Road to nowhere ... Although Lincolnshire County Council promised to keep delays caused by the town's marathon roadworks to a minimum, we found Boston badly jammed up yesterday afternoon. The reason? Narrowing of the road on the inbound stretch of Spalding Road near the Liqorpond Street Roundabout. The decision to close one of the two lanes caused tail-backs on the A16 beyond the London Road roundabout and even for several hundred yards along London Road itself. We calculate that the delay crossing town would be of the order of half an hour. On the other side of town for drivers using Sleaford Road encountered long delays as well. What they delays didn't surprise us, our jaw dropped when we checked the leaflet helpfully issued to show us where and when the "improvements" were being made, and found that they weren't listed. Expect more buffoonery in the weeks and months ahead.
Carping diem ... After our critique of Councillor Ramonde Newell's attack on Councillor Michael Brookes, we received some words of wisdom from Councillor Richard Leggott - who's probably forgotten more about operating as an Independent than Councillor Newell will ever know. "What Councillor Newell seems unable to accept/understand is that if he was truly a free Independent himself he would have no problem with anyone else's politics, or how they saw to practice such to the best effect for their electorate," writes Councillor Leggott. "In 19 years as an Independent on Boston Borough Council I have had no backlash from any true Indy as to how I have performed my duties - advice when sought; yes, but any sort of recrimination - never. Nor, whilst spokesperson/point of contact for the Indies, have I passed on any such recriminations- from any source - to true Independent members. And, believe me when I say, there have over the years been many attempts at censure from political groups re individual Indies' voting 'foibles.' It really makes one wonder what sort of Independents are this Bypass Party, of which the carping/changeling Councillor Newell is apparently a representative voice.
Crocodile tears ... We had to laugh at the news that Boston Borough Council has apologised after leaving a trailer in a disabled parking bay. The fact is that disabled parking bays have been hijacked by these trailers for months - almost as if they had a right to be there. The only time it matters seems to be when you get caught. It will be interesting to see how long it is before the trailers sneak back again.
Turning over a new leaf ... We enjoyed the latest issue of the Boston Bulletin. Our copy had five pages. Can anyone offer more than that?
Same old song ... Angry letter to the editor writer Councillor Richard Lenton persists in trying to blame all the borough's present problems on the previous administration in yet another attack on Councillor Michael Brookes for his switch from independent to Conservative. Amusingly, he also expresses his anger at the fact that "during his term of office as mayor, he was supported more by the BBI than any other party." Did he seriously expect that any self respecting representative could have his loyalty so easily swayed? If so, then politics is definitely not for him!
Snap happy - 1 ... A while ago we suggested that someone in Boston should set up a webcam for the town, without realising that Bicker had beaten us to it! We stumbled across the Bicker Webcam by accident, and when we saw the pictures, we rather wished that we hadn't. The site appears to have been defunct for around three years - but with so much to see, we can't think why!
Snap happy - 2 ... Talking of webcams, and after yesterday's traffic debacle, we found ourselves wondering whether someone could persuade Lincolnshire County Council to make the live traffic pictures from its Scoot traffic management system available via the internet, so travellers could check the state of the roads before they set out. It could prove a great help.
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