From a 'medieval slum' to the M6 nouth, roadworks provide talking points

Councillor Michael Hardacre slammed the state of Woolpack Avenue following work to re-instate a gas main, saying that the entrance to the Mander Centre has been left 'scarred and horrible'.

However, roadworks have frequently provided talking points...

Back in September motorists in Stafford were left scratching their heads, wondering where the road nouth led to.

The error was made by a utility worker employed by Severn Trent Water following the end of a work programme in the town. A spokesman for them, Jonathan Smith, said the sign was painted in haste, adding: "Obviously we're not proud of it. The guys were under a lot of pressure to get it done quickly."

September also saw another road painting related mishap, when Wolverhampton council workers painted double yellow lines around parked cars in Mercury Drive off Stafford Road.

Again drivers were left scratching their head, but this time they were unsure whether they could park or not.

Parking woes again befell motorists in July when Wolverhampton council workers painted 'School - Keep Clear' on a 300ft stretch of Birches Barn Road outside the former Penn Fields Special School.

The school, however, had been demolished three months previously.