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A HIGH street coffee chain with more than 2,000 branches is pulling the shutters down on another location following a string of recent closures.
Costa Coffee is shutting down its outlet in a seaside town leaving local fans disappointed .
Bridlington, Yorkshire will lose its coffee shop next month with no reason given.
Local reports called the move a blow for the town.
A spokeswoman for Costa Coffee confirmed the closure.
She told The Sun: “We can confirm that our franchise-owned and operated Costa Coffee store on King Street, Bridlington, will close its doors for trade on Sunday March 2 2025.
“All team members have been offered re-deployment opportunities.”
Franchising is when independent operators run a stores managing the shop independently but under the Costa name.
Single stores such as these may close due to dwindling footfall or because the lease on the building has come to an end among other reasons.
The cafe is likely to be missed with a number of glowing reviews of the left on Google.
One recent one said: “Since this place has had a new manager it’s been awesome. The service is amazing now. Can’t fault it. It always seems clean now. The manager is super friendly and nothing is too much trouble.
“If there is anything wrong with your order then just tell him and he’ll sort it.”
Another said: “Friendly staff, clean environment and a lovely coffee.”
Costa fans in the area can use the store locator tool on its website to find their nearest cafe following the closure at costa.co.uk/locations/store-locator.
It comes after Costa closed the following branches last year
And this year Costa has also closed its store in Lyndhurst in the New Forest.
However, there are still more than 2,000 locations across the UK, plus express vending machines which can be found in branches of Tesco, Spar and Shell.
Earlier this month Costa announced that vending machines would start to serve tea for the first time.
COSTA Club members can get early access to new menus among other perks.
To join download the Costa Coffee app, it’s free to download via the Apple app store or Google Play store.
Stamps can be collected in any of the chain’s 2,800 coffee shops, as well as around 12,000 machines in petrol stations and convenience stores.
You can get stamps for spending in store and using a reusable cup.
You get a free drink after collecting ten stamps, or beans as they are called.
For a small latte, at £3.50, it’s £35 to get a free coffee.
Those going to a Costa store can earn an additional bean with a reusable cup, so that cuts the outlay down to £17.50 or buying five coffees.
You also get free cake on your birthday.
And back in August, the chain shook up its loyalty card scheme.
Members of Costa Club now get one “bean” point for every drink they order – and get two if they bring in a reusable cup.
Bean points, are virtual stamps that Costa Coffee Club members earn for every drink they purchase.
Shops, pubs and restaurants have faced tough times in recent years thanks to rising prices such as rent and energy bills.
Costa Coffee isn’t the first outlet to close in Bridlington with NatWest bank also recently closing in the area.
By Laura McGuire, consumer reporter
MANY Food and drink chains have been struggling in recently as the cost of living has led to fewer people spending on eating out.
Businesses had been struggling to bounce back after the pandemic, only to be hit with soaring energy bills and inflation.
Multiple chains have been affected, resulting in big-name brands like Wetherspoons and Frankie & Benny’s closing branches.
Some chains have not survived, Byron Burger fell into administration last year, with owners saying it would result in the loss of over 200 jobs.
Pizza giant, Papa Johns is shutting down 43 of its stores soon.
Tasty, the owner of Wildwood, said it will shut sites as part of major restructuring plans.
URGENT warnings have been issued over a QR code scam, tricking drivers out of hundreds at a car park.
Motorists in Southend-on-Sea have been urged to not scan the fraudulent codes which have popped up on some car park signage.
The City Council said it had already removed around a whopping 100 falsified QR codes since Tuesday evening alone.
The local authority assured residents that it didn’t use QR codes on any of its parking machines, parking signs or for any pay-by-phone mobile apps.
This means those looking to park should be wary of the QR codes.
It addd that adverts for the Southend Pass were the only exception.
Labour council leader Daniel Cowan has warned Southend-on-Sea residents of the scam.
He told the BBC: “We just want to encourage people to be vigilant.”
The council also said it was aware of a second sneaky scam, where people had been sent text messages claiming they had got a penalty charge notice (PCN).
A council spokesperson said: “Southend-on-Sea City Council will never text you about a PCN.
“Please ignore these texts and do not click the link to make a payment.”
Sadly, the scam, which is known as “quishing”, has become commonplace across the UK and sees grifters placing QR code stickers on parking machines to fleece victims’ bank accounts.
Anyone who scans these square barcodes to pay for a parking ticket using their phone or to visit a website address is instead directed to a site or app run by scammers.
In recent times, councils up and down the country have been scrapping archaic pay and display meters in favour of ‘pay by app’ systems.
This move has been accelerated by mobile phone providers switching off 3G data networks, on which some parking machines operate.
But experts are concerned this could be leaving drivers vulnerable to scammers.
Speaking last year, Ian Taylor, director of the Alliance of British Drivers consumer body, said: “Parking is becoming not just overpriced and difficult to operate — and in some places in short supply — but now at risk from crime too.
“It also highlights once again the need to stop being so reliant on apps.
“At the very least, credit or debit card payment should be available as well.”
Another man looking to park his car was scammed last year when he was asked to pay a 90p fee to verify his bank details in order to make the payment.
But he alleged that he was then charged £39 to subscribe to the app without being informed about it.
Photographer Milton Howarth, from Garforth, Yorkshire, told BBC Radio 4: “You’ve got to be extra, extra careful.
“This is quite a clever scam.
“It raises the question of how this company is being allowed to continue to openly steal from people.
“They are preying on people, many of them, like myself, getting on in years.
“These stickers should not be allowed to remain on parking meters.”
AN ELDERLY man with swallowing difficulties choked to death on jelly after hospital staff ignored a fatal warning.
Edward Cassin, described as a “ray of sunshine”, was diagnosed with dysphagia – swallowing problems – and type 2 diabetes.
Dysphagia suffers are not to be fed jelly because it turns to liquid in the mouth, which can go into the lungs and cause aspiration pneumonia.
But, an inquest heard the 67-year-old was given the fatal food during a stay at Milton Keynes University Hospital in June 2023.
Milton Keynes Coroners Court heard Edward, who had learning difficulties and brain damage since birth, died four days later on June 28.
He had been waiting to start his journey at a new care home when he died.
Assistant Coroner Sean Cummings concluded his medical cause of death as aspiration pneumonia, chronic dysphagia and type 2 diabetes.
He recorded Edward’s death was contributed to by neglect and if he had been treated for the developing aspiration pneumonia he would likely not have died when he did.
Mr Cummings told the inquest the pensioner’s diabetes had been difficult to manage.
On June 24 he had a hypoglycaemic episode and was admitted to Milton Keynes University Hospital but guidelines were not followed.
Because of Edward’s dysphagia he was on a specialist diet and required supervision when eating because of his choking risk.
Despite this, the 67-year-old was fed jelly several times during his stay, which was noted down as a food he was not allowed.
He was also not properly supervised and he aspirated.
A spokesperson for Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: “We are profoundly sorry for the failings in Mr Cassin’s care. We fully acknowledge the deep distress experienced by Mr Cassin’s family and would seek to assure them that we have taken careful steps to understand what happened, including commissioning an independent external review.
“We will respond to His Majesty’s Coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths notice in full.”
It is now expected the coroner will issue a formal Prevention of Future Deaths notice to the hospital and NHS chiefs.
Caron Heyes, a director at Fieldfisher representing Mr Cassin’s family, said: “We were shocked that eight years after Public Health England issued clear guidelines about the dangers of feeding inpatients with dysphagia and learning disability, they are still not recognised in a major hospital.”
Edward’s family said in a statement to the Milton Keynes Citizen: “We welcome and applaud the verdict from HMAC and feel vindicated at as a family regarding the poor and appalling treatment our brother received which led to his death, Eddie was the most vulnerable in our society, one where we placed our faith and trust in MKUH to provide basic care which did not happen as proven in the inquest.
“Whilst Eddie had severe learning disabilities, he was also the beacon that shone through our family, he was adored and loved by so many due to his vivacious and kind nature, Eddie loved nothing more than a party with his family and being sociable.
“It was so difficult not be feel happy and even elated when he was around and he truly touched the lives of many.
“We now have to move forward with a gaping hole in our hearts since Eddie has gone, one which could have been prevented.”
