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Diners in Thurrock bought more than 200,000 discounted meals through the Governments month-long Eat Out to Help Out scheme

ALMOST 600,000 meals were claimed in Gwent during last summers Eat Out to Help Out scheme. The scheme encouraged people to eat out more, aiming to provide a boost to the economy by supporting restaurants, pubs, cafes and other outlets following the first coronavirus lockdown. But research suggests the scheme drove the rate of infection up by between eight per cent and 17 per cent in the UK, accelerating the start of the second wave. The scheme allowed customers to get 50 per cent off fo...

Diners in Buckinghamshire bought more than 600,000 discounted meals through the Governments month-long Eat Out to Help Out scheme, figures reveal. For three days a week in August, people could buy a half price meal at outlets that signed up to the scheme and save up to £10 per person. The initiative, which saw people flock to pubs, restaurants and cafés across the UK, was largely hailed a success by the hospitality sector but has since been criticised over claims it encouraged further ...

Executive Editor As part of the Order In, Help Out campaign, American Express and Resy are rallying consumers across social media to make #TakeoutTuesday a weekly occurrence. American Express and Cointreau are launching national efforts to help foodservice providers struggling amid the pandemic.  American Express has teamed up with Resy to launch a national campaign with a simple message: Order In, Help Out. As part of the Order In, Help Out campaign, American Express and...

FOOD: Diners enjoying a meal during Eat Out to Help Out. Pic. Yui Mok/PA Wire. DINERS in Worcester bought more than 150,000 discounted meals through the Government’s month-long Eat Out to Help Out scheme, figures reveal. For three days a week in August, people could buy a half price meal at outlets that signed up to the scheme and save up to £10 per person. The initiative, which saw people flock to pubs, restaurants and cafés across the UK, was largely hailed a success by the hospitalit...

Covid-19: Infections rates after Eat Out to Help Out scheme Covid infection rates went up in Epping Forest following Rishi Sunaks Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Photos: PA/Unsplash The rate of infection in Epping Forest grew rapidly over the duration and in the weeks following the Governments Eat Out to Help Out scheme. For three days a week in August, people could buy a half price meal at outlets that signed up to the scheme and save up to £10 per person. Diners in Epping Forest bought mor...

Liverpool bought thousands of meals during the governments Eat Out to Help Out scheme The city spent an average of £5.74 per meal while the scheme was active. Eating out on Bold Street in Liverpool city centre in August. (Image: Liverpool Echo) Get the Whats On newsletter for the best shopping deals and things to do in 2021Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes t...

Nottinghamshire Police have issued more than 1,600 fines for breaching coronavirus restrictions  | Updated: 11:47, 01 February 2021 Nottinghamshire’s police and crime commissioner says tolerance is wearing thin after a spike in the number of fines being handed out for covid regulation breaches. More than 1,600 fines have been issued in the last three months, compared to a tenth of that ­— 160 ­— in the first six months, police say. On top of the fixed penalty notices, 12 ...

One year ago, 84-year-old Peter Attwood, from Chatham in Kent, died with coronavirus in what is the earliest known death involving Covid-19 on UK soil. Since then, the toll has spiralled past 100,000 as the nation sustained one of the worst death rates in the world and has been battered by the economic fallout. Boris Johnson said he accepts “full responsibility” for the Government’s response but has declined to set out where he thinks the nation went wrong until a later time. There are cl...

Share The push was likened to the little ships which helped during the Dunkirk evacuation in the Second World War.  But the Government was accused of failing to act on offers of help when they were first made which meant the UK was always struggling to gain ground. The slow uptake of the offers was blamed by some in Whitehall on Public Health Englands alleged control freakery but ministers did eventually U-turn and seek support from small labs.  Mr Hancock then claimed victory at the end of ...