Local authority leaders from across Swaledale and Wensleydale have issued a unified directive to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. Parish representatives argue that the Mayor’s newly distributed devolution transport budget heavily favours urban transit corridors while completely neglecting deteriorating roads across the National Park fells. Parish councils are warning that deep winter-worn potholes are now creating severe public safety hazards for summer tourist traffic and agricultural machinery, demanding an emergency redistribution of the county's highways funds.
Regional Mayor Faces Intense Backlash from Dales Parishes Over Pothole Crisi
08 June 2026
A fierce political row is intensifying across our valleys this morning as a coalition of Dales parish councils accuses the regional Mayor of completely abandoning rural highways