The controlling Conservative Group on the Lancashire County Council have set aside £5million to repair potholes and Conservative Ribble Valley Council leader Longridge Dilworth Councillor Ken Hind has urged  the public to get in touch with their local councillors to highlight those roads most badly effected. "'It is essential that we deal with this problem and improve the quality of our Ribble Valley roads."

''Ribble Valley County Councillors Ian Brown, David Smith, Albert Atkinson and Alan Schofield are compiling lists to identify potholes in their wards which need attention .I have notified all our Ribble Valley Borough councillors  to do the same and  notify their County Council colleagues so that LCC can be requested to give it their immediate attention."

''Potholes on our roads, many in quiet rural areas in the Ribble Valley are a menace and hazard to cyclists pedestrians and motorists. The help of the public will be much appreciated in notifiying councillors  when potholes open up and where they exist."

''A number of roads with potholes  have already been identified by Conservative County Councillors and along with others will be  notified to LCC Cabinet member Keith Iddon to allocate funds from the £5 million fund."