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Jane Corscadden

Co Armagh café owner speaks out on rising costs after receiving £9,000 monthly electricity bill

The owner of a café in Co Armagh has spoken out after the electricity bill at one of his outlets increased to over £9,000 for one month.

Kris Fletcher is the co-owner of Number Seven at Rushmere Shopping Centre in Craigavon, where he employs 35 members of staff and has been operating from since 2005. He also runs a restaurant of the same name in Warrenpoint.

Taking to social media on Saturday, the Rushmere outlet shared a photo of their monthly electricity bill for August 2022. For July, they paid £7,066.78 for the utility, which increased to £9,362.62 for August.

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