'State of roads is disgusting - where is repair money from parking and traffic fines spent?'

'State of roads is disgusting - where is repair money from parking and traffic fines spent?'

Kent’s potholed roads, driving lessons for asylum seekers, catapult cruelty and church abuse are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

Council embarks on pothole ‘blitz’ across borough

Over 1,000 square meters of road has been repaired as part of a “pothole blitz” across the borough.

Pothole repair gangs are targeting Hastings, Sedlescombe, Hailsham and Forest Row

Pothole repair gangs are targeting Hastings, Sedlescombe, Hailsham and Forest Row today (Wednesday, April 2, 2025) , says East Sussex Highways.

This spring, 3 automatic slammers, also known as Python 5000, were deployed to the streets of Quebec to clog the potholes. The three aircraft were deployed for about 10 days to clog the numerous potholes this year. The municipal administration recently introduced the machine known as "Python 5000". It allows for the repeated butchering of several potholes without having to set foot on the ground. The Python 5000 only recharges twice per shift of…

Stop-start traffic outside Shropshire schools causing potholes

Councillor Thomas Janke, who represents Newport South on Telford & Wrekin Council for the Liberal Democrats and is also the town's deputy mayor, said he and town councillor Paul Crew conducted a ward walk across Newport’s South and East wards over the weekend and reported a number of potholes.