A new neighbourhood restaurant in Prestwich is giving one lucky person ‘food for life’ as it celebrates hitting its Crowdfunder target.
The Pearl, a new 24-cover restaurant being opened inside Bury New Road’s old computer shop by an ex-office worker turned restauranteur, has been raising funds through Crowdfunder and has just exceeded its £28,000 target.
Having ‘begged and borrowed from friends, family and banks’ to get to the point of nearly opening, owners Sam Taylor and Melissa Gage managed to get the rest they needed by offering locals the chance to buy a snack or meal in advance of its September opening.
Having hit their target, however, there are still a few great prizes up for grabs that could get them over the £30,000 mark – including two main meals (£40), dinner for two (£100), Sunday dinner for four (£200), and the incredible reward of ‘food for life’ (£5000).
For those after a seat at the bar for life, the reward offers you the chance to get a three-course meal from the a la carte menu once a month for the next decade.
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Described as a “crazy pledge for someone that lives life to the fullest”, the description continues: “Pledger will no doubt become part of the family, a regular face who may one day have a portrait on the wall!”
Prior to launching The Pearl, co-owner Sam launched the successful sandwich delivery service SanSan during the Covid lockdowns.
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Speaking to The Manc, Melissa Gage, co-owner of The Pearl, said: “Two weeks into the campaign with 10.5k in pledges, we thought that was it, we felt like we’d had so much support but that it still wasn’t enough. But the momentum over the past week has been incredible.
“This is everyone’s win as far as we’re concerned, if it wasn’t for our community sharing and coming together to get our message out, we wouldn’t have reached our target.
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“It’s been so wholesome connecting with everyone over this shared experience, our future patrons have been along for the journey. We’re beyond grateful to all of our backers and I can’t wait to thank them in person.”
Having now hit its fundraising target, when the restaurant opens in Prestwich in September it will serve classic European dishes using ingredients that champion the best produce from across the UK.
Netflix drops the first trailer for upcoming Peaky Blinders film
Danny Jones
It looks like Christmas has come early for TV drama fans and cinephiles, because Netflix has officially dropped the first trailer for the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie.
Popcorn at the ready – even the teaser alone has got us fired up.
ln just 70 seconds, they’ve managed to pull us right back in, and we cannot wait to see Cillian Murphy back in full-on Tommy Shelby mode.
Not exaggerating when we say we have LITERAL chills.
As you can see, they certainly haven’t scrimped on the budget with the first-ever feature-length Peaky Blinders film, neither in terms of production value nor the cast.
Then again, having already hosted the likes of Sam Neill, Tom Hardy, Adrien Brody, Anya Taylor-Joy and others in the series itself, as well as going on to become one of the most successful BBC shows of all time, they were never going to.
We’re sure you spotted plenty of them for yourselves, but the debut trailer for The Immortal Man gives us not only our first glimpses of now Oscar-winning Murphy, 49, back in the saddle (both figuratively and literally) but also fellow blockbuster Irish actor, Barry Keoghan.
Other big names set to appear in the movie – set for a limited release in theatres before launching exclusively on Netflix – include Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Roth. It still remains unclear, however, as to how any of these characters will knit into the new season.
It’s also worth noting that the trailer shares a little snippet of the historical context, this continuation of the Shelby story is playing into, as we see what looks to be Nazi figures meeting on screen.
Creator Steven Knight has already confirmed that the plot will fast-forward some years to meet back up with Tommy at the outset of WWII and his ancestral home of Birmingham during the Blitz.
Having already confirmed 6 March as the theatrical release date ahead of it going live on Netflix a fortnight later, the anticipation was seriously starting to ramp; this latest look has only added to the tinderbox of excitement.
What do you make of the Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man trailer, and will you be watching it?
Appeal to find two individuals after man is left with ‘serious head and face injuries’ in Altrincham attack
Danny Jones
Trafford Police are trying to find two men following an attack outside a takeaway in Altrincham earlier this year.
The incident, which took place outside Canada Grill on Railway Street a couple of months ago, has left one individual with serious.
Reported to have occurred at around 2am on Sunday, 19 October, the identity of the pair who have since been revealed on CCTV footage is still unknown.
You can see both male suspects pictured below.
#APPEAL | Can you help us identify these men as we believe they can help with our investigation of an assault at Canada Grill, #Altrincham on 19/10/25 at 2am?
The victim has serious injuries to their head and face
Since shared by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) at large on social media, officers investigating the case are appealing for anyone who recognises them to come forward.
While the exact extent of the damage done and the condition of the other person involved in the altercation has not been fully disclosed, they are believed to have been left with significant “head and facial injuries”.
Georgina Pellant -
9th August 2023 
