Aunt Bessie’s has taken its festive food offering to the next level by launching star-shaped Yorkshire puddings just in time for Christmas.
How’s about this for a seasonal twist on a classic to get you in the spirit?
With the nights drawing in, the air getting nippier by the day, and Christmas now just a few weeks away (scary, we know), if you’re looking to make your Christmas dinner that extra bit special this year, then luckily, Aunt Bessie’s has got you covered.
Imagine your favourite frozen Yorkshire puds, but formed into a delicious, fluffy – and more importantly, gloriously-festive – star shape, and you’ve then got the company‘s newest and most adorable creation, The Hoot and The Sheff reports.
While we’re going to find it hard not to put these on top of the Christmas tree, these aren’t tree ornaments, of course, and instead, only need five short minutes in the oven.
The limited-edition puddings have been released just in time for the festive period, and are now available from to get your hands on from a range of different supermarkets.
Asda, Iceland, Heron Foods, and Farmfoods are where you’ll be able to find the little festive puds.
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Speaking on the launch of the new Yorkshire pudding creations, Charlotte Vause, who is the Brand Manager at Aunt Bessie’s, said the company is “absolutely thrilled” to introduce the new festive feast accompaniments.
“Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, and we wanted to create something truly special to enhance those cherished family moments,” she continued.
“With their unique star shape and irresistible taste of Aunt Bessie’s Yorkshire Puddings, we hope to make the whole family’s Christmas meal even more memorable.”
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The special star-shaped Yorkshire puddings will be easily available for those with sight loss too, as the packaging of the limited-edition product will feature groundbreaking NaviLens technology – which uses audio labelling and navigation.
Aunt Bessie’s has also announced that it will be making donations to the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) as a company this year.
Aunt Bessie’s Festive Yorkshire Puddings are now available in the frozen section of your local supermarket, and a pack of eight will cost you just £2.50 each.
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Mancs stunned as Northern Lights glow above Greater Manchester in rare solar storm
Daisy Jackson
Greater Manchester was treated to a once-in-a-lifetime display of the Northern Lights overnight.
The skies above our region lit up in shades of pink and green in a shimmering spectacle that had the nation stunned.
The Northern Lights are normally only visible much further north, with many travelling to countries like Iceland and Norway to catch a glimpse – but last night, the show came to Manchester.
It’s all been caused by a ‘severe solar storm, which hit Earth on Friday night, and may continue into Saturday.
Space weather experts issued the rare geomagnetic storm warning – the first in 20 years – on Friday.
But most of us were blown away to actually see the Northern Lights dancing over Manchester.
The huge solar storm predicted by NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) supercharged the Aurora Borealis.
They said that ‘additional solar eruptions could cause geomagnetic storm conditions to persist through the weekend’.
Then here comes the science: “A large sunspot cluster has produced several moderate to strong solar flares since Wednesday at 5am ET.
“At least five flares were associated with coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that appear to be Earth-directed. SWPC forecasters will monitor NOAA and NASA’s space assets for the onset of a geomagnetic storm.
“CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona. They cause geomagnetic storms when they are directed at Earth.
“Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth’s surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations.
“SWPC has notified the operators of these systems so they can take protective action.
“Geomagnetic storms can also trigger spectacular displays of aurora on Earth.”
If you look to the skies over Manchester tonight, there’s a chance you’ll see the Northern Lights again.
Just try not to cry as much as we did.
In pictures – the Northern Lights over Manchester
Joyful as a big kid. Mesmerising. Real life moment, never seen them before. Anyone else looking up? pic.twitter.com/a7B4kqBkfY
— NOT QUITE LIGHT – NQL (@NotQuiteLight) May 10, 2024
A company has created some extremely sarcastic greeting and birthday cards mocking Co-op Live
Danny Jones
A UK card company has decided to join in with the pile on over Co-op Live’s chaotic ‘opening’ weeks by creating a series of greeting and birthday cards mocking the arena and its ongoing saga.
If you’re a deeply sarcastic person who struggles to be sincere with those you hold nearest and dearest or simply want to get a co-worker something that says we care that you’re leaving but not so much as to let go without one final dig, these are right up your street.
So, with that in mind, greeting card company thortful – who are just as good at novelty as they are being actually thoughtful when it comes to words – have come up with a few clever little ways of wishing someone a happy birthday or congratulating them on their new home at the arena’s expense.
There’s a new home version of this one too.(Credit: thortful)
Not bad, to be fair.
Tim Leiweke, Chairman and CEO of Oak View Group (which owns and operates Co-op Live), recently released a statement offering his ‘sincere apologies’ and explaining the steps being taken during the venue’s ‘short pause’.
He admitted, “It’s not been the smooth start we had planned for, and I know that has caused a huge amount of disruption and frustration to thousands of people”, adding that they are “working incredibly hard to get the building up and running, and we look forward to welcoming you to the arena from 14 May 2024.”
The London-based card company is known for lots of comedy captions and with every Tom, Dick and Harry taking a pop at the venue already, they clearly thought ‘We might as well join in’.
In fact, they’ve been taking the mick ever since the whole thing kicked off.
The date mentioned above will see Manc music legends Elbow arrive as the venue’s new opening act artists after so many other acts ended up having their gigs pulled and we can only hope and pray that everything is on course for next week.
With more and more names being announced for their 2024 and 2025 calendar left right and centre, the most recent being rapper Travis Scott, it looks as though they’re confident that the arena will open and live up to the expectations it has built up given its billing as the biggest indoor entertainment in the UK.
As for thortful and everyone else, we just have to wait with bated breath to see if there’s set to be another twist in this tale and enjoy the light-hearted jokes in the meantime.