins with valid stickers for 2016/17 will be collected by South Kesteven District Council’s streetcare services team from Saturday, April 30.

The service means residents can enjoy an alternating weekly collection instead of making trips to Bourne Household Waste and Recycling Centre to drop off their green waste.

Residents yet to renew their garden waste service collection can do so online by visiting http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10402

Alternatively, you can call us on 01476 406080 or by visiting the council’s customer aervice centres at Deepings Community Centre, Douglas Road

Market Deeping, or Bourne Library and Information Point, Corn Exchange, Abbey Road, Bourne.

Council customers in Bourne and The Deepings are urged to register now for garden waste collections

Who is taking away your unwanted bits and pieces in area?

Orange Friday fun will take place at Lincolnshire Co-op to raise funds for the charity partner the MS Society

Next Friday staff members across the Society’s trading area will be taking part and turning orange in many different ways at Crowland, Gosbeton, Holbeach, Long Sutton, Sutton Bridge and Spalding.

The main objective is to put the fun in fundraising and encourage costumers to contribute for the cause, helping local people with debilitating conditions.

Costumers can drop to their local stores to visit cake sales and take part in different activities and competitions.

Outlets will be offering customers the opportunity to win different prizes which are available for a donation of £1.

To date, Lincolnshire Co-op has raised almost £10,000 for the MS Society.

Folk duo John Dipper and Dave Malkin are in concert in Kirten next month in a day of workshops and a walk through the nature

Traditional music will have a traditional setting this May Bank Holiday, Monday, May 2, when they host an afternoon of workshops and an evening concert in the unique setting of the art barn at Woodlands Organic Farm.

Workshops will take place from 2.30pm, dissecting technique and exploring the intricacies of performing and arranging traditional music. All instruments will be catered for, and repertoire will be taught by ear. The day is completely inclusive, with all levels and ages catered for. Workshop places must be booked in advance, and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. There will be a meet and greet from 2pm with tea, coffee and cake.

The afternoon will include a farm walk. The farm is unique in its philosophy; to farm in a way which is socially inclusive and sensitive to the natural world, and its owner, Andrew Dennis is a winner of Radio 4 Farmer of the Year.

The evening concert will begin at 7pm. John Dipper and Dave Malkin will present new and reimagined traditional music, including work devised for their recent EFDSS (English Folk Dance and Song Society) creative residency at Cecil Sharp House, London.

This inspiring duo is the meeting place for new ideas to meld with traditional song and dance tunes, the result being beautifully honed new works, breaking new ground yet routed within the tradition.

John is a respected and established performer, composer, teacher and instrument maker. He grew up steeped in the traditions of Southern England. His unique playing style, and his compositions convey a deep understanding and passion for indigenous culture. He has recorded on several film soundtracks including The Hobbit. He is a founder member of the English Acoustic Collective with Chris Wood and Robert Harbron, plays in Methera – the groundbreaking string quartet, and has worked with many other musicians and artists including Hugh Lupton, Nick Hennessey, Martyn Wyndham-Read and James Patterson. He was also a composer and musician for the first ever nationwide tour of Morris OffSpring.

Dave is a guitarist, composer and arranger. He studied the guitar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. His technical facility and theoretical understanding is informed by his classical training, but he has a deep love and understanding of traditional music. He was a founder member of the trio Tandem, merging traditionally-inspired compositions with live electronics. He has worked with The Joe Townsend Quartet, under the baton of conductor Andrew Parrott, and ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ lyricist Charles Hart. Dave, now living, playing and teaching in London, hails from Moulton and the wide skies and flat, fertile farmland set among the wild landscape of fen and marsh, are a strong influence on his writing..

This will be a return trip to Lincolnshire in 2016 having already attracted one of Spalding Folk Club’s biggest audiences to the South Holland Centre. Earlier this month they played at the Royal Festival Hall in London and have a full summer tour of gigs and festivals lined up.

Tickets, for the workshops and the concert, including the farm walk, or just for the concert are available from www.wegottickets.com/dippermalkin - concert only, £11, 7pm; workshop and farm walk only, £16.50, 2pm; workshop, farm walk and evening concert, £22, 2pm.

The chairman of Events and Entertainment in Long Sutton (EELS) has apologised to disappointed people who turned out to see fireworks and a beacon lit in honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday.

The event was called off at the 11th hour and Jack Tyrrell, the EELS chairman and a district councillor, posted the news on Facebook to let as many people know as possible.

People still turned out and one told us: “There were no signs saying it had been cancelled, but people in the Royal British Legion said it had been. A lot of people had made special journeys to see the beacon and the fireworks, and to support the village.”

Coun Tyrrell said: “At the end of the day, I am the chairman and all I can do to the public who came is apologise.”

Red tape was partly to blame because EELS was given an official form saying the person setting off the fireworks needed a licence.

Coun Tyrrell said, as it turned out, a licence was not needed for the proposed small display but he had been hoping someone who had a licence would come forward so the event could go ahead.

He said EELS had organised free events in Long Sutton for the last six years, including Christmas fairs and Music in the Park, and “this is the first one to go wrong”.

Coun Tyrrell said: “I just ran out of time. I tried to pull it off and left it to the last minute.”

Spring has sprung and this weekend marks the start of flower festival season in South Holland.

Churches across the district will be festooned with flowers over the next few months, a long-held tradition in the area.

Despite this lengthy history, many South Holland churches are testing new and innovative themes for their flower festivals this year.

St Laurence Church in Surfleet is kicking off the proceedings with their royal events-themed festival between April 23 and May 2.

All Saints Church in Moulton and St James Church in Moulton Chapel are also holding festivals between those dates.

And, of course, there is the ever-popular Tulip Time parade and weekend fun in Moulton Chapel – see separate story on page 21.

St Mary’s in Long Sutton is holding a flower festival between April 23 and May 2 and encourages visitors to attend. The theme this year is ‘The Wheel of Colour’.

St Mary’s of Sutterton’s floral decorations will be designed around one of the most unusual themes of the year, ‘Scarecrows Go To Sea’.

Their festival will also take place between April 23 and May 2.

‘Going for Gold’ is the theme of the flower festival at St Peter and St Paul’s Church in Gosberton between the same dates.

St . Mary and the Holy Rood in Donington are also holding their event during this period.

On Tuesday April 26, the flower festival hosted by St Mary’s Church in Pinchbeck will open. The theme is ‘Within Living Memory’ and it will end on May 2.

St Bartholomew’s Church’s festival in West Pinchbeck opens on April 27 and will carry on until May 2.

In Spalding, St Mary and St Nicholas’ Church will be decorated with floral installations between April 27 and May 3.

The theme is ‘Recipes for Life - Ingredients and Method’ and the church is providing free parking for coaches.

On Thursday, April 28, festivals at St Pauls, Fulney, in Spalding and at All Saints Church in Holbeach will open.

The Spalding festival will be designed around an ‘Occupations’ theme, while All Saints Church is taking inspiration from children’s books. Both events end on Monday, May 2. Between the same dates, Gosberton Methodist Church will also be holding their festival.

St Mary Magdalene at Fleet holds its flower festival from April 29 to May 2 and opens 10am-4pm daily. There will be refreshments, light lunches and cakes as well as a variety of stalls.

Fleet Baptist Church is holding a flower festival between April 30 and May 4 and is also putting on a concert to celebrate the event on April 30 at 7.30pm. The theme of the festival is ‘Heaven, the Christians’ Hope!’.

Floral decorations will be installed at St Mary’s Church in Weston between April 29 and May 2.

Saturday, April 30 will see festivals launched at Moulton Chapel Methodist Church and St John the Evangelist Church in Weston Hills. They will end on May 4 and May 2 respectively.

St James the Greater Church in Sutton St James is going to kick off the series of summer festivals with their weekend-long event between May 27 and May 30. The theme this year is ‘The Merry, Merry Month of May’.

The only flower festival being held in South Holland in June will take place at St Peter and St Paul church in Kirton in Holland between June 24 and June 27.

Sutton St James Baptist Church is holding its annual festival between July 8 and July 10.

‘Thank You for the Music’ is the theme of the festival being held at St Matthew’s Church in Sutton Bridge between July 14 and July 18.

Thursday July 28 will see St Mary Magdalene kick off their four-day long festival. The theme this year is ‘Gold for Gedney’.

A month later, on August 26, St Nicholas Church in Lutton’s flower festival begins, with a ‘Doubles and Duos’s theme in place.

The event will end on Monday, August 29.

Crowland Abbey’s festival will take place between the same dates, with its installations designed around a mystery theme.

St Mary’s Church in Whaplode is holding its flower festival between August 26 and August 30.

The church is going with a high-culture design this year, with a ‘Famous Art and Sculptures’ theme.

‘1666 and All That’ is the theme of Gosberton Baptist Church’s festival, which will be held from August 27 to August 29.

The final flower festival of the year in South Holland will be held at St Mary’s Church in Cowbit between September 23 and September 25.