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George Allen

Fish and chip shop stops NHS discounts due to complaints

A popular fish and chop shop has been forced to stop NHS discounts because of "unpleasant" complaints.

George's Tradition in Derby said it received hundreds of requests from NHS and emergency service workers every day.

But according to the chippy's boss Andrew Constantinou, the "overwhelming" demand led to some complaints because of the delays.

He told Derbyshire Live : "We have received a great deal of positive feedback for which we are extremely grateful, however, due to overwhelming demand it has become increasingly difficult to deal with the hundreds of discount requests that we receive each day.

Requests for discounts were getting difficult to deal with (Derbyshire Live WS)

"This has resulted in a number of small-minded people writing to me making unjustified complaints including some quite unpleasant content."

Mr Constantinou said instead his business would be making a donation of £500 a week to good causes nominated by his customers.

He said: "I for one will be eternally grateful to everyone on the front line who is working tirelessly to keep our communities safe.

"But for some time I have been conscious of the unsung heroes who support us in so many different ways and this is why I have decided to replace the NHS discount with a new weekly donation of £500 in cash that will be given to good causes that are nominated by you."

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