Over the last couple of months I have reported the poor state of some of our roads in Tilehurst, highlighting Park Lane, Armour Road and Tilehurst Road opposite Prospect Park. All have been badly affected by the severe weather of the last two winters. I did notice some patching along Tilehurst Road and Park Lane but nothing like enough to return those road surfaces to anything like normal.

Reading has very recently been given another £400,000 to spend on road repairs by the government in recognition of the problems caused by severe weather. I will be pushing to see some of this spent in Tilehurst.

Incidentally, the road surface on Mayfair is aslo broken up but only the shallow top asphalt layer, and not enough so council officers tell me, to warrent a major re-surfacing.