A Derry-based business has been left reeling after their energy bills multiplied by more than five times in the space of a few months.
"It is tougher than the couple of years during the covid pandemic. It comes to the stage where you just wonder do you close before it gets dark to save money. We have tried a few things but they aren’t working. We just don’t know how it could jump so much so quickly." "We are in our contract with our electricity supplier until May and there is nothing we can do, but the supplier can break the contract if they wish. It is not an even playing field.