A Hucknall Councillor has hit out at the quality of a resurfacing job carried out in the town by Nottinghamshire County Council describing it as 'bonkers'.

Councillor John Wilmott was stuck for words to explain why the County Council spent thousands improving the road surface on Coronation Road in Hucknall but resurfaced around a pothole.

Coronation Road, which is just off Annesley Road, had been dubbed the "worst" street in Nottinghamshire by Councillor Wilmott as he focussed his efforts on fixing Hucknall's broken roads and pavement.

When Nottinghamshire County Council finally came out recently to do the job – they left however what Councillor Wilmott has described as "Hucknall's pot-hole in the middle."

It was only last month, that John's Hucknall colleague – Councillor Lee Waters embarrassed the Conservatives at County Hall to return to a botched job on Brookside in Hucknall.

After the latest work, John Wilmott, County Councillor for Hucknall North was called by a resident on Coronation Road in Hucknall. The resident called to complain about a pothole left after thousands of pounds had been spent resurfacing much of the road.

Councillor Wilmott was stuck for words and said he would tackle the problem. He said: "After working with residents to sort out resurfacing works – I was flabbergasted that subbies, employed by the Tory County Council resurfaced part of the road but did it around a pot-hole. I honestly couldn't answer how this has happened. It's bonkers.

"Only this week, when we tried to turbo charge fixing the broken pavements and roads – the Conservatives voted against it. You've all heard of piggy in the middle – this is pothole in the middle. It's Hucknall's pot-hole island. It's potty – I've got to admit, I was embarrassed by the whole thing. I have asked the County Council to revisit the road."