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The Sun
6 hours ago
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- The Sun
Britain's ‘cheapest chippy' selling fish & chips for just 45p – but you'll have to be quick
FISH and chip lovers have the chance to enjoy their favourite treat for an astonishingly cheap price soon - but for a very limited time only. 2 2 Mother Hubbard's, often branded the country's most famous chippy, is offering a limited-time price to mark the opening of a new branch in Coventry. Customers can enjoy a traditional fish and chips for just 45p when the city centre store opens on June 14. The exclusive offer pays a special homage to the iconic chippy's history. Mother Hubbard's first ever store opened in Bradford back in 1972, and has since expanded across the country. But back when the Bradford chippy opened, the price of a classic fish dinner would sell for 45p. It's for this reason the store has set its special new offer at that price. But customers will have to be quick if they want to take advantage of the deal. The new Coventry store will sell fish and chips at this price just to the first 1,000 customers through its doors on opening day. It means anyone looking to cash in on the deal will likely have to get to the store as quickly as possible. The chippy will hold its grand opening on Saturday, June 14 - with doors opening at 11am. The new Coventry Mother Hubbard's told social media followers: "Exciting news, Coventry! "Get ready to dive into nostalgia as Mother Hubbard's lands in Coventry! "Join us on Saturday, June 14, for our grand opening and snag some classic fish and chips for just 45p—the original 1972 price-for the first 1000 guests! "When: 11am - 11pm. Where: 11-13 The Burges, Coventry CV1 1HH. "Don't miss this tasty blast from the past! Join us for a celebration filled with delicious bites and the essence of classic English cuisine." Mother Hubbard's website says: "Fish and Chips are loved by every generation. Are you looking for crispy batter on the tastiest fish, succulent chips & perfect mushy peas? "Look no further than Mother Hubbard's and indulge in the finest traditional fish and chips in the area. "The First Mother Hubbard's fish & chips restaurant on Ingleby Road, Bradford, was completed at a cost of £92,000 in 1972. It was opened on May 3, 1972 by Coronation Street favourites, Stan and Hilda Ogden. At that time, fish and chips were served at just 45p per portion."
BBC News
04-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bradford locals queue for 45p chips as prices now 'too expensive'
Fish and chips is renowned as one of the nation's favourite dishes but in recent years spiralling costs have pushed up the price of the traditional fare.A chip shop in Bradford sold portions of the dish at 1970s prices this week to celebrate updates to its shop. BBC News went along to ask people whether a full price-portion is still value for money amid a cost-of-living of people lined Leeds Road in Bradford on a sunny Wednesday street has a myriad of shops and hot food options but the queue which snaked along the pavement was only interested in one - fish and Mother Hubbards takeaway was selling portions for just 45p - similar to the price when it opened more than 50 years ago. Gary Sargent had made the short trip down the M62 to try and get his hands on the dinnertime deal before it sold 59-year-old tells me: "We've been before and it's usually £18, but for 45p you can't go wrong can you?"I'd have it more but the prices they charge nowadays is ridiculous.""You're lucky to get vegetables for under a quid at the moment, so obviously we've got to take advantage of this," Lee Stewart explains from his spot in the says: "I remember when fish and chips were under a fiver, so I don't know when it got to £12. "It's the same with burgers. "The cost-of-living is crazy." The increase in the cost of the dish in the past few years is partly due to a combination of increased energy and labour costs, sanctions on Russian seafood due to the invasion of Ukraine and poor potato paid to UK farmers for potatoes have were also up last year according to figures from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs' Agricultural Price the same week as the chippy chopped prices, people in Bradford saw their council tax rise by almost 10%, while Yorkshire Water is raising bills by 29%.The annual bill for a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity rose to £1,849 per year, an increase of £ the simple joys of a Friday night chippy tea has followed suggests the average price of a portion of fish and chips rose to nearly £10 in the five years to July 2024, from £6.48 in July 2019. 'Sky high' Accompanying his mum to the chippy was Naveed 43-year-old says that even things like ketchup have doubled in price in the last few years, while wages are stagnating. "A bottle of ketchup was £1 a year and a half ago, now we're paying £2.50 or £3," he says."It has gone up considerably."His mum Sultana Amini, 69, remembers a simpler, cheaper, time."I remember when it was 3p for fish and chips", adding that "you can't even get just chips" for 45p."Everything is sky high," Mrs Amini adds. Pravin Ladd, 69, was driving along Leeds Road when he noticed the queue of people outside his local chippy. That was when he remembered about the 45p deal, so he pulled up an joined the queue. "If you buy fish and chips it's usually £10," he says - adding that cooking yourself is not much cheaper."When I do my own cooking and I buy a bit of fish it costs £6 or £7, then you add everything else."Everything has gone up."He added: "To buy fruit and veg it costs me £15, but a few years ago it cost me £2 or £3."It seems to go up on a daily basis." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
