A man accused of committing two assaults, one against a child, will face a trial.
Lee Gray of Uplands Drive, Grantham, admitted criminal damage relating to the window of a Peugeot 206 but denied the assault charges.
He will be tried at Grantham Magistrates’ Court on September 10.
Gray, 31, was released on bail with the condition he does not contact the alleged victims or attend their address.
“Confusion” caused a woman to walk out of Aldi with more than £150 worth of shopping she had not paid for.
Hazel Hibbitt admitted committing a shop theft after she was caught having left the store with a trolley full of items she had not paid for.
Rob Arthur, defending, said Hibbitt believed her then partner was going to pay for the goods.
He said: “It appears there was some confusion between Miss Hibbitt and her ex-partner as to who was going to be responsible.
“She has confirmed it would be very difficult to prove her account as her ex-partner would not be willing to attend court and speak on her behalf.”
Hibbitt, 56, also admitted breaching three conditional discharges.
Sentencing was adjourned until June 28.
Alcohol was blamed by a man who verbally abused police officers while on a night out in Grantham.
Ben Jameson of Brendon Close, Gonerby Hill Foot, admitted committing a public order offence in Grantham town centre on May 26.
The court heard Jameson had been told by officers to get into a taxi and leave the town centre because he had drunk too much and was being argumentative.
Eventually Jameson did get into a taxi but then began making lewd gestures to police officers.
Daniel Pietryka, prosecuting, said: “It was the “come on” gesture, according to the officers, and shouting to them “you f***ing c***s”.
Police officers then approached the taxi and arrested Jameson.
Jameson, defending himself, said: “I think it was all down to too much alcohol in my system. It was not like me to behave like that, especially that kind of language.
“I would just like to apologise.”
Jameson, 22, was fined £100, a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £85.
A guilty conscience caused a man who stole his girlfriend’s mother’s car before crashing it in Barrowby to hand himself in.
Stuart Scrivens of Kinoulton Court in Grantham admitted aggravated vehicle taking, driving without a licence, driving without insurance and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.
Daniel Pietryka, prosecuting, told the court Scrivens stole the car at 4.30am.
Mr Pietryka said: “He drove to Barrowby and when he got to the village, he says, it all went wrong and he smashed it into another car.”
Scrivens, 21, fled the scene before returning 20 minutes later to make sure nobody was in the second car or was injured.
Mr Pietryka added: “The next day guilt got the better of him and he went to the police station and gave himself up.”
Scrivens, defending himself, described his actions as “silly”. He admitted previously being addicted to drugs but said that was no longer the case and they did not play a part in this offence.
Scrivens was sentenced to an 18-month community order which includes a “Thinking Skills Programme”. He must also complete 110 hours’ community service, pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £60.
Scrivens was banned from driving for 12 months.
The home of 47F Grantham Squadron Air Training Corps was targeted by two scrap metal thieves from Nottingham.
Ben Senior of Longford Crescent, Nottingham, admitted theft while co-accused Paul Anthony of Main Street, Bulwell, Nottingham, admitted theft, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
The court heard Anthony and Senior were in Grantham clearing out a shop, legitimately, when Anthony spotted a opportunity to steal at the ATC in Trigg’s Yard, Grantham off Watergate.
Anthony, 28, climbed a fence, stole a bag full of metal tent pegs and handed it to Senior to put in the back of the van. However, the theft was spotted and reported to the police.
Mr Burden, defending Anthony, described the crime as an “opportunist theft”.
Senior, 20, was given a 12-month conditional discharge. He must also pay £85 in costs and a £15 surcharge.
Anthony must return to court on July 16 to learn his fate. He was released on unconditional bail.
A man who went into town to “drown his sorrows” admitted a public order offence after slapping a woman in the face.
Greg Willis of Larch Close, Grantham, was seen on CCTV walking in Westgate in the early hours of May 12 when he fell over a bench and wrongly blamed a woman who was walking close by.
Daniel Pietryka, prosecuting, said: “He got up and is said to have slapped the female hard around the face with such force that she fell to the floor.”
Police arrested Willis, 23, but the victim refused to make a statement.
Rob Arthur, defending, told the court Willis was in an emotional state at the time of the offence after receiving bad news.
He added: “Following that devastating news he accepts he went out and drank to drown his sorrows.”
Mr Arthur said Willis would like to apologise for his actions “which he accepts were unnecessary”.
Mr Arthur added: “If he knew who they were he would apologise.”
Magistrates adjourned the case until June 28 to allow for a pre-sentence report to be written.
Chair of magistrates Mr Spinks said: “This is a very serious matter - the fact you lashed out.”
Willis was released on unconditional bail.
Barrowby FC will be hosting 19 fixtures from the Nottingham and Derby area at their home ground on Low Road playing field this coming season, as they venture into Division One of the Central Midlands League.
The club is looking for local business to advertise on banners surrounding the pitch. Several have already been purchased and Barrowby FC are keen to gain more sponsorship, offering several different packages from which to choose.
The club is also interested engaging the help of volunteers to help out on home match days.
If you are interested in helping the club in either way, then visit the website on www.barrowbyfc.net or contact 07941 103450.
Grantham Angling Association’s latest Tuesday night sweepstake match was fished on Grantham Canal at Casthorpe.
Victor last week was Brian Cross with a net weighing in at 9lb 6oz. Runner-up was Mick Calcraft (7.10) and third placed Dennis Squires’s catch weighed in at exactly 5lb.
This year’s Lincolnshire heat of the National Juvenile 10-mile Time Trial Championships took place on a new course at Bourne and for the fifth time in six years Witham Wheelers won the team award.
The Wheelers triumphed by a margin of 20 seconds with a combined overall team time of 1hr 12min 55sec.
Karl Baillie finished second overall in 22.58, losing out of first place by a handful of seconds after pulling his foot out of the pedal at the start. Reece Egner took a fine third third place with a big improvement on his personal best time to 23.18.
Jenny McAndrew recorded 26.39 for fastest girl in her age group for the third year running, while Adam Egner also recorded a personal best 26.46 for eighth overall, just missing out an a place in the winning team by eight seconds. Robert McAndrew recorded 32.34 which was good enough for first boy in his age group.
The fastest team and group winners go on to take part in the national final in September.
l Both Karl Baillie and Jennifer McAndrew have been selected to ride for the East Midlands Region team at the Inter-regional Road Racing competition, as part of the UK School Games at Sheffield in September.
l Five Wheelers contested the Spalding 25 in windy conditions on Sunday.
The Osbournby to Somerby roundabout section of the course proved particularly testing against the strong headwind, but the reverse leg saw riders reaching speeds in excess of 40mph.
Martin Hedley recorded 1.04.03 to finish in the top 10 overall.
Others: Bill Harrison 1.05.45, Jon Beere 1.08.00, Martin Lister 1.10.44, Paul Fairey 1.11.04.
l Witham Wheelers took part in the Nottingham Criteriums near Trent Bridge on Friday evening.
Sean Culpin rode the Category 3 race and looked to be in with a chance of a good finish, but he was taken out by a crash and finished 30 seconds down on the winner.
Robert and Jennifer McAndrew contested the juvenile event.
Peter Cocker (Team Forme) rode the Elite/1/2 Category race and took a respectable10th in the bunch sprint, with the peloton containing several professional riders.
l Fourteen riders recorded personal bests in the latest round of Witham Wheelers’ 10-mile handicap time trial league on Gorse Lane.
Quickest on the night was Dave Reeves in 23.30, with fast-improving handicap winner John Pilgrim getting the better of Martin Hedley by four seconds for second place.
Lara Thornhill was fastest lady and Bill Harrison won on veterans’ standard time.
Full results at www.withamwheelers.co.uk
A flag-raising ceremony was held to mark Armed Forces Day in Grantham this morning.
Members of the Armed Forces, veterans, council officials and local dignitaries gathered for the ceremony outside the council offices on St Peter’s Hill.
Official Armed Forces Day will take place on Saturday.
Grantham Swimming Club’s Hayley Milne has broken the national 200m breaststroke (short course) disability record.
She knocked an amazing 10 seconds off the previous best for the distance at the East Midlands Championships and is the first swimmer in the club’s history to hold a GB record.
Hayley has cerebral palsy and swims in the SB7 classification. She also qualified to swim at national level in 50m and 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke. Her 100m breaststroke time is the third best in the disability event all-time rankings.
Grantham SC head coach Maciej Rakowski said: “This is a fantastic achievement by Hayley as she is such a hard worker. We do not have a disability squad in our club so she must train exactly the same as other swimmers, but she still keeps smiling.
“If Hayley keeps progressing this way, she might be even swimming at the Olympics in Rio.”
Grantham Town Supporters’ Club lotto (sponsored by Galaxy Fish Bar), winners for June 22 draw:
£200 – 160 S. Harrison; £10 – 921 J. Townsend; £5 – 378 B. Mason, 890 M. Elkington, 93 R. Jackson, 548 C. West, 419 E. Doughty, 54 Mrs Turner.
South Witham Kurling Club won a cup at the fifth New Age Kurling doubles competition at the Lincolnshire Open in Lincoln last Sunday.
The winners of the runners-up cup were, Maggie Hurley, one of the club’s founding members, and her partner Rod Ellington, their newest member. The pair were only narrowly beaten in the final by the world champions.
The South Witham club was formed four years ago and continues to go from strength to strength, with new members always welcome.
For further information contact Maureen on 01572 768307.
Two gardens will be open on Sunday (June 30) to raise money for charity under the National Gardens Scheme.
Stoke Rochford Hall, a Grade 2 listed Victorian manor house, is surrounded by 28 acres of formal landscaped gardens and parkland. The gardens are in the Victorian style with long harbaceous borders, a rose garden, informal paths and a variety of trees and shrubs including the Gingko Biloba or Maidenhair Tree. The gardens will be open from 10am to 6pm. Entry is £4, children free.
The two-acre garden at The Long House, Gelston, will be open from 2.30pm to 5.30pm. There are extensive views over the Vale of Belvoir. The garden has an abundance of roses, a knot garden, informal arrangement of borders and a newly designed pond to attract wildlife. Entry is £3, children free. Call 01400 250821.
A motorist stopped by police after driving on the wrong side of the road was so drunk he could hardly stand up, Lincoln Crown Court was told.
Janis Pakalnins attracted the attention of officers when he continued on the wrong carriageway after overtaking a parked vehicle in Dysart Road, Grantham.
Edna Leonard, prosecuting, said: “He eventually swerved back on to his correct side of the road.
“The officers were concerned and activated the blue lights and stopped the vehicle. The defendant was clearly drunk. He could hardly stand up when he got out of the vehicle. He was confused and unsteady on his feet.”
Tests showed Pakalnins was more than three times over the legal limit with 105 mgs of alcohol per 100 mls of breath, compared to the legal limit of 35 mgs.
Pakalnins later admitted he shared three bottles of whisky with a friend before getting behind the wheel of his car.
Pakalnins, 28, of Castlegate, Grantham, admitted driving with excess alcohol on February 23. He also admitted breach of a suspended jail sentence imposed at the crown court in September last year for possession of a knife outside a Grantham nightclub and obstructing a police officer. He was jailed for a total of six months and banned from driving for two years.
Recorder Nigel Daly told him: “The problem is that you drink too much.”
Chris Jeyes, defending, said that Pakalnins was upset at the time of the driving offence after learning that his long-term partner had started a relationship with another man.
He urged that Pakalnins be given the chance of help to address his drink problem.
Harrowby United joint managers Mark Fardell and Jay Harrison have re-signed last season’s captain and vice-captain for the upcoming campaign, despite some interest from other clubs.
Skipper Simon Bolland (front, right) and his deputy Jack Whyley are pictured signing on the dotted line under the watchful eyes of Jay (back, left) and Mark.
The Arrows begin training tomorrow at the Environcom Stadium in Dickens Road at 1pm. Any prospective new players are welcome to attend.
United’s six pre-season friendlies begin with the visit of Lincolnshire League champions Skegness United on July 13. Thurlow Nunn Premier League champions Dereham Town will be hosted the following Saturday. The final friendly will see the visit of Northern Premier League Division One South side Lincoln United on August 6.
A 68-year-old disabled man who died after being unable to escape a fire in Long Bennington has been named locally as Peter Dore.
Mr Dore died of severe burns following the fire at his home in Fen Lane on Saturday afternoon. He was flown to hospital by air ambulance but later died of his injuries.
A neighbour, who also suffered burns, tried to rescue Mr Dore and pull him out of the house before emergency services arrived. Mr Dore was said to be semi bedbound.
Police have said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire.
Sean Taylor, of Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said: “What took us by surprise was the extent of the fire when we arrived. It really was quite a ferocious fire.
“A neighbour had acted very bravely and entered the property in thick smoke and rescued the occupant, who we now know has tragically died.”
An inquest into Mr Dore’s death will be held.
The Journal crashed a relaxing family holiday, in the sunny climes of Menorca.
Pictured are, from left - Barrie Earl, Stephanie Earl-Atkinson, Jodie Bill, Heather Earl, Nicole Earl and Louis Baker. The group were in Son Bou to celebrate Barrie’s 50th birthday.
Grantham members of Newark Rowing Club were in action at the Nottingham Sprint Regatta on the River Trent last weekend.
Harriet Swindells and Hannah Fulton (both KGGS) continued their winning streak,to collect tankards in the girls’ WJ15 double sculls event. They finished more than four lengths ahead of a crew from Lincoln Rowing Club in their heat, and then had to scull well to beat a local team from Nottingham Rowing Club in the final, which they won by a length.
Their younger team-mates, Jenna Draycott and Katie McLaughlin (KGGS), also won a hard-fought heat to go into the final of the WJ13 double sculls; they then rowed confidently to record an easy win against a Loughborough crew.
A number of the more experienced junior boys travelled further afield to compete in the Marlow Regatta at Eton Dorney Olympic Rowing Lake.
Despite competing in a large field of 32 of the country’s top crews, George Mitchell (Priory Ruskin Academy), Will Bowmar (King’s School), Max Bradbury (King’s School) and Robbie Goodwin (Newark Academy) rowed a fantastic heat to finish second only to Leander, and make it through to the A division final of the J18 quadruple sculls; this despite three of the crew being at least a year younger than most of their competitors.
The boys then finished in a fantastic sixth place in their division, and ninth overall, a great achievement in a prestigious event.
Lincolnshire Police is asking for help from Journal readers in tracing the male pictured in this CCTV image.
This male is suspected of stealing meat from the Co-Op store in Dysart Road, Grantham, on April 16. If you recognise him, or can otherwise help Pc Peter Mcerlean with his enquiries, call 101 and quote crime reference 3213**14594.
Alternatively, call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.