Bury Council has spent just a tiny fraction of its budget to fix potholes over the past year as road workers were diverted to cover staff shortages on bin collection rounds.
For the 2021/22 year, the council’s revised budget at the end of December showed that £2,955,000 had been earmarked for fixing potholes.
However, figures show that the council is forecasting a spend of just £146,000 from its ‘potholes fund’ in the 12 months up to the end of March, 2022.
