Potholes – small in size, massive in frustration. If you’ve ever driven through Bolton after a rainy day and hit one of these unwelcome surprises, you’ll know the feeling: the thud ...

Only a fraction of the council-controlled roads in Bolton received any form of maintenance last year ... to focus on ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Bolton Council will have to prove it is fixing its pothole ridden roads - or face having cash taken off it by the Government. The council ...

Also in the top 10 is Hillingdon in London (24), Cheshire East (19.8), Darlington (16.9), Bolton (16) and South Gloucestershire (16). Pothole numbers and severity are at crisis levels in the UK.