A LONG Sutton man has appeared in court accused of making and possessing dozens of indecent images of children.

Michal Jaziak (40), of High Street, entered no plea to 11 counts of making indecent images and one of possessing them in a hearing before King’s Lynn magistrates on Friday.

The court was told that a total of 47 images had been found by police on a laptop computer in his home.

One was said to be a level five image, the most serious on the Copine scale, while 18 were of level four.

The case was adjourned for a committal hearing on November 9.

Jaziak was granted bail with conditions of no unsupervised contact with any child aged 16 or under, surrendering his passport to police and to live at his home address.

HOLBEACH Parish Council has taken steps to remove a potentially deadly plant growing near a school in the town.

A gardener employed by the council cut down and took away Deadly Nightshade found growing in an area near Stukeley Gardens and William Stukeley Primary School on Wednesday.

The plant, also known as Belladonna, produces berries and leaves which cause headache, rapid heartbeat, blurred vision and even death if eaten by adults and children.

Headteacher Tom Emery said: “I made a telephone call to the parish council early last week and spoke to a very pleasant lady.

“Within a day, Councillor Terry Harrington came to visit me and he created a plan of action for the plant’s removal.”

Coun Harrington said: “It was brought to my notice that there was a small amount of Deadly Nightshade growing on a fence between the school and Stukeley Gardens.

“The headteacher was concerned and I met him to explain the situation.

“The plant was cut down to the ground and taken away on Wednesday, so the matter has been dealt with and there should be no recurrence of it.”

Coun Harrington encouraged residents to report concerns about other plants, including Japanese knotweed believed to be growing in Stukeley Gardens and Back Lane, to the council on 01406 426739.

He said: “If people see or are caused any disturbance by these plants, they should let us know and we will make it a priority to remove them.”

A MOTORIST who caused the deaths of two sisters when he overtook a line of traffic approaching a bend was yesterday jailed for three years.

Robin Settle (56) was on the wrong side of the road when he crashed into a car driven by Pamela Moore (82) on the A52 at Donington.

Mrs Moore, of Grosvenor Mews, Billingborough, and her sister Eileen Williams (83), from Stafford, were cut from the wreckage on Bridge End Causeway but later died in Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital.

Lincoln Crown Court heard the sisters were returning from an evening playing bingo with front seat passenger, Barbara Walton, who suffered a broken sternum and internal bleeding during the collision.

Settle was returning to Boston from work in Grantham when he overtook three cars as he approached a sweeping left hand bend.

Chris Lowe, prosecuting, said one of the cars braked to give Settle the chance to pull in behind a lorry but he continued to overtake even when Mrs Moore’s headlights appeared.

“Witnesses described it as incredibly dangerous,” Mr Lowe added. “The view around that bend was severely restricted by the curvature of the road and the growth of foliage on the verges.

“Mrs Moore swerved to the left and slightly onto the verge, but she could do nothing to avoid a near head-on collision.”

Settle suffered a serious leg injury and could not be questioned until November 24 when he admitted overtaking but told police he was on his side of the road when the crash happened.

In a statement read out in court Mrs Moore’s son, Stephen, said: “Our father was killed in an accident 28 years ago, now our mum, both before their time.

“Mum was the heart of the family.”

Alan Wheetman, mitigating, said Settle believed he had pulled in to the correct side of the road, but having seen an accident report he now accepted that must be wrong.

Mr Wheetman added that speed was not a factor. “It is a mystery this case, he was not in a hurry.”

Settle, of Cherry Walk, Boston, pleaded guilty to two charges of causing death by dangerous driving on October 28, 2011. He was jailed for three years, banned from driving for five years and ordered to take an extended re-test.

Passing sentence Judge Michael Heath made it clear Mrs Moore was in no way to blame for the collision.

“This was no way for these elderly ladies to end their lives,” Judge Heath told the packed court.

“His decision to overtake was clearly dangerous to those at the scene.”

In a statement released after the hearing the family said: “Mr Settle’s sentence will be his punishment but for us it will not change a thing. As a family we know all to well from past experience that our sentence will go on an awful lot longer.”

Tuesday 6pm: Police investigating the fatal hit-and-run incident in Spalding were scouring the scene again on Tuesday.

Fields beside the A151 Bourne Road and drains were being checked by officers this afternoon.

It comes on the day that a suspect - a 41-year-old man from the Sleaford area - was released on bail pending further inquiries.

Floral tributes to Tim Osborn (27, pictured), who was killed last Friday around 9pm, continue to be left at the roadside.

Tuesday, 10.40am: Police have today released on bail the man arrested on Monday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident.

The 41-year-old, from the Sleaford area, is due to return on November 28 following further police inquiries.

Tuesday, 8.45am: Police have thanked the media after information received via an appeal led to an arrest being made on Monday.

Lincolnshire Police said: “As a result of information received following the media appeal, officers investigating a fatal collision on the A151 Bourne Road in Spalding on Friday evening have arrested a 41-year-old man from the Sleaford area on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of an accident, and failing to report an accident. He has been taken to Grantham Police Station for interview and a forensic examination of a vehicle is taking place.

“Lincolnshire Police would like to take the opportunity to thank the media for their coverage of the incident which has assisted in progressing the investigation but continue to appeal for any witnesses who were in that area of Spalding on Friday evening and who may have seen a silver coloured van around 9pm.

“Anyone with information should contact Lincolnshire Police on 101 or call the Collision Witness Hotline 01522 558855.”

The man is still being questioned about the incident in Bourne Road, Spalding, which killed cyclist Tim Osborn (27).

Monday, 4.30pm: Police investigating the fatal hit-and-run incident in Spalding on Friday have now made an arrest.

A 41-year-old man from the Sleaford area is being held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of an accident, and failing to report an accident.

He has been taken to Grantham Police Station for interview and a forensic examination of a vehicle is taking place.

Lincolnshire Police continue to appeal for any witnesses who were in that area on Friday evening and who may have seen a silver coloured van around 9pm.

Anyone with information should contact Lincolnshire Police on 101 or call the Collision Witness Hotline 01522 558855.

UPDATE, Monday 9am: The family of Timothy Osborn - the cyclist killed in a hit and run in Spalding on Friday night - have opened their heart about him and urged the driver responsible to come forward.

IT READS: Timothy James Osborn (27) is our eldest child of 4. He wasn’t the most academic person but he had many better qualities and we were extremely proud of him.

Tim worked at Morrisons all his working life mostly in the car park pushing trolleys around and helping those who needed it to load their shopping into their cars. He loved his job and especially being outside in all weathers.

Tim didn’t want much, he was a happy child, He always said as long as I have enough money to pay my rent, update my computer and my push bike. He loved to surprise us all with small thoughtful gestures and has left all of us with a very large hole in our lives.

Tim was the light n soul of our family – always around with his fun and laughter. His family was extremely important to him and at family reunions, and parties or when we went on holidays he was the life n soul having fun and enjoying himself.

Since Tim’s death on Friday Night, we have had so many messages of support we are finding it hard to keep up with them all. We are finding out just how special our Timothy was to other people helping them through hard times and being a shoulder to cry on.

To the driver of the vehicle or their families and friends, we would like you to come forward so we can understand how this happened. We would also appeal to anybody else who has information however small to contact the police. Imagine how you would feel finding your child dying in a ditch at the side of the road not 5 mins away from home.

PLEASE PLEASE come forward and hopefully you will never have to know just how hurt and destroyed we are.

I would like to say a huge thank you to the Lincs Police, Ambulance & Fire brigade for all their hard work and dedication.

We are just a normal family, who were like many families just living our own lives the best we could when this happened.

Tim I am so sorry we couldn’t be there to stop this happening we love you forever and you will always be in our hearts.

R.I.P – TO A VERY SPECIAL SON

Mum, Dad, Emma, Zoe & Michael

UPDATE Sunday noon: POLICE investigating the hit and run death of cyclist Timothy Osborn have released details of a vehicle that may have been involved.

As the investigation into the death of the 27-year-old from Bourne Road, Pode Hall continues, police have said they are looking for a silver Transit-style van.

It may be a Renault Trafic, Vauxhall Vivaro or Nissan Primastar model and was believed to have been in the area at the time of Friday night’s fatal collision.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, the collision witness hotline – 01522 558855 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.

UPDATE Saturday 6.40pm: THE family of the cyclist killed in Spalding last night by a hit and run driver have made an impassioned plea for the culprit to give himself up. Timothy James Osborn (27) was killed in Bourne Road when he was struck by what is believed to be a van while cycling home from work.

On our website about an hour ago, dad Stephen said: “I am sad to say that my son was killed by a hit and run last night on his way home from work. I would like to thank all friends and family who have popped in, messaged or phoned us.

“Please, please would the driver or partner of the vehicle owner please contact the police – besides the fact that you have totally destroyed a loving family, one day this could be one of your kids.

“So please, please come forward and help us to come to terms.”

Timothy’s grandmother Jackie added: “Thankyou for your kind words and condolences. My son and his family are devastated as you can imagine. I must thank the police, they have been really good, and are keeping my son up to date with their inquiries.

“We do know it was a van, and it will have massive damage to the front and/or side of the vehicle. Someone out there today, a wife/husband, partner/friend, girl/boyfriend or neighbour must realize that their van has massive damage and should report it.”

UPDATE Saturday 3pm: POLICE have confirmed that the 27-year-old cyclist who was involved in a serious road traffic accident in Spalding last night (Friday) has died.

The family of the dead man, from the Pode Hole area, became concerned when he failed to return from work. They set off to search along his usual route and found him seriously injured at the side of the A151 on Bourne Road, Spalding.

The injured man had been involved in a collision with a vehicle. The driver had either failed to stop or driven away from the scene without reporting the matter. The cyclist was certified as dead at the scene.

It is thought that the collision occurred sometime after 9pm. Police are seeking information in relation to any vehicle which appears to have sustained unexplained front or side impact damage. They are also appealing for the driver, any passenger in the vehicle or anyone with any information to come forward.

The road is still closed to allow for a forensic examination of the scene to be completed. Drivers are asked to comply with the local diversions.

Information can be passed to the police by calling 101, the collision witness hotline – 01522 558855 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.

Saturday 11am: The driver of a vehicle involved in a serious road traffic accident in Spalding on Friday night is being hunted by police.

A 27-year-old male cyclist was involved in a collision with a vehicle which didn’t stop. It happened on the A151 Bourne Road between the Monks House Lane junction and Pode Hole at around 9pm.

The road remained closed on Saturday morning as police carried out inquiries and a search of the scene.

Sgt Mark Carling, of Lincolnshire Police’s road policing unit, has issued an urgent appeal for information.

He particularly wants to hear from anyone who knows of a vehicle which sustained “unexplained front or side damage” on Friday night.

He said information will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting incident 9 of September 15.

A cyclist was involved in a collision with a vehicle which didn’t stop. It happened on the A151 Bourne Road between the Monks House Lane crossroads and Pode Hole at around 9pm.

The road remained closed on Saturday morning as police carried out inquiries and a search of the scene.

Sgt Mark Carling, of Lincolnshire Police’s road policing unit, has issued an urgent appeal for information.

He particularly wants to hear from anyone who knows of a vehicle which sustained “unexplained front or side damage” on Friday night.

He said information will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting incident 9 of September 15.

RESIDENTS are being warned to be vigilant after a spate of shed raids in Spalding.

Police say there were a number of reports of thefts from sheds in South Drove and Horseshoe Road overnight on Wednesday.

Three men were seen in the area, but this was not reported until the following day.

Sgt Stuart Hurst said no particular items were being targeted.

Call 101 with information.

A MAN arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in Wigtoft has been released on police bail until November 21.

The 21-year-old man from Spalding was driving a Vauxhall Zafira which was in collision with a Vauxhall Meriva on the A17 on September 9.

The Meriva driver, Carl Rayner (78), of Alpine View in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, was taken to Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital where he later died from his injuries.

A DOTING dad is taking on the Great Eastern Run after his brave “little lass” spent most of her early days in hospital battling meningitis.

Jessica Marsden, from Moulton Chapel, was born on November 8, 2011.

Her parents Rob Marsden and Tracey Earth became worried when she became lethargic and started high-pitch crying by ten days old.

They called NHS Direct, which in turn put them in contact with their local out-of-hours GP.

Not taking a chance, the GP called an ambulance and within 20 minutes Jessica was en route to Peterborough City Hospital.

She had a painful lumbar puncture and was diagnosed with Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and septicaemia by the morning.

Jessica bravely battled GBS with the help of antibiotics in hospital for two weeks and returned home.

However, she had an increased head circumference and was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, where an MRI scan revealed she had fluid on the brain, on January 3.

They installed a reservoir to drain the fluid and her condition began improving.

She presently has a slight swelling and doctors are monitoring her case as Jessica grows.

Now the couple hope to spread awareness and help Meningitis UK find a vaccine to protect future generations from the disease.

Rob (38) said: “Our lovely daughter Jessica is literally the bravest person we know.

“She’s spent far too much of her young life in hospital and has already endured more pain and hardship than most of us stand to in a lifetime.

“It’s sickening that Jessica could have been spared the pain as there are tests available to detect GBS.

“We still won’t know the outcome of the disease and subsequent hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain) that Jessica has for a number of years.

“Health professionals must be aware of the disease and we have told friends who have fallen pregnant to ask questions of their doctors.”

Rob is training hard for 13.1-mile Great Eastern Run in Peterborough on October 14 and recently completed the 10km Great Yorkshire Run in Sheffield.

Rob, who is Spalding Squash and Racketball Club’s league secretary, said: “Running both is going to be one hell of a challenge, but simply I’m doing it for a great cause.

“We want to do all we can to spare other parents from the pain and suffering we have had to go through.”

Rob has already raised £1,455.80. To make a donation, visit www.justgiving.com/ROB-MARSDEN.

OLDER people in four of South Holland’s towns and villages are among those at the highest risk of being isolated.

Holbeach, Weston, Moulton and Long Sutton are among eight wards across Lincolnshire identified by a taskforce as facing “community isolation”.

The findings are part of the research being carried out by the Excellent Ageing project, which has been collecting data and talking to older people and other key people to identify the issues facing over-65s and what can be done to improve their lives.

One of its key priorities is ensuring older people are able to maintain relationships with others.

Holbeach, Weston, Moulton and Long Sutton have been identified as areas with limited or no access to key services, such as banks, doctors and post offices.

Lack of public transport has also been taken into account, as have the limited opportunities for social interaction, such as coffee mornings, luncheon clubs, support groups and other activities which help to combat loneliness and isolation.

The findings will be considered by a steering group in November when decisions and recommendations about the next steps to tackling the problems will be made.

But councillors in Weston and Moulton claim the problems are exaggerated, as there are a range of facilities available to older residents.

South Holland district councillor and chairman of Moulton Parish Council Andrew Woolf said: “I don’t think older people in Moulton are particularly isolated as there seem to be a lot of amenities, such as a post office, doctors’ surgery, fish and chip shop and pub, as well as bus routes coming through the village and a number of active clubs where they can get together and socialise.

“On the other hand, if they want to come in and look at improving things further, that can only be a good thing.”

Fellow district councillor and Weston Parish Council chairman Coun Anthony Casson said people living in outlying areas of the ward could consider themselves isolated, but said he didn’t believe Weston lacked facilities.

He said: “There are some community groups that have died a death but I can’t see the over-65s in Weston are isolated.”

It’s time for a new beginning.

All across South Holland, groups are coming together to make the district safer, cleaner and more prosperous.

Around 1,700 readers told us ‘We’ve Had Enough’ and, backed by our MP John Hayes, we’ve campaigned for change.

Now it’s time to support those groups who are striving, slowly but surely, to make that happen.

South Holland District Council deputy leader Nick Worth said: “We are experiencing very difficult times but remain positive about the good things going on across the district to improve our lives.

“It is great the Lincolnshire Free Press is working with the council and other partners, such as the police, to help make our towns and villages safer, cleaner and more prosperous.

“Now is the perfect opportunity for the public, too, to pull together to make that happen.

“It happened at the torch relay when all walks of life engaged and a feel-good factor swept the district.”

Speaking on behalf of the police, Spalding’s Sgt Stuart Hurst stressed the importance of working with other agencies, such as the council, as well as members of the public.

He said: “Some people may see the police as a beast hungry for resources but having worked all over the country I can honestly say I have never worked with a team that works so hard for its community and gives up so much of its time free of charge to keep it safe.

“The police are grateful to the Free Press for publicising incidents where we need the public’s help and to the public for coming forward because we need their support. And it is also useful to know how the public feels when they use the press to challenge us.

“I’m not going to do a David Cameron and talk about ‘One Nation’, but we are in it together.”

MP John Hayes said: “There’s a determination from those that have a part to play that by working together with new enthusiasm we can tackle the challenges facing Spalding and South Holland and make it an even better place to live and work.”

A man admitted three assaults on police and an assault on a police community support officer when he appeared in court on Thursday.

Spalding man Daniel Bristow (35), of Rowan Avenue, had his case adjourned by town magistrates on Thursday to October 25 for a probation service pre-sentence report.

His unconditional bail was extended.

He is accused of assaulting Sgt Gareth Wigham at Bourne, two PCs at Bourne and a PCSO in Spalding.

Almost one in every 100 people living in South Holland fly-tipped in the last year according to figures in a newly published study.

The AnyJunk Fly Tipping Report 2012 shows incidents of illegal rubbish dumping leapt 14 per cent to 752 compared to 2011.

South Holland District Council recently released figures saying there were 742 reported cases in 2011/2012 involving 74.9 tonnes of fly-tipped rubbish and the clean-up cost was more than £55,800.

Early last month the district council called in prisoners from Boston’s North Sea Camp to help clear piles of illegally dumped rubbish in a campaign known as Operation Fly Swat.

Moulton, Weston and Cowbit ward was singled out in August this year as South Holland’s fly-tipping capital with mountains of rubbish tipped on verges every week.

Illegal tippers were targeting Fengate Drove, Weston Hills and Delgate Bank at Weston as well as The Delph at Pode Hole.

But all has gone quiet following a story in the Spalding Guardian on August 9.

Ward member Rodney Grocock said he and fellow ward member Anthony Casson were constantly on the phone to the council to get rubbish removed from the verges.

He said: “Anthony was getting three or four a week and I got two a fortnight, but we have had nothing since that article went in. We want to thank the people of South Holland for taking their rubbish to the tip and not leaving it on the roads.”

But fly-tipping remains a problem in Sutton Bridge and Coun Michael Booth told the parish council that a lot of it could be stamped out if residents were willing to report incidents.

nAnyJunk’s report revealed Boston Borough had an explosion of fly-tipping with incidents rising by 217 per cent to 985 while South Kesteven had a 64 per cent rise to 542.

Tuesday 10am: Burglars stole two gold necklaces after breaking a kitchen window to get inside a home in Queen’s Road, Spalding, yesterday evening.

Spalding police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen something around the time of the break-in, 7.30pm.

Anyone with information can call police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

BUSINESSES are invited to a free Supporting Growth and Trade advice clinic on Friday.

The day has been organised by South Holland District Council and runs from 9am until 5pm at the Priory Road council offices. Appointments with an ex pert should be booked by emailing nburch@sholland.gov.uk

Young pupils have turned the clock back to Victorian times to learn more about their village and support a Lottery-funded heritage project.

Surleet Seas End youngsters visited the village’s Frasier Rooms on Wednesday in Victorian costume, used chalk and blackboards and were taught by a 19th century schoolmaster, acting assistant head Ben Newstead.

Volunteers formed a committee having received £8,000 Lottery funding to research local history and involved schoolchildren learning about Victorian schooling and comparing it with their own. Other pupils visited Hunstanton and Ayscoughfee Hall to learn about history.

Photo (TIM WILSON): SG031012-125TW

A man sent his sister a text apologising for stealing her iPod and docking station and saying he would hand himself in at the police station.

Nigel Williams, his partner and children visited Lesley Williams at her Pinchbeck home on September 12.

She was in bed but was wakened by her own partner at 9.30am with the news that her brother was downstairs. The family stayed for about 20-25 minutes before heading off.

Rebecca Ritson, prosecuting, said Ms Wiliams learned in the afternoon that her iPod and docking station were missing from the kitchen.

She suspected her brother as they hadn’t had any other visitors.

Ms Williams made inquiries with Cash Generator at Boston who had taken in similar items.

Miss Ritson said Ms Williams later received a text from her brother.

He admitted taking the items and said: “I am in Boston now. I will hand myself in at the police station.”

In interview, Williams told police he got his wife to take the iPod and docking station to the Boston shop, saying he was given them by a friend who owed him money.

Solicitor Carrie Simpson, mitigating, told Spalding magistrates: “He is embarrassed particularly that this is his sister that he has committed this offence against.”

Mrs Simpson said Williams stole as an “act of desperation” as he had no food and no electricity.

He intended to buy back the iPod and docking station from Cash Generator at the end of the week when he received his benefits.

She said he showed “immediate remorse”. Williams is currently serving a 110-hour unpaid work order for a previous offence.

Williams (32), of Monarch’s Road, Sutterton, was given a nine month supervision order and will be electronically tagged for three months while he serves a 7pm-7am curfew. He admitted theft.

Magistrates made no order for costs because of Williams’ limited means. The shop’s £30 pay-out was refunded and the items recovered.

POLICE have charged a man with criminal damage after a window was allegedly broken at The Punchbowl pub in Spalding’s New Road at about 1am on Saturday.

Lewis Parnham (19) is due to appear at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on October 25.

A Gosberton couple who moved to the country to enjoy open space say they are at their wits’ end after neighbours blocked their view.

Karen and Andy Pulling moved off an estate 10 years ago to set up their engineering business in Sweetlands Way because they didn’t want to be overlooked.

All was well until 18 months ago when their neighbours were granted permission to build what they thought was going to be a garage.

According to the couple, they are now overlooked by a six-and-a-half meter high building which has been built right on their boundary line.

Mrs Pulling, 41, said: “We moved to the country for a reason because we didn’t want to be overlooked by neighbours. For ten years there hasn’t been a problem.

“Now we are blocked in by a brick monstrosity.”

A letter from South Holland District Council saying the authority had investigated their complaint but found nothing wrong has added to her distress.

She said: “We understood planning permission was for a garage, but this clearly will be lived in. I don’t understand how this got passed - they even had to come on our land to build it.

“It’s making me ill - I just don’t know where to go with this. No-one seems to want to know.”

Michael Evison, of Wargate Field Lane, said he was surprised his neighbour had waited a year to complain.

He said: “The matter is finished - the council approved the building and that’s all I have to say.”

In a statement from the district council, the building at Wargate Lodge was referred to as a garage and storage area.

It read: “In determining this retrospective planning application South Holland District Council, as in all cases, strictly followed established procedures and policies and could see no reasons why it should not be granted consent.

“The matter has been through all three stages of the council’s complaints procedure and the original decision, to grant planning permission, has at each stage been upheld.”

Looking back at my last article in the Free Press, which was written just before the harvest, I wished all the local farmers an easy and profitable harvest.

Well, now most of the harvest is over and, although it was relatively easy – mainly as there was so little to cart
to the sheds and the weather mostly allowed us to get the crops in relatively good time,
it will be anything but profitable.

As well as the low yields, the problem is likely to be the quality of the crop, as a lot of the crop harvested in this area will have been of poor
quality so will not achieve the high prices that they may have done.

Due to bad weather in different parts of the world, either flooding or drought, harvest around the world has not been good.

Inevitably, this will lead to higher prices in the shops and we will all have to pay for the summer and harvest we have had.

We are busy establishing the crops for next harvest already.

Oilseed rape is drilled as soon as possible after the wheat is harvested and has established very well this year.

Wheat drilling has just begun and the recent rains have helped to make the seed beds good.

A new flock of chickens are settled in and just starting to lay.

Let us all hope for good weather and crops next year.

A temporary speed camera set up in Moulton Seas End trapped a total of 34 drivers in three days.

The trap, which was welcomed by parish councillors at a meeting last week, was set after concerns about drivers regularly exceeding the 30mph in Seas End Road and was carried out in three different locations.

Witnesses chased a van after it struck a Ford Focus showering the interior with glass from the passenger side windows.

Reginald Carswell (65), of Harvey Close, Bourne, was driving a curtain sided Luton type van along High Street St Martin’s in Stamford when he hit the Ford and carried on towards the A1.

Rebecca Ritson, prosecuting, said witnesses followed in a vehicle after seeing the accident at 4.45pm on May 31.

Carswell told police there was no room to turn around after he was flagged down.

Spalding magistrates on Thursday fined Carswell £185 for failing to stop and £95 for driving without due care and attention. He must pay £43 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

He admitted those offences and failing to report an accident, for which he received no separate penalty.

Solicitor Carrie Simpson, mitigating, said Carswell didn’t realise he had hit the car.

She said: “He is 65 years old and he had never troubled a court before.”