Two people in Boston are trying to claim compensation for friction burns gained from slides.
Council officers have come under fire for a lack of detail, over-use of jargon and delays in reports to a Boston committee.
During a debate on a BTAC wishlist, Councillor Nigel Welton, cabinet member for the Town Centre and BTAC liaison, said councillors had been “sat here for four years waiting for reports” on improvements to the town’s open spaces.
Public consultations carried out by officers had narrowed the list down to a £127,000 list of 18 items – however, councillor Welton felt it had not gone far enough.
“This is raising people’s expectations of what we are going to be doing when we might not be here next year,” he said.
“I’m fed up and tired of waiting around…. Our stuff is going on longer than the bloody Brexit debate.”
He called on the committee to “just get on with it” and have a report by the next meeting in February so councillors could make a decision before the May elections kicked in.
However, council officer Phil Perry said it would not be feasible, to which Councillor Welton jibed: “Can we get it before 2020?”
He also criticised a lack of detail in other agenda items including a request for up to £20,000 from the Parish of Boston towards their Passion for People Project and a £40,000 spend on open spaces.
This was especially pertinent for a £40,000 spend which will have to go before cabinet to be agreed but appeared in the report as four “rounded” figures of £10,000 each and did not include a full breakdown of costs.
“In this case BTAC is sending it to another committee which hasn’t got the history we have,” he said.
“This is going to be a very difficult task for myself to argue the case for BTAC to cabinet.”
Other councillors including housing, property and community portfolio holder Councillor Martin Griggs agreed with Councillor Welton’s sentiments, however praised officer Fran Taylor for the work she had already done on consulting with the public.
Councillor Yvonne Steven’s criticised the use of jargon in the report, zeroing in specifically on the word “offer” being used as shorthand to describe the play equipment in the parks.
Councillors agreed to the £40,000 spend but asked for more detail. They also put aside another £40,000 for the wishlist. The grant request from the Parish of Boston was deferred for more detail to be brought before the committee.
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A local man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving after two pedestrians were injured in a collision with a car and three parked vehicles in Skegness.
Lincolnshire Police officers attended the scene after the collision between a blue Citroen Berlingo, the parked vehicles, and a man and a woman, who are both in their 60s, on Winthorpe Avenue shortly before 7pm on Friday, April 16.
The two pedestrians suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. However, their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
A 63-year-old local man, who was driving the Berlingo, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving. He has since been released under investigation.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage and anyone with information should contact them on 101 or via email at [email protected] quoting incident number 389 of April 16.
Few people attended the second Kill the Bill protest in Lincoln on Saturday, as Extinction Rebellion activists stood alone on the High Street to campaign against a proposed policing bill that could make many protests illegal.
Activists from Extinction Rebellion Lincolnshire gathered at Speakers’ Corner to oppose plans for the latest Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which could curtail protesting rights if passed through parliament.
Extinction Rebellion were the main representatives at the protest. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Under the proposed bill, police officers will be given greater powers to put a stop to any protests, as well as determining start and finish times for them, and controlling noise levels.
A few stopped to talk with the protestors, but most just went about their day walking down Lincoln High Street in the first weekend that non-essential shops and beer gardens reopened.
The Lincolnite spoke to one of the rebels at the protest, to find out the reasons behind the march.
They said: “This draconian bill cannot go ahead, it needs to be taken apart and re-evaluted completely.
“People have been walking past us shaking their heads, but they don’t realise that it’s their freedom we are fighting for.”
The Lincolnite photographer Steve Smailes captured some pictures from the protest.
Signs were put up by the works at Speakers’ Corner on Lincoln High Street. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A 19-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A52 on Friday evening.
The single-vehicle crash, involving a white Suzuki Splash, happened in the westbound lane of the A52 between Barrowby and Sedgebrook at around 7.20pm on Friday, April 16.
The driver of the car is now in hospital after suffering serious injuries, and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Officers believe the driver had travelled from Grantham on the A52 at Barrowby before the crash.
Anyone who has dashcam footage or saw the vehicle before the incident is being asked to call 101, quoting incident 420 of April 16.
Alternatively, you can email [email protected], using the same reference in the subject box.