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The 3 Scottish fish and chip shops in the running to be named the UK's best

See the 3 Scottish chippies in the running to be named the best in the UK at the 2026 National Fish and Chip Awards.

The National (Scotland)

Businesses warn tax hikes could send fish and chips prices soaring as restaurants brace for Budget

Fish and chips owners are ‘hoping to stay afloat’ amid speculation of further tax hikes on the October Budget

The Independent UK

‘We’re just treading water’: UK small business owners on the latest rate rise

From fish and chips to flowers, entrepreneurs say higher interest rates and the cost of living crisis are taking their toll

The Guardian - UK

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'It is crippling us' More than one-third of fish and chip shops will close due to soaring costs

Lots of chippes are on sale as a result of higher costs

Wales Online

‘Shops will close’: soaring cost of potatoes batters British chippies

The once humble, low-cost staple more than doubles in price, putting many fish and chip shops at risk

The Guardian - UK

Chippy that serves champagne pickled quail eggs hailed as one of the best in the UK

Chippies up and down the UK were shortlisted in the National Fish and Chip Awards' Restaurant of the Year category, which has been celebrating the nation's favourite dish for more than 30 years

Daily Mirror

Fish and chip shop owners 'let down' by Mini-Budget as they take battering amid crisis

Andrew Crook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers, said the new Mini-Budget announced by the government today helps 'bankers, not bakers and financiers, not fish friers'

Daily Mirror

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Chip shop owner claims UK government is making more money from his business than he is

THE UK Government is making more money from Alex Walker’s Aberdeen chippy than he is.

The National (Scotland)

Nottinghamshire chippy named in UK's top 40 fish and chip shops

There's a twist to the standard menu

Nottingham Post

Paying £14 for fish and chips may be the only way to save our favourite takeaway

War, heatwaves and the energy crisis are killing chip shops

Wales Online

‘Didn’t go far enough’: firms give Truss’s energy bills scheme lukewarm welcome

The support package for dealing with soaring costs doesn’t go far enough, in many businesses’ eyes

The Guardian - UK

‘Lost generation’: small businesses folding across UK as energy bills land

Jobs disappear and high streets decimated as growing number of traders are forced to shut due to higher costs

The Guardian - UK

Fish and chip shops struggling under weight of 13% cost rises in a year, warns Labour

Research by the Labour Party found that the price of flour and cereals have risen by 19.3% in the past year, while fish is up by 8% and oils and fats by 16.6%

Daily Mirror

The Price Of French Fries To Be The Next Thing To Batter Household Budgets

The price of french fries is set to be the next thing to batter household budgets as potato growers warned of a rise in prices after the recent heatwave ravaged crops.

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The Independent UK

Price of chips could skyrocket after 40C heatwave caps ‘prolonged drought’

‘The whole of England is suffering,’ warns trade body

Wales Online

Warning price of chips is to go up thanks to heatwave

Up to 40 chip shops are now closing every month because of rising costs

Manchester Evening News

Warning that price of chips is set to soar after heatwave

The yield and quality of potato crops is said to have been hit by the record-breaking temperatures

The Guardian - UK

‘Quite a few have given up’: fish and chip shops battered by rising costs

With fish and cooking oil prices soaring and consumers spending less, industry is facing a big challenge

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Daily Record

Struggling UK chippies to ask Norway for more fish to 'keep prices under control'

Chip shops are dealing with rising energy costs, while the price of key ingredients has also soared due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Struggling chip shops to ask Norway for more fish to keep prices under control

Fears grow that third of UK fish and chip shops could shut

Insider UK

Struggling chippies to ask Norway for more fish to keep prices under control

Many are battling rising energy bills, along with increased costs of cooking oil, potatoes and fish due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Wales Online

UK fish and chip shops send urgent plea to Norway to help

The cost of fish has doubled while the cost of potatoes has gone up 30%

Daily Mirror

Floundering UK chip shops issue desperate 'more fish' plea due to Ukraine war

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has hit fish supplies, with Moscow previously providing about 40% of our fish - so chippies are battling rising prices and a decline in supply

ABC News

More than 1,500 Victorian bus drivers go on strike for improved conditions

The Transport Workers Union says major companies Dyson and Ventura are refusing to address working conditions or pass on wage increased to drivers.

Daily Mirror

One in three fish and chip shops could close amid national shortage of sunflower oil

Chippies are facing their "biggest ever crisis" according to one industry expert with the on-going war in Ukraine leaving thousands on the brink of closure - and customers paying more

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