Double yellow lines painted around pothole

The double yellow lines were repainted around the hole, but it was left unrepaired

Residents have slammed a "lazy" council which painted yellow lines around a pothole instead of repairing it.

The new road markings appear to have been carefully painted around the edge of the 4ft (1.2m) long kerbside crater in Frenchay Road, Weston-super-Mare.

Locals accused red-faced North Somerset Council of "incompetence" and "pure laziness", and expressed disbelief at the hole being left untouched.

"We can't defend this. We got this one wrong," a spokesman said.

"We'll repair the road surface and will follow up afterwards to reinstate the road markings - correctly this time," he added.

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Posting on the council's Facebook page, Daniel Devey said they "didn't make a mistake" and it was "just pure laziness and incompetence" while Allan Squire said it was a "lack of common sense".

The authority said the issue would be raised with key team members "to prevent it from happening again".

The re-painted road markings weave into the road away from the pavement

Posting on the council's Facebook page, Daniel Devey said they "didn't make a mistake" and it was "just pure laziness and incompetence"