Lincolnshire County Council issued 3,748 parking fines in just 10 Lincoln streets in the last year, with one address totting up £35,000 in penalties.
Figures obtained between March 2014 to February 2015 show that the most fined street in Lincoln was Silver Street, with 902 penalty charge notices handed to motorists.
The top 10 streets in Lincoln for the number of charges issued were:
1. Silver Street
Lincolnshire County Council issued 902 fines to motorists on Silver Street, the street with the most parking fines issued in the city. In total, the council received income of £34,649 from motorists parked illegally on the street. However, 62 fines were successfully appealed by drivers, again the highest in Lincoln.
Silver Street in Lincoln. Photo: Google Street View
2. Portland Street
Some 367 fines were handed out to motorists on Portland Street, making it the second most ticketed street in the city for the second successive year. The county council collected £10,109 in fines from this street. Only seven appeals were granted to motorists in the last 12 months.
Portland Street in Lincoln. Photo: Google Street View
3. Park Street
In third place for fines issued in Lincoln was Park Street, with 361 penalty charge notices given to motorists. Income generated from the street amounted to £11,312 and 14 appeals were granted.
Park Street in Lincoln. Photo Google Street View
4. Corporation Street
Lincoln’s fourth most ticketed street was Corporation Street, with 331 fines issued by the county council. However, income generated from the street was the second highest in the city, with £13,068 received in fines. This was still over £20,000 less than on Silver Street. Just eight appeals were successful.
Corporation Street in Lincoln. Photo: Google Street View
5. High Street
High Street in Lincoln city centre was in fifth place for parking fines issued. 327 were handed out at a cost of £8,562 to motorists, with 12 appeals granted.
Lincoln High Street. File: The Lincolnite
6. West Parade
In sixth place was West Parade with 324 penalty charge notices given out to motorists. The county council generated £10,137 in parking fines from the street with 28 appeals being successfully granted.
West Parade in Lincoln. Photo: Google Street View
7. Waterside South
Some 315 fines were issued to motorists on Waterside South, making it the seventh most ticketed street in Lincoln. The county council collected £10,756 in fines but motorists were more successful in overturning charges, with 30 appeals granted, the third highest in the list.
Waterside South in Lincoln. Photo Google Street View
8. Mint Street
Lincolnshire County Council parking wardens handed out 312 parking fines on Mint Street, receiving £8,201 in income from motorists. Some 15 appeals were granted.
Mint Street in Lincoln. Photo: Google Street View
9. Burton Road
Heading north of the city centre, ninth place goes to Burton Road, with 275 parking fines issued by the county council in the last 12 months. £8,934 was collected by the council from these fines and 22 appeals were successful.
Burton Road in Lincoln. Photo Google Street View
10. Swanpool Court
Rounding off the top 10 streets in Lincoln with the most parking fines issued to motorists is Swanpool Court. Some 234 notices were given out by the council, who received £6,390 in income from motorists parked illegally. However, 33 appeals were granted, putting it only behind Silver Street in fines being overturned.
Swanpool Court in Lincoln was the street with the tenth highest umber of parking fines last year.
Combined, the county council generated a total income of £122,118 from the ten roads.
However, 231 appeals were granted to motorists who had been given notices on these streets in this period.
Ring-fenced funds
Lincolnshire County Council are projected to make around £100,000 from parking enforcement between April 2014 and March 2015.
Executive Councillor for Highways and Transport, Richard Davies said, “We’re projected to make a relatively small surplus of around £100,000 from parking enforcement.
“This is ring-fenced and can only be spent on specific schemes such as improving parking provision, environmental projects or other schemes relating to transportation.
“We’re currently working on a variety of projects across the county including expanding residents’ parking schemes in Lincoln.
“We also have to set aside funds within the ring-fenced account to ensure we can manage any future deficit that could arise.
“The county council receives no income for on-street parking, as we prefer to provide free limited waiting parking in town centres, which helps to support local businesses and services by encouraging more visitors.
“During the last year we undertook a detailed review of all our parking operations, and looked at every location with parking restrictions.
“Since our review in May 2014, we’ve found that 95% of sites across Lincolnshire are now being patrolled to our specification, which benefits residents and businesses, and ensures we’re getting good value for money.”
The figures were revealed as the green light was given by the Department for Communities and Local Government for stricter laws on parking enforcement.
Under new laws, drivers in Lincolnshire will have the “grace period” extended from five to 10 minutes.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: “For too long parking rules have made law-abiding motorists feel like criminals, and caused enormous damage to shops and businesses.
“Over-zealous parking enforcement undermines our town centres and costs councils more in the long term.”
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A 66-year-old man has pleaded guilty to one charge relating to the flight which cost Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala and Lincolnshire pilot David Ibbotson their lives in 2019.
David Henderson, of East Riding in Yorkshire, entered a guilty plea at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday, relating to the charge of attempting to discharge a passenger without valid permission or authorisation.
This charge relates to an incident in January 2019, when footballer Emiliano Sala was flying over to Cardiff to complete a £15 million club record transfer from French side Nantes.
Emiliano Sala pictured with Cardiff’s CEO & Executive Director Ken Choo after joining the Welsh club at the weekend. | Photo: Cardiff City FC
The plane he was travelling on, a Piper Malibu N264DB piloted by David Ibbotson, 59, from Crowle in North Lincolnshire, crashed north of Guernsey after poor weather conditions.
The crash killed both Sala and Ibbotson, with the former’s body being found some two weeks after the incident. Ibbotson’s body was never located.
North Lincolnshire Pilot David Ibbotson. | Photo: GoFundMe page
Henderson has denied a further charge of endangering the safety of an aircraft, with the full two-week trial now due to start at 2pm on Tuesday.
The Air Accidents Investigations Branch’s report into David Ibbotson’s death found that he had likely suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning and was flying too fast for the plane’s design limits.
An investigation found that Ibbotson had no night flying training, and held a private license that didn’t allow him to conduct flights for reward.
A grand opening event has been held at the new Rebos Department Store in Boston, as it replaces the iconic Oldrids shop some 200 years after it first opened in the town.
Oldrids closed on Strait Bargate in July 2020, after an incredible 216 years of trading in Boston, blaming the closure on the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced footfall.
It has been replaced with Rebos Department Store, a new flagship shop for the town which boasts beauty, fashion and homeware products, as well as gifts, a restaurant and a cafe.
The mayor of Boston, Councillor Frank Pickett, was in attendance for the grand opening. | Photo: Boston Borough Council
It first opened on October 4, but a grand opening event was held on Friday, October 15, with Boston Borough Council leader Paul Skinner and mayor of the town Frank Pickett in attendance.
A spokesperson for Boston Borough Council said: “It was a fantastic opportunity to meet the team and celebrate the opening of the store – which has breathed new life into the former Oldrids building.
“We’d like to thank Rebos Boston for inviting us along and we wish them every success for the future!”
Breathing new life into the former Oldrids building! | Photo: Boston Borough Council
Rebos owner Serkan Arslan said: “We were able to employ more people (around 50) to join the new store and it’s such a unique location, the best in any town.
“We hope bringing Rebos to the town centre will help other businesses to grow. We appreciate the support from the people of Boston and if you come to see us please leave a Google review so we can continue to improve the store.”
Chestnut Homes has generously gifted St Barnabas Hospice the Folklore Imp after making an £8,000 winning bid at the Lincoln Imp Trail auction.
The popular Imp Trail was organised by Lincoln BIG and ran over the summer across the city, before coming to an end last month ahead of the farewell parade and auction.
The 31 statues went under the hammer at an average selling price of £4,000, when the Lincoln Imp Trail auction was held in the city’s iconic Cathedral on Lincolnshire Day, October 1.
Carrying the Imp back inside his new home. | Photo: David Harrison
The Folklore Imp was designed by local artist Carolyn Short and sponsored by St Barnabas. It was purchased by Chestnut Homes who gifted it back to the charity.
St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice said: “Thank you to all our corporate sponsors, with your support £125,000 was raised for St Barnabas Hospice to allow us to continue to provide care and support to people in Lincolnshire who need it most.”
The Folklore Imp has a new home. | Photo: David Harrison
Standing proudly with the Folklore Imp. | Photo: David Harrison
Rob Newton, construction director at Chestnut Homes, said: “Being able to return the Folklore Imp to the team and patients at St Barnabas Hospice has been a highlight for everyone at Chestnut Homes.
“We are hugely grateful to all the staff at St Barnabas Hospice for all their hard work at this extremely difficult time and we are looking forward to supporting the hospice more in the future.”
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