An extra £4 million is needed to repair Nottinghamshire roads after highways suffered five times the amount of damage than normal in seasonal storms. Nottinghamshire County Council is allocating money for extra works following unprecedented rainfall during Storm Babet in October and Storm Henk in January. At a council cabinet meeting last week, it proposed the budget for the 2024/25 financial year, starting in April, and heard that the council was in a better position than most authorities. It expects to come in £5m under budget this year, despite having to spend more than expected on Special …
