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Letter: Fill our potholes! - Crawley Observer
Letter: Fill our potholes!
Crawley Observer
I was interested to read in the Crawley Observer (January 18) that Henry Smith MP is going to “… fill in a few potholes with gold.” Well I can tell you that, as a regular cyclist and car driver, over many years I have tried to get West Sussex County ...
£2 million for road maintenance - Inverness Courier
Inverness Courier
£2 million for road maintenance
Inverness Courier
The money will be used to address damage to local roads caused by the weather, including potholes. "The Scottish Government and the council have both provided additional funding for roads over the past two years, and this is the third year that the ...
Dirty little secret: the loo that saves lives in Liberia - The Guardian
The Guardian
Dirty little secret: the loo that saves lives in Liberia
The Guardian
All along the long road to Fish Town, the sumptuous rainforest on either side is a comfort, a green bath to soothe the dreadful red dust that is constant and the potholes that cause nose-bleeds, head-bumps and nausea even in this well-cushioned Toyota ...
Snow warning: Weekend travel chaos looms with big freeze sweeping across UK - Daily Mail
Daily Mail
Snow warning: Weekend travel chaos looms with big freeze sweeping across UK
Daily Mail
It is also warning road users about a likely increase in potholes when the conditions thaw out. Paul Watters, head of roads policy at the AA, said: 'After several days of sub-zero temperatures, we're expecting a rash of potholes when the current freeze ...
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MP calls for continued funding to repair roads - Midweek Herald
MP calls for continued funding to repair roads
Midweek Herald
Honiton and Tiverton MP Neil Parish has requested that 'vital' funding to repair potholes and road damage continues. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name and email address ...
Health bosses rage over roads - TheGazette.co.uk
Health bosses rage over roads
TheGazette.co.uk
Over 2000 patients have signed a petition calling on the council to take action, but despite several attempts to patch the potholes, the tarmac continues to crumble. Manager Lorraine Campbell has constantly complained to council roads bosses for two ...
Blackpool's new Promenade cracking up - Blackpool Gazette
Blackpool Gazette
Blackpool's new Promenade cracking up
Blackpool Gazette
The Gazette counted at least 14 potholes, broken paving slabs and sunken areas on the stretch of shared space between New Bonny Street and Talbot Square. There were too many areas with minor defects and missing mortar to count.
Cardiff Potholes: Tell us the ones you have spotted - WalesOnline
Cardiff Potholes: Tell us the ones you have spotted
WalesOnline
By Claire Miller With the council pledging to spend the money over the next three financial years trying to sort out the damage caused by successive freezing winters, we want to hear about the potholes you have seen around the city that you think the ...
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How the Stimulus Revived the Electric Car - UK Progressive Magazine
UK Progressive Magazine
How the Stimulus Revived the Electric Car
UK Progressive Magazine
... ProPublica A common criticism of President Obama's $800 billion stimulus package has been that it failed to produce anything – that while the New Deal built bridges and dams, all the stimulus did was fill some potholes and create temporary jobs.
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Mild winter means potholes showing up early - CTV.ca
Mild winter means potholes showing up early
CTV.ca
Ottawa city crews started patching up potholes caused by mild autumn and winter weather Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Ottawa's unusual winter means pothole repair crews are getting off to an earlier-than-normal start on Thursday. What's usually a staple of a ...
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Pothole pressure piled on - Ross-Shire Journal
Ross-Shire Journal
Pothole pressure piled on
Ross-Shire Journal
EFFORTS to persuade the Scottish Government to provide extra cash for potholes and drainage repairs on Highland roads could be made. David Alston, who is Highland Council's budget leader, announced last month (January) that it proposed spending an ...
Pothole repairs for playground - Scotsman
Scotsman
Pothole repairs for playground
Scotsman
A VANDAL-hit school is to have its “disgraceful” potholed playground repaired following years of campaigning and injuries to pupils. The ground at St Mark's RC Primary, in Oxgangs, will be fixed during the February break – to the relief of parents and ...
Help us map Cardiff's potholes - WalesOnline
Help us map Cardiff's potholes
WalesOnline
By yourcardiff ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment Cardiff Council has announced plans for a £1.4m blitz on pothole-ridden roads in the capital. With the council pledging to spend the money over the next three financial years trying to sort out the ...
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Warranty Direct: Roadwork plans not enough - myHermes
Warranty Direct: Roadwork plans not enough
myHermes
The company's campaign website potholes.co.uk revealed last year motorists spent over £1 million a day repairing suspension and axle damage caused by potholes and badly-maintained roads. "Utility companies should not only have to rent the road they ...
New website lets Ottawa residents get services online - CTV.ca
CTV.ca
New website lets Ottawa residents get services online
CTV.ca
Ottawa residents can now request that potholes be filled on the new Service Ottawa website starting Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. The City of Ottawa is trying to make many services more convenient by opening a new section of its website.
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Call for 'danger road' to be repaired - St Albans & Harpenden Review
Call for 'danger road' to be repaired
St Albans & Harpenden Review
The petition will be handed to the Highways Joint Members Panel (HJMP) and demands the potholes are filled before the situation worsens. Councillor Quagliozzi, who has branded the road as "dangerous" said, after speaking to residents he was told many ...
News: Not enough been done to cut delays for motorists, says... - Compare Now
News: Not enough been done to cut delays for motorists, says...
Compare Now
Last year, its campaign website Potholes.co.uk found that British car insurance policyholders had to spend more than £1 a day to repair suspension and axle damage which came about after driving on uneven and badly-maintained roads.
DfT roadwork charges may not be enough to offset vehicle repair billsBeFuelcards
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Don't we have a right to decent roads here? - This is Plymouth
Don't we have a right to decent roads here?
This is Plymouth
Pothole Pete couldn't help him either. I recently spoke to someone from Southway who was at Mount Batten. He stated the roads around Southway were bad, but from Billacombe to Hooe and Mount Batten they were disgusting. I've now come to the conclusion, ...
City planning pothole repairs - CTV.ca
CTV.ca
City planning pothole repairs
CTV.ca
Road crews say they are getting an early start on road maintenance for this season and are asking residents for help to find potholes on less-travelled roads. City officials are asking residents to help crews find potholes as they pop up on roads in ...
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Potholes, litter and fly-tipping focus for alternative budget
THE Liberal Democrats’ alternative budget for Oldham will get its first airing tonight, proposing action on potholes, litter and fly-tipping. The Lib-Dems will unveil their “citizen-driven budget” at the Overview and Scrutiny Performance and Value for Money Select Committee.
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