A terminally ill man from Altrincham is currently running 5k everyday for 365 days in a bid to raise as much money as he can for charity.
Keen runner Tony Collier has completed countless running events throughout his life – including 20 marathons in just 2017 alone – and was training for one of the world’s toughest ultramarathons that very same year when he noticed a pain in his groin that prompted him to go and get a check-up at the doctors.
Tony was sadly diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer at aged 60, and was given the worst case prognosis of two years.
“I was training for an ultra marathon but was being hampered by a groin strain,” Tony told ITV Granada.
“So I went for a scan and I got a call the next day saying I had cancer.
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“It spread into the pelvis, hips, rib, spine, neck and skull and I was given the worst case prognosis of two years and that’s four and a half years ago.
“Being told you’ve got cancer is devastating, being told they can’t cure it is indescribable and you go into the depths of despair [and] I spent 18 months feeling very sorry for myself but then I realised, you’ve got to live life to the full.”
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He was determined to not give up on his active lifestyle.
Tony is running 5k everyday in 2022 in a bid to raise as much money as he can for charity / Credit: Tony Collier (via Twitter – @ethansgrumps)
So, adamant that “exercise has been a vital part of coping with my diagnosis and I believe that it will extend my prognosis”, Tony decided to set himself the challenge of completing a 5k run every day throughout 2022 to help other people get active and to raise funds for a very worthy charity in the process – MOVE.
MOVE is embarking on a mission to inspire people to #MoveAgainstCancer by providing practical and online support to children and young living with and beyond cancer.
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Promoting the power of exercise, the charity is encouraging people to get involved with its ‘5k Your Way’ challenge – which is linked to parkrun – and Tony has become the charity’s regional champion for the North West to help develop the initiative across the region.
Having broadcast my daft idea to try to run or hike at least 5k every day in 2022 on BBC North West I guess I’ve now got to do it. As I am why not try to raise some funds for @cancer5kYourWay via @MOVEcharity along the way? Donations gratefully received https://t.co/SfkXJY0eKB
“Being diagnosed with cancer means people face an extremely tough journey,” Tony said via his JustGiving page.
“There is so much thrown at you both physically and mentally during treatment and it doesn’t just stop there… [so] I hope to raise a few quid to support MOVE’s amazing work.”
You can find more information, and donate to Tony’s JustGiving page here.
Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
Emily Sergeant -
21st January 2022 
