MP Josh Dean raises Bishop’s Stortford café’s pothole problem in Parliament

A Bishop’s Stortford café’s pothole problem has been aired in Parliament by the town’s MP.

Josh Dean raised the highways issue at The Toaster in South Street, run by Charlotte Hoole and Colin Jackson-Reid, during a debate on Thursday (February 27) about the forthcoming business of the House of Commons.

The Labour member for Hertford and Stortford told Lucy Powell, leader of the House of Commons: “Colin’s business has been plagued for three-and-a-half years by a pothole on the street outside.

“Rainwater collects in the pothole and is then splashed onto his business – just this week he has had to clean his shopfront four times.

“Will the Leader of the House join me in calling on Hertfordshire County Council to take full advantage of the £35 million provided by this Government to fix potholes across Hertfordshire, including in Hertford and Stortford, as well as the pothole plaguing Colin’s business?

Ms Powell responded: “Absolutely. My honourable friend describes how awful potholes can be and the impact that they have on businesses such as Colin’s.

“I join him in imploring Hertfordshire County Council to use the money that the Government have now given it to fix potholes such as that one.”