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Greggs has set up a festival site in Manchester and they’re giving out free sausage rolls

The 'Snackfest' bus has already appeared in Brighton this week, unveiling a surprise show from pop star Kelis

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant - 29th July 2022

Greggs and Primark have set up a mini festival site in Manchester city centre, and are set to hand out free sausage rolls today.

The Snackfest bus has rocked up in Cathedral Gardens to celebrate the pastry brand and budget retailer’s latest collaboration.

The pop-up site features branded bunting, mannequins kitted out in the new Greggs x Primark collection, and signage directing visitors towards ‘coffee cup alley’, ‘tasty fashion’, ‘hook a duck’ and the ‘main stage’.

The ‘Snackfest’ bus has already rolled up in other cities including Brighton this week, where the team unveiled American pop star Kelis of ‘Milkshake’ and ‘Bo$$y’ fame for a surprise outdoor performance – wowing locals who happened to stumble across the show.

Image: The Manc Group

It’s not currently clear if Kelis will make another performance here in Manchester this afternoon, or whether the Snackfest tour will bring out someone with closer ties to the North West.

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Greggs has been teasing out the next location of its bus all morning, sharing hints on social media that ‘Oasis, Stone Roses and The Smiths hail from this city’. We would be surprised to see any of those get up on stage later, though.

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The brand is celebrating the re-issue of its Greggs x Primark clothing collaboration, which brings back some of the most popular items from the original range, including the iconic bucket hat and Sausage Roll underpants.

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Cropped hoodies, Croc-inspired cloggs, basketball jerseys, cycle shorts and Greggs branded bodysuits also feature, and those turning up today will get the chance to pick up some garms for themselves as well as digging into complementary sausage rolls.

Following today’s pop-up ‘Snackfest’ tour, the range will be available in Primark stores nationwide from Friday 5 August until stocks last.

Feature image – The Manc Group

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Manchester set for its busiest weekend of the year with pop-up Park and Rides to open

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Pop-up Park and Ride facilities are set to open as Manchester prepares for what’s expected to be its busiest weekend of the year.

The festive season in the run up to Christmas always sees more people flock to the city centre than usual, but this weekend will likely be even busier than expected, as not only are Manchester Christmas Markets still in full swing, but there are also a number of gigs, live festive shows, and major sporting events coinciding with this.

Paul McCartney plays Co-op Live on Sunday night, the AO Arena hosts five showings of the ever-popular Disney on Ice across the weekend, and Manchester City face Manchester United in a Premier League showdown at the Etihad too.

So in a weekend that sees legends gigging and the Manchester Derby take place, as you would expect, thousands are predicted to flock to Manchester city centre and Etihad Campus.

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Manchester Christmas Markets are in full swing and Paul McCartney will be at Co-op Live this weekend / Credit: The Manc Group | Wikimedia Commons

Because of this, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is taking action and encouraging people to dodge the likely congestion and use public transport instead where possible – with pop-up Park and Rides set to be introduced for weekend shoppers and fun-seekers who do want or need to drive.

On Saturday and Sunday, Booth Street West Car Park D (M15 6PD) – which will have 965 parking spaces available – will be free for customers travelling to the city centre by bus, and then again on Sunday, the same car park will be free for those attending Paul McCartney at Co-op Live.

Your ticket to the gig must be shown on entry, before a dedicated shuttle bus then takes you from the car park to the Etihad Campus.

Disney On Ice will be hosting four shows at AO Arena this weekend / Credit: Supplied

Shuttle buses – which are only available on the Sunday – will depart from Higher Cambridge Street and run to Co-op Live and back every 15 mins from 4pm until midnight.

Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground (Talbot Road, Stretford, M16 0PX) will also have 500 parking spaces available for Metrolink customers on Sunday, but you must show a valid pre-booked tram ticket to park there.

Anyone else planning to drive across the weekend may also want to consider using one of the permanent Park and Ride sites and complete their journey on foot or by public transport, and you can find more information and the locations of these sites on the Bee Network website here.

Tram capacity has been increased for the festive season, with every available tram running until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.

The V1 and 36 bus services now also run 24 hours a day.

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Other late-running buses on the Bee Network from Manchester include the 43 service to Manchester Airport, the 86 to Sale, and the 142 to East Didsbury. 

All public transport live departure times can be found on the Bee Network website.

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Body found in search for missing Stockport postman Steven Caulfield

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A body has been found in the search for a 70-year-old former postman from Stockport who went missing a couple of months ago.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) issued a public appeal after to help find Steven Caulfield, who was last seen in the vicinity of the golf course next to Middlewood Way, in the Marple area of Stockport, at around 4pm Tuesday 1 October, after he failed to return home from a walk.

Steven was spotted on CCTV, with images being released to the public shortly after, but his whereabouts was still unknown.

Since Steven was reported missing, an extensive missing person investigation was launched by Stockport detectives, alongside a widespread search by specialist GMP officers, and a number of missing appeals were also published on social media and shared widely – not just in Greater Manchester, but all across the UK.

But sadly, at around 12pm yesterday (Wednesday 11 December 2024), a GMP officer has sadly located a body in a woodland area near to Middlewood Way in Stockport, and at this time, police believe this is likely to be the body of Steven Caulfield.

Steven’s next of kin have been made aware and are currently being supported by officers.

There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding Steven’s death, according to GMP.

Speaking on the discovery of the body, Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes, Stockport District Commander and GMP lead for Disaster Victim Identification, said: “Our deepest condolences remain with Steven’s family and friends, who have been devastated by this traumatic news, we have officers supporting them through this difficult time.

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“It has been a challenging couple of months since the missing report came to us in GMP and our Tactical Aid Unit, Specialist Search, Canine and Underwater Units were all utilised to search for Steven in challenging conditions and locations around the Middlewood Way.

“We hope today’s discovery provides some answers for Steven’s loved ones.”

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