A traditional butcher famous for his popular pies fears the cost of living crisis could mean closure.
Halloween decorations were still up when the ECHO visited Johnson's Butchers in Mill Street, Dingle, this week. Mike Cleaver, 58, drops a toy spider on the heads of unsuspecting customers, and releases a mechanical rat from under the counter, causing people to jump as it scuttles past their feet.
It's all to encourage the clientele to drop coins and notes into the tray of a zombie-looking statue in the corner by the till. They've been doing this seasonal charity fundraiser for 10 years, the last three raising money for Radio City's Cash for Kids.
