A TOWN councillor is seeking residents’ help in tackling Knutsford’s pothole plague.

Cllr Andrew Malloy, an Over ward councillor, is setting out to create a report for Cheshire East Council, comprising as many pothole issues as he can gather.

Following up on a similar map he put together back in 2013, Cllr Malloy is asking that residents report any potholes to the council and to himself in order to make the Highways teams aware.

He said: “Mostly I am trying to get them reported first and foremost. My concern is that reports are being made but not picked up. Any that have been around for quite some time are the ones I am trying to get brought to attention.

“I think it has been worse in the past. We get to this time of year and with the weather, and the rain and the cold, it tends to come to this state where a lot needs doing.

“There is a big area for Cheshire East Council to cover so it’s about trying to get everything reported and on their radar.

“I would say always report it to Cheshire East Council – it needs to be on their system or they can say they didn’t know about it.”

Cllr Malloy says the report will follow a similar theme of that from 2013, and will be used to help Cheshire East Council identify problems and tackle long-standing issues.

He hopes to take photos of the affected areas in the near future before compiling the reports into a map. Cllr Jonathan Farber will also be aiding in the project.

Cllr Malloy said: “If problems have been around for some time they will need to be picked up on.

“Last time around, we seemed to get a vast majority of them done, which was really good.

“A couple of locations seemed to take an inordinate amount of time to get done, up to a couple of years – although some places did need a complete resurfacing and with help from CEC we managed to get that done.

“I am going to focus on my ward, and if other councillors can do it too and if members of the public can get in touch with either us or CEC that will all help.”

You can report issues to Cheshire East Council through cheshireeast.gov.uk, or find your councillors’ contact details at knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk.