Good news! After months of trying to get a pothole in Portlethen filled, I have been promised that the work will be undertaken shortly, for public safety reasons.

The great difficulty has been in finding out who is responsible for the little car park opposite the Co-op, takeaway, and bookies on Cookston Road at Burnside Gardens (where the post box and phone box are). The car park is not part of the council’s adopted road network. However it could be that hidden in some dusty file it actually is the council’s responsibility, shrouded in the mists of time. Meanwhile the pothole gets bigger.

So I am grateful that the work is to be done, without admitting any liability or responsibility. That pothole is a stonker, right at the entrance. It could be a danger to pedestrians too!

The car park at the shops also has a number of craters, however there is no doubt over who is responsible for maintenance there – the shops. I am hopeful that something will be done there shortly.