Ady Smith warned it could already be too late for many pubs
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An Ipswich publican has said he and other landlords are living in total uncertainty and fears their pubs could go the wall before Easter without further help.
Ady Smith has run the Dove Street Inn for almost 20 years – adding the Ipswich Gin Parlour over the road in recent years and making a sister pub of the Gladstone Arms, at Combs Ford, near Stowmarket.
But his venues are now closed and without more government support, Mr Smith believes his and other pubs could go to the wall before Easter.
The B1062 near Homersfield is closed due to the flooding.
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Warnings remain in place for much of Suffolk after torrential rain caused widespread flooding across the county overnight.
A spell of heavy rain caused disruption yesterday, December 23, with roads being closed and businesses being shut.
An underpass in Stowmarket is completely flooded after the River Gipping burst its banks.
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Images and videos show roads under inches of water and warnings remain in place for further disruption throughout the morning.
From Needham Market to Halesworth, Sudbury and Diss, flood water is still causing issues across Suffolk, with the police and fire service working to relieve the county s roads.