Pothole news
Potholes and poorly maintained roads are always making headlines, which just goes to prove what a major source of heartache they are for the nation's motorists. Below you'll find links to just some of the many news stories on the topic of potholes that appear every week.
Highways waste money by painting white lines on pot holes
It was a pot hole blunder for Hertfordshire Highways in Buntingford as white lines were painted over giant craters in the road. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 04/08/2010, Source: 964eagleSurrey bosses: 'Vast majority of potholes fixed'
Surrey bosses claim they've repaired most of the potholes on our county's roads. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 04/08/2010, Source: Coventry News£5 million scheme starts to repair Coventry potholes
Some of the worst roads in Coventry will finally be fixed as part of the council’s promise to tackle the city’s pothole nightmare Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 29/07/2010, Source: This Is ChesireBumpy ride as potholes not yet filled
Tarmac woes continue in Stockton Heath while residents wait for ‘dangerous’ pot holes to be filled. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 24/07/2010, Source: The TelegraphDriving over potholes 'can save fuel'
Driving over potholes could in the future cut fuel consumption thanks to a revolutionary new shock absorber. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 21/07/2010, Source: Rochdale OnlinePot holes need fixing, urges Deputy Leader
Pot holes was once again a topic that caused debate at Rochdale Council’s full council meeting Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 19/07/2010, Source: Evening TimesGlasgow potholes are worst in Britain
Celebrity chef and motoring enthusiast James Martin slammed the decaying condition of Glasgow’s pothole-scarred roads as the “worst in Britain”. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 19/07/2010, Source: Daily RecordPotholes I remember, not so fondly
In middle school when our bus went over the Route 46 bridge over the NJ Transit tracks in Dover, we'd jump in our seats when it went over a pothole to give ourselves more air and achieve the weightless feeling you get riding a roller coaster.
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Hailey Park Tennis Courts Get A Makeover
Tennis courts in Llandaff North are being urgently repaired ahead of the summer holidays after residents and a local MP criticised the state of them. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 14/07/2010, Source: swindon advertiser‘Potholes making my life a misery'
Potholes are giving one pensioner trouble every time he ventures out of his street. Read this News (opens in new window)
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