THE potholes on a busy road in the Lake District have been called 'a disgrace' by a parish councillor. 

A picture taken by Bryan Atkinson on May 1 at 6pm shows the potholes on the B5285 at Hawkshead Hill. The road links Hawkshead and Coniston. 

Mr Atkinson said: "I guess with the new white lines on the road the highways are not planning on filling these potholes."

Hawkshead Parish councillor Andrew Brown said that they often receive complaints and that they keep reporting the state of the road to the authority in charge of highways - Westmorland and Furness Council. 

However, he said that it can months to be fixed, and it is often a temporary repair with the road 'back to square one' shortly after. 

Cllr Brown said: "They are a disgrace. We keep reporting it. It goes from one month to the next month. They just say it's on the list. 

"They've done some repairs - nothing like enough. Hawkshead, Coniston, everybody has got the same problem. 

"It's very frustrating, it goes on and on and on."

The councillor admitted that they have just had an exceptionally wet winter, which makes the potholes worse. He said that within two months the damage returns when the council eventually does a temporary repair. 

"It does want sorting out," Cllr Brown said. "It feels like you are banging your head against the wall. Some holes have been reported in January, February, March and April." 

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In November last year, the council was allocated £156 million to fix potholes for the next 11 years. The council will be granted an additional £4.69 million before the end of the 2024/25 financial year on top of its current allocation to resurface roads. 

It is part of the Network North scheme to improve transport throughout the country after the announcement that the northern leg of HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester was scrapped. 

Cabinet member for highways and assets councillor Peter Thornton said at the time: “I welcome the recognition that we need more money to keep our roads to a reasonable standard and clearly the small increase in our grant is very welcome and we will use it well.

“As far as the commitment for future governments to deliver, we’ll have to see what happens, and I’ve learnt in my many years as a councillor that things change rapidly from year to year.”

Westmorland and Furness Council were approached for comment.