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Cafe axes offers for emergency workers
Lancashire Evening Post
|February 24, 2026
A coffee shop has announced it is having to stop offering Blue Light Card discounts for emergency workers because it is costing too much money.
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Valley Coffee at Valley Church in Bamber Bridge
Valley Coffee, which was founded and funded by members of Valley Church in Fourfields, Bamber Bridge, has grown into a hub for the local community since 2018.
Faced with increased pressures on the hospitality sector, bosses have announced the scrapping of discounts for people who hold a Blue Light Card - a discount service for the NHS, emergency services, social care, armed forces, and teachers.
This story is from the February 24, 2026 edition of Lancashire Evening Post.
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