A man who has become frustrated with potholes near his home has started planting flowers in them to “have a dig at the council”. Duncan Campbell, from Northville near Cwmbran, said he initially began planting in the potholes to humour himself, but says his antics have become so popular in the area he now wants to use them to raise awareness of the state of the area’s roads.
“It’s not something I really thought about at first to be honest,” the 55-year-old carer told WalesOnline. “I was in B&M last week and saw the flowers were five for a fiver, so I got them to put them in my garden.
“On my way home I again started going over the potholes - the roads are terrible. I drove around Morrisons roundabout which has been in a state for ages, I drove up Trussell Road and then into Northville, where potholes are everywhere. When you drove through the roads here you've pretty much got to swerve everywhere you go. It dawned on me I could start putting the flowers in the potholes for a laugh. I wasn't doing much at home, so it was really just a bit of merriment for myself.”
