{"id":40969,"date":"2020-02-21T16:09:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T16:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=40969"},"modified":"2020-02-21T16:09:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T16:09:21","slug":"river-taff-businesses-profits-plummet-after-storm-dennis-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/21\/river-taff-businesses-profits-plummet-after-storm-dennis-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"Profits plummet on River Taff after Storm Dennis damage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City<strong> water taxi firms <\/strong>have shut down until repairs are carried out &#8211; costing firms thousands during the Six Nations <\/h4>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LEAD-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40983\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/LEAD-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40983\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Steve Woodward and the Aquabus water taxi that runs from Cardiff Bay to the city centre<br \/>(Credit: Steve Woodward)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>BUSINESSES on the River Taff have taken a financial hit following the floods caused by Storm Dennis. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>All the pontoons between Cardiff Bay and the castle were badly damaged by the storm on February 15 and 16. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Harbour Master has said that boat companies cannot operate on the Taff until the pontoons are repaired, but it is not known when these will happen. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn the surface, the pontoons look fine, but a lot of bolts have stretched due to the high water level and several bolts have been sheared off,\u201d said Danny Rees, 63, owner of the water-taxi service Cardiff Boat.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Rees said it would be weeks before the pontoons can be fixed. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ll need to wait for the wind to drop, or the engineers will lose their fingers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Pontoon-close-up.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The pontoon at Cardiff Castle sustained damage from tree branches during Storm Dennis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Steve Woodward, owner of the Aquabus boat company, said he is set to lose \u00a33,000 for every week the pontoons are closed. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Woodward usually makes twice this weekly turnover on rugby weekends. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had to\ncancel over 300 bookings for this weekend, and I\u2019m losing \u00a36,000,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Woodward has\nalso not been able to use one of his boats for over a year, due to rocky material\nsettling on the riverbed. He said it has cost him around \u00a325,000 in profits. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe River\nTaff is getting shallower and shallower every year, and I can\u2019t get my\nhospitality boat up it anymore,\u201d Mr Woodward said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t pick\nup wedding parties or chartered groups at the castle anymore because the berth\nthere is too shallow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Boat owners\ncan email the Harbour Master to request that material is cleared from the riverbed.\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Aquabus and Cardiff Boat work with Pettigrew Tearooms, in the Bute Park gatehouse, to direct customers to and from boat services on the Taff.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/front.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is front.jpg\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/front.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is front.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Pettigrew Tearooms are housed in the Bute Park gatehouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The tearooms have seen a fall in the number of customers, following the closure of river services and flooding in Bute Park. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The south of the park remains underwater, the gates are closed and it cannot be accessed by the public. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-flooding-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-flooding-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-flooding-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-flooding-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-flooding-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-flooding-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-flooding-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-flooding.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Parts of Bute Park remain flooded, with paths covered in silt and mud.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe get a lot of our customers from the park and the boat services,\u201d said Naomi Whitcombe, 25, assistant manager. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Naomi-Whitcombe-Pettigrew-Tearooms-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Naomi-Whitcombe-Pettigrew-Tearooms-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Naomi-Whitcombe-Pettigrew-Tearooms-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Naomi-Whitcombe-Pettigrew-Tearooms-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Naomi-Whitcombe-Pettigrew-Tearooms-500x375.jpg 500w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Naomi-Whitcombe-Pettigrew-Tearooms-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Naomi-Whitcombe-Pettigrew-Tearooms-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Naomi-Whitcombe-Pettigrew-Tearooms.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Ms Whitcombe says it&#8217;s &#8220;business as usual&#8221; at the Pettigrew Tearooms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the weekend, a lot of people had to cancel bookings with us because their areas were so badly flooded. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Four bookings were cancelled on the day on the day of the storm, and another few on the Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been\nvery tough, but we are really lucky that we have been able to stay open.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The tearooms are currently accessible through the Castle Street entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A council spokesperson said: \u201cThe record river flows on the River Taff during Storm Dennis damaged all of the water bus stop pontoons along the river, and into Cardiff Bay, apart from the Barrage South stop.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/21\/lucky-escape-as-storm-ellen-is-set-to-avoid-south-wales\/\">MORE: Storm Ellen set to miss South Wales<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur Parks and Harbour Authority\nteams are hard at work trying to get Cardiff Bay, Bute Park, and all the city\u2019s\nother affected green spaces, back to normal as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Addressing the issue of the river&#8217;s depth, a spokesperson said: \u201cWe last dredged the Castle berth in 2017 at a cost of \u00a3146,000. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cRegular surveys are carried out to monitor the depth of the river, but as the increase in the level of the riverbed since 2017 is negligible, we cannot justify the cost of dredging the river again at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-cardiffian\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FDin7vzC1J\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/21\/biggest-supplier-of-welsh-souvenirs-faces-500000-flood-damage\/\">\u00a3500,000 flood headache for major supplier of Welsh souvenirs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u00a3500,000 flood headache for major supplier of Welsh souvenirs&#8221; &#8212; The Cardiffian\" src=\"about:blank\" 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carried out &#8211; costing firms thousands during the Six Nations BUSINESSES on the River Taff have taken a financial hit following the floods caused by Storm Dennis. All the pontoons between Cardiff Bay and the castle were badly damaged by the storm on February 15 and 16. 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