A chip shop favourited by the Neville family has closed due to financial challenges. John Kilgariff from Harwood has managed Stephen Street Chippery , Ainsworth, for the past two and half years. The co-owner has cited the current rising cost of living including cost of ingredients for the reasons for the closure.
John said: “We’ve fought long and hard to keep our prices competitive but things keep escalating. “The price of staples like oil and potatoes have doubled and we can’t justify passing that cost on to our customers.” The Elton shop was featured in Sky’s The Overlap on Tour when Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane paid a visit last year.
The Bury-born football pundit has spoken about his and his family’s fond memories of the chip shop on his podcast and in interviews. @wearetheoverlap You can't beat a chippy tea on a Friday! 🍟 #chippy #theoverlap #theoverlapontour #currysauce @gneville2 ♬ original sound - The Overlap In a Facebook post, the owners shared “with a heavy heart” that they could no longer keep the business open. The post stated: “It is with a heavy heart that due to personal circumstance we have decided we can no longer keep the business open.
. “We wish to take this opportunity to Thank you for all your support and custom over our 2 and a half year's “The business is now up for sale..
if anybody has any interest or knows somebody who may be interested please get in touch or share.” John said: “We sought advice and wer.