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Jurgen Klopp’s wife Ulla hands out £1,000 of food vouchers to Waitrose staff as thank-you for working on coronavirus frontline Ulla Sandrock visited Waitrose store in Formby to hand out £50 food vouchers Total of 20 vouchers were collected by management and distributed to staff One onlooker praised Mrs Sandrock’s kind gesture as ‘an incredible … Read more
Thousands of British children are going hungry because the French firm behind the government’s free school meals scheme can’t supply enough food vouchers. Parents have been unable to claim the coupons they need to buy groceries during the coronavirus lockdown because the private company paid millions to run it couldn’t deal with a deluge of inquiries. … Read more
For anyone with imminent travel plans, the implications are bleak, writes Tom Chesshyre We’ve had a record number of enquiries from readers this week — hardly surprising given how coronavirus has turned the travel world upside down. With the Government advising against all non-essential overseas trips until April 16 (a period that could be extended) … Read more
Children eligible for free school meals are to get weekly vouchers worth £15 instead due to coronavirus closures Pupils are to receive the payments next week as part of a new national scheme Vouchers equal £3 a day – 70p more than what schools are paid to provide meals The project, run by one company … Read more
Retail giant Marks & Spencer has been hit by a backlash over its plan to stop distributing paper shopping vouchers to thousands of small shareholders from the end of the month. Under a major shake-up, which will affect around half of the company’s legion of loyal small investors, the group is scrapping paper vouchers and … Read more
Gift vouchers that never give: Why you shouldn’t buy trendy ‘experience days’ like wine-tasting as presents without checking the small print Complaints soaring about vouchers for experiences — such as spa days A common gripe is that there is a very limited number of dates to choose from Look out for short expiry periods, some … Read more