From the Echo website, some positive news on potholes:
ESSEX will get ?5.3million from the Government to plug potholes across the county.
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The higher-than-expected payout was announced on Wednesday by Chancellor George Osborne as part of this year?s Budget measures.
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Yesterday, the Department for Transport confirmed the figures for each council, including ?286,546 and ?340,741 respectively for unitary councils Southend and Thurrock, on top of the ?5.3million for the county council.
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Mr Osborne announced ?100million would be provided for councils across the country, on top of ?100million already earmarked last month to combat the problem. …..
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