our economics correspondent andy verity has been looking into the pressures of rising prices. at this environmentally friendly brewery and pub in stroud in gloucestershire, rhe raw ingredients aren t getting any cheaper. you know, it wasn t long ago when the value of the pound really dropped and overnight the prices went up 10 12%. the devaluation of the pound in the past year means businesses have to pay more in pounds to buy goods priced in dollars or euros, how much do you pay for a bag of these? it varies anywhere between sort of £15 to £40 a kilo. the biggest rise is our power. our raw materials, so malt and hops, cans, labels, they ve gone up between 10% and 15%. global inflationary pressure is now coming home in higher wage costs
led, which brings down the cost of electricity massively. how would santa find portishead otherwise? fair enough. without this massive neon blue sign. without this massive neon blue sign saying this is portishead. he would get lost on the way. 85 year old jack is the man in charge of fitting a lot of bulbs. what would you give me out of ten? you re the expert. ten out of ten. oh, thanks. jack is one of dozens of volunteers who will be lighting up this town in a couple of weeks. lots of places say the council should be funding that, we need that government money coming in there, but, actually, you have proved that it is not always necessary. it doesn t have to be an expensive thing like we have got here going. you can start off simple. you find everybody s keen to help, aren t they? we like to think we are helping not just people s spirits, but local businesses, as well. and, yeah, just have fun. it is back in the carfor me. oh, no, i ve taken the wrong road.