Town open for business after extended road closure

Tony Davey (pictured) is the interim Chairman of 'Love Nailsworth' and owns Confection Affection
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A community that was closed off for more than a month after roadworks over-ran is once again open for business.
George Street in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, was originally closed for two nights to allow for resurfacing but a burst gas main led to massive delays.
Some business owners in the town centre say they are struggling to receive compensation after the road was closed for four weeks.
A spokesperson for Wales and West Utilities said it has been in contact with some businesses who had enquired about compensation linked to a potential loss of trade.
Tony Davey, interim Chairman of 'Love Nailsworth' who represents retail workers in the town, said the compensation process has been 'challenging' for some businesses.
"One of the businesses has found it particularly difficult because they've been told their minimum losses had to be £8,000 to be able to make a claim," Mr Davey explained.
The business group is now running a marketing campaign to get more people into the town, including posters in local buses, advertising on social media and promoting the market.

The closure of George Street in Nailsworth should have been just two days, but lasted four weeks
Kate Comaish the manager of the Deli in the town said 'Everybody was affected' by the George Street Closure.
"I think the biggest impact was on our restaurant as people were nervous about being caught out with two hour [parking] limits," she said.
The big issue, according to the Love Nailsworth group, was a lack of communication from Gloucestershire County Council, something that they say has now been resolved after a number of meetings with the council and other partners.
"We don't want this to happen again but if it does we have a better management strategy going forward," said Mr Davey.

Michael Croft (left) and Kate Comaish (right) say business has gone back to normal now George Street is back open
A spokesperson for Wales & West Utilities told us it was "an extremely challenging repair" and they apologise for the inconvenience.
Businesses who want to make a claim for any losses need to do so by 15 November.
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