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Labour accuses Scottish Government of ‘leaving roads to crumble’

The Scottish Government has been accused of “leaving roads to crumble” as new figures reveal a near £1.7 billion repair backlog. Local authorities across the country are facing multimillion-pound bills to fix damaged roads, Freedom of Information ...

13 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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Magherafelt to benefit from road resurfacing contracts

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has welcomed the awarding of road resurfacing contracts totalling an annual value of approximately £20million. Phase One of the Department’s interim asphalt resurfacing procurement strategy, which consists of ...

30 Jun 2022 at 15:33

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Almost 8,000 potholes in Derry

A protest has been held at the site of one of Derry’s most notorious potholes as it emerged there are 64,930 ‘official’ potholes across the North. According to recent government data analysed by CompareNI.com, 7076 of those are in the Derry ...

24 Feb 2023 at 11:33

Sunak accused of ‘complete re-hash’ of pothole announcement

Rishi Sunak’s opponents have accused him of deploying a “complete re-hash” of a year-old pothole crackdown as he campaigns for the May elections. The Prime Minister sought to focus on fixing Britain’s ailing roads as he faced questions ...

31 Mar 2023 at 16:05

Local News

Watch: 20cm deep pothole damages car in Laois

A woman who had her car tyre burst by a series of deep potholes believes several other vehicles have been damaged in the area. Marcella Brennan was driving toward Millford on New Years Eve when she struck the potholes on the Leighlin ...

03 Jan 2023 at 17:33

Derry Now

WATCH: Cllr Maeve O'Neill at Northland Road pothole protest

Cllr Maeve O'Neill (People Before Profit): "We are here on the Northland road today to highlight the shocking state of our roads with potholes. "This is only one example of the many potholes that are existing. "Department for ...

21 Feb 2023 at 11:33

Pothole compensation claims double in a year

The number of pothole compensation claims made to councils in Britain doubled in a year, according to new analysis. RAC research found 20,432 claims were submitted to 18 local authorities with the largest road networks in ...

21 Nov 2024 at 07:05

Personal Finance

Pothole claims increased by 40% last year, insurer reports

The number of pothole-related claims jumped by 40% annually last year, according to an insurer’s data. Admiral recorded 1,324 claims across 2023, up by around 40% compared with the 946 claims seen in 2022. The average ...

09 Jan 2024 at 00:01

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Louth County Council pothole fixing machine gets to work in Dundalk

Louth County Council's new pothole fixing machine, the JCB Pothole Pro, got to work in Dundalk this week repairing potholes in places including the Seafield Lawns estate. Louth became the first local authority in ...

23 Nov 2023 at 18:33

Local News

Very bad Laois road getting ‘worse by the day’

Part of Laois road that’s deteriorating by the day is in line for repair this year if a draft plan is adopted. Cllr Aisling Moran, Independent, called on Laois County Council resurface the road from Castletown ...

13 Mar 2024 at 09:33

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Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘fills in pothole which was actually a service trench’

Arnold Schwarzenegger may have got himself stuck in an unusual situation after filling in what he believed was a pothole in his Los Angeles neighbourhood but which turned out to be a service trench for ...

13 Apr 2023 at 11:45

Labour tells Commons more potholes in UK than craters on the Moon

Labour has claimed there are 100 times more potholes in the UK than there are craters on the Moon. Shadow transport minister Bill Esterson told the House of Commons that the roads repair backlog has ...

16 May 2024 at 11:22

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