potholes


Patrols to seek out potholes are being brought in an attempt to cut complaints about the state of roads in Essex.

Councils claim they are spending more on compensation claims over potholes than on repairing them.

A cyclist who claims potholes in roads are causing a hazard has begun a campaign to prompt repairs.

Thousands of potholes are repaired in a month-long blitz after Kent roads are pounded by bad weather.

Two potholers died when they became trapped in a flooded cave in North Yorkshire, an inquest hears.

Highways officials say they are trying to cope with road repairs caused by lorries near Grantham.

A £1m crackdown on potholes in Kent has led to more than 5,000 being filled in the past two weeks.

If people in Blackburn read the news today they would see the number of potholes are at an all-time low.

Compensation figures obtained by BBC Scotland reveal councils have paid out £1.9m due to road defects.

More than 1,500 pot holes are filled-in on Cumbria's roads after the county was left with a £1m repair bill.

Tunisia beat South Africa 3-1 after Angola overcame Senegal by the same scoreline in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations Group D games.

Councils say they don't have enough money to repair all the potholes on our roads

As compensation for pothole accidents reaches a record high, the BBC's Keith Doyle looks at the pitfalls.

An 11-year-old disabled boy advises councillors on pavement repairs after falling down some steps in his wheelchair.

Hundreds of motorists in Northern Ireland successfully claim for damage caused by potholes.

The number of potholes in east Surrey is halved after millions of pounds are spent on resurfacing.

A man who claims his son's car was damaged by a large pothole he drove over is threatening to sue Surrey County Council.

A driver who won damages after a pothole set off an airbag with an explosion faces a court fight to keep the money.

Nearly £8m is being spent on adopting and repairing poorly-maintained private roads in Leeds.

Images from a street festival in Kampala where art was made in the city's potholes.

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