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Sam Ridgway - 17th February 2020

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Legendary landlady of The Peveril of the Peak pub has passed away

Daisy Jackson

The Peveril of the Peak pub in Manchester

Nancy Swanick, the legendary landlady behind Manchester’s much-loved Peveril of the Peak pub, has died.

The pub shared a statement today to confirm that Nancy, 96, who was the pub’s landlady for more than 55 years, passed away earlier this week.

She’s become something of an icon across the UK and was the oldest and longest-serving landlady in the country.

The Peveril of the Peak – or simply The Pev, to most of us – had just been named the best pub in the UK earlier this week.

The Pev has now assured fans that the pub will remain in the Swanick family, even without Nancy at its helm.

They said in their touching statement: “We will continue to cherish it as we did Nancy.”

In their full statement, The Peveril of the Peak wrote: “We are sad to say that our beloved Nancy, landlady for over 55 years, passed away peacefully on 28th July.

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“Nancy always kept up to date with news about the Pev and we told her about our new accolade of Best Pub in the UK a few days ago.

“The Pev will stay in the Swanick family and we will continue to cherish it as we did Nancy.

“The pub will remain open thanks to our brilliant staff and, if you pop in anytime soon, please raise your glass to the wonder that was Nancy.

“With love, The Swanicks.”

RIP to a true local legend.

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New croissants-by-day, pizza-by-night cafe and bar opens in Altrincham

Daisy Jackson

Paddy's is opening in Altrincham this week

A new food and drink concept is opening its doors in Altrincham today, serving perfect personal-sized pizzas by night, and coffee and croissants by day.

The much-loved Irish Deli has sadly closed its doors, but the team are immediately rolling in a brand-new concept for the town.

Under one roof, Paddy’s will be the new home of Flakey (famed for their enormous, filled sweet and savoury croissants) as well as a pizza and cocktail bar.

The two concepts will share the cosy space beside Kennedy’s Irish Bar, right in the heart of Altrincham.

Customers will be able to pop in Monday to Sunday to pick up Flakey’s stuffed croissants, along with speciality coffee and matcha.

There’ll be savoury fillings like the Buff Italian (vegetable caponata, buffalo mozzarella, and pesto) and the New Yorker (Emmental, pastrami, sauerkraut and pickles), plus sweet options like the Sticky BC (vanilla Basque cheesecake and Biscoff).

Speciality drinks and stuffed Flakey croissants

The team outside Paddy's — Speciality drinks and stuffed Flakey croissants

By night, Paddy’s will take the stage, named after the former Irish terrier of the owner’s grandmother.

These individually-sized, handcrafted pan-pizzas will be loaded with toppings like the Paddy’s Pep with chilli and burrata, and The Dubliner with Irish sausage and pickled red onion.

During opening week (30 July – 2 August) Paddy’s is offering 50% off all pizzas for guests at Kennedy’s between the hours of 3pm-5pm.

Owners, Dan Mullen and John Kennedy said: “We’ve designed it to evolve throughout the day – start with coffee and croissants, come back for pizza, and stay for a pint or a cocktail. It’s one site, two distinct food experiences, and neither compromises the other.

“Two brands sharing one building with completely different moods, and we think Altrincham is going to love both. Our goal is to create a venue that’s full of life from open til close.”

Ahead of opening, Paddy’s is hosting a pizza hunt, where twenty branded Pizza-Pan boxes will be hidden around Altrincham, each containing a voucher, t-shirt, drinks voucher or – for the lucky few – a “pizza for life” keyring. Clues will be revealed daily on Instagram, with finders posting under #PaddysPizzaHunt to claim their prize and a free pizza on opening night.

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