A £10 MILLION drive to tackle potholes across Bury has been announced.

Bury is set to receive £10,638,000 over the next six years from the Department for Transport in a bid to improve the state of the boroughs roads.

In 2015-16, Bury is set to receive £2,038,000, with funding then expected to gradually drop annually, down to £1,640,000 in 2020-21.

It is the first time that the Government has announced locked-in funding over this period of time, which it says will allow councils to plan ahead.

Patrick McLoughlin, transport secretary, said: "It is vital we have good quality roads. This Government has already taken strong action by spending £1 billion more on local roads maintenance than was spent in the previous parliament.

"This huge investment is part of our long-term economic plan to ensure we have a transport network fit for the 21st century."

The UK’s first National Pothole Day - highlighting growing problems with the state of the country’s road network - was held last Thursday.

It was co-ordinated by independent transport company Street Repairs, which has developed a real-time online system for reporting problem potholes.

North West MEP Louise Bours, who represents UKIP, said: "I’m delighted to support this new initiative, putting the subject of our crumbling road network firmly on the map, and reminding local authorities and the Government that it is issues such as this that really matter to people. "