AT three foot wide and six inches deep, could this be the biggest pothole in Colchester? 

As many motorists and cyclists will probably already know, this giant hole has been growing steadily in Lexden Road, heading downhill towards Lexden Church, for months.

Andy Hamilton, who sent in the picture, said: "I wonder how many car suspensions are being damaged. It would be [a] disaster for cyclists.

"Millions [are] to be spent on unwanted Lexden Road bus lanes and narrowing footpaths but [there is] no money available to repair our roads.

"Time for Colchester Council to be a unitary authority and be independent of Essex County Council."

He added: "If nothing is done today I think the next picture will be of a soil filled pothole with a few yellow/green leaved shrubs to warn motorists."

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