Recruitment woes hit Highland pothole repair team

Image caption, The aim of the pothole repair team was to target problem areas

Highland Council's plans for a rapid roads repair team to deal with potholes have stalled due to recruitment problems.

The local authority has allocated 拢1.2m for the trial scheme but has struggled to find the 10 workers needed.

The posts will be re-advertised in January following unsuccessful recruitment efforts in the summer.

Six-month contracts are being offered to team members.

Economy and Infrastructure Committee chairman Ken Gowans blamed the "ravages of Brexit" for the recruitment difficulties.

He said: "We just simply cannot get the staff and we are not alone in that, hospitality and other trades are suffering too."

More on this story