109-year-old bakery closes due to rising costs
"This is a busy, popular shop and always has been, but the costs are too much," he said.
He added: "Today people complain about flour bags being about 70lbs, but in those days the flour came in huge sacks: 140lbs."Since May 2021, the price of wheat, an essential ingredient for most products in the bakery, have gone up by 165% due to the war in Ukraine. "During Covid we had customers who were desperate to get back in to the shop for a coffee, and company."Bethan Mair visits the bakery regularly
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