TAMESIDE Council has been urged to correct ‘disgraceful’ roadwork repairs that have left roads looking like a patchwork quilt.
Large areas of Tarmac now sit on Dean Street, at its junction with Trinity Street, and Melbourne Street where block paving once lay.
That original surface is all around them, leaving the areas looking unsightly and people wondering why they are not as they were.

And Stalybridge South Councillor Doreen Dickinson is in no doubt about how they have been left.
She said: “Some repairs on the roads of Stalybridge are disgraceful, same with Armentieres Square.
“I am hoping that with the new public realm plan that they will all be sorted out very shortly, if not it makes a mockery of spending £2.5 million on Market Street.”
When approached by The Correspondent, Tameside Council insisted the works were an emergency.
It also said the materials that were removed have been stored and may be back in place later this year.
A spokesperson said: ‘’The works on Dean Street/Trinity Street have been identified as a risk under our Highway Risk Management Policy and so repairs have had to be undertaken within 20 days.

“We have secured funding to regenerate Stalybridge town centre and this will include re-paving some of the roads within the vicinity, including Market Street and Armentieres Square.
“The materials from the excavation have been stored and if the locations are outside the scope of the regeneration works following consultation, they will be reinstated in the summer.”
Tameside Council is currently holding information drop-in sessions about its plans for Stalybridge at the town’s library, yards from the Dean Street site.
The final one is on Wednesday, January 29 from 3pm until 6.30pm and documents can be found online at www.tameside.gov.uk/stalybridgeregeneration.