A panel hoping to double the £26,600 takings of a lucrative parking deal with Lincoln City Football Club have said ‘we want it all’ when asked to choose from a list of spending priorities.
The City of Lincoln’s Commons Advisory Panel (CAP) voted to spend some of the £26,652 raised through allowing the club to use the Malandry Closes for match day parking on a wishlist of items for the public areas.
A list of 12 recommendations before the Commons Advisory Committee asked the panel to pick four priorities with the rest to come at a later date, however the members gave the thumbs up to all the suggestions and instead left it with council officers to come up with a plan to manage the money.
Speaking following the meeting Chairman Neil Murray said: “We wanted it all and more, especially while we had the money coming in.”
He said the tasks would be completed as the money came in – eparticularly as some jobs can only be done in certain conditions.
He added: “We should have enough. As the season goes on we should hopefully get at least the same amount again.”
The works include:
Maintenance to two ponds on the South Commons, including clearout/treeworks (already costed at £10,000)
Grass cutting and collect areas/locations, all commons.
Opening more views on the Viking Way South Common.
Installation of park benches on Commons (mainly on the Viking Way)
Repairing the Victorian fencing along Viking Way and CrossO’Cliff Hill.
Painting of Victorian fencing on both the West and South Common.
New horse feeding areas
Fence extensions on the West Parade gates in the West Common.
Clearing out of the West Common golf club pond, the Victorian swimming pool and the ditch to the South West of the course boundary.
And installing House Martin nest boxes on the West Common stable block.
The councillors had already agreed an £8-10,000 spend on installing, replacing and cleaning signage across the Common Areas and for £5,000 to be spent on updating the management plan (including hiring a consultant).
A request for signs which state that using drones is banned, was unable to be carried out because the devices are classed as ‘model aircraft’ which are covered by other commons bylaws and are allowed.
The money has been raised over the past few years by allowing the League Two team to self-manage the parking. Organisers charge £4 per vehicle, with £2.50 of that going to the council’s coffers.
The money raised through the deal is ‘ring fenced’ for the city’s common areas.
Fans have flocked to Sincil Bank following the success of Lincoln City recently, including promotion to League Two in 2016 as well as reaching the quarter finals of the FA cup that same year.
Earlier this year the team took a trip to Wembley Stadium for the first time in their 134 year history after reaching the final of the EFL Trophy where they took the title by beating Shrewsbury Town.
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A lorry driver has been warned he faces a prison sentence after admitting causing a fatal collision in Lincoln Crown Court on Thursday.
Tiberiu Dori, 34, of Devizes, Wiltshire, pleaded guilty when he appeared before Lincoln Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving of RAF Waddington Corporal Christopher Showell on April 16, 2020.
The charge follows a collision on the A15 at Dunsby Hollow, near RAF Cranwell, where Dori’s HGV crashed into Showell’s black BMW 3 series.
Recorder Charles Falk adjourned sentence for the preparation of a pre-sentence report and granted Dori bail to appear back before the Crown Court for sentence on April 16.
The Recorder imposed an interim driving ban and told Dori: “The fact that I have requested a pre-sentence report is no reflection on what sentence you will face.
“The most likely sentence will be a custodial sentence and you must prepare for immediate custody.”
Hundreds of students have been tested in the coronavirus testing centre at the sports hall at Lincoln College ahead of Monday’s return to class.
The college’s 16 to 18-year-old students will be offered three tests each over the next two weeks. They will then be provided with home testing kits to test themselves twice a week.
Adult learners and staff will start their home testing from Monday, March 8. Similar testing centres have also been set up at the college’s Gainsborough and Newark campuses.
Student Ellie Sippings recently attended the coronavirus testing centre at Lincoln College.
Ellie Sippings, who is a Level 3 Policing College student, recently took a COVID-19 test at Lincoln College.
She said: “I decided to come and get tested as it’s important that I keep myself and my family safe without spreading the virus, especially before returning to college.
“The test was over and done with quickly, the hall was organised and easy to locate round.
“The lady that I had helping me, Suzanne, was patient and lovely throughout, which helped put me at ease. I will be coming back to complete my next two.”
The coronavirus testing centre at the sports hall at Lincoln College.
Mark Locking, Managing Director for Education and Training at the college, said “We are committed to ensuring the continued safety of our students and staff as they return to face-to-face lessons from next week.
“Many of the people working in our testing centres are teachers and college support staff who have volunteered and I would like to say a huge thank you for their dedication and professionalism.
“We can’t wait to welcome students and apprentices back into our classrooms and workshops – they need and deserve to get back to face to face learning and a focus on their practical skills development.”
Meanwhile, a school in North Hykeham – NK Academy – outlined its plans for welcoming pupils back into school from Monday after the start of its coronavirus testing programme.
Investigations into how a nut factory in Heckington caught fire on Thursday have finished, though how it all began is still unclear.
Ten fire crews from across Lincolnshire attended the blaze at The Roasting Company on Station Road at around 11.30am on Thursday morning, and the last crews didn’t leave the scene until almost 1am on Friday.
Everyone inside the building was accounted for and declared safe, but due to huge smoke clouds, residents were asked to keep their doors and windows shut.
Nobody was injured in the incident. | Photo: BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue have now confirmed that the conclusion of their investigation found it to be accidental, but the exact reason is still undetermined.
Firefighters working to put out the blaze. | Photo: Shane Smith
The flames had gone through the roof of the steel-framed building, and people nearby to the incident said peanut skins were raining down from the sky when the factory caught fire.
Neighbouring buildings were left unscathed after the quick response from firefighters, who prevented the gulf of flames from spreading beyond the factory.
The fire has now been put out. | Photo: BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Crews from Sleaford, Donington, Kirton, Brant Broughton, Spalding, Lincoln South, Bourne, Woodhall Spa, Holbeach, Market Rasen and Boston took care of the flames.
The Lincolnite contacted The Roasting Company for a statement, but there has been no reply at the time of publication.
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