A new Thai restaurant with tuk-tuk seating booths has its sights set on a new Manchester opening, it has been revealed.
Zaap Thai, which already has a portfolio of popular Thai restaurants in the north of England, is eyeing up a new Manchester location on Lincoln Square.
It has submitted plans to open a new restaurant at the square, which can be found just off Deansgate. If successful, Zaap Thai will join the likes of Maray, Wings, Shirley’s cafe, and BOX sports bar.
The street food brand has already made its mark in the north with well-established sites in Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Headingley, and Sheffield.
Image: The Manc Group
Image: The Manc Group
The Manchester site will mark the sixth site for the restaurant group, which serves an affordably-priced menu spanning over 80 different authentic Thai dishes that draw inspiration from Bangkok in particular.
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Street food favourites like Pad Thai can be found alongside summer specials such as authentic Northern Thai sausages, Thai red curry with duck, Tom Yum wonton soup, and Thai jasmine rice stir-fries, plus sweet treats like Thai-style coconut ice cream and a special mango sorbet boba sundae.
Elsewhere, you’ll find Thai-inspired bao buns stuffed with the likes of crispy pork belly, tofu, and chicken, hearty Bangkok platters, curries, and an array of different noodle dishes on Zaap Thai’s extensive menu.
There are plenty of strong options for veggies and vegans, with plant-based meat alternatives offered alongside the likes of vegetables and tofu, and a small dim sum section to discover here.
Image: The Manc Group
Image: The Manc Group
As for drinks, discover plenty of cocktails, beers, and soft drinks sourced from Thailand, as well as boozy (and regular) bubble teas with lychee, watermelon, and brown sugar.
Brought to Manchester by the Yorkshire-based SUKHO Group, also behind the Sukhothai and the Zaap Thai Market in Nottingham, it is set to make something of a splash if it passes its consultation on 8 August.
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Wetherspoons introduces new phone rule at all UK pubs after customers are ‘driven nuts’
Emily Sergeant
JD Wetherspoon has announced a major new phone rule in all its sites across the UK after customers complain of being ‘driven nuts’.
The pub chain – which has nearly 800 branches across the UK – announced earlier this week that it has made the decision to ban people from playing music or videos out of their phones, and from taking calls on loudspeaker.
The ban, which has been introduced effective immediately, follows a rising number of complaints from customers about the noise – with owners saying sounds from smartphones and tablet computers had become an ‘increasing problem’ in recent years.
Wetherspoon founder and chairman, Tim Martin, says he wants Wetherspoon pubs to be ‘an oasis of tranquillity and contemplation’.
Wetherspoons has introduced a new phone rule at all its UK pubs after customers are ‘driven nuts’ / Credit: Allan Rohmer (via Unsplash)
A formal statement from the company announcing the ban reads: “Following complaints from customers, who are being driven nuts by other people’s videos and amplified phone conversations, Wetherspoon has asked customers to switch their phones to silent or to use earphones.”
Tim Martin added: “In order to avoid customers being driven chicken jalfrezi by a cacophony of sound, we are kindly asking phone users to pipe down.”
Wetherspoon’s ban follows a YouGov poll conducted last year questioning public opinion on a proposition made by the Liberal Democrats of introducing fines of up to £1,000 for ‘headphone dodgers’ who play music out loud on buses and trains.
62% of people, on average, said they would back this move if it was introduced.
The poll, which surveyed 6,815 British adults, found that almost three-quarters of those over 65 would support the fines, while those aged between 18 and 24 were split 47% to 43% in favour of it.
Early public reactions to Wetherspoon’s ban appears to be overwhelmingly positive.
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Tameside police appeal for witnesses after two men were stabbed and doused in chilli oil
Emily Sergeant
Police are appealing for information regarding ‘multiple incidents’ that were reported in Ashton-under-Lyne town centre earlier this week.
These incidents – which took place on Tuesday evening (18 August) – included reports of assaults involving a non-toxic liquid substances, now found to have been chilli oil, and reported stabbings – with several locations examined by detectives and forensic specialists, and scenes now in place on Stamford Street, Warrington Street, and Wood Street while investigations continue.
Two men, aged 44 and 50, were taken to hospital with injuries consistent with stab wounds, but thankfully, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has confirmed that their injuries are not deemed life-threatening.
A 30-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 assault (grievous bodily harm) and both remain in custody for questioning.
Police believe that the incidents are linked and they are not looking for anyone else in connection.
They are, however, keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed any of the incidents or has relevant CCTV, dashcam, or mobile phone footage that could assist with ongoing investigations.
Can you help? Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact police on 101 or via LiveChat, quoting log 3984 of 18/08/26.
Georgina Pellant -
24th July 2023 
