The Lancashire people most affected by cost of living crisis as they experience the highest energy bill rise
The towns are set within rolling hills and picture-perfect views from every which way you look, but the picturesque Ribble Valley vista hides a worrying truth.
He said: "If anything, it's been a pleasant increase over the last couple of months and even if it gets a little quieter, hopefully we will continue to thrive. But it is getting to point where I can imagine everyone living by candlelight - hopefully that's the worst case scenario. Kerry says her main concerns come from the fact that she is a "single parent family" and feels as though the bills are "falling squarely" on her shoulders. She added: "My child is grown-up but I still don't ask her to contribute like a partner would contribute, so I feel as if it's fallen squarely on my shoulders.
Martin Nuttall has had his shop, Make Do and Mend, for 15 years on Clitheroe's Wellgate. He said: "I'm not sure it'll play out the way everyone expects it to play out because public concern and worry about it might make it change politically, so I'm not worrying yet but I'll worry when I get that bill that stings me."
"Spikes happen and then hopefully they'll drop, but who knows you've just got to work through it. When asked if the idea is worrying and fills him with dread as an independent business owner, George replied: "Well yeah, but everything does. I've not even been open 18 months yet, so there's not really much to go off.
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