I want to reassure people that keeping Hampshire’s roads safe is a top priority, despite significant funding pressures and weather-related challenges. Continual freeze–thaw cycles and persistent rain can rapidly weaken road surfaces, which has led to a noticeable increase in repair requests. Since the start of the financial year our teams have fixed more than 62,000 highway defects, including potholes and other issues such as surface damage. However, like councils nationwide, increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather is accelerating deterioration of the nation’s local road network. Please help us by continuing to report potholes and defects online or via the Our Hants app.