Lolham

A man has been killed after being hit by a train running between Grantham and Peterborough. British Transport Police were called to Lolham crossing in King Street, Helpston at 10.43am following reports of a person being struck by a train.

Emergency services were called to the Lolham crossing in King Street in Helpston just before 11am. A spokesperson from the British Transport Police, who were in attendance, said: "Colleagues from Cambridgeshire Constabulary and East of England ...

A spokesman for British Transport Police (BTP) said: “We were called to the Lolham crossing in King Street, Helpston, at 10.43am on Friday, 8 April following reports of a person being struck by a train. “Colleagues from Cambridgeshire Constabulary and ...

Last month Peterborough City Council changed the traffic flow on King Street in Lolham from two-way to a one-way street after Network Rail provided evidence that the two-way system was causing traffic to back up onto nearby Lolham level crossing due to ...

The rail firm wants to close all the level crossings on the East Coast Main Line, which connects London and Edinburgh. Those covered by Peterborough City Council include two in Helpston, one nearby in Woodcroft Road, east of the village, and one in ...

Although council planning officers admitted to concerns on the impact of traffic in neighbouring villages, in particular if the Lolham Bridges crossing is shut, councillors were more optimistic. Councillor David Sanders said: “I'm going to state the ...