![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/historic-butcher-has-run-out-of-money-as-it-announces-closure-after-130-years/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-24148235-1695743371664.jpg&description=END OF AN ERA Published : 16:50, 26 Sep 2023 Updated : 16:50, 26 Sep 2023 A BUTCHER that has been trading from the same premises since 1890 has shut up shop for the final time. GH Porter Provisions in Nottinghamshire announced the news on social media stating the decision to close was with "great sadness". 1 GH Porter Provisions in Nottinghamshire has closed down after 130 years Credit: Google Tom Blakemore, owner of the Newark butchers said the business could not continue as they had "simply run out of money". He described how trade had fallen in the last year as people adjusted to the cost of living crisis , and that a " spate of prominent business closures " in the town had added to the uncertainty. In the heartfelt statement, he said: "We are all aware of the huge challenges the country faces and sadly GH Porters is not immune. "At one point, our energy bills rose from £600 per month to £3000 and while they have slipped back we are still paying 150% more than we did 18 months ago." He went on to describe how the input costs of raw materials such as pork, beef and cheese had increased by as much as 60%. "We have found it hard to pass these increases on to our customers meaning margins have been squeezed at a time when other costs are rising too", he said. Despite trying to keep up by modifying the product offering and taking the business online he said that it has not been enough. He added: "I feel like I have let everyone down, particularly our fantastic suppliers, wonderful staff and loyal customers. I am sorry." Mr Blakemore has asked anyone who would like to take on GH Porters to get in touch with him. Many businesses on the high street are struggling with the rising energy bills and a drop in the number of customers through the door. Shoppers are changing the way they spend with more people choosing to shop online. Households are also budgeting more carefully which means that a weekend shopping trip to the high street has become less of an attraction. Every){kind=link}
A BUTCHER that has been trading from the same premises since 1890 has shut up shop for the final time.
GH Porter Provisions in Nottinghamshire announced the news on social media stating the decision to close was with “great sadness”.
Tom Blakemore, owner of the Newark butchers, said the business could not continue as they had “simply run out of money”.
He described how trade had fallen in the last year as people adjusted to the cost of living crisis, and that a “spate of prominent business closures” in the town had added to the uncertainty.
In the heartfelt statement, he said: “We are all aware of the huge challenges the country faces and sadly GH Porters is not immune.