When you think of premium savoury pies, you may not expect to find them in your local fish and chip shop. But for residents of Barnard Castle, their local chippy doesn’t just produce top notch pies, they produce the best pies in the country, according to the judges of the 2024 British Pie Awards. The...
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The 14 best fish and chip shops in the UK with only seven in England
A new list of the UK’s best fish and chip shops has been revealed but England has just seven. According to the new ranking by the Time Out travel magazine, the UK’s top chippy is Magpie Cafe in Whitby, Yorkshire. Chip experts at the magazine praised the cafe for being “no frills, all gills” saying...
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Store closures and openings up in 2023, says PwC – Furniture News
PwC has launched its latest figures for stores opening and closing across Great Britain, using research undertaken by the Local Data Company. The biannual report tracks over 200,000 outlets in over 3500 locations to gain a picture of the changing landscape of high streets, shopping centres, retail parks, and other out-of-town areas. The latest research...
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Changing face of UK’s high streets: How nearly 5,000 stores have shut in past year after retailers including Wilko, Paperchase and M&Co shut their doors – while Greggs, Domino’s and Costa thrive
Nearly 5,000 stores shut across Britain last year after retailers including Wilko, Paperchase and Lloyds pharmacy shut their doors. But there was a rise in new stores opened by thriving UK chains including Greggs, Domino’s and Costa last year, even if this has not been outweighed by the numbers of closures. The new stores were...
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How cost-of-living crisis has changed Britain’s shopping habits: Covid hand sanitisers and Guinness are pulled from ONS inflation tracker – while vinyl, air fryers, gluten-free bread and women’s socks are added to list
The Office for National Statistics removing some items from its ‘basket’ of goods By Rory Tingle Home Affairs Correspondent Published: 09:30 BST, 11 March 2024 | Updated: 19:49 BST, 11 March 2024 Covid hand sanitisers and Guinness have been pulled from the inflation tracker in the first sign of how the cost of living crisis...
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Britain’s best pie revealed: Barnard Castle fish and chip shop takes top gong in national awards – as Danny Dyer leads cockney campaign to give the classic dish protected status
A Barnard Castle fish and chip shop has taken the award for best pie at at the 2024 British Pie Awards. The competition comes as Danny Dyer has given his backing to a cockney campaign to give the classic dish protected status. Hosted in Britain’s pork-pie capital Melton Mowbray, the awards saw Barnard Castle’s Middleton-In-Teesdale Fish & Chip Shop...
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Britain’s cheapest shop where you can buy your mum a Mother’s Day card for 20p
BARGAIN-HUNTERS are flocking to Britain’s cheapest shop ahead of Mother’s Day – where for just 40p you can buy your mum a card and a present. Owner Steven Nelson, 65, runs The 20p Shop in Otley, West Yorkshire, where absolutely everything is priced at just 20p. 6 Steven Nelson’s The 20p Shop sells the cheapest...
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Grandmother left dangling 7ft upside down after getting stuck in shop’s shutters
A grandmother was left dangling upside down after her coat got caught in a shop’s security shutters. Anne Hughes, 71, was seen on CCTV being lifted 7ft into the air outside a convenience store in Rhondda Cynon Taf. She has been dubbed “SuperAnne” in her home village in Wales and said the incident “could only...
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Moment gran is hoisted into air by shop shutter and left dangling
This is the dramatic moment a 71-year-old gran was launched 10ft into the air and left dangling upside down after being caught on store shutters. Incredible footage caught Anne Hughes waiting outside a supermarket in South Wales on Monday morning around 8am. However, her morning shop didn’t go as smoothly as she had hoped. CCTV...
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The Body Shop to close 75 stores across UK and cut hundreds of jobs
The Body Shop is to close 75 stores across the UK in the next six weeks with the loss of 489 jobs, according to administrators who are overseeing the restructuring. The closures are spread across the country, from Swansea to Glasgow, and mean that nearly 800 people will lose their jobs in total when the...
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Shoppers sob as huge bargain chain with more than 500 stores to close doors
DEVASTATED shoppers sobbed at the “very sad news” a popular discount chain with more than 500 stores is closing for good. With cost of living and soaring bills, many Brits are relying on charity shops and other second-hand outlets such as Vinted and eBay. 1 Shoppers were saddened to hear the news their favourite bookshop...
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Beautiful little UK city stuffed full of more independent shops than any other
Despite being more well-known for its world-renowned university, Cambridge has more independent shops than anywhere else in the UK. Located on the River Cam, the beautiful little city has a population of 145,000 and is dominated by university colleges It also is home to the most independent shops in the country, with 35 shops per...