The owner of a vintage fashion store in Clifton has said the cost of living crisis is "destroying" her company.
Kate Ashwell set up her shop, Ashwell & Co, on Alma Vale Road in 2014 with her husband Will, and opened a new store in Wales last year. She says she has seen a "drastic drop" in sales and bookings over the last month as people cut spending amid rising inflation.
According to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released on Wednesday, May 18, inflation rose to nine per cent in the year to April - up from a high of seven per cent in March. A large portion of the rise was due to the price cap on energy bills, which was hiked by 54% for the average household at the start of the month.
