Devon Live reports that North Devon’s MP Selaine Saxby has welcomed extra funding to fix Devon’s potholes, after she raised the issue of North Devon’s roads numerous times in Westminster

In last week’s budget, the Chancellor mentioned Saxby and Devon parliamentary colleagues, Anne-Marie Morris MP and Sir Gary Streeter MP, who have been lobbying for additional financial support for Devon County Council to fix the roads, following this winter’s weather.

Ms Saxby also raised the pothole predicament in her debate last week on Decarbonising Rural Transport, during the Estimates Day Debate, and in her meeting with the Chancellor.

On Wednesday, March 15, The Chancellor said: “Following a wet then cold winter, I have also received particularly strong representations from my hon.

Friends the Members for North Devon (Selaine Saxby), for South West Devon (Sir Gary Streeter) and for Newton Abbot (Anne Marie Morris), as well as Councillor Peter Martin from my own constituency, about the curse of potholes.

The spending review allocated £500 million every year to the potholes fund, but today I have decided to increase that fund by a further £200 million next year to help local communities tackle this problem.”

Full article:

Devon Live - More cash to fix Devon's broken roads found