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Hit neighbourhood pizzeria Double Zero is opening a city centre restaurant
The bring-your-own-booze restaurant has revealed it is opening a second restaurant in town
After eight years in Chorlton, hit neighbourhood pizzeria Double Zero has revealed that it is eyeing up a new location in Manchester city centre.
The Barlow Moor Road restaurant has firmly established itself as Chorlton’s go-to Neapolitan slice, so locals were left torn when competitor Rudy’s opened just down the road last summer.
Now it seems that the Chorlton OGs are planning a move of their own and have their sights set on a new restaurant on Fountain Street, currently home to the likes of Brewdog’s DogHouse hotel and historic pub The Shakespeare.
Famous for its popular bring-your-own-booze policy, corkage is just £1.50 per person at the Chorlton site – meaning you can save some pennies on drinks, and choose to splurge on pizza instead.
Sharing the news with followers on social media, the Double Zero team wrote: “We’re really happy to share with all our customers that we will be expanding to Fountain Street in Manchester City Centre.
“We are over the moon and will be giving you updates on when we will be opening at some point over the coming months and we simply can’t wait.
“Massive shout out to @lef_tsotour for this piece of photography of our beautiful city centre and thank you so much for allowing us to use your stunning photo in honour of announcing this beautiful news.
“This wouldn’t of been possible without all of our customers that have continued to support us over the 8 years since we first opened.”
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Fans were quick to comment with congratulations, with one person writing: “Rudy’s are gonna be shaking in their boots. It’s 00 time to shine. Big news!!”
Another person said: “Oh my that’s absolutely amazing. Can’t wait”
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A third added: “This is great news. Book me in for the soft launch “
An opening date has not yet been set for the new restaurant, so for now we recommend keeping an eye on Double Zero’s social media pages for further updates.
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Police appeal to find next of kin after man found outside Palace Theatre
Daisy Jackson
Police are trying to track down the family of a man who died after being found unresponsive outside the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.
Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.
A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.
Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.
It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.
Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.
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Greater Manchester public urged to help get people ‘off the streets and on their feet’ before Christmas
Emily Sergeant
Locals are being urged to help get hundreds of people “off the streets and back on their feet” this festive season.
As the temperatures told colder by the day, and Christmas creeps closer and closer, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity is bringing back ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’, and the massively-important initiative is aiming to provide 1,000 nights of accommodation to people at risk of homelessness before the big day arrives.
Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.
The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.
Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.
Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.
The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.
Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.
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“Help us be a lifeline to organisations on the frontline,” Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity urged in it’s public appeal for donations.
You can help make sure ‘A Bed Every Night’ is a reality for all by donating here.
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9th February 2023 
