'People are begging me to stay open but I can't' - beloved chippy forced to close after being hit with huge bill
“This isn’t just a chip shop, it’s a community centre,” says Peter Singleton, owner of Jack Spratt’s, a chip shop he’s poured his heart and soul into for the past 25 years. “And I mean that strongly. This place is vibrant and alive.”
“On February 16, my new gas contract was up for renewal,” he explains, detailing the timeline with some starkly easy to understand figures. “I was paying 3p a therm. It’s now gone up to 12p a therm, and that’s then plus VAT, so it’s gone up 360%. On the 31st of March, I had to get a new electricity contract. That’s gone up from 13p to 39p, plus VAT and a climate levy charge.
Earlier this year, the government announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme from April 2023 to April 2024 to support businesses with the ongoing cost of electricity and gas. But the details aren't expect to be finalised until the end of this month, and for Peter, it's come too late. As for what he’s going to do now, at 63, he’s two years off collecting his pension, but he plans on putting something back into the community that’s supported him for a quarter of a century.
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