Greatbatch Avenue potholes that were reported to the council (Image: Stoke Sentinel) Want Stoke-on-Trent news emailed to you direct from our journalists? Sign up to our newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Grandfather Philip Harold has been left stunned - after discovering a road was still full of potholes. The 63-year-old had reported the defects on Greatbatch Avenue, in Penkhull, before Christmas.