Asda has announced it’s bringing back its popular cafe ‘winter warmer’ £1 meal deal to support the over 60’s during the colder months.
As the rising cost of living crisis sadly continues to make its impact felt nationwide, with those over 60 found to be some of the hardest-hit when it comes to financial pressures, Asda has decided to relaunch one of its most successful and widely-praised cafe meal deals this year to support those who need it most as the temperatures drop.
The supermarket is, once again, offering all over 60s the chance to enjoy soup, a bread roll, and unlimited tea and coffees for just £1 in any of its 205 cafes across the UK.
The offer is now running all day and every day, right through until February 2024.
The retailer first launched its ‘winter warmers’ initiative back in November 2022 in a bid to support older customers who it said were “disproportionately affected by the spiralling living costs”, and after research found that those aged between 65 and 74 experienced a £163 year-on-year drop in disposable income in August 2022.
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Asda has relaunched its popular ‘winter warmer’ cafe meal deal for over 60s / Credit: Asda
The initiative was so popular it saw more than 650,000 £1 meal deals served throughout the two months it was running for, which is why the supermarket has decided to extend the offer for an additional two months this time around.
“We know winter is set to be incredibly hard for thousands of pensioners as they continue to worry about how to keep themselves warm in the face of rising living costs and on a fixed income,” explained Kris Comerford – who is Asda’s Chief Commercial Officer.
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“Last year, we served over 650,000 meals to the over 60’s in two months.
“So by bringing the initiative back for 2023 and extending it until February, we hope it will prove just as impactful across the winter months for those who need it most.”
The offer is now running all day and every day until February 2024 / Credit: Asda
In addition to the Winter Warmers initiative, Asda’s Kids Eat for £1 meal deal is also running at cafes nationwide, and continues to be popular with families – having now served over 2.6 million meals since it’s launch back in June 2022.
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On top of both of these initiatives, selected Asda store cafes are also running a ‘Community Cuppa’ campaign by creating space for community groups who may otherwise struggle to meet up due to rental costs or high energy costs.
Spaces at these community groups are available on weekdays in November and December from 2pm to 6pm, and everyone who attends will also get unlimited free tea or coffee.
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Beloved Manchester artist Stanley Chow slams Conservative Party for using his artwork
Daisy Jackson
Celebrated local artist Stanley Chow has lashed out at the Conservative Party.
The illustrator, who is famed for his cartoon portraits of famous faces, has discovered that the political party have been using his Andy Burnham illustration at their party conference.
Publicly addressing the usage, Stanley said he would be ‘seeking legal advice’.
He shared a photo of his Andy Burnham portrait that has been placed onto a water bottle with the slogan ‘Bottler Burnham’.
The label also says: “0% strength. Bottled under pressure from Badenoch.”
In another photo, Stanley Chow revealed that the Tory party conference has used his Andy Burnham portrait on pots of sweets, too.
This time, they say: “Andy Panders’ people pleaser pick n mix. Free sweets for everyone, it will only cost you higher taxes.”
Stanley wrote: “It seems like @conservatives have been using my artwork without my permission at their conference party…
“Regardless of whatever your political allegiances are, it’s still copyright infringement… I’ll be seeking legal advice.”
Backing him up in the comments are a number of other local artists, including Mancsy, who said: “As well as the copyright infringement, I expect more of political parties than making gags at the expense of the opposition. It’s alarming on multiple levels.”
Someone else wrote: “Imagine calling a prime minister a people pleaser like it’s an insult… when it’s their job.”
Another person said: “How does that even happen?! Layers of people signing off who go, ‘Sure, let’s not worry about copyright’ (people who’ve presumably never step foot in MCR and seen your artwork, like EVERYWHERE). Drag em, babe. Copyright and reputation, surely.”
Manchester man jailed after sexually assaulting and masturbating in front of woman on train
Emily Sergeant
A man has been jailed after sexually assaulting and masturbating in front of a woman on board a train to Manchester.
Following an extensive British Transport Police (BTP) investigation, Nisan Fernando Kurukulasuriya, of Troutbeck Road in Altrincham, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court last month.
At the trail last month, the court heard how, on Monday 20 April 2026, 39-year-old Kurukulasuriya was on a train from Stoke to Manchester and sat next to a woman he didn’t know, who was on the phone.
He then sexually assaulted her repeatedly, doing so again even after being pushed away by the woman.
The woman then noticed that Kurukulasuriya had exposed himself and was masturbating in front of her. She shouted at him, and in response, he stood up and ran away to leave the train – but the woman immediately got up to report the incident to staff.
When the train arrived at Manchester Piccadilly, the woman alerted a member of staff while Kurukulasuriya was stood only a few meters away, and BTP were subsequently called straight away.
Police quickly attended and arrested Kurukulasuriya.
When police interviewed him, Kurukulasuriya showed no remorse for his actions and refused to answer any questions put to him.
After pleading guilty to Sexual Assault and Outraging Public Decency at a previous court hearing, Kurukulasuriya was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, and was also handed a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which will bar him from sitting next to any woman he doesn’t know on public transport, as well as being put on thensex offenders register for 10 years.
BTP Detective Sergeant, Mark Haviland, called Kurukulasuriya a ‘despicable man’ who targeted a woman travelling alone ‘for his own sick sexual gratification’.
Emily Sergeant -
2nd November 2023 
