Courts

A court has heard that a 66 year old Long Sutton man had a million and a half pornographic and indecent images on his computer and other devices within the home. Ian Stuart Bradbury, 66, of Roman Bank admitted three charges relating to 330 category A (the most serious), 419 category B and 45,736 category C indecent photographs of children, ...

A businessman has been given an 18-week suspended sentence for storing and burning waste illegally at a site in Gedney Dyke, despite repeated warnings from the Environment Agency.  Peter Higgins, 73, the owner of PJH Bathrooms, Kitchens and Tiles Ltd, based at Yew Lodge, Hallgate, Gedney Dyke, stored waste on ground next to the company showroom without a permit for ...

A drug dealer was arrested after police stopped a car and found a stash of drugs inside, Lincoln Crown Court was told today (Friday, January 22). Terry Parbury was a front seat passenger in the vehicle which drove away from the scene of an alleged assault in Hampton Close, Spalding. Ian Way, prosecuting, told the court “The defendant was observed ...

An emergency call taker has had extra supervision after “pretty poor” service when a Pode Hole man had a cardiac arrest, an inquest has been told. The hearing, in Lincoln, was told Michal Jagodzki was taken ill at home on November 16, 2019. After being told an ambulance could take an hour by a 111 call handler, his family and ...

A 73 year old Spalding man has been sent for trial at Lincoln Crown Court on a range of historic allegations of sexual assaults on children aged between three and 15 years old. David Walker of Coronation Close entered no pleas at Boston Magistrates Court to the five allegations of sexual assault and three of attempted rape, all of which ...

A teenager from Holbeach St Marks has admitted making hundreds of indecent images of children. Joseph Orbell, 18, of Strawberry Fields Drive, admitted making a total of 782 still and 16 moving images of children between January 2015 and March 2019. Prosecuting at Boston Magistrates Court, Michael Little said police executed a search warrant at Orbell’s home on March 5, ...

A driver who tested positive for more than three times the permitted level of cannabis in his bloodstream, has been banned from driving by magistrates in Boston. Justinas Gabrenas, 28, of Delgate Avenue, Weston, who admitted the offence, was seen by police driving down West Marsh Road at 11.30am on May 6 last year and, when they stopped him, it ...

A part time carer who was herself the subject of fraudulent activity, drank so much alcohol that she crashed into a parked car, a court has heard. Sandra Hopkins, 63, of Roberts Walk, Long Sutton, admitted driving with excess alcohol when she appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Shelley Wilson said that at 6.20pm on October 27, Mrs Hopkins crashed ...

A woman who has lived in her home in Donington ‘for many years’ was caused alarm and distress by the actions of her 60 year old lorry driver neighbour, a court in Boston has heard. Peter Andrews of Days Lane, admitted using threatening behaviour towards his next door neighbour, Susan Issitt, when he appeared at the magistrates court Prosecuting, Shelley ...

A prolific gang stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across Lincolnshire and England, including St Peter and St Paul’s in Gosberton, causing utter devastation to village communities, a court was told today (Wednesday) The four men targeted churches from Somerset to North Yorkshire during a two-year crime spree which left churches facing repair bills totalling more than £2 ...

A motorist who decided to go to a drive through McDonald’s and was involved in a minor collision was nearly three times the drink-drive limit. The 51-year-old decided to drive out for a takeaway and was involved in a minor collision which resulted in police being called because he smelt of alcohol. Sean Jason Hoyles, of Beccelm Drive, Crowland admitted ...

A former barman accused of stealing money from a Spalding pub will go on trial in May next year. Luke Jackson, 31, faces 29 charges of theft from the Moorings pub in Commercial Road between 26 May 2019 and 3 November 2019. Jackson, of Sewell Way, Spalding, appeared by video-link at Lincoln Crown Court today(Tues) for a pre-trial hearing. No ...

A person stopped for driving suspiciously was found to be at almost twice the legal alcohol limit, a court has heard. Prosecuting at Boston Magistrates Court, Lee Shepherd said that at 11pm on July 26, the police saw a Ford Focus being driven down Hereward Road into Pennygate , West Parade, Winsover Road and back round into Hereward Road. The ...

A Weston man has been fined after being found driving a van while under the influence of cocaine. Ricky Joe Heaviside, 31, of Small Drove, admitted driving under the influence of drugs when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Lee Shepherd said police stopped Heaviside when he was driving a Vauxhall Combo van at 9am on February 2 in ...

A Holbeach lorry driver caused a double fatal crash when he drove straight into the back of a car waiting to turn right off the A17, Lincoln Crown Court was told today (Tuesday, December 15). Kelvin Mason failed to see the Citroen Xsara in time to stop and although he braked it was too late and his 18-tonne lorry smashed ...

A man, arrested after a positive breath test revealed a reading more than three times the legal limit, has been given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted to a court that he was a ‘binge drinker’. Vytautas Linkis (36), of Cannon Street, Wisbech, but who was living in Bourne Road, Spalding, at the time, admitted driving with excess alcohol ...

A man who was found to have a knife while in Spalding town centre and also later assaulted a police officer has been given a community order. Jake Glenn of Alexandra Road in Spalding pleaded guilty to the two charges in a hearing at Lincoln Magistrates Court. He admitted possessing a lock knife without good reason or lawful authority in ...

A man has been placed under curfew and given a suspended jail sentence after assaulting two police officers. Henrikas Lenderskis of Willesby Road, Spalding pleaded guilty to the assaults which took place in the town on November 22. He also pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and of damaging a police prisoner van on the same date. Taking into account the ...

A man who shouted “horrific and frightening” threats to his ex-girlfriend and her new partner has been jailed for two years. Dominic Stubbs (24), of Peterborough Road, Crowland, split up with the woman last year. On September 16 this year, the woman and her new boyfriend returned home in Peterborough at about 1.30pm and were confronted by Stubbs who was ...

The parents of a murdered teenager appeared at The Old Bailey this week.Sarah Walker (37), and Scott Walker (50), of Century Square, Millfield, Peterborough, were charged with the murder of Bernadette Walker in September.The 17-year-old was reported missing by her parents after she had not been seen for three days.Police officers extensively searched the A16 corridor around Cowbit but no ...