East Lothian residents have slammed 'shoddy' road repairs after an image of a questionable job was posted online.

Locals called the repair 'outrageously bad' and a 'mess' after viewing the image.

The works were conducted on Shore Road in Dunbar and appear to fill potholes along the coastal road.

East Lothian Council confirmed they carried out repairs as a "durable temporary solution" to road damage and that future repairs were dependent on "funding being available".

The photo shows a patchwork of bituminous repairs on the thoroughfare. Potholes seem to have been filled with the sticky black liquid. A repair vehicle can be seen in the distance.

Residents took to social media to have their say on the patch job. One called it "outrageously made" and said: "Imagine we all approached o

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