READ MORE: This Morning scraps controversial energy bills prize after viewer backlashEd Hamilton-Trewhitt has opened one at his bakery in Guisborough, near Redcar in North Yorkshire.He said: “I got the idea from listening to the news about energy poverty and the problems people are facing at the moment.
It seemed like a no brainer really.”The Brickyard Bakery owner, 55, now hosts chilly visitors in the room above his bread oven.It was previously empty, despite being constantly heated by the old-fashioned range – which costs £2,000 a month to run.He added: “I now pay twice as much as I was six months ago for the energy.The opportunity to get a second use out of it might not bring cash into the business, but it can bring some use to people.“People are desperate to have a nice, warm space.
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