THE former owner of a Merchant City bar has spoken of how ‘astronomical’ costs forced him to close his business after little over a year but says he has ‘no regrets’ after handing back the keys.
When Marmalade Skies opened in November 2021 the threat of Covid restrictions seemed to have faded, leaving the duo confident that they would soon be heading into a busy Christmas season. “Our energy bill over three months in the summer, in a tiny unit when we were barely using the heating or electricity, was £6000.
With neighbouring unit Monterey Jack’s also announcing its imminent closure, Bar Square stating that it is ‘not currently open’ and others choosing to reduce their opening hours, the mounting pressure on business owners is palpable.
Energy companies profiteering putting businesses on the scrap heap and millions of consumers in debt…..yet wholesale energy prices tumbling but no benefits passed on to consumers…Profiteering
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