A Shropshire Councillor is reassuring residents to sit tight as the highways maintenance team tackle potholes in the area.

In March, Shropshire Council received £1.86 million of government funding to help repair potholes.

The money has been added to the council's 2018/19 highways budget so proper engineering treatments can be applied once the weather improves.

Councillor Steve Davenport, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for highways and transport, said: “We recognise that residents are concerned about the number of potholes appearing on our roads and we’re working flat out throughout the county to address the problem on a priority basis.

“Unfortunately, repeated fluctuations in weather conditions during the winter – from above to below freezing – coupled with heavy rainfall, create the worst possible conditions for road surfaces, and result in an increase in the number of potholes.

"This is a problem that many other local authorities are also facing.

“I want people to be aware that we are working each day to address this problem, but also ask them to help us by reporting any potholes that they spot.

“We carry out regular inspections of the roads but potholes can happen very fast, and with over 5,000 kilometres of roads, cycleways, footpaths and verges in Shropshire we also rely on such reports so that we can ensure all potholes are treated.”