Tag: Sleaford
Jail for Lincolnshire man who groomed girl more than 45 years ago after victim realised he ‘stole part of her childhood’
A man from Sleaford has been jailed after grooming a teenager more than 45 years ago. John Raisen first met his victim in Melton Mowbray, when she was around 13 years old, and began committing his crimes in 1979. Raisen took an interest in her relationship with boys, which soon progressed into a sexual interest
Too big and in the wrong place – council’s verdict on major solar farm
Lincolnshire County Council has told the government that a proposed 1,300 acre solar farm is simply too big. The Beacon Fen Energy Park would be built east of Sleaford, and would reportedly generate enough electricity to power 130,000 homes. Plans are being considered by the government, but a Lincolnshire planning committee has left no doubt