As much as we love to complain about the rain in Manchester, we also do our fair share of moaning when it’s too hot as well.
Yes, we know it’s summer and the wash-out days that seemed to comprise most of the month previous were definitely not preferable, but over these past few days of nearly 30°C warm and humid weather across the region, we can rightly say it’s just a bit too hot.
So hot that the Met Office issued a heat health warning across the majority of England and even classed this period of weather as a heatwave.
Did we mention it’s hot?
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If you’re looking for a way to cool down as the heat continues to stick around for a little longer, then we’ve found out that you can buy your own Slush Puppie machine from Amazon to make the retro frozen drinks from the comfort of your own home and put simply, we can’t think of anything better.
The Slush Puppie Machine is a “replica [that] has been specially designed to look like the real thing”, but if the plenty of recent glowing 5* reviews are anything to go by, it’s as good as an original, if not better.
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According to the product description on Amazon, it couldn’t be easier to replicate the slushies from your childhood. All you’ll need to do is simply add in your favourite Slush Puppie syrup or similar, turn the machine on, then pour out your ice-cold slushies to achieve “the famous blue tongue look”.
The Slush Puppie Machine comes with full instructions – including a link to an easy-to-follow instructional video online – that will take you through the whole process of creating your own slushies at home.
Alongside the machine, you’ll also get a 500ml bottle of Blue Raspberry Syrup, a pack of x20 paper cups and paper straws thrown in too.
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You can grab the Slush Puppie Machine for £54.99 + postage/packaging on Amazon here.
If Blue Raspberry isn’t your preferred flavour of choice, then you’ve no need to worry because you can also get your hands on original Slush Puppie Red Cherry Syrup for just £8.33here, and then if that’s not enough, you can also get a x4 Slush Puppie Syrup Assortment Pack of Blue Raspberry, Strawberry, Cola and Lemon & Lime for £14.99here.
What more could you want during this heat?
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Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Hundreds of katsu curries are being given out for FREE in Manchester this week
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of katsu curries are being dished up and given out for free in Manchester this week, but only for certain people.
And those lucky people will be students.
That’s right… a new semester is upon us, and thousands of freshers and returning students are descending on the city and Manchester‘s many universities for another year. But the life of a student isn’t exactly the cheapest sometimes, especially for those who haven’t had to live on a budget before moving out or into halls.
But to make things a little easier, Tampopo has announced it’ll be serving hundreds of one of its most popular dishes for free this week.
Tampopo is celebrating National Katsu Curry Day in the most delicious way possible, by giving away 700 Katsu Curries with rice for free, exclusively to freshers and students this Sunday (27 September).
Whether you’re brand new to the city, settling back into uni life, or you’re simply in need of a katsu fix, students can head to their nearest participating Tampopo and tuck into a hearty meal without needing to spend a penny.
100 katsu curries will be available each from 12-2pm at both Tampopo restaurants in Manchester city centre – which are on Albert Square, and in the Corn Exchange – or if you head over to the Trafford Centre, both the Tampopo there and the East Street sites are taking part.
“[Our] Katsu Curry has long been one of our most-loved dishes, so National Katsu Curry Day felt like the perfect excuse to give students a proper welcome to the new academic year,” Tampopo said in a statement.
So, are you feeling hungry then? The offer is exclusively available for takeaway only to freshers and students with a valid student ID, which they must present on collection.
100 portions are available at each participating location, and just one free katsu curry with rice will be available per person.
Emily Sergeant -
11th August 2020 
