A brand new Aberdeen Angus burger restaurant with a church-themed menu is moving into Middlebrook Retail Park in Bolton this May.
Setting up shop at the former site of ASK Italian in the Horwich shopping centre, The Confessional has confirmed it will officially welcome its first customers from May 17.
Takeaway will be available from Thursday (April 29).
Owned by the Burger Trading Group, The Confessional borrows heavily from the religious lexicon for its branding – with a slogan inviting customers to ‘join the congregation’ whilst burger names range from ‘The Deacon’ to ‘The Damnation’.
The restaurant puts its 6oz beef burgers (which come loaded with different toppings from chorizo to pulled pork) front and centre, but its expansive menu also features wings, pizza, hot dogs, poutine, garlic bread and mac & cheese.
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A variety of veggie burgers are also up for grabs – including mushroom, beetroot and spicy bean.
There’s even a range of ‘Biblical Salads’ for those who want to get their greens.
— The Confessional – Burger Trading Group (@TheConfessiona4) April 23, 2021
The upcoming Bolton restaurant is set to become the second Confessional venue to open in the UK – hot on the heels of the ‘New York Vangarde Store’ which launched at Vangarde Shopping Park in York last week (April 21).
In celebration of the launch, The Confessional has also posted ‘25% off’ deal for customers that spend £25 or more on takeaway on Bank Holiday Sunday or Monday.
Robert Hallworth, manager of Middlebrook Retail Park, stated: “We are delighted to welcome The Confessional to our lineup.
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“They have a varied and great value menu which compliments the other restaurants on site and further strengthens our restaurant offer.”
Keep up-to-date with new local restaurant openings via The Manc Eats.
Featured image: @TheConfessiona4 / Twitter
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Bolton man sets Guinness World Record for most fish fingers eaten in a minute
Emily Sergeant
A man from Bolton has set a very unique world record.
Nathan Davies, from Westhoughton in Bolton, is on a roll – first he won £98,000 on ITV‘s hit gameshow The 1% Club, and now he’s a world record holder.
After telling the show’s host, Lee Mack, that he wanted to break a world record, the 32-year-old has followed through on the promise he made on national television by claiming the title for the most fish fingers eaten in one minute.
The dad-of-two managed to scoff down 15 fish fingers in 60 seconds.
A man from Bolton man has set the Guinness World Record for the most fish fingers eaten in a minute / Credit: Guinness World Record
Nathan chose fish fingers as they’re a staple in his household thanks to his two young boys, and after first testing how quickly he could eat four of them, he decided to go for the official Guinness World Record attempt.
“I decided fish fingers was achievable given that I’ve got a few less formal eating records, so it’s up my street,” Nathan explained of his world record attempt.
Despite his impressive effort though, Nathan admits he was still a little gutted about how many he managed to chow down in the allotted time, adding: “I think I could have done more if I had let them cool down longer, but just happy to have the record.”
Nathan says it’s a ‘bit strange’ to have an official Guinness World Record for eating fish fingers, of all things, but he is ‘very proud’ of it all the same.
And when asked if he was planning to break any more records in the future, Nathan joked: “Not if my wife has any say.”
Featured Image – Guinness World Records
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Woman charged with murder of 75-year-old man inside block of flats in Bolton
Emily Sergeant
A woman has been arrested and subsequently charged with the murder of a 75-year-old man in Bolton over the weekend.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called to Hargreaves House on Ormrod Street in Bolton at around 8am this past Friday morning (17 July), but upon arrival, they sadly located the body of a 75-year-old man inside the address and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 49-year-old woman was arrested and taken into custody for questioning, but now it has been confirmed that she has been charged with murder.
The woman, whose name is Samantha Nuttall, of Bradford Street in Bolton, has been remanded into custody, and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today (Monday 20 July).
Formal identification of the victim is yet to take place, but next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported at this time.
GMP’s Major Incident Team have launched a murder investigation and are continuing to pursue multiple lines of enquiry to establish the full circumstances.
“It is our priority to obtain some answers regarding the full circumstances of this tragic incident, and we are appealing for information from the public to help us progress our investigation,” commented Detective Inspector, Louise Kelly.
Can you help? Anyone with any information, CCTV, or mobile phone footage that may relate to the investigation can provide it via the Major Incident Public Portal here, or contact police on 101 or via the Live Chat at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 744 of 17/07/26.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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29th April 2021 
