Cash to fix county’s potholes

Derbyshire County Council is to receive £2.48million from a central fund to mend potholes.

The council’s deputy cabinet member for jobs, economy and transport, Councillor Dean Collins, said: “Potholes are a nuisance for all those who use the roads, and we’ve had our workers and contractors fixing them throughout the year.

“Although this cash is welcome it just won’t be enough to fix all the potholes that have appeared on our roads since the severe wet weather. Hundreds of new potholes appear on our roads each week.

“But we will step up our efforts to fix as many potholes as possible.”