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Surprise, Surprise... Government New Year cheer... or if you prefer... Christmas comes but once every (financial) year... By Dave Moss (All words © Dave Moss; Photograph © Kim Henson). Immediately before Christmas the Government announced that almost £1.6 billion is to be made  available in the 2025-26 financial year to help local councils get a tighter grip on fixing the ever-burgeoning … [Read more...]

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Growing cost of roads going nowhere Road repair funding faces a deepening pothole Local road repair British local road network continues to decline... Britain's local roads head downhill as pothole problems get worse Potholes forever! – by Dave Moss. Every Spring, the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) publishes its Local Authority road maintenance survey results, and the report for 2020 … [Read more...]

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