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Potholes in Kedleston Road, near Quarndon. Image from Eddie Bisknell.

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Derbyshire pot hole repair claims slammed as “manufactured” and “phony”

Reform’s claims to have repaired 2,000 potholes a month and one every eight minutes since taking office in Derbyshire have been slammed as “manufactured” and “phony”. Derbyshire County Council and many of its Reform UK administration have recently issued a slew of new statistics about “permanent” pothole repairs, hailing record high levels of patch-ups and low remaining defects. However, greater interrogation of the information issued by the authority and its leading politicians shows that the devil is in the details, […]

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Derby

Derby’s worst roads

The state of Derby’s roads “remain safe” according to council officials – that’s despite a new report showing they were falling short on pothole repair targets. The report showed road damage repaired within 28 days by Derby City Council was at 32 per cent – significantly below a monthly target of 80 per cent. Following the report, it was then revealed a Porsche driver was awarded more than £4,400 in compensation for pothole damage at Chequers Road. But the council […]

today26 June 2026 36

Residents have hit out at plans to allow 400 new homes next to the A52. Image by LDRS.

Derby

Are Derby’s roads safe? Drivers and cyclists speak out

Drivers and cyclists believe the state of Derby’s roads needs to improve despite city bosses stating they are “safe”. One Derby motorist called the condition of some of the city’s roads “absolutely dreadful” when responding to the council’s recent statement. Earlier this week Derby City Council highways chiefs said its road surfaces “remain safe” despite data showing it was falling short on some pothole targets. The statement came as it was revealed the council had paid out more than £4,400 […]

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The damage to Adrian Heapy's Jaguar XKR. Image from Adrian Heapy

Derby

Massive potholes that have claimed numerous victims are a “death trap waiting to happen”

By Eddie Bisknell - Local Democracy Reporting Service Massive potholes on a Derbyshire road that have claimed numerous victims are a “death trap waiting to happen” according to one motorist. Adrian Heapy hit out at the “joke” of a situation after he hit a flooded six-foot pothole in Kedleston Road, near its junction with Church Road, while driving his beloved “hobby car”, a 2001 Jaguar XKR. The resulting crash caused one of the vehicle’s tyres to split around its entire […]

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