Humberside Police have arrested seven people in Lincolnshire as part of a targeted force-wide operation to tackle online sex offences over the last three weeks.
In total, 15 people were arrested by the force, with six from North East Lincolnshire and one in North Lincolnshire. The remaining eight people were arrested in the Humberside Police force area, but outside of Lincolnshire.
Humberside Police are seeing more online crime than they have historically.
Detectives from the force’s Internet Sex Offenders Team have been busy gathering evidence. Teams have been out seizing digital devices, making arrests and conducting interviews to help further investigations and build up strong cases to put before the courts.
Inspector Jayne Goodens said: “My team deal with some of the most serious online offences, crimes that have a long-lasting and in some cases devastating impact on their often vulnerable victims.
“This has been a really successful few weeks for my team with arrests and voluntary interviews enabling us to progress a number of our ongoing investigations, helping us to protect children and other vulnerable victims.
“With smart phones and tablet computers more popular than ever, online crime is something that we do see more of than we historically have and we have specially trained teams to deal with all types of online crime.
“We work diligently to gather every bit of evidence available, in what are generally incredibly complex cases often with victims and offenders in different parts of the country.”
Anyone wanting to report a crime to Humberside Police should call 101, or in an emergency 999, or anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Anyone worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with them or a loved one online, should read the further information available here.
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Roy Chubby Brown, a comedy character created by Royston Vasey, has been booked for a show at the New Theatre Royal on Saturday, September 17.
The show is unsurprisingly 18+ given the close-to-the-bone nature of Roy Chubby Brown’s comedy – which has seen him adopt a public villain figure in more recent years.
There is a clear warning on the ticket link for this show, stating: “If easily offended… please stay away!” You can buy tickets from the New Theatre Royal website – costing £26 for stall seats.
A series of scheduled shows around the country for the comedy character were cancelled earlier this year after complaints to the venues and local authorities about his material.
Roy Chubby Brown’s comedy has always held a disdain for political correctness, as he tackles tough societal issues in a way that has made him as loved as he is loathed.
The return of Spalding’s renowned flower parade could make the town known “nationally and internationally” once again.
The long-awaited event is set to make a return in May 2023 after a gap of ten years.
It was held for 1959 to 2013 to celebrate the tulips grown around South Holland, and is being revived by volunteer Stephen Timewell.
It will see parade of flower-covered floats through the town centre once again, and could include marching bands, vintage cars and a craft fair.
Councillors hope that the event will help the South Holland town’s reputation to bloom.
At a recent meeting of the Spalding Town Forum, Councillor Gary Taylor said: “Well done and congratulations to the organisers for getting us to this stage in only a few months.
“Many of us were aware of Spalding’s flower parade which put it on the map for something very positive nationally and sometimes internationally. It’s an opportunity for that to come back.
“We have support from residents, businesses, communities and councils.
“It’s coming home, it’s different, it’s fresh and it’s modern.”
Spalding is gearing up for the retune of the parade | Photo: Adobe Stock
Councillor Taylor, the South Holland cabinet member for communities, added that productive meetings had been held between the Cabinet and organisers, and they were happy with the progress.
“We want to make it clear to Steven and his colleagues that we’re supporting him, and are here with any guidance or advice if he needs,” he said.
The town forum agreed to withdraw £10,000 from the Spalding Special Expenses Reserve to contribute their own float to the parade.
The date has been set for Saturday, May 6, and the theme is Spalding through the decades.
The organisers have posted online: “So far, the community support has been incredible which makes this event even more special. We have proved that people want it back.”
They said that the offers of help have been “astonishing”.
Follow updates on the flower parade through the Facebook page or its website, which includes ways to support it.
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