A chip shop owner has spoken out on how energy bills totalling thousands of pounds a month are decimating his businesses. Nick Lomvardos has said he is having sleepless nights worrying about his two shops and has made a plea to the public to support Bristol businesses to ensure their survival.
The 55-year-old owns The Bishopston Fish Bar on Gloucester Road and the Jolly Fryer on Filton Avenue, the latter of which was first opened by his parents in 1986. Nick responded to a BristolLive article reporting on the number of closures in Bristol since the start of 2023, saying the uncertainty in the current economic climate is petrifying.
"You don't know what's going to happen. Every day something new comes along," Nick told Bristol Live. "I'm having sleepless nights. I'm often downstairs at 4 o'clock in the morning trying to think what I can do."
