Tag: potholes

Local fumes at state of city roads with overwhelming number of main roads currently littered with works

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Douglas Simpson - March 18, 2025

A LOCAL has fumed over the state of the roads in the capital with an overwhelming number of main roads currently closed or slowed...

MSP shares proposed improvements to Morningside Road as locals beg for potholes to be fixed

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Alekia Gill - February 14, 2025

AN MSP has developed proposals to “enhance” the layout of Morningside Road, as part of ongoing efforts to improve roads and pavements in the...

Edinburgh named “pothole capital of Scotland” as figures show nearly 31,000 reported in the last financial year

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Alekia Gill - January 20, 2025

FIGURES show that nearly 31,000 potholes were reported to the council in the past financial year, making Edinburgh the “pothole capital” of Scotland. Over 400,000...

Young tradesman devises hilarious way of bringing attention to pothole-ridden roads – by planting flowers in them

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Isla Storie - August 23, 2024

A YOUNG tradesman has devised a hilarious way of bringing attention to the pothole-ridden roads in his local area – by planting flowers in...

“How much does Edinburgh City Council spend paying cowboys?”: Shocking video shows “disgraceful” state of capital’s shoddy pothole repairs

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Douglas Simpson - June 4, 2024

A SHOCKING video shows the “disgraceful” state of pothole repair work undertaken in Scotland’s capital city. Footage shot by an unnamed Edinburgh local yesterday shows...