A TREMADOG landlady, whose pub was closed for almost four months after it was damaged by flooding, has launched a petition, accusing the county council of a lack of support.

Peta Panter, who runs The Union Inn, had placed tables and chairs outside her pub over the bank holiday weekend, but on Tuesday was told by a Gwynedd Council officer she had to remove them as they were situated on the highway.

The landlady, who was forced to close her pub shortly before Christmas for three and a half months after it was damaged by flash floods, says the council is not doing enough to help businesses succeed in Tremadog.

She said: “We re-opened in March so we are currently playing catch-up and with the nice weather we are having, we decided to place tables and chairs outside the pub so that our customers can enjoy their drinks outside.

“We had a great weekend, everyone loved being outside and it was a great boost for business.

“However, it all came to an end when I was then told by a council officer I had to remove them, because they were on a highway, which is rubbish, as they are placed on the car park and were not in the way of any oncoming traffic.

“It has been a nightmare time for us, we lost a lot of trade over the winter months, as we closed over Christmas and the new year, so I was hoping to have a great half-term week and having an outside seating area made a massive difference.

“Now the council says I’m not allowed to have seating outside. This is a kick in the teeth, especially after what we’ve been through, it’s just not right.”

A petition has now received over 300 signatures to urge the local authority to allow tables and chairs outside the pub.

See the full story in this week’s Arfon/Dwyfor edition of the Cambrian News