Concern as fish prices 'escalating very quickly'

Fish and chip shop owners have voiced their concern as their costs have been "escalating very quickly".

Steve Webb, who runs Buckles in Chippenham, Wiltshire, said he has been forced to increase prices by 10% (from 9.30p to 11.20p) to cover rising costs of fresh produce.

The National Federation of Fish Friers said the market is growing more "competitive" after the amount of cod allowed to be caught in key areas such as Barents Sea has been cut by almost two-thirds.

Mr Webb: "I know in three months time I'm going to have to put the fish prices up again and that really concerns me. People have only got a certain amount of money in their pocket."