Stevie King, owner of the SugarBeat Eating House in Swainsthorpe along the A140, says the site's lunchtime figures are down 90pc - while being 15pc down overall in March - thanks to recent cable work being carried out.

Stevie King, director at the SugarBeat Eating House, says his overall takings are down 15pc in March due to the roadworks (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest) Mr King says the work, by Power Systems UK - a sub-contractor for EDF Energy - has customers avoiding the restaurant because they do not want to be stuck in queues of traffic caused by the roadworks.

Adding to the drastic drop-off in turnover Mr King claims there was no communication prior to the work starting and the 24/7 traffic lights are expected to last until September beginning in........

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