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Young cyclists from Bourne’s Go Ride programme from British Cycling will share centre stage at the Bourne CiCLE Festival with some of the UK’s top riders.

A group of under-16 riders will lead the main men’s and women’s race peletons out on Saturday and Sunday (31 August and 1 September) from the start line in West Street to Thurlby, where the race action gets under way.

They will then return to West Street to entertain the crowds with racing and obstacle courses while riders are out in the countryside, stopping to allow riders to stream through Bourne twice before the final dash to the finish line.

A typical Go Ride enthusiast benefitting from the British Cycling initiative is local youngster 11-year-old Harrison Shreeve, who has already completed time trials and hill climbs and is keen to see elite riders like Ed Clancy at the festival.

“We are all really looking forward to the festival,” he said.  “It’s just great to think it’s coming to Bourne and I would love to meet Ed Clancy.”

Illustrating the success of Go Ride in Bourne is professional rider Georgia Bullard, who attended the junior sessions, graduated to Bourne Wheelers and now races for Fusion RT, a top tier UK-based women’s cycling team.

For festival organisers South Kesteven District Council, the inclusion of young riders typifies the council’s inclusive approach.

 Andrew Norman, Head of Visitor Economy for InvestSK, the council’s economic growth and regeneration company, said: “We want this to be a weekend for everyone of all ages to enjoy, from serious cyclists to families who can come and have fun at the event village on The Wellhead.”

Go-Ride is British Cycling’s development programme for young people with a fun and safe way to introduce young riders to the world of cycle sport and provide a platform to improve bike handling skills.

The group meets every week at the recreation ground on Recreation Road.  Interested parties should contact local cycling group Bourne Wheelers.

Full details of the festival racing, times and routes as well as The Wellhead activities are on www.bourneciclefestival.com

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Police are appealing for the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision with a pedestrian in Spalding to contact us.

On Sunday 4th August a man was stood outside the Happy Shopper in Holbeach Road, Spalding, when a silver car being driven by a woman reversed over his foot.

This happened between 11am and midday.

The woman driver stopped her car and gave the man a lift home.

The driver then left without exchanging details.

We are keen to speak with the driver and would like her to contact us on 101, quoting incident number 257 of August 5th.

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Police have confirmed that Stephen Tierney, aged 39, who absconded from North Sea Camp in Lincolnshire on Wednesday 3 July has been arrested this afternoon in the Haverstock Hill area in London.  He has been arrested for breaching his prison licence conditions under the Prison Act and will be returned to a secure prison.

His arrest follows an extensive investigation driven by Lincolnshire Police and assisted by colleagues in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, British Transport Police, Essex and the Metropolitan Police.

We continue our investigation into offences of assisting an offender, one man, aged 33, has been arrested and released on police bail in connection with this enquiry. 

We would like to thank the great response by the public and media in sharing our appeals and helping with information during our search for this man.  

A reward of up to £1,000 is being offered for any information that leads to the arrest of Stephen Tierney (39).

The information is to be given through the anonymous charity, CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111, or report online at crimestoppers-uk.org

Convicted rapist, Stephen Tierney absconded from North Sea Camp on Wednesday 3 July and officers are investigating potential sightings in the Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire areas – Tierney has links to all of these areas and London.

Tierney poses a risk to the public who are advised not to approach him. He also poses a high risk to anyone who enters into a relationship with him.

Officers urge Tierney to hand himself in immediately and advise that anyone found to be assisting Tierney to evade capture will be subject to prosecution. This carries a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment.

Police would like to thank the excellent response from the public so far and encourage anyone with information to contact CrimeStoppers without delay.

A misconduct hearing to be held in public on 31 July to 2 August 2019 for Police Constable Michael Colbourne.

It is alleged that PC Colbourne breached the following standards of professional behaviour:

a) Discreditable conduct
b) Equality and diversity
c) Authority, respect and courtesy

It is alleged that on 17 December 2018 and on 17 January 2019 PC Colbourne made inappropriate comments and gestures in the workplace.

Please note: The hearing will be held at Lincolnshire Police Headquarters, Deepdale Lane, Nettleham, LN2 2LT. The hearing will start at 09:30 am.

No recording or filming of the hearing is permitted. The identity of witnesses will be protected during the hearing as appropriate.

If you wish to attend please send a request to Lincolnshire Police via LincsPSD@lincs.pnn.police.uk providing your name, address and date of birth to register your interest along with which days you wish to attend.

Please register no later than 9 am on Monday 28th 2019. You will be required to arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of the hearing. For security reasons, photographic ID and consent to be searched will be required as a condition of entry.

Please ensure that you have read the ‘Conditions of entry’ (link below) before submitting a request to attend the hearing.

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New longer-lasting materials will be used to replace worn out sections of St Bernards Avenue, Louth, later this month.

The council will be trialling a range of modified road-building materials during the £200,000 project, which is due to begin on Monday 22 July and is expected to be completed on Friday 2 August.

The cutting-edge materials should be significantly longer-lasting than the existing surfacing over the concrete carriageway, meaning potholes are less likely to form. If the trial is successful, this process could be used to replace the surfacing on other concrete roads across the county as they come to the end of their lives.

Because of the nature of the works, the road will need to be closed while the improvements are carried out, with traffic diverted via Eastgate, Church Street, Newmarket, Stewton Lane, Wood Lane and vice versa.

Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “Over the last few years we’ve successfully experimented with a range of new-and-improved road-building techniques, helping us do more with less.

“Of course, this new surfacing won’t last forever, but we predict it will be much more resilient that the existing surfacing on concrete roads, meaning less maintenance is required in future.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the works. We ask that motorists be patient and would encourage people to use alternative routes where possible.”

For the latest news on roadworks across the county, visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/roadworks

A reward of up to £1,000 is being offered for any information that leads to the arrest of Stephen Tierney (39).

The information is to be given through the anonymous charity, CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111, or report online at crimestoppers-uk.org

Convicted rapist, Stephen Tierney absconded from North Sea Camp on Wednesday 3 July and officers are investigating potential sightings in the Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire areas – Tierney has links to all of these areas.

Tierney poses a risk to the public who are advised not to approach him. He also poses a high risk to anyone who enters into a relationship with him.

Officers urge Tierney to hand himself in immediately and advise that anyone found to be assisting Tierney to evade capture will be subject to prosecution. This carries a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment.

Police would like to thank the excellent response from the public so far and encourage anyone with information to contact CrimeStoppers without delay.