Coronation Walk driver gets that sinking feeling

Coronation Walk driver gets that sinking feeling

A driver along Coronation Walk last night night came back to a sinking feeling after finding his car had caused a sinkhole to open up.

The back driver side wheel of his Ford Focus was parked over a weakened stretch of the road and the weight of the car caused the road to buckle.

A sink hole which has been growing overtime eventually caved. The car was was pulled out of the sinkhole and Sefton Council are now looking into to hole.

Southport MP wants you to report potholes

Fixing potholes is an important part of Damien Moore’s plan for Southport, which is why he is asking residents to report any they see to Sefton Council.

After meeting the chief executive, Margaret Carney, he was told that reports from Southport residents would be inspected and reported.

This year, the government provided the council with nearly £500,000 in funding for potholes in two instalments following a difficult winter.

Yet Mr. Moore felt there was a disparity between Bootle and Southport, and our town wasn’t seeing this money on its streets.

‘I’d like to thank Margaret Carney for promising to be so responsive to my constituents’, Mr. Moore said.

‘Repairing our roads is an important part of renewing the town.

If everyone reports them when they see them, we can make a real difference to Southport.’

Residents should contact Jim Black, the head of Locality Services, on 0345 140 0845 or at jim.black@sefton.gov.uk