WEEK IN NUMBERS

150,000

The number of potholes in the road reported to Scottish councils last year. The cumulative depth of the holes in the road worked out at almost four miles. They were a portion of more than one million potholes reported across the UK.

29

The Scottish football team’s place in the Fifa world rankings. Despite failing to qualify for the World Cup next year, the Scots rose 14 places in the rankings. Europe has 28 teams in the top 50.

4.1m

The number of hours of unpaid work put in by foodbank volunteers every year. The value of the work has been estimated at £30 million a year if the volunteers were paid the national living wage, research found.

£58

The amount per date spent by the average “single single”, over 50s daters. In their quest for love, this age group are adding £664 million annually to the UK economy. The cost includes spending on travel, hotels, gifts, clothes and cosmetics.

£4m

The number of people officially classed as being in financial difficulty. A study also found that 12.9 million people – a quarter of all UK adults – have been overdrawn in the past 12 months.

176

The age of one of the quirkiest buildings in Montrose which has been put up for sale. The Water Tower sits on the town’s North Esk Road and was converted into a four-bedroomed home 40 years ago.