A local sporting hero from Boston who became a champion boxer has been honoured with a street named after himself on the estate he grew up.
Callum ‘The One’ Johnson is a professional boxer who has earned worldwide acclaim for his career so far.
He became Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion in 2016, British light-heavyweight champion in 2018, and won his latest fight in New York last year.
His career has been celebrated by his hometown community in Boston, with a street named after him in tribute.
Callum was “very proud” to have a street in his name.
‘Callum Johnson Close’ is part of a new housing development on the West Fenside Estate, and the sign was unveiled by Callum with his family and friends.
Callum said: “I’ve been lucky enough in my time to achieve some great things and see some amazing places and meet and mix with a lot of high profile people.
“Nothing really fazes me or I don’t really think too much about a lot of things and maybe take a lot of things for granted.
“But I can honestly say I’m actually very happy, very proud and very honoured to have a street named after me on the estate where I grew up that will be there for generations to come long after I’ve gone to rest.”
The Mayor of Boston, Cllr Anton Dani, selected Callum when developers asked him to put a name forward for the street.
He said: “Callum is born and bred in Boston, he is a great example of a young man who proved that if you want to achieve anything in your life you can by hard work and determination.
“Being a keen boxing supporter, I started following his progress and I was amazed how far he went to represent Boston.
“Therefore, when I was approached to nominate a candidate who deserves to have a street named after them, in my Ward Fenside of a new development, I could not think of a better person than Callum ‘The One’ Johnson.”
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Drivers in Lincoln will face nearly a fortnight of disruption when electrical works cause a road closure on Skellingthorpe Road from next week (July 11).
Western Power Distribution will install a new electricity connection for a new primary school on Skellingthorpe Road.
The county council has been constructing a new 130-place school on the site of the former Priory Witham Academy Junior School, which will be for St Christopher’s primary-aged pupils.
As a result, Skellingthorpe Road will be closed between Tritton Road and Boultham Park Road between July 11 and July 22.
This is to ensure the safety of engineers and local people while work is taking place.
A diversion will be put in place via Tritton Road, Doddington Road and Newark Road.
Western Power Distribution said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused while we complete this essential new connection.”
We are investigating a road traffic collision which happened just after 5pm today.
The crash happened on the A15 just south of Waddington and involved a black Peugeot 208 that collided with a tree. The driver of the car, a 56-year-old male, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A15 was closed just before 6pm and is likely to remain closed for some time.
We are particularly keen to hear from those who were driving along the A15 this afternoon between 4pm and 5:10pm and may have captured dashcam footage of the road during the collision.
If you have dashcam footage or any other information that will assist in our enquiries, there are a number of ways you can get in touch.
By calling 101 quoting incident 285 of 4 July.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 285 of 4 July in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
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