Fish and chips shops across the nation are struggling to survive due to the cost of living crisis. Not only are their gas and electricity bills increasing, but so is the cost of fish, sunflower oil, and even the paper used to wrap up meals.
A chip shop supper was for a long time regarded as a cheap, fancy-free meal. But in the current climate these much-loved local businesses are being forced to increase their prices to survive.
The owners and staff at Levers, in Oldham, Manchester are just one of the many chippies finding themselves in this situation. The dine-in restaurant is popular with the local community and it also has ties with the very invention of the quintessential fish and chips.
