Mayor accused of 'highways robbery' over pothole funding allocations

Worries about 'condition of highways' despite record investment in roads network

Although record investment is proposed for North Yorkshire's road network, others have warned millions of pounds could be cut from the highways…

Mayor accused of 'highways robbery' over pothole funding allocations

Furious North Yorkshire council chiefs have accused the region’s mayor of “highways robbery” amid claims the county is losing £20m in funding…

Mayor accused of “highways robbery” over pothole funding allocations - Hambleton Today

Furious North Yorkshire council chiefs have accused the region’s mayor of “highways robbery” amid claims the county is losing £20m in funding to fix potholes and resurface roads. A row has broken out between senior councillors at North Yorkshire Council and the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, over a highways maintenance settlement from the Department for Transport (DfT). The mayor says the unitary authority will receive a record…