The owners of a Leeds chippy have admitted they couldn’t have taken over a chippy at a “worse time” with the ever-rising cost of fish, which has “quadrupled” in price.
Tingley Bar Fisheries first opened in 1945, according to owners Dave Sykes, 32, and Mark Beever. They took over the business in March, just as Brexit, Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine all combined to make a massive impact on the cost of getting fish from overseas following the chippy closing down in February.
Wakefield man Dave decided to take over the shop in Bridge Street in this challenging time as not only did he think fish and chips were a “staple” British takeaway dish, he felt it was important to retain part of Tingley’s history by keeping the fish shop operating.
