Eagle-eyed shoppers have spotted an unmissable deal at B&M this morning and it looks perfect for the socially-distant summer party season.
B&M is once again bringing those half-price bargains and this time, the deal is coming in the form of a huge garden party marquee that is, according to the product description, ideal for get-togethers of all kinds and can hold up to 30 people at once.
It’s also perfect for our typical Mancunian ‘summer’ weather too, of course.
The Original Gazebo Garden Party Marquee is usually on sale at B&M stores for £60, but the price has now been slashed to just £30.
A post featuring the product was shared to the ever-popular Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook this morning and already has many eager shoppers seeming keen to head to their nearest B&M branch in the hopes of getting their hands on a tent.
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Proving extremely popular in just less than an hour, the post has already gone on to amass hundreds of interactions and comments from group members sharing the news of the bargain product with their friends and family
Although the caption mentioned that the deal is available at B&M stores “everywhere”, it unfortunately wasn’t mentioned in the social post where the photo was snapped at, so hopefully this unmissable offer is available at your local store, but it may be a case of keeping your fingers crossed.
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The Original Gazebo Garden Party Marquee is available now at B&M for just £30.
Whilst your at it, you can also grab yourself a pack or two of Lotus Biscoff & Go – yesterday’s featured B&M bargain deal – which are also down half price to 59p, or two-for-£1.
If you are planning on heading to B&M to grab yourself this bargain ready for the summer, then it’s advised that you always check the opening times of your local branch before making any trips in store.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have taken its toll on industries of all shapes and sizes over these past few months, but supporting local/independent business has never been more important than it is right now.
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New Mayor Bev Craig announces £20m fund to ‘revitalise’ Greater Manchester high streets
Emily Sergeant
The new Mayor of Greater Manchester has unveiled plans to ‘breathe new life’ into local high streets with a landmark £20 million fund.
Bev Craig says Greater Manchester has enjoyed a decade of rapid economic growth, ‘outstripping’ every other city region in the UK in the process, but now she wants to make sure that everyone can ‘see and feel’ the benefits of that growth where they live.
The new £20m Good Growth High Streets Fund will be made available to local businesses, business groups, and voluntary and community organisations across Greater Manchester to improve their high streets, and will primarily back ideas that can ‘make a real difference’ to good economic growth and restore local pride.
The new fund forms part of the Our High Streets campaign – which will run throughout her first mayoral term to ’empower’ local communities to revitalise where they live, shop, and socialise.
New Mayor Bev Craig has announced a £20m fund to ‘revitalise’ Greater Manchester high streets / Credit: GMCA | Jonny Gios (via Unsplash)
To drive forward this work, Bev is calling on local businesses and groups to join a new High Streets Taskforce, which will help design the ‘ambitious’ plans for the fund and put them into practice across the city region.
Bev launched her high street plans in Middleton yesterday, where she said the ‘passion and ambition’ of local people and the independent business community are already leading to a transformation of the town centre, and there’s potential of even more to come.
“Our high streets are the beating hearts of our communities, and people want to feel pride about where they live,” commented Mayor Bev Craig.
“They are rightly worried and frustrated when they see derelict pubs, boarded-up shops, and dodgy operators, and independent traders moving away. They want to see practical support for local businesses now and that’s why I’m taking action.
“Our new £20 million Good Growth High Streets Fund is all about restoring pride in a vibrant high street, backing our neighbourhoods, and spreading the rewards of good economic growth everywhere.”
The Good Growth High Streets Fund will open for applications later this year.
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Student police officer charged with off-duty rape and kidnap of woman in Manchester
Emily Sergeant
A student police officer has been charged with the rape and kidnap of a woman in Manchester while he was off duty.
Mohammad Hassan, 23-years-old and of Asian-Pakistani ethnicity, has been remanded in custody following the charges, and has been suspended Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
The charges – which have been authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following a police investigation – relate to reports made to authorities on the evening of Saturday 8 August 2026, which ended in a police pursuit on the M62 in West Yorkshire.
Following the police pursuit, a woman was safeguarded at the scene, and continues to be supported by specialist officers and support services.
Hassan has been charged with oral rape, kidnap, strangulation, sexual assault, theft of mobile phone, and dangerous driving.
He is set to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court today (11 August).
“GMP detectives and staff have been working on this investigation throughout the last 48 hours to ensure charges are brought in this case,” explained GMP Assistant Chief Constable, Mark Dexter.
“The victim is our priority, and we are ensuring she continues to receive specialist support. Criminal proceedings must now take its course without interference.
“I understand, and share, the feeling among the public and our thousands of hard-working, decent staff who will have seen this news. Proceedings are underway and necessary action will be decisively taken within the regulations.”
Emily Sergeant -
21st July 2020 
