A landlord has slammed highways officials for removing chalkboard signs directing them to his country pub - which were designed to boost trade amid the financial crisis. Tim Young, 51, created signs to advertise his boozer's deals in order to drum up more business as the industry faces mounting pressure.
He displayed two boards in a hedgerow beside the A358 with one showing the pub would be open Wednesdays to Sundays. The other was advertising Thursday fish and chip night at the Farmer's Arms pub in Combe Florey, Somerset.
But he was left shocked when a highways officer removed the signs and returned them to the pub - claiming they were 'breaching highways laws'. Tim put the signs out again on Thursday but a highways officer removed them again and took them away without returning them.
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