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Edinburgh Live
National
Marie Sharp

Public to name Midlothian's new 'magnificent beast' of a pothole fixer

Residents in Midlothian are being asked to name the council's new superfast pothole machine which is reducing repair time from half a day to 30 minutes.

Midlothian Council's new 13 tonne JCB Pothole Pro has been described as a 'magnificent beast' and is being hailed as a game changer in the battle to fix damaged roads in the county.

And the local authority has launched a competition giving people the chance to come up with a name for the machine.

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