North Staffordshire villagers sick of a ginormous car-wrecking pothole on their street have used rubber ducks to highlight the scale of the crater.

The rubber ducks have been put there by Elmwood Drive residents, who have been living with the pothole in Blythe Bridge for months. They are becoming increasingly alarmed as it grows and deteriorates.

Amy Kingsbury called the road 'a nightmare' to drive down. The 32-year-old said: "It's been like that for a few months. There's another one at the top of the road and they both make it a nightmare.

"People have been out to inspect it and spray-painted around the edge. But now it's gone far beyond what they spray-painted initially and they haven't been back out since.

"The pothole's got big quickly – it's dangerous. Eventually, someone's going to end up popping a tyre or doing damage to their car."

Villagers took to social media to complain about the pothole (LDR).

Villagers have also taken to social media to post images of the pothole alongside a range of props. Sarah Grattage, 47, posted a picture with Gandalf from Lord of the Rings captioned 'you shall not pass'.

Sarah said: "It's just really entertaining to be honest. It's just a bit of light relief from everything going on in the world and has just seemed to spark a conversation in the community, which has been really good.

"The pothole's been there for a few months, but the ducks have only been there a few weeks. It's just people getting fed-up with the state of the road."

Another resident, Jack Milner, 37, said "I know there've been reports logged with the Highways Agency to tell them to come and get it fixed. I've seen pieces of spring on the road because cars have hit the pothole. Hopefully highways come down soon and fix it."

Staffordshire County Council has confirmed it is aware of the issue, but it has been assessed that it is not urgent enough to warrant an immediate fix.

Deputy leader Philip White said: "Good roads are important to everyone, and potholes can be a frustrating problem for motorists – especially at the end of winter when the roads have taken their worst punishment and when repairs are difficult to complete.

"This is why we recently announced an extra investment of £5 million in pothole repairs, on top of an extra £30 million investment in larger repairs and resurfacing of roads and junctions over the next two years.

"Now we're in spring, our crews are out and about taking advantage of the better weather, and over the next few months they'll be pulling out all the stops to undertake thousands of repairs.

"All reported highways issues are inspected as soon as possible and assessed for their severity. Any defect which poses an immediate risk is dealt with as a priority.

"Our teams are aware of the repair required which will be carried out when resources are available. People can report a highways issue on the MyStaffs App or at www.staffordshire.gov.uk."

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