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23
Feb
North Yorkshire Council has pledged to repair a pothole-ridden road in Knaresborough after the quality of its workmanship was questioned.
Residents raised concerns about a large pothole on Wetherby Road, near St James’s Retail Park, which began to erode within days of repair work by the council.
Jayne Jackson, a Knaresborough resident, told the Stray Ferret the authority “did not clear away any of the pothole debris” following the repair work and left it "scattered across the road and pavement".
She said:
The road after the council's repairs.
However, Ms Jackson said the potholes re-appeared not long after they had been filled in — and highlighted the issue by taking another photo 11 days after the repair work.
She said the state of the road (main image) has now "degraded" and "further holes" have appeared, adding:
Another said the state of the road will lead to "someone getting hurt soon".
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