'Nightmare pothole repaired eight times' - Whitchurch residents says lorries cause his home to shake

Every lorry that travels past David Martin's home in Sandford, near Whitchurch, hits the pothole, causing the whole building to shake.

"Anyone who comes and sees what it is like says they can't believe we have to live with it," said Mr Martin, whose home is on the busy A41.

The problem was first reported in 2014 when the couple moved into the house.

Mr Martin said the frequent shaking of his house has now caused cracks in the building.

Shropshire Council has once again be called out to fix the pothole this week.

Mr Martin said: "The pothole has come back and every time a lorry goes over it it shakes my house and I can't get to sleep.

"The pothole must have been repaired eight times in the past 12 months and six times in the past three months.

"I report it to Shropshire Council every time it appears and they usually come out to fill it in.

"They can't have done a very good job at repairing it for it to keep coming back."

He said there was also an issue with flooding on the road.

"The drains are overflowing which has caused the road to flood. There is going to be a serious accident down here," he added.

Residents in the area have also been calling for safety measures along the A41 for more than a year. The bend has become a notorious blackspot for crashes.

Victoria Doran, Shropshire Council's highways manager, said: "Mr Martin contacted the council to report a pothole on the A41 near his property last week. It was inspected the same day and a repair was programmed accordingly.

"On Monday we received a further report that the pothole had degraded. The area was inspected and a repair was carried out. Clearly there was a lot of water on the roads due to the severity of the rain, however, the technician did not identify any blocked gullies or significant flooding issues in that area."