Former Grantham manager to take over at Forest
Nottingham Forest are set to appoint club legend and former Grantham Town boss Martin O’Neill as manager to succeed Aitor Karanka, according to BBC Radio Nottingham.
The 66-year-old, who played 371 games and won the European Cup as a Forest player, ended his five-year spell as Republic of Ireland boss last November.
After leaving Forest in 1987, he was appointed manager of Grantham Town FC at the London Road Ground. He remained in post for two years before leaving for Shepshed. It was his first managerial post.
He returns to a Reds side who are ninth in the Championship, four points outside the play-off places.
O’Neill will become Nottingham Forest’s 11th manager since June 2011.
The Forest job would be the Northern Irishman’s first return to club management since a mixed spell with Sunderland, which saw him guide the Black Cats away from relegation from the Premier League in his first season but then struggle again the following campaign prior to his sacking in March 2013.
Voted into Forest’s all-time greatest XI in 2016, O’Neill has considerable stock with supporters. Like his Grantham predecessor Terry Bly, he is in the Norwich City Hall of Fame.
He was part of the Brian Clough side that rose from the second division to champions of Europe, playing in the 1980 European Cup final having missed out on a place in the team 12 months earlier when goalscorer Trevor Francis took his place.
As a manager, O’Neill enjoyed a meteoric beginning to his career.
He guided Wycombe Wanderers into the English Football League, twice won the League Cup with Leicester City and led Celtic to three Scottish Premiership titles, three Scottish Cups and a League Cup – as well as the 2003 UEFA Cup final.
However, his experiences since coaching Aston Villa, who he guided to three consecutive sixth-place finishes in the Premier League, have failed to produce the same success.
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Join Grantham’s big canal clean-up
Next in the series of Grantham Canal Society’s canal clean-ups is on the Earlesfield section, on Wednesday 23rd January from 10am onwards.
Meet at Hollis Bridge, Earles Fields Lane, (follow postcode NG31 7QH)
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Support bereaved families in Lincolnshire
New bereavement suites in Lincolnshire’s hospitals are helping to provide families with comfort and support following the death of a baby.
The new suites, already open at Lincoln County Hospital and soon to be opened at Pilgrim hospital, Boston are there to make memories and give families and chance to grieve in a quiet, comfortable space away from the hospital.
To help with further development of the suites, the maternity team at Lincolnshire’s hospitals are asking for donations of items such as towels, clocks, pictures and un-opened toiletries.
Bereavement Midwife, Nicky Kirk said: “I am very proud to be able to offer families a dedicated bereavement suite. Losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy is a very traumatic experience, so to be able to offer families the use of the suites is so important.
“We have already received some amazing donations from staff and patients, for which we are very grateful. I really hope they can provide some comfort to anyone that may need them at a very distressing and emotional time.”
Beware of the ‘double scam’
A Stamford man has been conned out of his life savings after falling foul of a ‘double scam’.
The victim, who is in his 70’s, was targeted by fraudsters at the end of last year and was duped into transferring over £20,000.
The scam was unusual as it was actually a ‘double-scam’ – fraudsters pretended to be from two different companies in separate phone calls.
The first fraudster claimed to work for BT and said that the victim had run up a higher than normal landline phone bill, but was entitled to a ‘special discount’. The scam appeared believable as the fraudster already had many of the victim’s bank account details.
The victim became sceptical and went to visit his local bank, however before he could get there, he received another call – this time from someone claiming to work for the National Crime Agency.
This fraudster said that £400 had been deducted from his bank account, and that his local bank wasn’t to be trusted as a member of staff there was under investigation. He was asked to go to his bank and transfer money to an account to help their investigation. Sadly, the victim did so and transferred £21,500.
This man is the latest victim in nearly *300 telephone impersonation frauds which have been reported to Lincolnshire Police over the last six months.
The victim anonymously shares his story:
“I’ve travelled the world and have lived in London so I considered myself to be quite savvy apart from with the online world, but I’ve been caught out.
“The call from BT came at about 11am. I was told that my bill was very high but they could offer me a special discount. They already had my long card number and just asked me to confirm my sort code and account number which I did. At the end of the call, I became suspicious and thought I best visit my local bank.
“The phone rang again though, and this time it was from the National Crime Agency. The caller said there had been a wave of discrepancies at my bank and that it was being investigated. They added that £400 had been taken from me and that if I visited the bank and transferred money it would help them to catch the culprit.
“Everything happened very quickly in what turned out to be a complete scam. I bumped into a friend on my way home and I mentioned what had happened, it was just a brief chat but then she came flying back round the corner and said she had checked online and it was a scam.
“I was very distressed, I didn’t sleep well that night and didn’t want to see anyone all weekend so I shut myself away – I felt completely abused. My advice is be cautious, don’t give out any information and put the phone down then call the police if you are in any doubt.”
Detective Constable Marilyn Sayle, says:
“We are heartbroken for this man and we are doing all that we can to recover his savings and bring the offenders to justice. This is incredibly sad at any time of the year, but the fact that it has happened in the run up to Christmas makes it even worse.
“It is unusual for a victim to be targeted twice in quick succession like this, but fraudsters will try every trick in the book – if you have caller ID they can even make it look like they are calling from the organisation or authority they say they are from, so you can’t be too careful.
“We all have a duty to protect the vulnerable who are routinely targeted in these crimes, so please look out for those in your local communities and report any concerns.”
If you have been contacted by anyone claiming to be from an organisation or authority asking you for bank details or to purchase items, please call us on 101 or contact Action Fraud on 0300 1232040.
For more information on fraud and scams please visit: https://www.lincs.police.uk/reporting-advice/fraud-and-scams/
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Appeal for science volunteers
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Do you have a passion for science? A love for Newtonian physics? Then maybe Woolsthorpe Manor could be the perfect match.
The world changed here. In this 17th century Lincolnshire farmhouse, Isaac Newton saw an apple fall from a tree, split light into rainbow colours and tried to solve the system of the universe – all before he was twenty-four years old.
Could you bring your knowledge and enthusiasm to inspire our visitors to learn about Newton and his scientific legacy? Join us in 2019, Our Year of Space, and help us deliver our most exciting and innovative science programme yet.
Our volunteers might be found demonstrating Newton’s work through interactive exhibits in the Science Centre, assisting with school groups, doing pop up science, giving talks or hosting science tours in the Manor. We can offer training and support and links with organisations such as STEM and the ASE.
Our ambition at Woolsthorpe is to inspire our visitors into a lifetime love of science.
So whether you bring years of industry experience, are looking to retrain as a science teacher or are an A-level student looking to build up your skills, there are opportunities available here.
Come to our ‘Taste of Volunteering’ Event on Wednesday 6 February 2019 10am -12. Take a tour, meet the team and find out about all the volunteering opportunities on offer. If you cannot make the date, please get in touch.
Booking advisable – email us at woolsthorpemanor@nationaltrust.org.uk or call 01476 860338 . Assistance dogs are welcome.
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Occupational therapy and physiotherapy degree apprenticeships trail blazed by Trust
New occupational therapy and physiotherapy degree apprenticeship courses, developed by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT), have now been approved for delivery in England.
Over the last few months, ULHT has been leading the trailblazing group helping to develop the standards and end point assessments of the programmes which will give more opportunities for staff to develop and progress in their careers.
The courses allow apprentices to complete a BSc (Hons) degree qualification whilst working within the services, and after successful qualification they will become eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for registrations as occupational therapists and physiotherapists.
Now that the apprenticeships have been approved, ULHT will be working with neighbouring Trusts and universities to ensure apprenticeship roles and programmes are available for people from Lincolnshire to access.
It is hoped that these new degree apprenticeships will help to see an increased number of registered physiotherapists and occupational therapists being trained at ULHT as well as across England.
These programmes will give opportunities for ULHT staff working as support workers who have proven they can give high quality care to patients and have the ability to meet the academic demands of the degree, but may not hold the traditional academic qualifications required to meet the entry requirements for university.
Anita Cooper, Clinical Lead for Therapies and Rehabilitation at ULHT said: “I am absolutely thrilled we now have these programmes approved by the Institute For Apprenticeships (IFA).
“The apprenticeships will facilitate the training and recruitment of the additional staff we need, as well as providing new opportunities for local people to join our professions.
“They will also provide a different opportunity for people to enter the professions, widening access and enabling employers to grow their own workforce to meet local needs.”
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