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Traffic & Construction Pinchbeck
Enterprise Way in Pinchbeck is due to reopen on Thursday evening, September 24, after months of work following a collapsed road surface and failed initial repairs. The project addressed highway drainage and Anglian Water’s water recycling infrastructure, with the water company responsible for the reinstatement for three years.
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Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is launching its latest lecture programme with an evening exploring 18th-century cooking, dining and the tavern kitchens of London.
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Planning officers have recommended approval for a proposed mid-scale supermarket and drive-thru Costa Coffee near Spalding’s McDonald’s roundabout, after revised access arrangements addressed highway concerns. The unnamed supermarket could create 98 full-time jobs and provide 185 parking spaces, while cycling and walking access remain disputed.
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Enterprise Way in Spalding could reopen by the end of September after repairs to a sewer problem and a sink hole near the Edison Court junction were completed, Anglian Water says.
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Brun Lea on Surfleet Road was rated ‘requires improvement’ after a Care Quality Commission inspection identified concerns over safe care, medicines management, records and governance.
Traffic & Construction Cowbit
Lincolnshire County Council officials are preparing options for Barrier Bank/Crowland Road, which has been closed since last summer because of subsidence. Proposals on how to address the damage and reopen the route are expected to be presented in November, although winter conditions could delay a decision until spring.
Traffic & Construction Little London
Spalding’s Water Taxi has been unable to leave its base since August 29 after weeds built up around Little London Bridge on the River Welland. Operator Anthony Grunwell hopes the service linking the town centre and Springfields can reopen on September 15, while Coun Mark Le Sage has called for the blockage to be removed before it affects visitors and local businesses further.
Traffic & Construction Woolram Wygate
A Spalding resident has criticised the handling of the Pinchbeck Road and Park Road junction, arguing that a small relief road could have improved the turn. The letter also raises concerns about roadworks, Woolram Wygate and responsibility for local highways decisions.
Traffic & Construction Pinchbeck Road
Northgate in Pinchbeck was closed after a two-vehicle collision at a crossroads brought down a telegraph pole, police said.
Traffic & Construction Little London
Spalding’s popular Water Taxi service was unable to run on Friday after a bank-to-bank build-up of river weed blocked the waterway at Little London Bridge. Operators said the situation had not improved by Saturday.
Traffic & Construction Pinchbeck Road
Anglian Water says torrential rainfall flooded an excavation and delayed planned sewer repairs connected with a sinking section of Pinchbeck road, which has been closed since May. The company says work is now continuing, but has not provided a reopening date.
Traffic & Construction West Elloe Avenue
New one-way systems and 24-hour closures are planned around Pinchbeck Road, Woolram Wygate and Hospital Road during September as the Spalding to Pinchbeck Active Travel Improvements project moves forward.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Park Road in Holbeach was closed after a collision at 5.13am on Monday, August 31, 2026. Nearby gates to Carter’s Park and Park Road cemetery were also closed temporarily at police request, although both areas remain accessible through other entrances.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Chain Bridge Forge is asking people across South Holland to share memories, stories and photographs of farming and food production as it explores a new online ‘virtual classroom’ and a display at the old sail loft.
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The Friends of Spalding Station have entered the railway station gardens in East Midlands in Bloom’s new Railway Station/Transport Hub category, with results due in September.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Anglian Water says it has identified the cause of the sewer problem behind a sinkhole on Enterprise Way and is carrying out an agreed repair plan with Lincolnshire County Council. The road has remained closed at its junction with Edison Court since late May, but no reopening date has yet been announced.
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Knipe Avenue in Spalding is due to undergo repairs and resurfacing from August 24, with motorists warned to expect delays, possible full closures and a signed diversion.
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Concrete carriageway repairs on the full length of Knipe Avenue in Spalding are scheduled across August and September 2026, with diversions, possible full closures and weekday disruption expected.
Traffic & Construction Woolram Wygate
Kathleen Stone of Cross Street, Spalding, marked her 100th birthday with family and friends, including a celebration at Pennington’s Cafe, where staff know her and Marion Loveridge as the ‘Prosecco ladies’.
Traffic & Construction Woolram Wygate
Woolram Wygate in Spalding is due to close from early September until late October while the third phase of the Pinchbeck Road active-travel scheme begins. Drivers will face a changed one-way system and a diversion using Park Road, subject to that road reopening as planned.
Traffic & Construction West Elloe Avenue
Active travel works between Spalding and Pinchbeck are moving into Phases 3 and 4, bringing a northbound one-way system on Pinchbeck Road and a 24/7 Woolram Wygate closure until late October.
Traffic & Construction Ayscoughfee
A new light, sound and metal installation created through Storytellers Lincolnshire is now on display at Ayscoughfee Hall, following work by Chain Bridge Forge, Squidsoup and four young people.
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Chain Bridge Forge is asking residents to share memories of the former Midlands and Great Northern Joint Railway as it develops a new interactive exhibition about the line’s history in South Holland.
Traffic & Construction Springfields
Springfields Shopping Outlet says it will invest in new and improved toilet facilities after a 70-year-old visitor, recovering from surgery, was unable to access an open toilet during her first outing in eight weeks.
Traffic & Construction Pinchbeck Road
A power cut affecting around 1,000 homes caused traffic lights near Wardentree Lane and Wygate Park in Spalding to stop working, with motorists reporting long delays while nearby roadworks were already closing Park Road and parts of Pinchbeck Road.
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A Sutton Bridge Seniors’ Invitational at Sutton Bridge Golf Club raised £720 plus a bucket collection for St Barnabas Lincolnshire, with players travelling from across the region and winners from Sutton Bridge and Spalding.
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Vegetation cutting, tree maintenance and drainage cleansing will take place on the A16 Spalding Road in Boston from 17 to 20 August 2026, with overnight traffic management and a diversion via the A52, A17 and A16.
