Council pays up in £31m battle over potholes blunder

But bosses refuse to say how much of your money they lost

- BY HANNAH RODGER Political Editor

ONE of Scotland's biggest local authorities has settled a £31million court battle after being forced to make a massive payout to a pothole repair company.

North Lanarkshire Council chiefs are refusing to say how much they paid to construction firm Amey after it took legal action over a botched contract. The settlement is believed to run to tens of millions at a time when the council is facing a budget deficit of £13.4million this year. Councillors have demanded the local authority reveal how much public cash has been lost as a result of the scandal.