It's one of the UK's most cherished and long-standing institutions, the place none of us can resist for a grease and vinegar-drenched-feast after a booze-filled night out or a cheeky night off from cooking.
But the UK’s fish and chip industry is facing arguably its biggest challenge in its 160-year history. The chippie faces a crisis like never before against a backdrop of one of the UK's driest summers on record, the war in Ukraine which has seen unprecedented price increases and the cost of living crisis leaving traders forced to increase prices at the expense of struggling customers or take a serious financial hit.
It has led chip shops in Wales, so beloved by their communities, facing a bleak future in which survival is far from certain. While many of the issues are similar to those facing the wider hospitality industry, others uniquely threaten the future of chippies up and down the country.
