Hannah Jackson (left), owner of The Coffee House in Nutley, said the community had been supporting them since a lorry crashed into the shop in May

A coffee shop owner whose business was seriously damaged by a lorry says she hopes to reopen by Christmas.

On 2 May, the vehicle crashed into the front of The Coffee House in Nutley, East Sussex, on the A22.

Hannah Jackson said the last two months had been "incredibly stressful".

"It was an absolute nightmare," she said. "The crash happened just before our plans to celebrate the coffee shop's one-year anniversary."

She added: "It has been an awful time, everything has been put on halt."

"I've been speaking to the business and building insurers who are still carrying out more inspections of the building, which includes the basement," she added.

The 30-year-old said until the full extent of the damage was discovered, she did not know how much the repairs would cost.

"There is the additional problem of losing revenue each day that goes by because we can't reopen yet," she added.

"However, we continue to pay our staff, we have such a wonderful team."

Jackson said the community had been supportive in the wake of the incident.

"People threw us an anniversary birthday party for the shop," she said. "We are so grateful for their support and understanding.

"It just shows there are still a lot of kind and generous people out there."

She said the party showed that "people felt The Coffee House is part of their community" and the team felt "honoured".

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