Storms prompt increase to hotline

A council hotline received hundreds of calls a day because of the recent spell of bad weather.

Heavy rain falls meant calls to Staffordshire County Councils' road watch number rose dramatically.

The council's pothole hotline normally gets around 250 to 300 calls A WEEK, but during last week's storms around 200 to 300 calls were coming in a day.

Road maintenance staff were also working around the clock to help clear flooded roads and blocked drains.

The council is spending £30m this year on resurfacing and repairing roads.

But the weather now means some of the schemes will be put back.