{"id":27949,"date":"2018-03-20T12:59:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T12:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27949"},"modified":"2018-03-20T12:59:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T12:59:53","slug":"theres-snow-stopping-barrys-butchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/20\/theres-snow-stopping-barrys-butchers\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s snow stopping one Barry butcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SNOW is usually a nightmare for businesses, but a Barry butcher says this month\u2019s weather has boosted demand.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s been really good for business. We\u2019ve seen a lot of new customers as well as our regulars,\u201d said Anthony Hopkins, who runs Vic Hopkins &amp; Sons with his father.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27969\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27969\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-in-the-snow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-in-the-snow.png 472w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-in-the-snow-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-in-the-snow-293x441.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27969\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-in-the-snow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-in-the-snow.png 472w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-in-the-snow-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-in-the-snow-293x441.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/noscript> The butcher&#8217;s captured before opening time. Photo: Vic Hopkins &amp; Son<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCustomers were queuing out of the door. High Street was buzzing &#8211; it was like Christmas all over again,\u201d he added.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those further afield still got their orders thanks to the Hopkins delivery van.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27952\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27952\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow.png 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27952\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow.png 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-van-in-the-snow-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> The firm&#8217;s delivery van battles through the snow. Photo: Vic Hopkins &amp; Son<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Hopkins was also full of praise for his staff: \u201cAll of them made it to work &#8211; fair dos!\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27984\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27984\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff.png 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27984\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff.png 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Vic-Hopkins-Son-staff-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Staff smile through last week&#8217;s snow<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The snow has gone, but Mr Hopkins\u2019 new customers are sticking around.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe best thing about it all has been the repeat customers we\u2019ve seen since. They\u2019ve commented on how much better our meat tastes compared to pre-packed supermarket meat, and how good the prices are,\u201d he said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m going to ask \u2018Derek the Weather\u2019 if we can have some more snow for Barrybados!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SNOW is usually a nightmare for businesses, but a Barry butcher says this month\u2019s weather has boosted demand. \u201cIt\u2019s been really good for business. We\u2019ve seen a lot of new customers as well as our regulars,\u201d said Anthony Hopkins, who runs Vic Hopkins &amp; Sons with his father. \u201cCustomers were queuing out of the door. High Street was buzzing &#8211; it was like Christmas all over again,\u201d he added. 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