Over 1,000 runners to take part in Boston Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday
Boston is preparing to welcome 1,000 runners to its marathon this Bank Holiday Monday, four times more than it did last year. The marathon will cater to all levels of fitness, with a full marathon and half marathon and a fun run planned for the day. The course has been dubbed “the flattest in the…
Boston is preparing to welcome 1,000 runners to its marathon this Bank Holiday Monday, four times more than it did last year.
The marathon will cater to all levels of fitness, with a full marathon and half marathon and a fun run planned for the day.
The course has been dubbed “the flattest in the world” by runners and last year’s Boston Marathon recorded the fastest times for both men and women of all the Association of Running Clubs’ marathons in 2016.
The event will be held on April 17, the same day as the one in Boston USA and runners from as far away as Canada and Illinois have signed up.
The route
The course will be the same as last year, starting in the Market Place at 9am, then out to Wrangle and finishing at the college.
The fastest runners average about 10mph round the 26.2 mile course, meaning they finish the race in just over two and a half hours.
Road closures
Boston Borough Council have confirmed that John Adams Way will be closed between 8.30am and 9.45am on the day of the marathon.
Diversion signs will be in place to redirect traffic and participants can access the marathon course via the A52.
Car parking
Car parking is available at Boston College for the first 300 participants. Organisers have warned that these spaces are likely to fill up fast.
Spectators are being asked to park in one of the Boston Borough car parks within the town centre instead.
Bank Holiday parking is available in the council car parks at a rate of £1.20 per day.
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Jubilee Park in Woodhall Spa was subject to vandalism when three male youths threw rocks into the swimming pool, causing over £1,000 of damage.
Between 3.40pm and 4.30pm on Saturday, January 9, CCTV caught three male teenagers ride into Jubilee Park on bikes.
They wandered around the park a few times before taking stones from the sensory garden and throwing them into the swimming pool.
Three teens were caught causing damage to Jubilee Park. | Photo: Jubilee Park Woodhall Spa
The pool was frozen over at the time, but due to the stones at sensory garden weighing around 5-7kgs each, damage was caused to the tiles at the bottom.
The damages have been estimated at over £1,000 by Jubilee Park, with a commercial diver needing to assess the pool before it can safely open again.
Police are investigating this incident and are appealing to find the three boys in question.
Police are now appealing to identify the youths. | Photo: Jubilee Park Woodhall Spa
If you recognise any of the suspects in the CCTV pictures, email PCSO Nicola Stuchfield at [email protected].
North East Lincolnshire Council leaders predicted “black holes” in their budget, which could see council tax rise by nearly 5% due to COVID impact on finances.
The authority’s cabinet on Wednesday passed proposals to increase council tax by 1.98% and the adult social care precept by 3% in 2021/22, along a new “COVID-19 reserve” in order to tackle ongoing pressures.
The authority managed to balance its funding this year, but predicts that nearly £9.3million of savings will need to be made by 2023/24.
Portfolio holder for finance and resource Councillor Stan Shreeve told members that a “considerable” amount of time had been spent putting the budget together.
“Despite the obvious difficulties presented, this draft budget still reflect in both revenue, and capital expenditure terms, this administration’s determination to improve our borough, and the lives of our residents through the provision of first class, efficient, services.
“It does not mean that there will not be hard decisions – of course there will be, but officers and cabinet colleagues are united in our aims to meet the cup they both strategic priorities have stronger economy, and stronger communities.”
Portfolio holder for finance and resource Councillor Stan Shreeve
He added: “The media has focused on what it calls black holes in finances because that’s exciting, but, as was said at the time, a shortfall in areas was to be expected and stages, two, and three, of this draft still signpost for future financial challenges.”
The tax rise will equate to a rise of £92.81 to a total of £1,956.57 for a Band D property – an increase of £1.78 a week.
North East Lincolnshire Council leader Councillor Philip Jackson said the budget, which was started several months ago, had been a “long and torturous process:.
It will now go before scrutiny committees and out to public consultation before Full Council in February.
The Yellowbelly who almost became Lincolnshire Police’s Chief Constable last year has now filled the position of the man who succeeded where he left off.
Paul Gibson has joined Derbyshire Police as the new Regional Deputy Chief Constable for the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) – the role formerly held by new Lincolnshire Police boss, Chris Haward.
EMSOU is a collaboration of five East Midlands police forces (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire) tackling major and organised crime.
DCC Gibson pulled out of the race for the county’s chief after police commissioner Marc Jones’ original nomination was stopped before it could be voted on by the county’s crime panel.
The previous appointment process which identified DCC Gibson as the replacement for Bill Skelly, who retired on December 18, 2020, was halted by “issues relating to the probable disclosure of candidates’ information” to the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel.
It’s unclear whether DCC Gibson did not apply or was not shortlisted for the post on the second occasion.
Police and Crime Comissioner Marc Jones assured that the procedural issues that halted the first selection process did not arise from any aspect of DCC Gibson’s application, interview or nomination.
Paul Gibson started his career in policing in Lincolnshire, where he spent 19 years in the force before leaving to take on the role of Assistant Chief Constable in Derbyshire Police.
He started his career as a bobby on the beat in Grantham before becoming a detective in 2000.
He climbed the ranks and was appointed as the force’s Assistant Chief Constable before departing in 2018 to the larger force of Derbyshire.
Dr Gibson also studied genetics at university and gained his doctorate in molecular medicine.
On his new role, DCC Gibson said: “To lead this unit has been something to aspire to and I am unbelievably proud to be here now doing just that.”
— EMSOU – East Midlands Special Operations Unit (@EMSpecialOps) January 19, 2021
CC Haward moved to Derbyshire Constabulary as Assistant Chief Constable in 2016 and took over EMSOU in early 2018 in the rank of Deputy Chief Constable.
Taking over as the new Lincolnshire Police chief constable in December, he promised violent crime and low force morale will take priority in 2021.
Speaking to The Lincolnite in December, CC Haward said: “If we get all of that right, then hopefully we can make Lincolnshire probably the safest place to live, work and visit and that’s my ambition really over the next five years.”
Lincolnshire Police Chief Constable Chris Haward. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
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