Former Emmerdale star Adam Thomas has shocked residents by announcing the sudden closure of his popular Gatley restaurant The Spinn.
This week, locals noticed that the restaurant and bar has been boarded up on Gatley Road and that its external signage had been removed, leading to some discussion as to whether this was a refurbishment situation or yet another closure.
Sadly, the TV star has now confirmed the worst, leaving local fans of The Spinn heartbroken.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, he said that he had ‘learnt so much’ and felt that now was the ‘right time to move on’.
Image: The Spinn
Image: The Spinn
However, this is not the end of his ventures into hospitality as the I’m A Celebrity and Waterloo Road star has also recently opened a second site on Stockport’s Underbanks, appropriately called The Spinn Off bar.
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He’s also behind the popular Oh My Glaze burger sauce company, which hosted a hit pop-up at the Trafford Centre at the end of last year.
As a result, staff at the now-closed The Spinn site on Gatley Road will all be able to stay working with the company, says Thomas, who added: “Thanks again to everyone who has supported us along the way and continues to support us and to all our staff who we will continue to take on this journey with us.”
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Speaking on the closure of The Spinn site, he told the MEN: “Unfortunately we have decided to close The Spinn.
“We did what we had to do with The Spinn and we learnt so much building our first venture and more importantly we had an absolute blast…
“But after 3 years we felt the time was right for us to move on. We are now focusing on the next chapter of The Spinn … The Spinn off and Oh My Glaze.
“With the success The Spinn Off is having and Oh My Glaze, we wanted to concentrate on building and expanding them and in order for us to do so we had to close The Spinn.”
Feature image – The Spinn
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A tiny new train station pub has opened at Manchester Oxford Road
Daisy Jackson
A tiny craft beer pub has opened at Manchester Oxford Road, making all those inevitable train cancellations a little sweeter.
The new boozer comes from the same team behind some of the UK’s best train station pubs, who already have bars at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria.
The Oxford Road Tap has plenty of charming nods to its proximity to the great British rail network.
There’s the big red National Rail sign that they’ve restored and turned into a beer tap, an arch over the bar that mimics the shape of the station, and even a departures board so you can work out how many more pints you can squeeze in.
You’ll find plenty of British craft beers behind the bar as well as a great selection of European lagers, plus spirits and wines.
The bar from Bloomsbury Leisure Holdings Limited has taken over the former cycle hub at Manchester Oxford Road.
The small building is directly opposite the entrance to the busy train station on the southern side of the city centre.
The Oxford Road Tap pub is now open in Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group
This will be the third site for the pub group in Manchester.
They already operate the Piccadilly Tap, that two-storey beer bar on Piccadilly Approach with a heated rooftop space and outdoor patio.
The team are also responsible for the more recently-opened Victoria Tap, which took over the former bin store at Manchester Victoria.
That particular pub has a heated beer garden constructed just inches away from where the trams tootle past and has a departures board where time is measured by pints (got 10 mins til your train leaves? That’s one pint, sir!)
Oslo-born Doug’s Hamburgers is opening in Manchester, serving adult ‘Happier Meals’
Daisy Jackson
Critically acclaimed burger joint Doug’s is heading to Manchester for the first time, serving up grown-up ‘Happier Meals’.
The burger brand started life in Norway but is led by a very northern team – they’re also behind Madre, Medlock Canteen and London’s Breddos tacos.
Doug’s is an Oklahoma-style burger restaurant with a menu of classic burgers made with hand-pressed patties from premium dry-aged beef (it’s the thinly-sliced onions inside each patty that makes it Oklahama style).
A classic cheeseburger is the brand’s signature dish, featuring a smashed patty, onions, cheese, mustard, ketchup, pickles and Doug’s special sauce.
There’ll also be fried chicken sandwiches, hot tenders and fries, plus breakfast buns served all day.
The ‘Happier Meal’ is an adult twist on a fast food favourite – you get a burger, fries, and a martini.
You can get deep-fried pickles with your burger at Doug’s in Manchester.Doug’s Hamburgers is coming to ManchesterCredit: The Manc Group
Doug’s spot in Manchester will be its fourth restaurant.
It’s set to open on Oxford Road above the recently-announced Amber’s nightclub, open seven days a week from 11am until midnight.
The flagship restaurant on Oxford Road is designed by R2A studio and will be opening this December in Circle Square for eat in and take-out.
Doug’s is opening on Friday 20 December and will be handing out free burgers – just head down from 12pm to claim one.
Georgina Pellant -
14th September 2022 
