Week ending 28th August

Our Friday miscellany of the week's news and events
One down one to go ... The Dear Leader Councillor Richard "Papa Dick" Austin has at last renounced one of his public claims that he still represents Boston South on Lincolnshire County Council. After some chiding on Councillor Raymond Singleton-McGuire's durable and entertaining blog, he has removed the reference from his biography on the borough's website. However, he still seems to be clinging on to the former title on the Lincolnshire Independents website. We cannot believe that he can hold out for much longer. If he still wants a place at County Hall, it's all the more reason to contest Boston North West when it comes up in just over a month's time.
Just the ticket ... Another Boston website last week asked when anyone last saw a traffic warden issuing a ticket. We watched one industriously scribbling away in West Street about three weeks ago, before slapping the penalty on the windscreen of a car displaying a disabled badge. The car was parked next to the last available space on the south side of the street almost opposite the eastern entrance of Rosegarth Street. Its "offence" was to park on the broad yellow line marking a "buses only" area. However, the whole of the rest of the bus area was out of commission, having been taken over by the contractors building the new Wickes store to provide a pedestrian walkway. Don't these jobsworths ever exercise common sense or discretion?
Parking up the wrong tree ... Talk about rubbing salt into the wound. Not only does a Boston policewoman park in a disabled space rather than walk all the way from the nick to the borough council offices to view some CCTV coverage, but town inspector Phil Clark announces: "As a goodwill gesture we will donate what could have been a £70 fine to the Butterfly Hospice Trust." Er... that £70 would be ratepayers' cash from our council tax, wouldn't it, inspector.
Press cuttings ...
Keeping it brief ... we loved the quote from the prosecutor who said "X made unsolicitored remarks that he was growing cannabis in the bedroom." We agree it's always best to stay silent until your solicitor is present!
Reporter at large ... Our thanks to the irrepressible George (Nowhere's a Thought) Wheatman for his hilarious recounting of the conversation between a cockney couple on whom he eavesdropped in a local restaurant as they discussed the Into Town bus service. Such realism! We haven't read a script like that since the days of the Al Read Show, which is probably when George last heard it too. Sadly he failed to mention whether the couple concerned were wearing their pearly coats and hats as well!
Soft shoe shuffle ... A word of comfort for anyone being picked on by Boston prospective Labour parliamentary candidate Paul Kenny. His name is an anagram of "Puny ankle" - so whilst he may kick out, he can't do too much harm!

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