'Milton potholes are driving us mad'
ANGRY motorists are demanding more is done to clear up pothole-ridden streets amid fears the problem is getting worse.
Metal worker Gary Thomasson has branded Foxley Lane in Milton 'a disgrace' with the number of deep potholes in the road.
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'DISGRACE': Gary Thomasson is furious at the terrible state of the road surface in Foxley Lane, Milton. Picture: Mark Scott
The 46-year-old says he has to swerve and dodge a number of deep potholes to drop his fiance Samantha off at work in The Foxley Hotel pub.
He said: "My family come from Sneyd Green and I live in Baddeley Green so I have to use this road everyday.
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"The roads are disgraceful round here and I think it can cause serious problems.
"I can only assume that the council have used the money elsewhere because they are just getting worse."
Gary is unhappy about the potholes along Foxley Lane and leading into Milton Road, which he believes is causing damage to cars.
He said: "You feel that the car is being damaged every time you drive along here and you have to swerve around them because they are that deep.
"If you drove over them your car is just going to fall to bits eventually."
Gary's landlady fiance Samantha Jackson told how the pot holes have caused accidents on the busy road.
The 30-year-old said: "I think the state of the road is terrible and it has always been quite bad.
"With all the recent bad weather I think it has opened them up again and something needs to be done.
"From the pub we have seen a lot of accidents caused by people trying to avoid the potholes or becoming unsteady.
"It is a well-known problem and a lot of our customers will mention it when they come into the pub."
The fresh complaints have come after The Sentinel revealed the extent of pot-hole damage across the region.
Latest figures show Stoke-on-Trent City Council was bombarded with 8,735 complaints in 2012.
The figures mean the council received a complaint about potholes every 30 minutes.
The authority repaired 6,859 potholes in total.
Trevor Edgeley, aged 65, from Leek New Road, said: "You can't avoid them and especially at the top of Foxley Lane.
"I have never seen the council do anything about it but if the money is being spent on more important areas then that is acceptable."
Martyn Baddeley, aged 50, works for Longton Light Alloys on Foxley Lane.
The manager from Kidsgrove said: "The whole of the Potteries are riddled with potholes and I think even the ones that have been patched up from the previous year can become a problem again. "
Other problem roads include Hartshill Road, in Stoke, Dyke Street, in Hanley and Irene Avenue, in Tunstall.
4 Comments
by PlayboyLeaLea
Wednesday, February 06 2013, 1:53AM
“foxley lane has always been like that, it isn't just because of the bad weather. when you go over the bridge by holden, thats when it starts. that bit of road wants widening as well, whats with the need of all the gravel on that one side? many a time, we've had to pull on to the gravel to let another car, or lorry, get past... and red hills road wants widening as well!!!”
by Potter46
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 5:18PM
“There is a street as smooth as a babys bum, No potholes and one of the best tarmacked in Stoke,
Chaplin Rd, Normacot.”
by Snaggletoooth
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 12:15PM
“Potholes are a fact of life now,so why not stop whining about it and get a 4X4?”
by Havark
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 11:28AM
“dont worry mate its not just you, dont think there is a street in this city without a pothole and if your lucky enough to be in a pot hole free area... The pot hole monkeys will soon arrive.”