For a landlocked county, Nottinghamshire is an area that punches above its weight in terms of its fish and chip offering. Just last month, it was announced that one West Bridgford outlet had been named as one of the UK's top ten chippies.
Wherever you are in Nottinghamshire, it's unlikely that you'll ever be far from a town or village that it bursting with local fish and chip shops. Many of these shops are an integral part of their communities and one of the key elements in providing that sense of community is an owner or group of owners who customers know and love.
Perhaps that's why people in Kirkby-in-Ashfield were so excited by the news that the owner of one of the town's best-loved chippies was making a comeback.