She said that in February, before the conflict, she ordered heating oil for “approximately 60p, 62p a litre”, but the cost had since risen to £1.40 per litre.
Sproson-Jones added that to order 500 litres – the minimum order limit – it would now cost her £750. A week ago, the same quantity would have cost “just under £400”, she said.
She told the BBC she was hoping to ride out the worst of the price surge at the premises in Snailbeach by limiting usage, then make it to the warmer weeks of April before buying more.
Many people in rural counties such as Shropshire also use heating oil to warm their homes,