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3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Godstone sinkhole: Businesses affected six months after road closure
Business owners in Surrey blighted by a massive sinkhole say they are fed up of people thinking their village is closed six months in Godstone say shops, pubs and restaurants are continuing to see a downturn in trade due to ongoing repairs to a large sinkhole in the High Street, which formed in landlord Mark Cullinan said he was facing a 40% downturn in footfall, as businesses stress that Godstone is open for trade.A Surrey County Council spokesperson said it hoped to reopen the road in December and investigations on the "highly complex incident" were continuing. Mr Cullinan, who runs the Hare and Hounds in Godstone, said: "Normally we are very busy in the week – it's a prime location but we are down on where we were last year."Businesses are fine but they need help." Will McLean, of Dorwyn Doors and Windows, said: "The perception is that Godstone is closed and it's not – it's very much open."Residents woke on 17 February to find a sinkhole outside their homes which grew to 65ft (20m), engulfed the road and sparked house road has been closed since, with pavements allowing people to walk along the road opening this week. Road traffic is still subject to a three-mile (4.8km) diversion, which Godstone Parish Council chairman Steve Beagley described as a "considerable disadvantage".He added: "Our message to customers is the village is open – we are here so support us."A Surrey County Council spokesperson said work was under way to reconstruct the road, adding it was "continuing surveys and other investigations".It said: "We hope to have the road re-opened during December this year, but our focus will be on ensuring the road is safe to use so the exact date will be confirmed once we are fully assured of this."
BBC News
15-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
18th Century pub in Bradford demolished over safety concerns
An 18th Century pub in Bradford has been demolished after concerns about the safety of the building were found midway through work to convert were working on transforming the derelict Grade II listed Hare and Hounds pub into a convenience store when they were told to vacate after a building inspection. It had found "significant wall collapses and chimney stacks were found to be at immediate risk of falling."Historic England said it was "deeply saddened" to hear of the demolition and would work with the Bradford Council to discuss the next steps. Following the structural concerns, the council issued a Section 78 notice mandating the emergency demolition of the pub had been empty for many years and suffered from vandalism and it looked like the building could be saved when planning permission to convert it into a shop was granted to MGM Property Investment earlier this planning approval involved a new extension being built on the listed pub and a separate new build unit on the pub car park, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. At the time, conservation officers on the council said the change of use would secure the future of the decaying listed building. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
