Spalding

Road closed for 90 minutes following two-vehicle collision

A busy road was closed this morning following a two-vehicle collision.
The incident happened on the A17 at Fosdyke, on the junction with Pitcher Row Lane, with the road shut for an hour-and-a-half.
Eyewitnesses reported long delays for motorists attemp…

Progress continues on Spalding Western Relief Road with new …

Engineers are continuing to make progress on the Spalding Western Relief Road[1].
Construction work on the controversial road[2] – which has been designed to link Pinchbeck and Spalding Common by running along the western side of town – began last year…

Man in his 80s dies following A17 crash near Spalding

A man aged in his 80s has died following a crash on the A17 near Spalding. Police[1] said that he passed away on Friday (December 22) evening, following the crash on Thursday.
Two vehicles were involved in the crash on the A17 Spalding on Thursday (Dec…

Police forced to remove trespasser from Winsover Road Level …

A trespasser who refused to leave the railway tracks brought transport in Spalding to a halt last night.
Police were called to the Winsover Road Level Crossing at 6.15pm after a member of the public refused to move when the barriers needed to close for…

More painful delays on town ‘relief road’

Money meant for the southern section of the Spalding Western Relief Road has been reallocated so it’s likely not to be funded for at least seven years while the only section being worked on is facing delays itself.
The controversial project, the three …

Lincolnshire County Council pulls ?27million earmarked for …

A £27 million fund earmarked for a section of Spalding’s controversial relief road has been pulled – with critics now labelling the project as the ‘biggest cul-de-sac in Europe’.
Lincolnshire County Council revealed work on the southern section of the …