A Suffolk council has confirmed it is reviewing its road maintenance standards in order to keep roads safe for use. 

Paul West, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member for Ipswich, operational highways and flooding, has confirmed the authority is looking into its standards 'within the budgets' they have been allocated.

Cllr West said: "Suffolk County Council has recently invested £30 million of extra funding to improve Suffolk’s roads, footways and drainage - focussing on preventing these issues from arising in the first place.

"In addition to this, as part of ongoing service improvements, we look at ways we can make our services more efficient.

"We are currently reviewing our road maintenance standards within the budgets that are made available to us from central government to ensure our road network is kept safe for use," he added.

This comes as many residents and councillors across the county have spoken out about potholes in their area.

Earlier this year, Mildenhall's Trinity Avenue was dubbed 'Pothole Avenue' for its uneven road surface, with resurfacing taking place in August after many months of reports. 

Recently councillor David Smith has also expressed his disappointment at the quality of pothole filling on Clarendon Road in Haverhill.