16 h. ago Beloved UK chippies 'could be gone in 5 years', industry boss warns

The head of Britain's fish and chip shop industry says rising costs and falling sales are to blame

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38 h. ago Urgent repairs approved for one of the Yorkshire Dales' 'greatest architectural treasures'

It was built back in 1679 and is now open to the public as a museum, but has been many things in its time including a gentleman's residence, a farm and a fish and chip shop.

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66 h. ago UK's 'chip shop capital' named with 93 chippies and stunning views

This seaside town has been crowned the UK's chip shop capital after research found the seaside town has 93 fish and chip shops - the highest concentration per capita in Britain

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6 d. ago The Cardiff chippy that fed hundreds of homeless people on Christmas Day

The family-run fish and chip shop has made an annual tradition of giving out meals on Christmas Day

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6 d. ago The Cardiff chippy that fed hundreds of homeless people on Boxing Day

The family-run fish and chip shop has made an annual tradition of giving out meals on Boxing Day

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8 d. ago Top food critic baffled after man claims we've all been eating chip shop fish wrong

Guardian food critic Grace Dent was left questioning her entire approach to chip shop cuisine after a man suggested we're all eating the fish wrong by keeping the batter

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9 d. ago Darts world champion Gerwyn Price owns chip shop after converting it from old pharmacy

World Darts Championship star Gerwyn Price has plenty of irons in the fire away from the oche

Economics

9 d. ago Gerwyn Price owns Welsh chip shop and could retire off earnings despite £4m darts winnings

World Darts Championship star Gerwyn Price is earning a pretty penny from his side hustle

Economics

1 week ago Chip shop staff celebrate award wins and launch charity fundraiser

Pepe's in Lesmahagow tasted success at the Scottish Fish & Chip Awards and UK Small Business Awards.

Economics

1 week ago UK fish and chip shop’s ‘downright delicious’ £8.99 deep fried yule logs drive food fans wild

A CHIPPY is giving festive diets a battering by rolling out deep fried yule logs. The limited edition gut buster is available for £8.95 over Christmas until the New Year to raise funds for a homeless charity. The quirky Crimbo chocolate dessert consists of three battered mini yule logs and comes with a scoop of...

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1 week ago Scottish chip shop named 'best in West' has 'great prices and greater portions'

The award-winning fish and chip shop is highly rated by customers who praise the food, service, and prices

Economics

1 week ago Ashes star left England behind to run fish and chip shop and faced angry customer

The Ashes icon once helped England beat Australia in dramatic circumstances, but eventually left the game behind to take on a new career

Economics

2 w. ago Ding dong merrily let's fry. Scots chip shop selling battered Christmas dinner

Scotland is much maligned for its love of all things deep fried, from breakfasts to pizzas, and even the odd Mars Bar.

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2 w. ago Six great reads: the boomer housing gap, the voice of the very online left and the genius of Martin Parr

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The British fish and chip shop 'trapped in time' that still uses coal to heat its vintage fryers

Steaming hot, cooked in beef dripping and wrapped in newspapers, many Brits have fond memories of chippy Fridays.

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3 w. ago ‘Like a rock star’: the global reverence for Martin Parr’s class

Unfettered love for late photographer in France and elsewhere stands in contrast to occasional reservations in UK The death of Martin Parr, the photographer whose work chronicled the rituals and customs of British life, was front-page news in France and his life and work were celebrated as far afield as the US and Japan.If his native England had to shake off concerns about the role of class in Parr’s satirical gaze before it could fully embrace him, countries like France have long revered the Epsom-born artist “like a rock or a movie star”, said the curator Quentin Bajac. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scottish fish and chip shop named 'best in world' and deserves 'ten stars'

Reviewers have claimed the Scottish fish and chip shop is the 'best in the world'

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3 w. ago ‘I drunkenly hugged him and said I love you, Martin Parr!’ Grayson Perry, Don McCullin and more on Britain’s national photographer

With a sharp eye and saturated colours, Parr’s photographs revealed the world in all its eccentric glory. Here, his friends, peers and collaborators pay tribute to a masterGrayson Perry, artist I’ve never really been a fanboy, but the first time I saw Martin Parr I ran up and drunkenly hugged him. I said: “I love you Martin Parr!” I couldn’t help it. He was a hero of mine. And over the years he became my best artist friend. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘He made the mundane magnificent’: Martin Parr could make a chip shop as mighty as a cathedral

A brilliantly human photographer, he celebrated the overlooked, finding beauty in cheese sandwiches at a church fete or people queuing for ice cream at the beach – all while poking fun at Britishness• Martin Parr dies aged 73• Martin Parr: the photographer’s career in picturesMartin Parr looked like “a naff birdwatcher”, according to his editor Wendy Jones. His appearance was so unassuming that he told me during a recent public talk, that while he was taking pictures during a recent seaside trip, some passersby remarked that he was “a bit like Martin Parr”. Unbothered by glitz and glamour, for more than five decades Parr purposefully pursued the most boring things he could find – he was unapologetic about the excitement he saw in a perfect cup of tea, a plate of beans on toast, or a woman filling up her car at a petrol station. He also knew that, with time, these supposedly dull things would become interesting.Parr took delight in looking, without flattery, at the things you thought...

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3 w. ago Martin Parr, photographer who chronicled British life, dies aged 73

Photographer captured all aspects of British life, from sunbathing families to village fetes

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