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Home Bargains is giving out £100 vouchers for people to spend in store

Popular budget supermarket Home Bargains has five £100 vouchers to give away to some lucky bargain hunters.

The Manc The Manc - 6th July 2020
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Popular budget supermarket Home Bargains has five £100 vouchers to give away to some lucky bargain hunters.

It’s all in honour of Smiths’ 100th birthday, as Britain’s first ever crisps company begin celebrating ‘100 Years of Quality’.

For a chance to win 1 of the 5 vouchers to spend in Home Bargains, all you need to do is like their post on Facebook and tell them what your favourite flavour of crisps is. It’s that easy. But you should probably be creative with it, if you want to stand a chance…

https://www.facebook.com/homebargains/photos/a.107249365977693/3163440333691899/?type=3&xts%5B0%5D=68.ARBVklWAZsp2cO5L_YO-OSrSJ12TTtqZYRxOktOl9sotQ44-y8KIMQ7CA-A3SFNIhUJsAo-xGz_69fQJiBp3emd-_5BoI7–kTwENyFMsdb03RgfAdKypngRsUuC_S92ONkBv2qOGY1QehSkN9nu4RFNY6B4KPg5fyjuCEMKIR2nzG-T5qdY1x6ubQud0qhSUSkm4DKWNoj4kvGKTSfkUT835Ks6bMzj_pIa3N9hJAxUbyyO5VYaryYEcTo641z63Uyp40O6pIb7yzWIdX4n8djcvdZ7UkvaTUKLrQtpNGWHyKye_1p2mN0ZhfV18IwhxYVxT0C8q-epSjextCbGxKTdVPEQys7d-VwpiuDGVF5afbsnu8iZ27JX&tn=-R

Home Bargains will pick their winner on Friday 10th July, so you have four days (or the rest of this week) to get your entry in. But make sure you read the terms and conditions on their website before entering.

The competition has only been live on Home Bargains’ Facebook page for just over an hour and over 4,000 people have already entered, so it’s not going to be a walk in the park. But if you love crisps, then there’s no harm in entering.

Good luck!

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Workers at major Manchester city centre hotel to strike this bank holiday weekend

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Workers at one of the most prominent hotels in Manchester city centre are set to strike this bank holiday weekend.

Workers at Kimpton Clocktower Hotel and its bar venue The Refuge, who are members of the union Unite, will take 24 hours of strike action on Saturday (29 August) in what is said to be a ‘long-running dispute’ over union busting.

The strike day chosen by the workers is the second day of this year’s Manchester Village Pride, and is historically the most lucrative day of the year for their employer.

This is because Kimpton Clocktower is located very close to the Pride Parade route, and for several years has been a very popular location for people attending the festival, and even runs a number of Pride events itself.

Unite says that for months now, workers at the Kimpton Clocktower – which is owned by InterContinental Hotels Group UK (IHG) – have been asking for formal union recognition to improve conditions after raising several issues with management, but IHG UK has refused this and instead ‘targeted’ the union for its actions.

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Workers at a major Manchester city centre hotel are set to strike this bank holiday weekend / Credit: Rebecca Hope Photography (Supplied)

Previous strikes have already taken place this summer, apparently causing ‘financial hits’ to the business in the process – with the bar being forced to close early at several events as there were not enough staff to cover them.

“A strike on Kimpton’s most profitable day is entirely of its own making,” commented Unite regional officer, Alison Treacher. “Throughout this dispute, Kimpton Clocktower management have treated its loyal workforce with contempt and our members have shown they will not stand for it.

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“There is still time to avoid this highly disruptive strike action, but that relies on IHG changing tack by listening to its members and giving them the union recognition they have long been calling for.”

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This dispute is said to be the first ever hospitality strike in the North West.

Unite is currently running a petition demanding that IHG UK stop targeting union activists, recognise the Kimpton workers rights to have their grievance heard collectively, and support their union recognition campaign.

Featured Image – LJK Photography (Supplied)

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Remarkable Lake District rescue of dog missing for THREE WEEKS

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Remarkable Lake District rescue of dog missing for THREE WEEKS

A dog who was missing for almost three WEEEKS in the Lake District has, miraculously, been rescued.

Little Teddy went missing on 2 August, disappearing from his owner on Helvellyn.

Volunteers from Keswick Mountain Rescue Team spent the following weeks searching for the scrappy dog, with one eventually hearing him barking from Dry Gill.

The poor dog had got stuck in the gill in a dangerous location that required a full team of seven to bring him to safety.

Remarkably, Teddy appeared to be uninjured, though he had lost quite a bit of weight after three weeks living wild on the fell.

His rescuers gave him a small amount of food before securing him in a rucksack and carrying him back to Swirls car park.

The whole rescue took around three and a half hours, when Teddy was reunited with his very relieved owner and taken to the vets.

Teddy making his way down from Helvellyn
Teddy making his way down from Helvellyn
Teddy the dog was part of a rescue mission in the Lake District
Teddy the dog was part of a rescue mission in the Lake District
Teddy was rescued after three weeks missing
Teddy was rescued after three weeks missing
Credit: Keswick Mountain Rescue

Keswick Mountain Rescue said: “The team are absolutely delighted to share this update, as the news of this missing dog had deeply affected so many people across our local community.

“A remarkable outcome after nearly three weeks on Helvellyn, and a huge well done to everyone who kept searching and never gave up on Teddy.”

The mountain rescue team is funded entirely through donations – you can use ‘Buy me a coffee’ to make a small donation HERE, or donate the normal way HERE.

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Featured image: Keswick Mountain Rescue

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