POTHOLES are the bane of every driver, cyclists too, so it is good that over the next six years almost £12 million will be spent repairing the ones in York.

After a recent spate of bad winters, there are still plenty to catch out the unwary, especially on a dark, dank night.

So this is welcome news; an early Christmas present for the city's road users. Let's just hope the money allocated will be enough to deal with the existing problems and that this winter won’t make things worse.