A charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent will be heard at Lincoln Crown Court.
Darren Coupland of Great Close, South Witham, has yet to enter a plea to the charge.
The offence is alleged to have been committed in Water Lane, South Witham.
Coupland will next appear at Lincoln Crown Court on August 5. Coupland, 42, was released on bail with the condition he does not contact the alleged victim.
An eagle-eyed policeman spotted a banned driver behind the wheel of a car while monitoring CCTV cameras.
Martin Frazier, of Harrow Street in Grantham, had served a five-year driving ban but was not allowed to drive until he had taken and passed an extended driving test.
He was spotted on CCTV on July 1 but police could not locate him. However, the following day Frazier was again seen on CCTV behind the wheel and was arrested.
As a result he was charged with two counts of driving whilst disqualified and two counts of driving without insurance.
Rory Macmillan, defending, said it was a misunderstanding as Frazier had not realised he needed to pass the extended test following his ban.
Mr Macmillan said: “He says he is very upset he has put himself in this position.”
The court was told Frazier’s car - a Ford Puma - has been impounded and will be scrapped.
Frazier told magistrates he only has £8 a week spending money after paying his council tax and bedroom tax.
He was fined a total of £220 and must pay costs of £85.
Foul and abusive language landed a 40-year-old man in court.
Lee Rawle of Harrowby Road, Grantham, was witnessed by police officers shouting and swearing outside Your Local Supermarket in London Road.
He was told to calm down but did not. Officers attempted to give Rawle a fixed penalty notice but when he said he could not pay he was charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place.
Jim Clare, prosecuting, said Rawle lost his temper after he was ejected from the shop for being aggressive and abusive.
Defending himself, Rawle said: “I will admit I was drunk but I was the only person that was assaulted that night.
“I was assaulted by two Turkish people and landed on my head.
“I thought I had been done a wrong turn.”
Rawle admitted the offence. He was given a six-month conditional discharge and told to pay a £15 surcharge. He was spared costs.
A Grantham man who has continually failed to carry out his unpaid work was sentenced to a further 25 hours.
Stuart Scrivens of Kinoulton Court had been sentenced to 110 hours of unpaid work for taking a vehicle without consent.
However, since the sentencing Scrivens has failed to attend appointments with the Probation Service.
Mr Patel of the Probation Service said: “The true picture is he has been offered 24 appointments and has not attended any.
“His supervising officer has never met him.”
Stuart Wild, defending Scrivens, said he had come into difficulties with childcare.
He added: “I think he has buried his head in the sand to be honest with the court.”
Scrivens was ordered to pay £75 costs and carry out a further 25 hours of unpaid work.
Chair of magistrates Mr Tollemache told Scrivens he was sentencing him to more hours because: “we do not like it when people bury their heads in the sand”.
Ten members of Grantham Athletic Club represented Lincolnshire in the North of England Inter-Counties match at Hull last Saturday.
Competing against athletes from nine other counties, personal best performances were achieved by Francesca Wilson, Savannah Dowse, Zoe Lucas and James Hall. Hannah Payne’s 13.05sec in the 75m hurdles was just 0.05sec off her personal best time.
Zoe’s winning 11.65sec in the 80m hurdles moved her up to eighth place in the UK rankings for under-17 girls.
Results: under-17 girls, 80m hurdles - 1 Z. Lucas 11.65s pb; 100m - 6 Z. Lucas 12.85s; 400m - 12 A. Kettle 66.10s; shot - 3 S. Dowse 9.85m pb.
Under-17 boys, 3,000m - 8 J. Richardson 9m 36.45s.
Under-15 girls, 70m hurdles -12 F. Wilson 12.85s pb, 14 H. Payne 13.05s; long jump - 13 H. Payne 4.43m.
Under-15 boys, 100m - 11 J. Hall 12.07s pb; 200m - 12 J. Hall 25.03s pb.
l The fourth match in the Lincolnshire League took place at Yarborough, Lincoln, last Sunday.
Forty-five representatives of Grantham AC competed and 13 PBs were recorded.
The final match will take place at The Meres on September 1 when a good turnout of local athletes should help improve the Grantham club’s overall position in the league.
Results: under-11 female, 80m - 3 A. Halton 13.4s; long jump - 1 A. Halton 3.28m.
Under-13 female, 100m - 11 M. Holmes 18.1s; 200m - 10 A.-M. Smith 37.5s; 70m hurdles - 7 H. Camm 17.6s; long jump - 7 A.-M. Smith 2.82m, 8 H. Camm 2.70m; discus - 4 A.-M. Smith 7.41m.
Under-15 female, 100m - 3 F. Ireland 13.7s, 5 K. Davis-Bavin 14.5s, 8 K. Newell 15.1s, 12 H. Morris 16.0s; 200m - 4 K. Davis-Bavin 30.2s, 6 A. Newell 31.4s =pb, 8 H. Sharp 32.2s pb; 800m - S. Hunt 2m 50.8s; 1500m - 2 K. Newell 5m 46.7s, 3 L. Barrowcliff 5m 51.9s; 75m hurdles - 1 H. Payne 13.5s; high jump - 3 P. Duffree 1.30m, 5 E. Jacobs 1.15m; triple jump - 1 H. Payne 9.15m pb, 5 A. Newell 8.20m, 6 L. Barrowcliff 7.30m; shot - 4 G. Lord 4.89m; discus - 5 R. Payne 14.93m, 6 G. Lord 13.76m, 7 K. Newell 13.38m, 8 L. Barrowcliff 12.90m; hammer - 2 G. Lord 19.08m, 3 R. Payne 18.71m pb, 5 S. Hunt 13.06m pb; 4x100m relay - A 3 Grantham AC 60.5s, B 4 Grantham AC 64.1s.
Under-17 female, long jump - 1 Z. Lucas 4.64m; shot - 1 S. Dowse 9.22m, 4 Z. Lucas 6.29m pb; discus - 2 S. Dowse 18.78m.
Under-20 female, 800m - 1 S. Tucker 2m 29.1s pb; 3,000m - 1 S. Tucker 11m 54.6s pb; triple jump - 1 S. Tucker 6.83m; hammer - 1 S. Garner 25.36m.
Senior female, shot - 1 H. Gilbert 9.77m; discus - 1 H. Gilbert 22.11m; javelin - 2 H. Gilbert 16.54m; hammer - 1 H. Gilbert 37.49m.
Veteran female, discus - 1 L. Evans 28.73m; javelin - 1 L. Evans 22.90m; hammer - 2 L. Evans 13.02m.
Under-11 male, 600m - 3 J. Seetul-Drew 2m 4.0s, 4 R. Rodell 2m 4.0s, 5 D. Terry 2m 5.3s; long jump - 1 J. Seetul-Drew 4.07m pb, 2 D. Terry 3.61m.
Under-13 male, 100m - 1 L. Davey 14.8s; 200m - 2 L. Davey 28.8s, 3 A. Hunt 32.8s; 800m - 2 W. Tucker 2m 31.9s, 3 A. Hunt 2m 33.8s pb; 1500m - 1 G. Halton 5m 32.9s; high jump - 3 A. Sharp 1.20m; long jump - 1 L. Davey 4.47m, 5 A. Sharp 3.21m; discus - 4 A. Hunt 8.07m; javelin - 2 W. Tucker 18.77m; 4x100m relay - 1 Grantham AC 60.2s.
Under-17 male, 100m - 5 J. Stokes 12.9s, 7 M. Butler 13.7s; 200m - 6 J. Stokes 25.7s, 9 M. Butler 26.8s; 800m - 1 M. Butler 2m 11.7s pb; 1500m - 1 J. Lord 4m 35.9s; 1500m steeplechase - 1 J. Lord 5m 3.9s pb; long jump - 2 J. Payne 4.53m; pole vault - 1 J. Payne 2.40m pb; hammer - 1 J. Payne 3.95m; 4x100m relay - 2 Grantham AC 52.4s.
Under-20 male, long jump - 2 R. Carley 5.55m; triple jump - 2 R. Carley 11.07m; discus - 1 C. Bainbridge 29.70m pb; javelin - 1 R. Carley 37.95m, 2 C. Bainbridge 28.63m; hammer - 1 C. Bainbridge 34.59m.
Senior male, 100m - 3 S. Bainbridge; 200m - 2 S. Bainbridge 26.7s; 1500m - 2 S. Bainbridge 7m 41.6s; 3,000m - 3 S. Bainbridge 12m 56.2s; triple jump - 1 M. Atkin 10.59m; shot - 2 M. Atkin 9.79m; discus - 2 M. Atkin 29.01m, 3 S. Bainbridge 26.89m.
Veteran male, 100m - 2 M. Tucker 14.6s, 4 B. Lord 16.0s; 200m - 2 M. Tucker 30.9s, 3 G. Lord 34.7s; 400m - 2 A. Short 68.8s; 800m - 1 A. Short 2m 32.3s, 2 M. Tucker 2m 39.9s, 7 D. Eldridge 3m 10.2s; 1500m - 1 A. Short 5m 16.7s, 3 B. Lord 7m 42.9s; 3,000m - 1 A. Short 10m 33.7s, 4 M. Tucker 12m 23.9s, 6 P. Hall 14m 6.2s, 7 D. Eldridge 14m 38.3s; 110m hurdles - 1 M. Gray 20.9s; high jump - 2 A. Carley 1.40m; long jump - 2 A. Carley 4.47m, 3 M. Gray 4.26m; triple jump - 2 A. Carley 8.98m; pole vault - 3 M. Gray 2.60m; shot - 1 P. Garner 9.35m, 5 B. Lord 7.01m; discus - 3 P. Garner 23.70m, 5 B. Lord 21.27m; javelin - 2 P. Garner 31.93m, 5 A. Carley 23.46m; 4x100m relay - 1 Grantham AC 61.5s.
Two men have been charged with the murder of a Grantham man who was attacked early on Sunday morning.
Ben Croft, 24, and Sam Croft, 21, both from Barrowby, have been charged with murder and were remanded in police custody. A further man and a woman also arrested in connection with the incident, in Edinburgh Road, were released without charge.
Police have confirmed the identity of the deceased as Daniel Walsh, 30, of Trent Road in Grantham. He was taken to Grantham Hospital after what police are calling a “violent incident” but later died.
Flowers and football shirts have been left at the scene in Edinburgh Road, in the Harrowby area, which was cordoned off by police for several hours on Sunday.
The East Midlands Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation.
DCI Martin Holvey said: “There will be a significant police presence in the area over the next couple of days while we carry out investigations. Local officers will also be on hand so please do approach them if you have any concerns.
“We would like anyone who has any information on this incident to get in touch with us as soon as possible.”
Anyone who has any information can call the police non-emergency 101 number, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Two brothers appeared at Grantham Magistrates’ Court this afternoon charged with the murder of 30-year-old Daniel Walsh.
Mr Walsh died in the early hours of Sunday morning in Edinburgh Road, Grantham.
Ben Croft, 24, and Sam Croft, 21, both of Barrowby, appeared in court and were told they have been charged with the murder of Daniel Walsh on July 28.
Neither man was asked to enter a plea and the case was sent immediately to crown court.
Both of the brothers were told they will appear at Lincoln Crown Court via video link tomorrow.
A man who admitted damaging a plug socket found himself spending a day in custody.
Jack Wakefield of Station Road, Castle Bytham, admitted causing the damage at a house he rented from South Kesteven District Council.
The court heard Wakefield, 30, got into an argument with his partner and picked up the television, pulling the plug from the wall and damaging the socket, which he repaired himself for £2.
The case had been referred back by the Crown Prosecution Service for the police to consider a caution. The police rejected the request, however Wakefield thought the matter had been dealt with so failed to appear in court earlier this month. As a result, a warrant was issued for his arrest. On Monday he admitted causing the damage to the socket and breaching his bail by not attending court.
Bill Fraser, defending, said: “He is very sorry about what happened.”
Magistrates found Wakefield had served his punishment while in custody. He must also pay £40 in costs.
A terrified mother was attacked by her partner who threw her out the front door before straddling her and jamming his thumbs in her eyes.
Anthony West, formerly of Coles Way, Grantham, but now living in Thames Road, Grantham, admitted assault following the incident in Coles Way on July 6.
A statement was read out from the victim who said the pair had been arguing when he became violent.
She said: “He picked me up with both of his hands and dragged me along the carpet to the front door and threw me on the pavement outside.”
The victim then said West poked her in the right eye “a number of times” and the left eye twice. She described the pain, on a scale of one to 10, as an 8, adding that it was “extremely painful”.
The victim said the attack left her “scared to live in her own house”.
A neighbour who had witnessed the attack called 999. In a statement, the neighbour said she saw West throw the victim out onto the pavement, adding that he “appears to be trying to put his fingers into her eyes”. The neighbour said she was shocked by what she saw.
Bill Fraser, defending, said West accepted the assault charge but denies throwing the victim outside. Mr Fraser said: “He thought the best thing to do would be to take her out of the house. He certainly did not throw her out of the house.”
Mr Fraser said the victim “may have tripped and fell” outside the house.
He added: “He accepts he had his thumbs in her eyes. That’s something he totally regrets and he accepts he should not have done that.”
The court was told the victim will be seeking a restraining order against West.
The case was adjourned until August 12 for pre-sentence reports. West was bailed with the conditions he does not contact the victim and does not go to Coles Way.
Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Club (Grantham branch) – Forest are at home to Huddersfield Town tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off 3pm.
Bookings are being taken for away games at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, August 10, 3pm; Watford on Sunday, August 25, 1.15pm; and Wigan Athletic on Saturday, August 31, 3pm.
Due to roadworks, the home bus will leave Corby Glen at 12.45pm during August, picking up at Harrowby Road and Asda only.
For details contact Bob Taylor on 01476 550242.
Grantham Town Supporters’ Club lotto (sponsored by Galaxy Fish Bar), winners for July 27 draw:
£200 – 63 O. McGrane; £10 – 613 P. Johnson; £5 – 218 Mrs Parker, 605 Islanders, 170 D. Jackson, 900 G. Sterry, 741 I. Roughan, 554 A. Baxter.
Two brothers charged with the murder of Grantham man Daniel Walsh have today appeared at Lincoln Crown Court by videolink.
Ben Croft, 24, and Sam Croft, 21, both from Barrowby are charged with the murder of Mr Walsh, 30, during the early hours of Sunday morning.
The pair spoke only to confirm their names when they appeared together at Lincoln Crown Court by videolink this morning.
No pleas were entered during the five minute hearing and no bail applications were made on behalf of the two men.
The case was adjourned until 28 October when both men will appear at Lincoln Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing.
If not guilty pleas are entered the case will be listed for a provisional trial at Lincoln Crown Court in January next year.
Judge Michael Heath remanded the pair in to custody and told them: “On that occasion you will be formally asked to enter a plea to the allegation that you face.
“If there is to be a trial in this case it will begin on January 6, 2014.”
Police were called to Edinburgh Road, Grantham, just after midnight on July 28 after a “violent incident.”
Mr Walsh was taken to Grantham Hospital where he later died.
A 24-year-old local man and a 26-year-old local woman who were also arrested in connection with the incident were later released without charge.
Ben and Sam Croft appeared at Grantham Magistrates Court on Monday.
Bassingham racing driver Jack Harvey secured two strong finishes in the latest round of the GP3 Series at Hungary over the weekend.
A fourth place finish in Saturday’s race, followed by fifth on Sunday, saw the Racing Steps Foundation-backed driver move up to joint third in the drivers’ standings, just 16 points adrift of the leader with three more race weekends to go.
On Saturday morning, Jack qualified his ART GP car in fifth position for the afternoon’s race. Lining up on the third row of the grid, the MSA Team UK driver made a great start and was up to fourth position before turn one.
He spent the closing stages of the race fighting off the efforts of Sainz Jnr to retain fourth and claim a further four championship points.
For the reverse grid race on Sunday morning, Jack lined up in fifth position to take the race start and, after a fairly processional race, made no progress as the entire field struggled to make up many places, and settled for fifth.
Jack said it had been a solid weekend of racing: “We had a good pace in qualifying but I had traffic on my final set of tyres when I was attempting to set my flying lap, so my best lap was only good enough for P5.
“The track here is very tough to overtake on so, unfortunately, we weren’t able to make up too many places in the races.
“Our goal, as always, remains the championship so we will be working hard to build on this weekend’s result at the next round in Spa.”
Jack began racing in karts at tracks such as Fulbeck and Brandon. He won every karting championship he entered, including in Europe, before moving into single-seater cars and last year won the British Formula 3 Championship.
The Spa round of the GP3 Championship takes place over August Bank Holiday weekend.
A collection has been set up in memory of Danny Walsh following his death in Edinburgh Road, Grantham, at the weekend.
The collection has been set up to help Danny’s family.
Anyone who would like to donate is asked to visit One Cut Above hair salon, 1A Guildhall Court, Guildhall Street, Grantham, NG31 6NJ.
Leanne Pretlove announced the collection on Facebook today. She said: “(We are) going to have it going for 2 weeks just to make things easier for them.
“We know no amount of money will bring the kids father back but as a community we can support them.
“Donations will be split equally between his children.
“There has been a lot of interest so I am hopeful that we will be able to make a positive impact.”
County council bosses have revealed that all of the traffic wardens they took on in December have left in the face of abuse from motorists.
The team of green jacketed wardens, employed through APCOA, have all been replaced ‘at least once’ since the council took over the responsibility of parking fines from the police.
Mick Phoenix, parking services manager at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Not one patrol officer who started when the civil parking scheme launched in December is still a patrol officer in Lincolnshire now.
“The whole team has been replaced at least once.
“It is down to stress of the job and sickness. They receive abuse from motorists.
“And even in the least serious cases, let’s just say they are subject to the odd quiet word from drivers.”
Council parking services manager Matt Jones said: “On record, our enforcement officers have been subjected to approximately 35 cases of abusive or threatening behaviour.
“However, this number does not reflect the true extent of the problem, wardens often face abuse on a daily basis.”
Grantham’s Meres leisure centre hosted its inaugural Back to Netball festival on its courts last Sunday, with 10 teams competing from Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.
Back to Netball is a current England Netball initiative that is happening up and down the country, providing a gentle introduction into the sport and is proving to be a great success.
Grantham had two teams represented in the tournament, Fenland Lynx incorporating ladies from the recent Meres B2N programme, and the recently reformed (after a six year break) Walton Lions. Teams played four 20-minute matches to then find a final position for the play-offs in the afternoon.
After winning all their morning games, Walton Lions found themselves in the final against the Bassingham Belles. The match got off to a tight start, goal for goal. But Bassingham dug deep and managed to pull ahead, leaving Lions as overall runners-up.
Final standings: 1 Bassingham Belles (Lincs), 2 Walton Lions (Lincs), 3 Blaby (Leics), 4 Melton Mavericks (Leics), 5 Blaby 2nd (Leics), 6 Grantham Lynx (Lincs), 7 Brigg (Lincs), 8 Newark (Notts), 9 Lincoln (Lincs), 10 Collingham (Notts).
l Back to Netball will return to The Meres in September. For more details contact Louise on 07545 924994 or e-mail louise.key@englandnetball.co.uk
Walton Lions are from left, back – Philippa Leadenham, Laura Bailey, Leanda Evans, Laura Jenkinson, Tracie Morton, Caroline Owen and Laura Jones; front – Sharon Jenkinson, Robyn Morton and Kim Pell.
Friendly
Rainworth Miners Welfare 0
Grantham Town 1
A hot afternoon at Rainworth saw Grantham maintain their 100 per cent pre-season winning record.
Their Northern Premier League Division One South opponents gave the Gingerbreads a decent enough test, but did not have enough to break down a solid Grantham rearguard.
Former Brigg and Goole winger Danny Buttle was the first to present a threat. He got down the Grantham right and delivered a low cross that the Gingerbreads defence comfortably cleared. A minute later, the home side created a shooting chance for Jared Holmes, but he curled his effort over the top of the Gingerbreads goal.
With five minutes on the clock, Grantham scored with their first serious attack. Rainworth failed to clear the initial cross well and Jamie McGhee returned the ball into the danger area. Sam Purcicoe put the ball into the centre where Greg Smith headed home from close range.
Town had now woken up and Nathan Watson turned sharply 20 yards out, but lifted his shot just too high. Romaine Graham almost got on the end of a huge clearance from Dan Haystead as Grantham got the ball forward quickly to put the home side under pressure.
Midway through the first half, neat football saw Grantham work the ball well from the back to Graham. His effort went wide of James Martin’s goal. Rainworth only threatened sporadically. When they did, Grantham defended well and Haystead did not have to make a save. Lee Ridley blocked Jamie Brown before he could get a shot away.
McGhee was involved in a lot of the good moves from Grantham. He twisted and turned the home defence and shot from the edge of the penalty area. Martin did well to turn the effort over for a corner. McGhee then fed Greg Smith who laid the ball back for Watson. Watson slipped his shot past Martin, but agonisingly wide of the post as well.
Jake Turner was in action shortly after coming on as one of Grantham’s three half time substitutions. Brown sent Buttle away but Ridley cleared his cross. Callum Lloyd put the ball back into the danger zone for Joe French who turned Deon Meikle. Turner stood his ground well at the near post to give French little at which to shoot.
Grantham made another three substitutions, then took the sting out of the game. After a period of scrappy play, Watson took control of midfield just in front of the Grantham back line and ran the rest of the game. The Gingerbreads played possession football, not looking like adding to their score, but without looking in any danger of conceding a goal.
Grantham Town: Haystead (Turner, 45), Purcicoe, Ridley, Meikle (Chambers, 57), Hawes, Nwadike, Watson, Keane (Towey, 45), G. Smith (McDonald 57), Graham (K. Smith, 45), McGhee (Neill, 57).
Grantham & District Bowls Association
The annual match between Association president Michael Lyon’s Swayfield team and chairman Tim Harwood’s GDBA team was held at Swayfield Bowling Green on Saturday.
A very enjoyable match resulted in a win for the President’s team to claim the Leeder Shield.
President 71
Chairman 63
M. Sharp, R. Selby and M. Lyon beat C. Arthur, R. Sowerby and T. Harwood 28-10; I. Richardson, B. Marston and N. Davis beat C. Abbott, P. Musson and S. Odams 16-15; R. Barnes, J. Bainbridge and H. Mumby beat J. Duke, L. Thompson and Jay Lewis 18-13; P. Riches and M. Dawson lost to B. Papworth and L. Turner.
Hospital Bowl
Semi-finals
Dysart Park beat Great Gonerby 71-63, Long Bennington beat Corby Glen 98-60.
Harry Hardy Cup
Second round
D. Warren lost to C. Dexter 16-21; A. Brunton beat M. Halls 21-8; Jay Lewis beat P. Musson 21-13; P. Jones lost to L. Turner 19-21.
Trophy Trebles
Second round
T. Oxley beat P. Jordan 28-20, B. Veasey beat A. Stafford 29-19, C. Abbott beat Jay Lewis 29-22.
Grantham League
Colsterworth 23
Gonerby A 55
Colsterworth names first – C. Fleckney, C. Atter and K. Harvey lost to L. Lord, W. Seddon and K. Wilson 10-18; D. Day, C. Crump and R. Baxter lost to J. Saxby, B. Robinson and M. Massingham 3-24; D. Howitt, C. Crump and R. Baxter lost to R. Barnes, D. Holton and I. Lord 10-13.
Grantham 60
Corby Glen 46
Grantham names first – T. Sumner, T. Asher and N. Smith beat M. Dawson, J. Boother and J. Beaton 24-12; J. Asher, L. Anderson and Joe Lewis beat M. Wood, J. Simpson and T. Taylor 22-15; J. Duke, T. Oxley and Jay Lewis lost to N. Lomas, G. Osborne and M. Beaton 14-19.
Swayfield 68
Grantham 83
Swayfield names first – I. Richardson and N. Davis beat D. Pimm and B. Thompson 32-4; J. Huckerby and R. Selby lost to A. Gostick and T. Berridge 11-33; B. Marston, M. Sharp and H. Mumby lost to B. Hodder, A. Curtis and P. Harby 15-27; J. Geeson and M. Lyon lost to D. Rainsford, H. Orbell and J. Pask 10-19.
Dysart Park 78
Grantham 64
Dysart Park names first – S. Yates and C. Dexter beat D. Pimm and T. Oxley 27-15; L. Thompson and B. Veasey lost to A. Gostick and T. Berridge 22-23; P. Newton, R. Smith and M. Holby lost to B. Hodder, P. Thompson and P. Harby 7-19; R. Tupper, C. Bland and J. Sayer beat D. Rainsford, H. Orbell and W. Thompson 22-7.
Belvoir League
Knipton 54
Grantham 82
Knipton names first – P. Arbon, P. Carlton and K. Noble lost to J. Duke, A. Gostick and T. Berridge 13-15; D. Arbon, M. Duff and B. Hollingworth lost to T. Sumner, H. Orbell and Jay Lewis 5-30; D. Frankish, C. Smith and D. Carlton lost to S. Harrison, D. Pimm and T. Oxley 17-20; A. Leadenham, D. Lester and C. Stafford beat B. Hodder, W. Johnson and A. Curtis 19-17.
Lincs EBA Fours
Grantham 52
St Giles 51
T. Sumner, M. Healey, T. Asher and J. Lewis lost 19-21; B. Smith, L. Anderson, J. Stanfield and A. Brunton lost 17-19; R. Lewis, J. Asher, N. Smith and Joe Lewis won 16-11.
BELTON WOODS
Seniors
Alan Lowen held his Captain’s Day event on the Lakes course in extremely fine weather, and was well rewarded with a record turnout of some 52 seniors. The event was combined with the Monthly Stableford.
Winner of the Captain’s Day trophy and the stableford competition was Bob Blake with 41 points. Second with 39 was Les Vine on countback from Eric Bailey.
The team prize was won by John Billot, Colin Thornton, Tom Lamin and Mick Hall with 125, closely followed by Tony Slipper, Roy Adlard, Len Astil and Dave Inglis on 121.
Nearest the pin was Tony Wilcox, nearest the pin in two (par 4) Roy Adlard and nearest the line David Toule. Winner of the “over 75” Trophy was Les Vine with 39 points and the “Best Value” trophy was won by Roland Shepperson. Highest scorer of the day was guest of honour Andrew Cameron with 42.
l The Marshall’s Monthly Medal was won by Del House with a net 70, followed by Len Astil (73) and Tom Rea (75) in third.
Belton Woods 7
Toft 1
Alan Lowen and David Toule won 6&4, Mike Whitington and Les Vine won 1 up, Colin Musson and Mike North won 6&5, Colin Thornton and Peter Bishop won 8&6, Phil Turrell and John Sabin lost 1 down, Mick Hall and Ian Nisbet won 2&1, Pat Stanford and Gordon Scott won 7&6, Bob Clarke and John Bratt won 3&2.
Gents
The Notts Rose Bowl stableford was played on the par 72 Lakes course, with a maximum 18-handicap allowance.
Winner was Graham Bell with 38 points, one ahead of Glenn Cooper, with Bruce Foster third on countback with 36.
STOKE ROCHFORD
Seniors
Forty-one Stoke Rochford seniors enjoyed captain Mick Rance’s away day at Coxmoor Golf Club.
Winners of the best two from three competition with 92 points were Keith Dugmore, Don Werner and Wilf Stephenson. Runners-up with 85 were Ron Kent, Mike Dickinson and Dave Hamston, and John Helstrip, Roy Rowe and Cliff Mills were third with 83. Nearest the pin on the par three seventh was Gareth Hughes and nearest the pin in two on the par four 15th was David Hamilton.
Stoke seniors’ annual Summer Medal was won with 77 (net 65) by John Wright. Second with 79 (67) was defending champion Eddie Plant on countback from Colin Howett 87 (67) and Duncan Bennett 86 (67).
BELTON PARK
Ladies
First place in the EWGA Medal Silver Division went to Shelley Mc.Clelland with gross 88 (net 71).
Runner-up was Sheila Mason with 91 (72) on countback from Linda Midgley 85 (72).
In Bronze Division, Donna Hayle continued to improve her handicap by obtaining a two shot cut for her round of 97 (68). Second place went to Enid Maltby with 92 (70) and Madge Stenson was third with 95 (72).
l Organised by vice-captain Pam Wiggins, the Ladies’ Charity AM/AM attracted a fantastic field of 192 from around the county, and raised more than £1,240 for lady captain Diane Dixon’s charity, LIVES First Responders. A raffle raised a further £263.
Winners on the day were from Ruddington Grange with 85 points, and a Boston team finished second on 83. Third placed were Joy Stepney (Belton Park), Dawn French, Carolyn Waters and Sylvia Showan from John O’Gaunt Golf Club with 82 points. Fourth place went to Julie Hamer, Shelley McClelland, Jose Short and Carol Taylor from Belton Park with 81 points.
l A tie at the top of the leader board resulted in a win for Jean Tetley with a score of five in Warrender Cup par competition. Narrowly defeated on countback was new member Kathy Hill and third went to Julie Hamer (3).
l The Breda Boyle Trophy saw new member Sue Addis lift the trophy with 40 points. Narrowly missing out on countback was Nicola Christian and in third place was Lucy Morley with 39.
l The Handicap League team played against Sleaford and won 2½-1. The Scratch Division team played Stoke Rochford and lost 2-1. Two friendly away matches, at Scraptoft and Torksey, both resulted in draws.
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Winner of the midweek July medal was seven-handicapper Michael Green with a three under CSS score.
Runners-up were Paul Burrell in Category 3 and Andy Harris in Category 4, both two under CSS. Ian Reah and Ben Dyson were both in the prizes.
Jo Pearson won the parallel ladies’ medal and the twos sweep.
l In the July Sunday stableford, John McSpadyen was overall winner with a card of 44 points and Philip Edwards (42) was runner-up.
Steve Squires, Andy Newman, Bruce MacFarlaine, Ian Mason, Pete Burkhill and Andy Harris all bettered or equalled CSS.
Jo Pearson was best lady on 37 points, from Erica Sansom on 33. Lorna Jackson, Graham Ritchie and Michael Green shared the twos pot.
Jacob writes:
“The internet is truly a dark, frightful place. If you happen to be an out of touch MP.
Or maybe you are just an MP toeing the party line. In either case it is a scary thought; would you rather have your country ran by those ignorant to the modern world or those so eager to climb the political ladder they forsake common sense?
Nick Boles, Grantham MP, last week published his thoughts in the Journal on the proposition from the Government that internet service providers would have an adult content filter active by default.
Among them, he pointed out that the Prime Minister is right to challenge “big search engines” to filter their results. While I agree that more needs to be done to wipe truly harmful material from the internet, carpet bombing the world’s greatest archive on free information and discussion probably is not the smartest way to go about it, particularly as there is bound to be issues with the filter to work through.
If this is not a push for censorship under the guise of “won’t someone think of the children?” then the real way to support parents, in the words of Mr Boles, is to truly do that. Teach them how to use the internet safely if they need help so they can teach their children.
Having criticised the previous Government for their policies, creating a ‘nanny state’, this sort of act seems hypocritical. And worse are the questions over free speech and thought.
In removing content from the internet with an opt-out clause, the embarrassment of essentially ‘outing’ oneself in front of the family will mean this act of censorship has a built-in shield as The Sun lies open on a protected page 3 on the breakfast table.”