A community café is the latest business to join the Gloucester Gift Card, as a voluntary member of Gloucester BID.

Customers are now able to pay for their food and drink at No.76 with their digital Gloucester Gift Card, after adding the card to their Apple or Google Wallet.

There are now nearly 100 businesses who are part of the Gloucester Gift Card from butchers to restaurants, sandwich shops and furniture stores.

Dan Amor, property care manager at Gloucester Charities Trust, said: "Gloucester Charities Trust is a housing charity based in Gloucester that has been around since the 1800s. No.76 is a coffee shop for the community, with income generated reinvested back into the charity to benefit those we work with. We serve locally roasted, ethically sourced coffee, hot food and sweet treats, all supporting local suppliers.

"We're pleased to accept the digital Gloucester Gift Card because it's giving back to the city, similar to what we try to do at No.76.

"We all hear stories of businesses having to close down because of the costs of running a business. But if we don't support them, using initiatives like the gift card, people will be too scared to start new businesses and we'll all be shopping on Amazon for everything and drinking instant coffee."

Claire Knight, marketing and business engagement lead at Gloucester BID, said: "When you consider that every Gloucester Gift Card has to be spent in the city, with businesses who are in turn reinvesting money back into the city, it really is a win-win for everyone."

The digital Gloucester Gift Card was introduced by Gloucester BID in 2021, following the launch of the physical card in 2019. No.76 is one of nine Gloucester businesses which accepts the digital version of the card only.