Customers hundreds of pounds out of pocket after closure of celebrity chef’s Birmingham restaurant

People with vouchers for Glynn Purnell's Michelin-starred restaurant, Purnell's, told they cannot be refunded

A Michelin-starred restaurant run by the Saturday Kitchen chef Glynn Purnell has left customers with gift vouchers hundreds of pounds out of pocket after announcing its sudden closure.

Purnell said he could only apologise for this difficult situation" after customers were told their vouchers, many worth hundred of pounds, could not be refunded or redeemed.