A NEWLY-OPENED fish and chip shop came to the rescue when a Grimethorpe care home suffered a day-long power cut.

White City Chippy, on Cemetery Road, opened early to cook for Hallsteads Care Home's residents after it was hit by an electrical fault last Thursday.

With teatime fast approaching and 45 residents to feed, the home, on Stacey Crescent, put in an urgent call to Jane Eeles, 45, who runs the shop with 25-year-old daughter Chelsea Priestley.

Jane said: "We couldn't let them go hungry so we opened early and did our best to help."