Pub landlords fear trade will plummet after it emerged a busy road will shut for repairs throughout all of summer. Publicans believe customer numbers will be severely slashed when roadworks close Newtown Road, Ashford, for six weeks. Connecting South Willesborough to the town centre, the stretch will be out-of-bounds from July 22 until September 5 while electrical cables are laid. Donna Popman, who took over The Albion pub in February 2020, insists the closure could not have happened at a worse time. When asked how she thought it would affect her inn’s footfall, the South Willesborough landlad…
