of the week's
news and events
What’s in a name? ... A dilemma facing the Bypass Independent Party is whether to rename themselves when they campaign in next May’s local government elections. As we are no longer going to get a bypass, they clearly have to drop the word from their title.That leaves the unlikely-to-materialise distributor road, which we suppose is better than nothing. Hmmm ... Distributor Road Independents Party - DRIP for short. It does have an apposite ring to it, doesn’t it?
What’s in a name- 2 ... The latest edition of Boston Borough Council’s electronic bulletin includes a number of interesting titles for officers. Despite being told that posts have been cut, we note jobs such as a “customer insight officer ,” an “IT principal strategic director” and a “partnerships and sustainability manager.” What on earth do these people do?
On a similar note ... We learn that the council will be the first to use a new chemical “DNA” property-marking system called SmartWater. The borough bulletin tells us that Boston’s Neighbourhood Policing Team, which includes Boston Borough Council’s Community Safety Team, have recently been “trained” on how to use the SmartWater kits. The bulletin goes on to tell us :- “SmartWater is a colourless liquid which is simply dabbed onto the uneven surfaces of valuables.” So what does the training involve ... other than wasting half a day’s work?
Dim view ... This is a genuine item, and a serious reminder in the unlikely event that anyone wants to access Boston Borough Council's website tomorrow. The supply may be down from 8am for up to nine hours during the installation of a voltage optimiser, which might save the borough around ten per cent a year on its electricity bill. We’re sure that you will be able to handle the disappointment.
Sad sack of the week award ... goes to the writer of a letter to the Boston Target who informs us that one day last week whilst waiting in “the chaos that has been the A16,” the queuing cars pulled over not once, but twice, to allow an emergency ambulance to go on its way. “I was so proud to be a Bostonian,” the writer proclaimed. We know that Boston has little to evoke pride, but if this is the best the writer can find, then its probably time to move elsewhere!
Going green with Mould ... A reader with a longer memory than ours tells us that the Boston Standard’s announcement a “trip down memory lane” feature with local historian Paul Mould is recycling an idea first made some years ago. Mr Mould’s contribution comes soon after the Standard announced the resurrection of the “Mess of the Month” feature that died a natural death and went completely unmourned. Soon, the Standard will consist of nothing more than telling us what happened years ago (there are already two pages dedicated to this) and giving away free food. Most readers, if asked, will confirm that more news would be a welcome addition to its pages.
Holy goalie ... If you’re among the sports fans wondering about the reasons behind the current run of success of Boston United, the following item on the BBC Lincolnshire “news” website may shed some light on the matter ... click on the photo to enlarge it ...
... the answer may be little short of miraculous.
Sod’s law ... It’s a fact of life that literals - as they call typographical errors in the trade - always crop up when your least expect or want them to - particularly when they are inapparopriate to the context of the piece. IThat was exactly the case with this piece of misfortune struck the Boston Target ...
That’s it for this week. Thanks for reading Boston Eye ....
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