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Award-winning pizza restaurant moves into Northern Quarter

Vegan concept Purezza will take over the site of former Italian restaurant Dough on High Street.

The Manc The Manc - 14th April 2021

Northern Quarter is set to welcome another pizza restaurant to the neighbourhood in 2021.

Vegan brand Purezza has confirmed it will be launching its sixth UK site in Manchester city centre – with the doors to its new restaurant opening in May.

The award-winning pizza concept will take over the former site of Italian restaurant Dough – which shut up shop and vacated the Northern Quarter in 2020.

Purezza differs from its predecessor in that it focuses purely on vegan options – specialising in sourdough pizzas with plant-based mozzarella made in house.

Dishes include the likes of the Parmigiana Party with aubergine parmigiana and vegan sausages, along with vegan n’duja pizzas, black truffle bases, and slices cooked with homemade pesto.

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Garlic bread, dough balls and salads are listed on the sides menu – with brownies and cheesecake for dessert.

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Purezza

As well its commitment to vegan grub, the new Purezza site will also be fitted with reclaimed and upcycled furniture.

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The brand has thrived since opening its first restaurant in 2015 in Brighton – scooping several awards and branching out to Camden, Hove and Bristol.

A delivery kitchen has also been opened in Brixton.

Purezza’s co-founder Tim Barclay said that moving to Manchester had “been on the agenda for years.“

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“We’ve had more requests to open in Manchester than any other city in the UK,” he stated.

“It’s truly a pleasure to honour those requests and to finally make it happen.”

www.purezza.co.uk

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The Pop Up Club – pop-up shop for independent retailers to return to Manchester this weekend

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia

The Pop Up Club is coming back to Manchester city centre this weekend, offering a prime retail space to independent businesses and small creators.

The initiative aims to transform unused public spaces and invite designers, makers and artists along to add cultural and commercial value to the local area.

Through providing this platform for these businesses, The Pop Up Club has managed to help its traders earn £1.5 million across all their previous events which run up and down the UK.

The brilliant pop-up retail space was previously on King Street in Manchester, but this time The Pop Up Club is moving into the Manchester Arndale.

Shoppers will be able to choose from the curated traders on offer, such as beautifully handpainted watercolour illustrations from By Tilly, celestial and nature inspired jewellery by Sian Mellor designs and beaded bracelets from That Wild Feeling.

It’s also helping to promote local talent as it shares the work of Manchester based unique printed homewares from Lydia Meiying.

Moonshine Prints, a trader who creates a variety of fascinating and eclectic wall art for everyone to buy and display in their homes, will also be at The Pop Up Club when it returns to Manchester.

The Pop Up Club will offer a chance to browse local traders who normally wouldn’t have a platform as big as this, while also supporting art and culture direct from the north.

Tillie Peel, creator and founder of The Pop Up Club.
Inside the incredible retail space providing opportunities for small businesses.
Peel, admiring works by small creators which are part of her small business initiative.
Credit: Publicity Pictures

The businesses The Pop Up Club uplifts and works with may be small but the amount of traders definitely isn’t – they’ve shone a spotlight on more than 500 independent retailers since setting up the social enterprise.

It’s also nice to hear that creatives who have worked with them in the past would more than likely consider working with The Pop Up Club again as according to the statistic on their website, ‘100% of traders said they would return’.

The venture was founded by Tillie Peel, who says: “Manchester has always welcomed us with open arms, and the friendly Northern spirit was calling us back once again.

“Utilising an empty space at the Manchester Arndale is a dream come true for us, as it puts us at the heart of shopping in the city and with events such as the Christmas Markets returning, the footfall of the city centre will be highly welcomed by us and all our traders in our Manchester store.

“With over 5 million small businesses in the UK*, there are so many that deserve attention and shopping small can bring huge benefits to the economy as well as supporting local income. This Christmas is the perfect time to shop from small businesses and independent traders, where a purchase can make a real difference to that brand.

“Our network of independent businesses have found being in our stores offers real value, as well as allowing them to speak to customers, see the reactions in real time to their items and to get a taste of what the high street has to offer.”

Shoppers who just can’t wait to get on down to The Pop Up Club can browse the shop in person on 16 November at Manchester Arndale.

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This little hidden Manchester cinema is screening loads of classic Christmas films this festive season

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Elf, Love Actually, and Home Alone are just some of the classic Christmas films soon hitting the big screen at a hidden cinema in Manchester.

With the nights drawing in, the temperatures dropping by the day, and the most wonderful time of the year now firmly in our sights, film fans and families looking for some wholesome festive fun are being invited to get themselves down to one of Manchester’s most popular hotels in the lead-up to the big day itself.

King Street Townhouse‘s very-own exclusive cinema will be screening a jam-packed lineup of fan-favourite festive films over the next two months to celebrate Christmas in style.

The Christmas screenings will be taking over the little cinema from this Saturday (16 November), right through to Christmas Eve.

This little hidden Manchester cinema is screening loads of classic Christmas films this festive season / Credit: KSTH

With a marathon of three films set to be screened on each day of the event, the Christmas screenings schedule kicks off on Saturday 9 December at 2pm with the absolute cult-classic that is Elf, all before you can sit down to watch Love Actually, and Home Alone on the same day.

Other festive favourites on the lineup across other weekends include It’s a Wonderful Life, The Holiday, The Muppet Christmas Carol, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and Die Hard.

Tickets to each of the Christmas screenings are now on sale, and start at just £16.50 each.

You can also complete your seasonal experience with festive-themed cocktails, popcorn, pick n mix, and a whole host of other treats beforehand too, if you’d like.

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Grab your tickets here.

Featured Image – KSTH

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