Councils in Greater Lincolnshire will get an extra £8,373,981 to help with their response to the coronavirus pandemic
City of Lincoln Council will receive £622,107 in the latest round, only second to East Lindsey, who will get just over £1 million.
The nine Greater Lincolnshire councils get a total of £8,373,981 in the fourth tranche of COVID-19 funding.
Overall the councils received £40,084,825 in COVID relief funding, with Lincoln getting an overall £1,876,803 to help cover any losses it has suffered.
The funding so far breaks down as:
City of Lincoln Council – Latest: £622,107 | Total: £1,876,803
East Lindsey District Council – Latest: £1,023,270 | Total: £2,855,896
West Lindsey District Council – Latest: £333,060 | Total: £1,496,322
North Kesteven District Council – Latest: £100,000 | Total: £1,476,548
South Kesteven District Council – Latest: £117,868 | Total: £1,793,419
South Holland District Council – Latest: £240,789 | Total: £1,399,006
Boston Borough Council – Latest: 304,952 | Total: £1,184,753
North East Lincolnshire Council – Latest: £3,474,173 | Total: £14,663,711
North Lincolnshire Council – Latest: £2,157,762 | Total: £13,338,367
Jaclyn Gibson, Chief Finance Officer at City of Lincoln Council, said: “We will use this allocation, along with previous grants and income compensation support payments, to help us mitigate against the pandemic’s impact on our income streams and to assist with the additional cost pressures arising, both in the current and future financial years.”
Lincoln’s MP Karl McCartney has also welcomed the funding.
1/5 I am incredibly pleased to hear that @lincolncouncil have received an additional £622k to ensure they can continue providing their services through this difficult time – and @NorthKestevenDC an extra £100k from @Conservatives Government
Councils can also claim funding through a compensation scheme for lost income from sales, fees and charges.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport also confirmed on Thursday that £100 million will be used to introduce a new fund which will support council leisure centres most in need.
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In many residential burglaries, the doors or windows have been left either open or unlocked.
Sadly, there are opportunistic criminals who take full advantage in these moments.
With the dark nights and mornings, and as winter continues, it’s important to take the appropriate steps to securing your home as best as possible.
Make sure all doors and windows are closed and locked when you’re not in the room.
Consider investing in a burglar alarm or security lighting. Both can be a great deterrent for both your home and outbuildings.
Never leave anything of value on show, this may tempt thieves to your property. This includes car keys.
If you conceal valuables in your home, avoid obvious hiding places such as your sock drawer. Burglars are wise to these tricks.
If you are going to be away from your home for a long period of time, including going on holiday, consider installing a light on a timer switch which comes on in the evening.
It’s wise to only tell family and immediate friends that you are going away, and not to talk about any planned holidays on social media.
If you receive regular deliveries, these could be cancelled so they don’t build up on your doorstep – this is a giveaway sign that no one is home and hasn’t been for a while.
As many burglars and thieves are opportunistic, their motive is generally to get in, get something out of value, and then to get out as fast as possible. The steps above can help to conceal and to prevent your house being burgled by an opportunistic criminal.
For further advice and tips on how best to protect your home and vehicle, click here.
A Louth mum and her young son were stabbed to death by her ex-partner after enjoying a happy bedtime chat with the boy’s grandmother, a jury heard on Wednesday.
Daniel Boulton, 30, admits the manslaughter of his former girlfriend Bethany Vincent, 26, and nine-year-old Darren Henson but denies their murder.
Bethany and Darren, known to his family as DJ, were both found stabbed to death at their home in High Holme Road, Louth, shortly after 8pm on May 31.
A cordon in place while a manhunt was under way for 29-year-old Daniel Boulton. | Photo: John Aron
Caroline Vincent, Bethany’s mother and DJ’s grandmother, today (Wednesday) gave evidence on the third day of Boulton’s trial at Lincoln Crown Court.
Mrs Vincent gave her account from a witness box just a couple of metres from the glass panelled dock where Boulton listened to her evidence.
A community in shock. Tributes outside the home of Bethany Vincent and her son Darren Henson. | Photo: John Aron
She described how her last contact with Bethany and DJ was in a bedtime Facetime conversation on the evening they were killed.
Asked by Katherine Goddard QC, prosecuting, how they seemed Mrs Vincent replied: “They were very happy.
“DJ had his Chelsea football top on, he was going to sleep in it.”
A GoFundMe page was set up to raise money towards the funerals of alleged Louth murder victims Bethany Vincent and Darren Henson.
Mrs Vincent revealed Bethany was due to move house just four days later.
The jury heard Bethany began seeing Boulton in March 2019 and the relationship initially went well.
But the prosecution allege Boulton became increasingly violent towards Bethany and that following a complaint to police he was ordered not to contact her but “repeatedly broke it”.
| Photo: John Aron
The court heard Bethany’s previous relationship with DJ’s father, Kieran Henson, broke down when he was just a toddler, but Mrs Vincent described him as an “excellent dad” who would see his son on weekends and in the holidays
Mrs Vincent said Boulton initially “seemed a nice smart lad”.
The good period lasted for “some months,” until Bethany became distant, and gave up her job, Mrs Vincent told the jury.
“She didn’t want me to go round as much,” Mrs Vincent added. “He [Boulton] was staying a lot.”
People laying flowers in memory of Bethany and Darren. | Photo: Graeme Whitworth
Mrs Vincent said she began to notice other changes.
“He [Boulton] was always with her, we didn’t seem to get much time with her, ” Mrs Vincent told the jury. “He was quite possessive over her.”
The jury heard DJ was diagnosed with autism when he was two-and-a-half years old. Mrs Vincent said Boulton initially seemed fine with DJ but that changed later in the relationship.
“He [Boulton] said to us once he didn’t think DJ was autistic, he was just naughty.”
Mrs Vincent said the relationship became “on-off” and she would try to visit her daughter when Boulton wasn’t there.
“I knew he wasn’t treating my daughter properly,” Mrs Vincent told the jury. “He didn’t like me.”
Flowers outside the home in Louth in memory of Bethany and Darren. | Photo: Daniel Jaines
Mrs Vincent added: “He was never nasty, [about DJ] but he would say ‘DJ was picking on him.’ ”
Mrs Vincent told the jury about one incident where her daughter called the police after moving to High Holme Road in Louth.
She described how during her visit Boulton gripped his fists and repeated “I am Dan.”
“Bethany ended up on the sofa. He [Boulton] was leaning over her.
“Bethany managed to get the phone and called the police.”
When asked to describe how Boulton was acting Mrs Vincent replied: “Angry, loud, nasty.”
She added: “I was scared the situation she was in.”
Double murder suspect Daniel Boulton resisted arrest following a manhunt in Louth | Photo: BBC
Following the incident Boulton was prevented from contacting Mrs Vincent and her daughter by an injunction, the jury heard.
Mrs Vincent said from that day she understood her daughter’s relationship with Boulton had ended, adding, “I got my daughter back.”
It is alleged that in the weekend before the stabbings Boulton sent nearly 900 messages to Bethany on Facebook.
Ms Goddard said Boulton had also developed a “hatred” for DJ – who had autism.
On May 31, the day of the attack, she said Boulton walked 28 miles from his home in Skegness to Bethany’s home in High Holme Road where he repeatedly stabbed her and DJ.
The site of Daniel Boulton’s arrest at Hubbard’s Hill in Louth. | Photo: John Aron
When police arrived at the property they found Bethany in the front room and DJ lying on the floor in his bedroom.
Ms Goddard said both had been stabbed and there were also “marks consistent with blunt force trauma”.
The court heard Bethay and her son had been due to move to an address unknown to Boulton just a few days later.
Ms Goddard said that officers also found a nine-month old baby crawling around the house “untouched and unharmed but clearly distressed”.
| Photo: John Aron
Jurors heard that after the attack Boulton had spent the night on the run.
Ms Goddard said at one stage he broke into an empty cottage at Hubbards Hills, on the outskirts of Louth, where he stole some alcohol, clothing and food and left a note saying “I, Daniel Boulton, take full responsibility”.
The court heard the next day he assaulted off-duty police officer PC Stephen Dennis who was walking his dog near Hubbards Hill, Louth, and tried to detain him.
Boulton was later cornered in a barn and tasered after trying to get some of the armed officers to shoot him, the court heard.
Ms Goddard told the jury there is “no dispute” Boulton stabbed both victims, but that he claims he was “suffering from a recognised mental condition which substantially impaired his ability to form a rational judgement and exercise self-control”.
Boulton, of Alexandra Road, Skegness, denies murdering Ms Vincent and her son.
A 21-year-old rugby star from Lincolnshire has seen his dreams come true, as he has been named in the England squad for the upcoming Six Nations tournament.
Ollie Chessum, 21, was born in Boston and began playing rugby at Carre’s Grammar School in Sleaford, before playing club rugby in the town, eventually joining Nottingham – and now ending up at Premiership Rugby side Leicester Tigers.
He has made 14 appearances this season for Tigers as a Lock and impressed England coach Eddie Jones, who has made the decision to name him in the national squad for the Six Nations Championship, which starts on Saturday, February 5.
Ollie has impressed in the Premiership for Leicester Tigers this season. | Photo: Leicester Tigers
The Six Nations is an annual international rugby union competition between England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and France, and is among the most prestigious tournaments in the sport.
It will be Chessum’s first call-up to the national setup and he is among six new faces in the England squad, who will meet in Brighton on Monday, January 24 to begin training ahead of their opening match away in Scotland on February 5.
Ollie’s meteoric rise has seen him go from starting playing secondary school rugby in Lincolnshire to potentially representing his country in just eight years, and he is the only player from the county to be included in this England squad.
An impressive rise to the top for Boston-born Ollie Chessum. | Photo: Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick said: “We want all of our players at Leicester Tigers to strive for the highest honours in the game, so we are pleased for all those called up to national squads whenever the opportunity comes.
“Ollie Chessum is a young man who has made great strides since arriving at Leicester Tigers last year and has worked incredibly hard to improve his game and contribute to the club.
“This will be a fantastic experience for Ollie, working with Eddie Jones and the national coaches, and one that will only further improve his game and continue to see him move his game forward.”
Angus Shaw, the club president of Ollie’s former local team Kesteven Rugby Club, said: “We are overwhelmed with joy at Ollie’s selection. It’s testament to his hard work and talent that at 21 he’s been recognised as worthy of rubbing shoulders with legends of the game.
“Ollie’s selection comes in the same week fellow Black Army player Geordie Irvine made his debut for England U20s. Both Ollie and Geordie are home-grown talents and they have made our club family, as well as their actual families, very proud.
“We wish them all the luck in the world as they take their first steps into the international arena.
“In the 75 years history of the Club, we’ve never had a full international coming through our ranks. Like buses, we seem to have two come along at once!”
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