You’ve only got a few days left to get your entry in to stand a chance of winning a share of £800 worth of great prizes in our Best Kept Front Garden competition.

Former Boston Grammar School boy Paul Jarvis, now 21 and studying sports business management, is seeking sponsors to help him on his way to represent Great Britain at rugby.

The Environment Agency is to carry out works in Boston in connection with a major flood prevention scheme proposed for the town.
Contractors will be working at various sites around the town and port to carry out ground investigations  relating to the planned Boston Barrier and Haven flood defence improvements.

Brenda Medlock, wife of Boston benefactor Len Medlock, has died, aged 81, after a lengthy illness.
Mr Medlock helped fund the Len Medlock Voluntary Centre in St Georges Road, Boston, an HQ for voluntary organisations in Boston, and Hinton Court sheltered housing in Fenside Road. Hinton was Brenda’s maiden name.
The couple founded the Medlock Charitable Trust, now overseen by their son, David, which has contributed more than £20 million to good causes throughout the country.
Len Medlock (86), living in retirement in Bath, founded a company providing subcontract engineering in 1951.
He met his wife in Bath where they made their home, enjoying 63 years of marriage and raising their son and daughter, Thea.
Len never forgot his home town and showed his generosity towards it, accompanied on many visits by his wife.

Brenda Medlock with her husband Len and Princess Anne at the opening of the Len Medlock Voluntary Centre in Boston.

A joint police/council initiative highlighting ways to deter crime proved to be a major attraction in Boston Market Place. The council’s “Tango” team had with them a special see-through car, designed to help motorists avoid becoming victims of crime.
The crime fighters were easily spotted thanks to the bright orange tops they were wearing.

PC Nick Hanson gives a resident advice about shed security during the joint police/council initiative in Boston Market Place.


 

The Project

The Empty Property Project is a partnership between Boston Borough Council, City of Lincoln Council, East Lindsey District Council, North Kesteven District Council, South Holland District Council and West Lindsey District Council. These councils are working together to find the best ways to approach the issue of empty homes across the districts. The public consultation on the strategy has been carried out, and it is hoped that, once comments received have been considered, that Councils will adopt the strategy by the Autumn.