New Action on Binge Drinking

The Labour Party's newest scheme is to stop the sale of beer, wine and spirits at discounted prices is the controversial “price-fixing” scheme.

This could mean a doubling in price of the cheapest alcoholic drinks sold by supermarkets, pubs and clubs this is the government’s latest attempt to cut down on excessive drinking.

A spokesman for supermarket Tesco said: “We accept that the country has a binge drinking problem, but the vast majority of alcohol bought at our stores is by responsible people who enjoy a bargain.”

The crackdown is being overseen by Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, with the hope of stopping Britain’s binge-drinking culture.

The scheme hopes to prevent thousands of deaths and hospital admissions every year Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said the Labour government is in a “complete mess” over alcohol pricing and that “This is not the way to tackle binge drinking.”


Click on the video clip to hear how it has affected one Boston resident.








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Snow continues and grit runs low for Lincolnshire

AS the snow continues to fall more people are being trapped in their homes and schools in the area are being forced to close due to the dangerous conditions on roads.

The highway gritting teams have been working since the first blast of cold weather in December, with grit running low and more bad weather been forecast the outlook seems bleak.

The Lincolnshire County Council are reassuring residents that the salting will go on and that more stocks are on there way.

Paul Coathup, Assistant Director for Highways & Traffic, said: “We have more shipments of salt due to be delivered over the next few weeks.

“The public are reminded that, during this level of cold and when temperatures fall below minus 6 degrees Celsius, salt reduces in its effectiveness, so extra care will be needed when driving or walking.”

It is not only the roads that are causing problems, with some streets in Boston being described by one resident “Like walking on ice.”

Boston resident John Metcalf said: “The streets are terrible because of the weather they haven’t been gritted so you have no choice but to walk on the road which is just plain dangerous.”

The Met office expects further snowfall and the freezing conditions to continue until the middle of the month.

To keep up to date with all the weather information click on the link Met Office website.

Mystery orbs light up the sky on Christmas Day

A NUMBER of mysterious glowing orbs lit up the night sky in Wainfleet on Christmas Day making some resident think that UFO’s had visited the small town.

These lights were seen weaving in and out and one witness said that they seemed to be heading towards the seaside town Skegness.

Five lights were seen all together making there way east wards Mrs Emma Smith said: “I don’t believe its UFO’s but it was very strange they were drifting through the sky and then after about 10 minutes they disappeared.”


Picture by Alice Walker

Birds Flock to Gibralter Point

THE knot bird population will almost double to 100,000 as flocks of the migrating birds head to Gibraltar Point, Skegness for the winter.

Visitors to the National Nature Reserve in Gibraltar Road, Skegness, will be able to see a variety of birds arrive to the area such as the pink geese and the knots.

Assistant warden Dave Miller said: "It's a fantastic sight to see when the tide comes in and the large flocks of knots just take off all together."

The knot, a short-legged wading bird, is one of the highest numbers of birds to arrive at Gibraltar Point.

Migrating south at the moment are swifts, house martins, finches and yellow hammers to name a few.

Over the years the nature reserve has noticed small changes to the area, for example the number of tree sparrows are dwindling.

Mr Miller explained: "There are small changes the weather is an important factor, year after year it will be slightly different."

Gibraltar Point covers three miles of coast from Skegness to the Wash and has a rich range of wildlife.

The reserve offers a range of events through out the year for beginners and experienced bird watchers to take a look at the range of creatures that inhabit the area.

For more information visit the Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve website.