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Cleaner stopped from accepting £3K fundraiser cash [View all]
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clywd1l0j58oCleaner stopped from accepting £3K fundraiser cash
2 hours ago
Joe Coughlan
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A south-east London street cleaner has been stopped from accepting £3,000 raised by members of the public to send him on holiday.
Bromley Council contractor Veolia said Paul Spiers, 63, who works in Beckenham, could not accept the cash raised through a GoFundMe campaign because its agreement with the council forbade it.
However, a travel agent intervened by selecting Mr Spiers as its holiday competition winner for a free trip to Portugal.
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Posting on X on Tuesday, the company said the terms and conditions of its competition stated applicants must "love Elvis Presley, be aged between 62 and 64, be loved by the local community, be a street cleaner in Beckenham and have the surname Spiers".
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2 hours ago
Joe Coughlan
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A south-east London street cleaner has been stopped from accepting £3,000 raised by members of the public to send him on holiday.
Bromley Council contractor Veolia said Paul Spiers, 63, who works in Beckenham, could not accept the cash raised through a GoFundMe campaign because its agreement with the council forbade it.
However, a travel agent intervened by selecting Mr Spiers as its holiday competition winner for a free trip to Portugal.
[...]
Posting on X on Tuesday, the company said the terms and conditions of its competition stated applicants must "love Elvis Presley, be aged between 62 and 64, be loved by the local community, be a street cleaner in Beckenham and have the surname Spiers".
[...]
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