Telford fish and chip shop pair fear they have to close as costs rocket
A couple who run a Telford fish and chip shop face a 'crunch month' which could see them have to close the business they love.
Sophie Hodgkinson and her partner Bledi Piperi face having to shut Ye Olde Victorian Fryer, in Trench, after being battered by rising fish and cooking oil costs, a fuel hike of around £4,000 a month and a VAT bill of around £15,000.
It comes as more and more fish and chip shops - traditionally Britain's favourite meal - face hardship or extinction, with the price of potatoes set to rise this week as well.
The Shropshire Star told on Tuesday of how the Trish and Chips mobile fish and chip van has gone out of business after owners Alan and Trish Kelly could no longer afford the costs associated with it.
Sophie, who has run her business since October last year said she was 'heartbroken' that it might come to shutting down but she faced little other choice.
