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.
Wirral pothole campaigner Captain Crater's identity revealed
THE masked campaigner known as Captain Crater who embarked on a mission to shame a Merseyside council over potholes has revealed his identity. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 03/05/2013, Source: This is ScunthorpeNine teams working to plug pothole problems across North Lincs
MORE teams are being deployed to tackle pothole problems in North Lincolnshire. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 03/05/2013, Source: Evening TimesReport a Glasgow pothole on your phone? There's an app for that!
A new app which allows people, through their mobile phones or tablets, to report dangerous dips and surfaces is being extended after more than 7000 complaints were logged. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 03/05/2013, Source: EADT 24Suffolk: Multi-million pound potholes scheme starts as weather improves
Road bosses, who have been forced to fire-fight large numbers of potholes with temporary repairs following damage caused by rain, snow and ice, said maintenance has now begun. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 03/05/2013, Source: Irish TimesCould Surrey be on the road to becoming a pothole-free county?
After three hard winters the roads in Surrey are feeling the strain. Almost 20,000 potholes disfigure the 3,000 miles of roads crisscrossing the county, which is often, if not always accurately, seen as London’s stockbroker belt Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 03/05/2013, Source: Liverpool EchoWirral pothole campaigner Captain Crater's identity revealed
THE masked campaigner known as Captain Crater who embarked on a mission to shame a Merseyside council over potholes has revealed his identity.
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Potholes - In a worse state than before
There is a crisis in Mid Sussex and no-doubt throughout the country, potholes every where. People have been complaining for the last couple of years about the potholes to West Sussex County Council to no avail. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 02/05/2013, Source: Get ReadingCouncil promises pothole repairs across Reading
A cyclist is complaining he has been suffering increasingly painful journeys around East Reading as a result of the worsening condition of the roads. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 02/05/2013, Source: Your Local GuardianPotholes in Epsom High Street not to be repaired until next year at earliest
Huge potholes in Epsom High Street will not be filled-in until next year at the earliest it has emerged, despite a pledge by the county council to spend £100million repairing key roads. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 01/05/2013, Source: Windsor StarPothole patrol to fix E.C. Row
Motorists, be aware: The E.C. Row won't be much of an expressway for the next two days as the city's public works department embarks on a painstaking pothole patching plan. Read this News (opens in new window)
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