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AJ Handley-Rowe - 10th November 2021

The best cheese tasting party in the North is BACK at a new Manchester venue

Danny Jones

That’s right, one of the biggest and best cheese tasting nights in the entire land is returning to Greater Manchester at a brand new city centre venue.

Not to be over-the-top, but this isn’t just another experience sampling possibly the greatest foodstuff on Earth, it’s a fully-fledged cheese-lovers’ party.

Some of you may have come across Homage2Fromage before, but for anyone unaware of the Yorkshire-born event, it started out as a monthly cheese tasting club and went on to expand across the dairy-adoring North at large.

Relaunching here in Manchester for 2026, all you lactose-intolerant people better watch, because Home2Fromage is coming back with a vengeance and heading to the Northern Quarter. Here’s how it went down the last time we visited one in Leeds:

Leeds, Sheffield, Harrogate, Manchester and who knows where else next.

Posting up in a relatively recent addition to NQ‘s bar and restaurant scene, The Faraday – a pub on Lever St that replaces the old Seven Sins back in October – it looks set to be an ideal venue for the regular evening series.

Homage2Fromage will be making its Manc return this month, and better still, they’re holding a cheeky little giveaway to sweeten the pot.

As in the deal, we mean – not the inevitable bowls full of olives, chutney, oil and various other dips…

To welcome this celebration of all things cheese coming back to Manchester city centre, they’re giving away a bunch of free tickets: 20 pairs in total.

Worth over £50 a piece for each twin set of tickets, you’d be a fool not to at least throw your hat in the ring for this one.

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As you can see, the competition closes this Thursday, 19 February, ahead of the full relaunch party next week (Wed, 25 Feb), and all you have to do to enter is fill out this super quick survey.

It really is as simple as that; a few quick words are all that stand between you and a potential mountain of cheese and more.

You can find all you need to know about the event right HERE, and in case you haven’t popped into The Faraday just yet, see more down below.

It’s still somewhat early days, but we can see ourselves spending a fair bit of time in this up-and-coming Manchester watering hole, especially when there’s cheese nights involved.

Inside The Faraday Pub, the Northern Quarter’s newest boozer

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First look at Topshop in Manchester as beloved brand returns to British high streets

Daisy Jackson

Topshop is officially back in Manchester

Topshop is officially back on British high streets, and if you’re old enough to remember the struggle of contorting yourself into a pair of Joni jeans, you’re going to want to pay attention to this news…

The iconic fashion giant shut its stores back in 2021, leaving a huge hole in shopping centres across the nation.

But now Topshop and Topman are back in stores, with 32 new Topshop retail spaces and seven new Topman locations launching today.

Mancs will now be able to shop cult denim, statement jackets, and trend-driven wardrobe staples (just like the golden days of Topshop) at the Trafford Centre.

It’s all thanks to a new nationwide partnership with John Lewis, which will see a curated edit of around 130 styles available in-store across womenswear, menswear and footwear.

In store, that includes a full range of jeans (including those beloved Joni and Jamie jeans, plus more modern barrel-leg styles), graphic tees, knitwear, bomber jackets, and dresses.

There are Topshop retail spaces inside John Lewis at both the Trafford Centre and in Cheadle, but our closest Topman will be across in Leeds.

John Lewis has also become the exclusive UK physical retailer for Topshop footwear for SS26.

Inside Topshop at the Trafford Centre in Manchester

The iconic Joni and Jamie jeans are back — Inside Topshop at the Trafford Centre in Manchester

Michelle Wilson, managing director of Topshop, said: “Today is about making it easier for customers to access the Topshop and Topman pieces they love.

“From our cult denim to new‐season footwear, you can see it, feel it and take it home the same day. Partnering with John Lewis brings Topshop back to high streets across the UK with the level of service our customers expect.”

Peter Ruis, managing director of John Lewis, added: “Topshop and Topman are brands with enormous cultural relevance, and their return to physical retail is something our customers are genuinely excited about.

“This partnership reflects our focus on bringing iconic names, strong style
and compelling experiences into our stores.”