Spalding residents call for dip near their homes to be sorted Published: 06:44, 04 April 2021 Concerned residents are fed-up with the âminor earth tremorsâ created by lorries going over a significant dip outside their homes. People living in Halmergate, in Spalding, report brick dust and rattling crockery as trucks travel over the dip. Now they are calling on Lincolnshire County Councilâs Highways team to sort out the dip after reporting it numerous times over the FixMyStreet website. The dip in Halmergate, Spalding Linda Bond, who lives close to the site, said the dip has become worse in recent months. She said: âWhen big lorries go over itâs like a mini earth tremor.