MORRISONS' butchers have reported a rise in sales of 18 per cent at their fresh meat counters since the horse meat crisis took hold.

Morrisons has around 1,700 butchers serving across 500 in-store butchers' counters in the UK. Managers say they have had an unprecedented number of customers approaching them for advice and to buy fresh, (rather than frozen or pre-packed), burgers among other meats.

James Walsh, butchery manager at Morrisons in Bude said: "All of the meat sold on our counter is 100 per cent British and we keep a close eye on our supply chain, owning much of it ourselves. This gives shoppers more confidence in our meat so we've been really busy on the Butchers counter in the Bude store over the last two weeks."

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