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LANDLORD FURIOUS AT ROAD CLOSURE

A Hampshire landlord is angry that road works have closed the road leading to his pub.

Beaulieu Road in the New Forest is closed during the day until Friday, but is still open in evenings and at the weekend.

The pub's owner says that his takings are down by as much as 50% and that he may have to sack staff in order to stay open. Reginald Chester-Sterne, the pub's landlord, said: “I have to lay some staff off. If I do not take money I cannot pay staff. So this week there will be at least five staff affected.”

The pub depends on the summer season to survive, relying heavily on tourist trade to Exbury and Beaulieu Motor Museum. Chester-Sterne asked: “Why couldn't it be done earlier in the year?”

He claims that it is the third time that roadworks in the area have affected his business, and that Hampshire County Council should plan all their roadworks to happen at the same time.

However, Council leaders say they have done everything they can in order to stop disruption to local businesses.

Councillor Mel Kendal, Executive Member for Environment and Transport at Hampshire County Council, said: “The work being carried out on Beaulieu Road is part of “Operation Resilience”- a multi-million pound, long term investment to strengthen the country's rural roads and make them more resilient against the effects of extreme weather and, therefore, less susceptible to potholes.”

“Access to the pub is being maintained while work is in progress and we suspended work over the weekend, as we have been doing in the evening, to minimise the disruption for local residents and businesses. I appreciate that the works cause some inconvenience but would ask people to bear with us while this essential work is carried out.”

It is expected that work will finish this Friday, in time for the weekend trade.