Chip shop owner still counting cost of winter flood

A chip shop owner has said he has nothing "to fall back on" after his business flooded during a storm.

James Ruddy, who owns Ruddy's Fish & Chips in Lydney, Gloucestershire, said he was "lucky" to have flood insurance when Storm Bert hit the town in November 2024, but he is unable to get the same cover now.

Town businesses say they are still being affected by the impact of the storm, which includes the partial closure of the bridge on Newerne Street which was damaged by flooding and then struck by a car nine days later.

Gloucestershire County Council said the bridge would be repaired between 28 July and 15 August – more than eight months after it was damaged.