Pothole Patrol returns to tackle problem Cannock roads
A pothole campaign has been launched by Cannock Chase MP Amanda Milling for the third-year running.
Conservative MP Ms Milling has launched Pothole Patrol, which allows residents to report pothole problems directly to her before she then raises them with Staffordshire County Council.
The pothole problem in the district has been a long-running issue.
Councillor Gordon Alcott previously claimed 'there must be a pothole on every road in Cannock Chase' while fellow councillor Alan Dudson claimed the roads in Syria were in better condition than those in the district.
To demonstrate his dismay at the state of the roads in Cannock Chase, Councillor Alcott went as far as to sit on his deckchair in a road next to a particularly bad pothole.
Campaigners have also previously left signs alerting drivers to a pothole in Station Road, Great Wyrley.
It was announced last month that Staffordshire County Council, which is responsible for all the roads in the county, would receive £1.6 million to tackle potholes.
In renewing her pothole campaign, Ms Milling said: "Constituents regularly contact me about potholes and it is a big source of frustration for many people.
" If we are going to get them sorted then we need to make sure the county council know where they are.
"I would urge people who know of particularly problematic potholes to report them to me, providing as much detail as possible including their precise location. If we get them reported we can then get them sorted."
"The government has provided more money to councils to tackle the problem of potholes.
"I want to ensure that here in Cannock Chase we get our fair share of this money to tackle the state of our roads."
