A PETROL hanging sign with red painted flying horse double sided was taken from a barn on Church Street, Barkston, recently.

It is unclear went the item was taken (incident number 199 04/10/15).

And  a grave has been tampered with a headstone had been moved and flowers place around it there was a bag of soil and two trowels left at St Sebastian’s Church, Great Gonerby,over the weekend (incident number 342 4/10/15)

If you have any information on the above incidents please contact the force control room on 101 quoting the incident number many thanks.

SKDC is preparing a new Local Plan to guide investment and development in the district for up to the next 25 years.

The Plan will shape the district over this period and be a key tool in deciding where the housing, retail and business needs of the community will be met and how important countryside, ecological and heritage features will be protected.

As part of the preparations for a new Local Plan, the Council has now completed a Capacity and Limits to Growth Study for Grantham, which will form part of the technical evidence base supporting the new Local Plan.

The study is available to view at http://moderngov.southkesteven.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=14753

The study is a technical piece of work designed to determine the potential of land which may be suitable for future development.

It takes account of a range of constraints and key local characteristics, such as heritage and environmental considerations, alongside infrastructure capacity, to identify potential areas for future growth and development around Grantham.

The study identifies potential directions for growth in various locations around Grantham and further detailed assessments will need to be undertaken to determine future site allocations.

The local community will have an opportunity to comment on the new Local Plan during extensive public consultation in the summer of 2016.

An SKDC spokesperson said: “Although the capacity study highlights a number of possible locations for potential future growth, it does not imply that development of some or all of these sites will be supported by SKDC in its review of its planning policy.

“The study provides us with a technical evidence base which will help us consider possible options for our future growth and in the interim it will support the development management process.”

Some of the riders at the start. Others turned up later – after playing football for their school.

Kesteven Rugby Club’s under 10 squad took to their saddles yesterday (Saturday) as they raced around the 17-mile Rutland Water circuit.

The boys are currently fund raising for their first rugby tour which takes place at Easter in Norfolk at the famous Holt Festival.

They were sporting their new team shirts sponsored by JMP Solicitors on the bikeride

They were accompanied on their bikeride by their coaches and completed the circuit in two and a half hours.

And were they tired? There was a family BBQ held at the end of the ride – followed by an impromptu rugby match with a group of players from the under 11s Oakham team they met in the car park!

They are planning further fund-raising events including a bag-pack at a Grantham supermarket.

Kesteven under 10s have also been selected by Leicester Tigers to perform the Guard of Honour for their match against London Irish on 27 February 2016.

This is also the first year where they will enter The Prima Tiger Cup tournament open to all under 10s clubs.

The tournament takes part over five festivals covering the Tigers Academy Region and beyond.

Through a series of festivals, teams compete to win a place to represent their club in the knockout stages held at Welford Road.

Attracting more than 70 entries each season the Prima Tiger Cup is the largest and most prestigious single age group competition in the rugby calendar.

THE A52 between Grantham and Nottingham is closed at Elton, near Bottesford, and queuing traffic in both directions near the Station Road junction, because of an accident involving three vehicles.

Diversion in operation – via Newark A46 and A1 Grantham and vice versa.

Resurfacing works will take place on Westborough Lane, Long Bennington, between the two bends to the east of the village, from Monday 12 – Friday 16 October.

The road will be closed to allow the works to take place and a local diversion route will be in place.

Residents in Westborough heading west will be diverted via Dry Doddington and the A1, and vice versa for residents in Long Bennington travelling east.

The local parish council and bus operator has been informed of the works.

FIRE crews from Sleaford,  Billingborough and Grantham were called to the Aswarby Thorns area at 6pm yesterday to report of a possible light aircraft crash.

It was later confirmed as a plane carrying out controlled emergency landing procedures in the area.

Anglian Water is throwing open the gates of its Saltersford Water Treatment Centre near Grantham on Saturday October 10th to explain the important process of bringing clean, healthy water to our homes.

Residents in the area can learn how water is pumped from Rutland Water to the works at Saltersford before being treated to remove impurities and then pumped to 37,000 homes across Grantham and central Lincolnshire.

Visitors can also learn how the money they pay for their water services is being spent, try their hand at managing the region’s water network in the Water Supply Challenge and get tips and free giveaways to help use water efficiently.

Susan Fennah, customer engagement manager from Anglian Water, said: “We have got plans for spending nearly £5 billion over the next five years on water supply and water recycling services. But for most people what we do is out of sight – it’s underground or behind closed gates.

“So we wanted to open up those gates and show people where their money goes – whilst also talking to them about our plans for the years to come.

“With a tour of the water treatment site, activities and a team of experts on hand to answer any questions we hope these open days will be fun and informative for visitors of all ages – and will also give us the chance to talk to them about the service we provide and hear their views.”

Limited spaces are available for tours so booking is essential – please visit www.anglianwater.co.uk/opendays to book a place on the tour. Please note for health and safety reasons children must be ten or over to visit Saltersford Water Treatment Centre.

Two years ago Anglian Water launched its biggest ever consultation with customers and stakeholders – called Discover, Discuss, Decide.

An independent Customer Engagement Forum was set up to represent the interests of customers, businesses and the environment as we put together our business plan for the region for 2015 to 2020.

In total the views of more than 50,000 people informed our plans to invest in jobs and infrastructure, tackle flooding, protect the environment and maintain a high quality service.

The road show open days are just one of the ways we aim to keep in touch with customers as we begin to implement those plans.

More info is at www.anglianwater.co.uk/ourplan

A FORD Ka had to be recovered last night following a collision with a Vauxhall Astra in Long Bennington last night.

It happend at 11pm on Main Road.

There were minor injuries.

Barnstone Cement Works held a coffee morning and cake sale last Friday (25^thSeptember) as part of Macmillan Cancer’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning and raised £157 for the charity.

Employees at the plant in Barnstone, Nottinghamshire, which is part of Tarmac, supported the event by baking buns, cakes and biscuits, which staff and visitors bought and enjoyed during their breaktimes during the day.

Josie Morrissey, environmental co-ordinator at Barnstone Cement Works, said: “This was a great opportunity for our plant to put in a bit of effort to help raise funds for a fantastic cause.  Some of our employees are keen bakers, so we had a great selection of cakes and buns, which made it a great event.”

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s biggest fundraising event for people facing cancer.  Companies and individuals host their own Coffee Mornings and donations on the day are made to Macmillan. Last year alone, the charity raised £25 million and since the coffee mornings began in 1990, Macmillan has raised £137m in this way.

A multi-agency operation has seen the Environment Agency crack down on illegal waste carriers in Lincolnshire.

The Environment Agency, Lincolnshire Police, Immigration Enforcement, and other agencies’ officers stopped and checked vehicles on 30 September, in a bid to identify rogue traders like illegal waste carriers.

The operation targeted vehicle drivers who transport waste without the proper authorisation or written description of waste. Environment crime officers also checked whether carriers were transporting waste to authorised and legitimate sites where it would be handled properly.

The officers carried out 46 vehicle checks, out of which 13 vehicles carry waste as part of their business and provided advice to 6 of them that needed to carry the correct registration and transfer notes.

Senior Environmental Crime Officer Helen Silk said: “The Environment Agency wants to make sure businesses carrying waste have the proper authorisations to allow them to transport and transfer waste – a waste carrier’s registration from the Environment Agency and waste transfer note from the waste producer.

“Everyone who disposes of waste has a Duty of Care to ensure their waste is managed and disposed of correctly by the people they give it to.

“Waste crime has an impact on people and the environment. It blights communities and causes pollution.

“Waste being transported with no authorisations is likely to end-up at unregulated sites. Such sites store waste in vast quantities and for long period of time posing significant risks to health and the environment, like fires which could lead to water and land contamination plus air pollution from smoke.

“Illegal waste sites are often the cause of odour and fly complaints too.

“People who manage waste illegally do not invest in appropriate safeguards. They undercut legitimate business, and pose a direct threat to sustainable growth in the waste management sector.”

The Environment Agency is asking the public to inform them of any illegal waste carriers’ activities – reports can be made anonymously to Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.

For further information on how to register as a waste carrier, contact the Environment Agency on 03708 506506,www.gov.uk/register-waste-carrier

For advice on operating a waste business, contact the Environment Agency local team on 01522 785344.  Details on the permits available can be found on our website – www.gov.uk – by searching under ‘environmental permitting’

For waste planning advice contact Lincolnshire County Council, 01522 782070, www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/residents/environment-and-planning/planning-and-development/

THE motorcyclist who died following collision near Colsterworth on Tuesday has been named.

Garry Tumber, 52, who lived in the village,  died following the collision on his Suzuki motorbikeon the B6403, on Tuesday afternoon.

He was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre following the collision but was pronounced dead a short while later.

A second man, who was travelling in a Renault Kangoo, was also injured and taken to hospital in Peterborough for treatment.

Officers investigating the collision would like to hear from anyone who may have seen either vehicle before the collision or witnessed it taking place.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Lincolnshire Police Collision Witness Hotline on 01522 558855 or 101 quoting incident 218 of 29/09/2015.

As of today (Thursday 1st October) it will be illegal to smoke in a vehicle with the presence of anyone under age of 18. The law has been introduced to protect children and young people from the dangers of second-hand smoke.

The law applies to every driver in England and Wales, including those aged 17 and those with a provisional driving licence. It does not apply if the driver is 17-years-old and on their own in the car.

It applies to any private vehicle that is enclosed wholly or partly by a roof, it still applies if the window, sunroof, doorway is open or the air conditioning unit is on. However, the law does not apply to a convertible if the roof is completely down.

It does not apply to electronic cigarettes and all forms of nicotine vaporisers. Both the driver and smoker can be held accountable for the offence.

Chief Inspector Phil Vickers is the regional operations lead on roads policing, he said: “We will embrace the new legislation and enforce it where appropriate, we will also work with our partner agencies to raise awareness of the new law.

“Our focus remains on the Fatal 4 offences which are speeding, drink and drug driving, driving without a seat belt and using mobile phone and our approach to this new offence will primarily be to the educate smokers where we see the offence being committed.”

Police say the A607 remains closed following a collision reported at 11:36 this morning (Thursday).

An HGV and a motorbike collided on the A607 between Waddington and Harmston. Ambulance attended and took a man to Lincoln County Hospital.

His condition is not thought to be critical.

The road remains closed with diversions being arranged.

Anyone who witnessed the collision but who has not yet spoken to Police should call 101 with incident reference number 142 of the 1st October.

Sophie Wingad and Jane Ellis are flying to Africa today to take part in a charity cycle for Women v Cancer which supports Ovarian, Breast & Cervical cancer charities.

They have raised £6000 between them!

They will be cycling just over 200 miles in Tanzania.

Mum Debbie Wingad said: “We are all incredibly proud of them!”

Between the 27/09/2015 and 30/09/2015 a black push lawn mower was taken by breaking the lock from a secure storage container in the rear of the property on Grange Paddock Barrowby. Incident 123 30/09/2015.

Over night from the 27/09/2015-28/09/2015 a red ride on lawn mower was stolen by breaking the lock of an out house in the garden of a property off Sudbrook road Carlton Scroop. Incident 204 28/09/2015.

On 25/09/2015 at midday two males (no descriptions) were seen looking into a vehicle on a drive of a property on Hough Road, Barkston. The two males left in a white flat back truck (no VRM). Incident 197 25/09/2015.

If anyone has any information on any of the above incidents please contact us on 101 quoting the above incident number and date.

SKDC is updating its town films aimed at attracting investors to the district and new versions are being produced narrated by controversial sports journalist John Inverdale.

The Rugby World Cup host is a former Radio Lincolnshire sports presenter.

The Council launched films for Bourne, The Deepings, Stamford and Grantham in 2013, as part of a suite of marketing tools to promote the district.

The updated five minute films are set to be re-released later this month, coinciding with Mr Inverdale’s high profile role as TV anchor in the finale of the Rugby World Cup.

Last year, the Radio 5Live commentator was axed from the nightly programme after declaring on air that player Marion Bartoli was “not much of a looker”

He visited Grantham to take a look at their assets and talk to local business owners.

The features will run on SKDC’s YouTube Channel and be marketed to potential investors and tourism outlets and they are designed to build on the thousands of online views the 2013s films attracted.

SKDC’s Strategic Director for Development and Growth Steve Ingram said: “We are keen to give investors an updated picture on our town’s real plus points as part of our priority to help grow the economy.

“Grantham’s growth plans and excellent travel links will be focussed on during the films.

“We’ve also highlighted local independent businesses and national retailers and asked them why they have chosen to do business here.”