Week ending 21st August

Pay no attention to the man behind the screen ... Having been at the forefront in breaking the news of the resignation of Boston North West county councillor Andrea Jenkyns, and reporting the involvement of Labour parliamentary wannabe Paul Kenny in her downfall, we awaited the arrival of our two local newspapers with considerable interest. Strangely, Mr K receives no mention in either the Standard or the Target. For the life of us we can't think why ... unless politics has something to do with it. But Boston Eye will keep you up to date. Look out for Mr Kenny's latest antics on Monday's blog.
Silly old sausages .... Just as we accuse Boston Borough Council of missing an opportunity by letting someone else use the Ten Downing Street website to launch a petition for a bypass for the town, they leap into action. According to the borough's website, the council is showing its support for local butchers by encouraging people to sign a petition for the Lincolnshire Sausage to be granted Protected Geographical Status. Councillor Richard Dungworth, portfolio holder for Regeneration, Planning, Sport and Cultural Services (presumably sausages are in there somewhere) said the council has a strong relationship with the local butchers and would encourage people to sign the petition. Smells more like baloney than Lincolnshire sausage to us.
One to go for an even dozen ... Meanwhile, the Number Ten petition for a Boston bypass remains locked on an unimpressive 11 signatures. Despite our plug for it last week, not a single member of the Boston Bypass Independents has added a signature to it. You can take a horse to water ..... but you'll never get it to eat a sausage. Is the BBI serious about a bypass ... we think not.
Is that all ..? After wading through endless serpentine ramblings down memory lane we finally discover in this week's Target that columnist George Wheatman has been to church. Heaven help us if he ever spends a week in Clacton!
Carpeted ...! Why does Boston always seem to get the dirty end of the stick? Whilst it's no big deal in the overall scheme of things, we can't help but wonder why, when Allied Carpets called in the receivers, the store in Boston is handed the black spot and closed, whilst the one in Spalding remains open. Over the years Spalding has steadily overtaken Boston as a place to shop and enjoy a good day out. What has South Holland District Council got that Boston Borough Council doesn't have. Flair, imagination, enthusiasm, competence .... the list is endless.
Soft toy soft toy approach ... "Operation Fusion hits the streets" says the headline. The reality? A handful of back office bogeys totter into the sunlight, dress up in a badger costume and hand out crime prevention leaflets at ASDA and the Pilgrim Hospital. This is apparently a crime prevention campaign which a spokesman says will "get the message out that we are totally committed to making our communities safe." What a load of old badgers**t. Until the police take things seriously and take on board the fact that what the public wants to see is more boobies one the beat, Lincolnshire Police will linger at the bottom of the public confidence league tables.
And finally.......
Wizard of Boz ... The town's Centenary Methodist Church is on the lookout for entrants to boost numbers at its annual scarecrow festival which is being held next month. Our nomination appears (right.) From what we've heard recently, scaring crows is just about all he's capable of doing - if that!


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