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The Advertiser
5 days ago
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
'Puncture, puncture, puncture': potholes cause bump in tyre business
Some car tyre businesses in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie are experiencing more than a doubling in demand as drivers pay the price for damaged roads after last week's torrential downpour. About 300 millimetres of rain have fallen in the Lower Hunter in May, more than three times the monthly average. While residents have mostly enjoyed a break from heavy showers this week, motorists have been plagued by potholes that have sprung up across the suburban and rural road network. JAX Tyres & Auto Newcastle owner Mark Hayes said his business has seen a 50 per cent increase in tyre and wheel damage caused by impacts with potholes. "It was obvious on Monday; we just had puncture, puncture, puncture," Mr Hayes said. "We've got a car here that's jacked up that needs three wheels repaired that have buckled. "High-performance cars have light-weight wheels, and big potholes don't agree with them, so there's been a pretty dramatic increase." Mr Hayes said some of the worst potholes his customers had reported were on Myall Road at Garden Suburb, Fullerton Street in Stockton, Parkway Avenue in Hamilton East and Merewether's Llewellyn Street. JAX has also seen a 30 per cent increase in tyre punctures from nails and screws, which Mr Hayes says is common after heavy rain. Ben Haynes, owner of Cardiff-based wheel and alloy repair specialist Promac Machine Shop, has been working overtime this week to get through 20 wheel repairs a day. Promac usually fixes up to five wheels a day. "It's all pothole damage," Mr Haynes said. Some of Promac's work has involved roadside repairs to help stranded cars after suffering pothole damage. "Lots of people don't have spares anymore," he said. "There are silly European cars with no spares. We have to get them turned around pretty quickly, so there have been a few late nights trying to get everything done." The Newcastle Herald reported last Saturday that a massive pothole on Myall Road at Garden Suburb caused multiple cars to damage tyres and forced Lake Macquarie City Council road crew to make five separate repairs. Emily Franklin, the acting manager of O'Neill's Tyre & Autocare Warners Bay, said she'd seen a rise in customers with tyre damage, particularly from potholes on Myall Road and Hillsborough Road. "It's mostly been at night when it's been raining; we've had people come in with tyre damage and say, 'Be careful on Myall Road, there's a bad one there'," Ms Franklin said. Both Lake Macquarie City Council and the City of Newcastle have scheduled overtime shifts for their crews to get through the deluge of road damage caused by the heavy rain. LMCC's manager of city works, Matt Brogan, said that over the past fortnight, the council's road patching crews had been focused on high-risk potholes. "Our normal process would be that we proactively get around the whole LGA in a month," Mr Brogan said. "But we've moved off that program at the moment to deal with the high risk." Mr Brogan said it was impossible to put a figure on the number of potholes across Lake Macquarie, but his "gut feeling" was that it would take two months before the road crews could resume with proactive road management. Under dry conditions, road crews use a hot asphalt mix to repair potholes. The hot mix has to be stored and applied to the road at around 150 degrees and typically provides the best longevity. However, during rain, the hot mix cannot be used, and a cold asphalt is applied instead for a temporary fix. Lake Macquarie council has also been using a modified cold mix asphalt for the past three years that can be applied during rain in smaller potholes and without a tar patching truck. However, modified cold mix asphalt is 10 times more expensive than regular asphalt. City of Newcastle crews typically make initial repairs with cold mix asphalt, followed by hot mix a month later. Further repairs could include spray tack coat emulsion, hot mix asphalt, a thin sheet of asphalt, and emulsion to seal edges, as well as applying sand to help limit tyre adhesion. "Following the recent weather event, extra crews were added to cover a seven-day roster to attend to the increased number of potholes that resulted from the high volume of rain," a spokesperson for Newcastle council said. "Pending weather conditions, this measure will remain in place until a significant portion of the road damage has been repaired." Some car tyre businesses in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie are experiencing more than a doubling in demand as drivers pay the price for damaged roads after last week's torrential downpour. About 300 millimetres of rain have fallen in the Lower Hunter in May, more than three times the monthly average. While residents have mostly enjoyed a break from heavy showers this week, motorists have been plagued by potholes that have sprung up across the suburban and rural road network. JAX Tyres & Auto Newcastle owner Mark Hayes said his business has seen a 50 per cent increase in tyre and wheel damage caused by impacts with potholes. "It was obvious on Monday; we just had puncture, puncture, puncture," Mr Hayes said. "We've got a car here that's jacked up that needs three wheels repaired that have buckled. "High-performance cars have light-weight wheels, and big potholes don't agree with them, so there's been a pretty dramatic increase." Mr Hayes said some of the worst potholes his customers had reported were on Myall Road at Garden Suburb, Fullerton Street in Stockton, Parkway Avenue in Hamilton East and Merewether's Llewellyn Street. JAX has also seen a 30 per cent increase in tyre punctures from nails and screws, which Mr Hayes says is common after heavy rain. Ben Haynes, owner of Cardiff-based wheel and alloy repair specialist Promac Machine Shop, has been working overtime this week to get through 20 wheel repairs a day. Promac usually fixes up to five wheels a day. "It's all pothole damage," Mr Haynes said. Some of Promac's work has involved roadside repairs to help stranded cars after suffering pothole damage. "Lots of people don't have spares anymore," he said. "There are silly European cars with no spares. We have to get them turned around pretty quickly, so there have been a few late nights trying to get everything done." The Newcastle Herald reported last Saturday that a massive pothole on Myall Road at Garden Suburb caused multiple cars to damage tyres and forced Lake Macquarie City Council road crew to make five separate repairs. Emily Franklin, the acting manager of O'Neill's Tyre & Autocare Warners Bay, said she'd seen a rise in customers with tyre damage, particularly from potholes on Myall Road and Hillsborough Road. "It's mostly been at night when it's been raining; we've had people come in with tyre damage and say, 'Be careful on Myall Road, there's a bad one there'," Ms Franklin said. Both Lake Macquarie City Council and the City of Newcastle have scheduled overtime shifts for their crews to get through the deluge of road damage caused by the heavy rain. LMCC's manager of city works, Matt Brogan, said that over the past fortnight, the council's road patching crews had been focused on high-risk potholes. "Our normal process would be that we proactively get around the whole LGA in a month," Mr Brogan said. "But we've moved off that program at the moment to deal with the high risk." Mr Brogan said it was impossible to put a figure on the number of potholes across Lake Macquarie, but his "gut feeling" was that it would take two months before the road crews could resume with proactive road management. Under dry conditions, road crews use a hot asphalt mix to repair potholes. The hot mix has to be stored and applied to the road at around 150 degrees and typically provides the best longevity. However, during rain, the hot mix cannot be used, and a cold asphalt is applied instead for a temporary fix. Lake Macquarie council has also been using a modified cold mix asphalt for the past three years that can be applied during rain in smaller potholes and without a tar patching truck. However, modified cold mix asphalt is 10 times more expensive than regular asphalt. City of Newcastle crews typically make initial repairs with cold mix asphalt, followed by hot mix a month later. Further repairs could include spray tack coat emulsion, hot mix asphalt, a thin sheet of asphalt, and emulsion to seal edges, as well as applying sand to help limit tyre adhesion. "Following the recent weather event, extra crews were added to cover a seven-day roster to attend to the increased number of potholes that resulted from the high volume of rain," a spokesperson for Newcastle council said. "Pending weather conditions, this measure will remain in place until a significant portion of the road damage has been repaired." Some car tyre businesses in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie are experiencing more than a doubling in demand as drivers pay the price for damaged roads after last week's torrential downpour. About 300 millimetres of rain have fallen in the Lower Hunter in May, more than three times the monthly average. While residents have mostly enjoyed a break from heavy showers this week, motorists have been plagued by potholes that have sprung up across the suburban and rural road network. JAX Tyres & Auto Newcastle owner Mark Hayes said his business has seen a 50 per cent increase in tyre and wheel damage caused by impacts with potholes. "It was obvious on Monday; we just had puncture, puncture, puncture," Mr Hayes said. "We've got a car here that's jacked up that needs three wheels repaired that have buckled. "High-performance cars have light-weight wheels, and big potholes don't agree with them, so there's been a pretty dramatic increase." Mr Hayes said some of the worst potholes his customers had reported were on Myall Road at Garden Suburb, Fullerton Street in Stockton, Parkway Avenue in Hamilton East and Merewether's Llewellyn Street. JAX has also seen a 30 per cent increase in tyre punctures from nails and screws, which Mr Hayes says is common after heavy rain. Ben Haynes, owner of Cardiff-based wheel and alloy repair specialist Promac Machine Shop, has been working overtime this week to get through 20 wheel repairs a day. Promac usually fixes up to five wheels a day. "It's all pothole damage," Mr Haynes said. Some of Promac's work has involved roadside repairs to help stranded cars after suffering pothole damage. "Lots of people don't have spares anymore," he said. "There are silly European cars with no spares. We have to get them turned around pretty quickly, so there have been a few late nights trying to get everything done." The Newcastle Herald reported last Saturday that a massive pothole on Myall Road at Garden Suburb caused multiple cars to damage tyres and forced Lake Macquarie City Council road crew to make five separate repairs. Emily Franklin, the acting manager of O'Neill's Tyre & Autocare Warners Bay, said she'd seen a rise in customers with tyre damage, particularly from potholes on Myall Road and Hillsborough Road. "It's mostly been at night when it's been raining; we've had people come in with tyre damage and say, 'Be careful on Myall Road, there's a bad one there'," Ms Franklin said. Both Lake Macquarie City Council and the City of Newcastle have scheduled overtime shifts for their crews to get through the deluge of road damage caused by the heavy rain. LMCC's manager of city works, Matt Brogan, said that over the past fortnight, the council's road patching crews had been focused on high-risk potholes. "Our normal process would be that we proactively get around the whole LGA in a month," Mr Brogan said. "But we've moved off that program at the moment to deal with the high risk." Mr Brogan said it was impossible to put a figure on the number of potholes across Lake Macquarie, but his "gut feeling" was that it would take two months before the road crews could resume with proactive road management. Under dry conditions, road crews use a hot asphalt mix to repair potholes. The hot mix has to be stored and applied to the road at around 150 degrees and typically provides the best longevity. However, during rain, the hot mix cannot be used, and a cold asphalt is applied instead for a temporary fix. Lake Macquarie council has also been using a modified cold mix asphalt for the past three years that can be applied during rain in smaller potholes and without a tar patching truck. However, modified cold mix asphalt is 10 times more expensive than regular asphalt. City of Newcastle crews typically make initial repairs with cold mix asphalt, followed by hot mix a month later. Further repairs could include spray tack coat emulsion, hot mix asphalt, a thin sheet of asphalt, and emulsion to seal edges, as well as applying sand to help limit tyre adhesion. "Following the recent weather event, extra crews were added to cover a seven-day roster to attend to the increased number of potholes that resulted from the high volume of rain," a spokesperson for Newcastle council said. "Pending weather conditions, this measure will remain in place until a significant portion of the road damage has been repaired." Some car tyre businesses in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie are experiencing more than a doubling in demand as drivers pay the price for damaged roads after last week's torrential downpour. About 300 millimetres of rain have fallen in the Lower Hunter in May, more than three times the monthly average. While residents have mostly enjoyed a break from heavy showers this week, motorists have been plagued by potholes that have sprung up across the suburban and rural road network. JAX Tyres & Auto Newcastle owner Mark Hayes said his business has seen a 50 per cent increase in tyre and wheel damage caused by impacts with potholes. "It was obvious on Monday; we just had puncture, puncture, puncture," Mr Hayes said. "We've got a car here that's jacked up that needs three wheels repaired that have buckled. "High-performance cars have light-weight wheels, and big potholes don't agree with them, so there's been a pretty dramatic increase." Mr Hayes said some of the worst potholes his customers had reported were on Myall Road at Garden Suburb, Fullerton Street in Stockton, Parkway Avenue in Hamilton East and Merewether's Llewellyn Street. JAX has also seen a 30 per cent increase in tyre punctures from nails and screws, which Mr Hayes says is common after heavy rain. Ben Haynes, owner of Cardiff-based wheel and alloy repair specialist Promac Machine Shop, has been working overtime this week to get through 20 wheel repairs a day. Promac usually fixes up to five wheels a day. "It's all pothole damage," Mr Haynes said. Some of Promac's work has involved roadside repairs to help stranded cars after suffering pothole damage. "Lots of people don't have spares anymore," he said. "There are silly European cars with no spares. We have to get them turned around pretty quickly, so there have been a few late nights trying to get everything done." The Newcastle Herald reported last Saturday that a massive pothole on Myall Road at Garden Suburb caused multiple cars to damage tyres and forced Lake Macquarie City Council road crew to make five separate repairs. Emily Franklin, the acting manager of O'Neill's Tyre & Autocare Warners Bay, said she'd seen a rise in customers with tyre damage, particularly from potholes on Myall Road and Hillsborough Road. "It's mostly been at night when it's been raining; we've had people come in with tyre damage and say, 'Be careful on Myall Road, there's a bad one there'," Ms Franklin said. Both Lake Macquarie City Council and the City of Newcastle have scheduled overtime shifts for their crews to get through the deluge of road damage caused by the heavy rain. LMCC's manager of city works, Matt Brogan, said that over the past fortnight, the council's road patching crews had been focused on high-risk potholes. "Our normal process would be that we proactively get around the whole LGA in a month," Mr Brogan said. "But we've moved off that program at the moment to deal with the high risk." Mr Brogan said it was impossible to put a figure on the number of potholes across Lake Macquarie, but his "gut feeling" was that it would take two months before the road crews could resume with proactive road management. Under dry conditions, road crews use a hot asphalt mix to repair potholes. The hot mix has to be stored and applied to the road at around 150 degrees and typically provides the best longevity. However, during rain, the hot mix cannot be used, and a cold asphalt is applied instead for a temporary fix. Lake Macquarie council has also been using a modified cold mix asphalt for the past three years that can be applied during rain in smaller potholes and without a tar patching truck. However, modified cold mix asphalt is 10 times more expensive than regular asphalt. City of Newcastle crews typically make initial repairs with cold mix asphalt, followed by hot mix a month later. Further repairs could include spray tack coat emulsion, hot mix asphalt, a thin sheet of asphalt, and emulsion to seal edges, as well as applying sand to help limit tyre adhesion. "Following the recent weather event, extra crews were added to cover a seven-day roster to attend to the increased number of potholes that resulted from the high volume of rain," a spokesperson for Newcastle council said. "Pending weather conditions, this measure will remain in place until a significant portion of the road damage has been repaired."
North Wales Live
5 days ago
- North Wales Live
'Generous and caring' man stabbed to death in 'devastating' attack
A man has been convicted of murder after a stabbing in a Welsh park. Georgie Tannetta, 20, stabbed 43-year-old James Brogan at a park in St Mellons, Cardiff last year. Mr Brogan, who was described as "generous and caring" was taken to hospital but later died. A court heard Tannetta was "swinging" the 15-inch blade "with no fear" when he carried out the devastating attack, reports WalesOnline. A neighbour rushed to the scene and tried to save Mr Brogan after he was stabbed in the arm, following which he had a cardiac arrest and multiple organ failure. After he was stabbed, he had collapsed and was bleeding heavily. You can sign up for all the latest court stories here Witnesses called 999 and emergency services arrived at the park. Mr Brogan was treated by paramedics at the scene and on route to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and at the intensive care unit at that hospital but he could not be saved and died on November 12. Tannetta was later found hiding in the attic of his aunt's home in Cardiff and was arrested on suspicion of murder. He later told officers he had been assaulted by Mr Brogan two days before his death. Tannetta, of Rhodfa Crughywel, Trowbridge, denied murder, manslaughter and possession of a bladed article but was convicted of murder by a jury at Newport Crown Court on Thursday following a trial. Judge Daniel Williams told the defendant in the dock that he will be sentenced on June 27. Paying tribute to Mr Brogan his family said he was a "generous, caring and thoughtful" man. They added he was a "comedian who loved making people smile and laugh". Detective Inspector Rebecca Merchant from the South Wales Police's major crime investigation team said: "James Brogan was very much loved by his family and friends and he is missed by them every day. "I hope the conviction at Newport Crown Court today provides some comfort to all who knew and loved him. This tragic case highlights the devastating and far-reaching consequences of knife crime. "South Wales Police is committed to tackling knife crime by preventing people carrying these weapons and robustly dealing with those we find involved in such criminality.
The Courier
23-05-2025
- The Courier
Stirling court round-up — Driveway sex act and 999 nonsense
A woman caught carrying out a sex act in a car on her Cambusbarron driveway told police she found it 'disgusting'. was spotted with a man by several neighbours, before getting out of the car and going into her house. The act took place in mid-afternoon at a property a short distance from a primary school. When questioned by police she told them: 'It's a load of lies. 'If I was going to do that, I would have done it in my house. 'I don't give oral sex – it's disgusting.' However, in court, Cameron admitted cutting out an act of public indecency on September 2 2023. She was placed on a 12-month supervision order. A Stirlingshire man was hounded with shouts of 'beast' as he was put on the sex offenders register for downloading hundreds of child abuse images. , 52, of Drymen, visited websites with names such as 'Teen & PreTeen Girls JailBait Pictures' and 'cute little girls'. A Stirling man terrified his ex partner by turning up at her house on Valentine's Day and banging on the door. , 34, went to the property in the belief the woman had started a new relationship, arriving at around midnight. He repeatedly banged on the door, made threats through the letterbox and told the woman's dog to shut up while she hid in her bedroom and pretended she was out. The following day she checked her phone and found messages from Monaghan in which he threatened violence. Monaghan, of Lower Castlehill, admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner on February 14 and 15 this year. He was placed on a supervision order for 12 months and banned from contacting the woman for six months under a non-harassment order. Stirling sex offender played dumb when police searched his home, claiming not to know the password to a secret child abuse cache on his phone. He told them he did not know how to access a locked folder but cybercrime officers were quickly able to bypass the security measures and uncover his vile video stash. A Stirling man punched his partner in the face while drunk. The city's Sheriff Court heard has since sought help for his drinking as the incident had been a 'wake up call' for him. The 38-year-old, of William Booth Place, admitted assaulting the woman at his home address on April 12. He was placed on a supervision order for 12 months in order to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work. Two women repeatedly called police to an address in Stirling while drunk. and used 999 to summon officers to Brogan's home in Wordie Road. They later became abusive towards officers and struggled with them. Boyle, 22, of Irvine, and 22-year-old Brogan admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner at the property on February 16. Sentence was deferred for them to be of good behaviour.
Scoop
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Scoop
OFC U-16 Women's Championship To Kick Off In Rarotonga
Press Release – Oceania Football Confederation The stage is set in Rarotonga as the OFC U-16 Womens Championship-Qualifying tournament kicks off with three nations, American Samoa, Papua New Guinea and hosts the Cook Islands vying for a place at the OFC U-16 Womens Championship in August. The action starts tomorrow with Papua New Guinea playing hosts Cook Islands, and PNG coach Rachel Wadunah is confident her side has prepared well. 'Preparations have been going on well and we are here to compete. We have prepared them well We get to play together and we would like our supporters to be behind us and to support the team away from home.' Wadunah said. Cook Islands coach Tupou Brogan has expressed her excitement about hosting an OFC competition at home and sees it as a great motivating factor for her players. 'I think this would be a great opportunity. Having a home game we are hosting, it's an exciting one. They definitely motivate the girls that are living here, and we will work hard towards it. Because they're at home, their parents will be here supporting them, their family, friends and church members. So I think there will definitely be an advantage to us.' Brogan said. And Brogan is urging locals to turn out in large numbers to support the Cook Islands team. 'We need your support, your cheers and we'll be happy to see all of you here to support our Cook Island girls.' Meanwhile American Samoa led by Solomon Islands born coach Diane Justus, will have the chance to scout their rivals as they sit out the opening day. 'The team has prepared for the last few months and now we are here in Cook Islands ready for the tournament. We have been here a couple of days and are settling in now. And the time that we have for our team is just enough for us to have our last sessions together as a team before our first game on Tuesday.' Justus said. The tournament winner will join Group B alongside New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Tonga at the OFC U-16 Women's Championship in Apia in August.
Scoop
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Scoop
OFC U-16 Women's Championship To Kick Off In Rarotonga
The action starts tomorrow with Papua New Guinea playing hosts Cook Islands, and PNG coach Rachel Wadunah is confident her side has prepared well. 'Preparations have been going on well and we are here to compete. We have prepared them well We get to play together and we would like our supporters to be behind us and to support the team away from home.' Wadunah said. Cook Islands coach Tupou Brogan has expressed her excitement about hosting an OFC competition at home and sees it as a great motivating factor for her players. 'I think this would be a great opportunity. Having a home game we are hosting, it's an exciting one. They definitely motivate the girls that are living here, and we will work hard towards it. Because they're at home, their parents will be here supporting them, their family, friends and church members. So I think there will definitely be an advantage to us.' Brogan said. And Brogan is urging locals to turn out in large numbers to support the Cook Islands team. 'We need your support, your cheers and we'll be happy to see all of you here to support our Cook Island girls.' Meanwhile American Samoa led by Solomon Islands born coach Diane Justus, will have the chance to scout their rivals as they sit out the opening day. 'The team has prepared for the last few months and now we are here in Cook Islands ready for the tournament. We have been here a couple of days and are settling in now. And the time that we have for our team is just enough for us to have our last sessions together as a team before our first game on Tuesday.' Justus said. The tournament winner will join Group B alongside New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Tonga at the OFC U-16 Women's Championship in Apia in August.
