As Storm Arwen swoops across the UK this weekend, the Met Office is predicting the first snow of 2021 could be on its way to Manchester.
‘Shots of Arctic air’ across the North West could see the region hit with freezing-cold temperatures in some areas as Manchester braces itself for snowfall.
Temperatures could drop to as low as -2C in some areas of the country, with freezing temperatures expected to last for as long as ten days.
However, whilst snow is expected in Greater Manchester forecasts say it’s unlikely to stick as “heavy and wintry showers” are also expected this weekend.
Forecasters predict that Manchester will see low temperatures hitting 0C, although with strong winds it’s more likely to feel like -4C on Saturday evening.
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Saturday will see highs of 4C and lows of -1C, with a 40% chance of snow, whilst Sunday is forecast to be bright and sunny, but still very cold with highs of 3C and lows of -2C.
Met Office forecaster Oli Claydon told The Mirror: “This evening we’ve got a relatively settled day, the change really starts from tomorrow when we’ve got a cold front moving into the north west from this evening.
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“This will sink sound across the UK through Wednesday, bringing cold weather behind it with temperatures dropping off this week.
“The highs and lows this week will be around 11C in Cornwall, and then going down to -2C in Scotland.
“As the cold front sinks south, the over night temperatures could sink to -4C, and even as cold as -6C in Scotland.
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“Through Thursday expect to see some showers, you might see some snow falling, although that is not unheard of in Scotland this time of year.
“There are a couple of wind warnings through Thursday and Friday, with gusts up to 80mph.”
Tesco is trialling giving away expired food to shoppers for FREE at the end of the day
Emily Sergeant
Tesco has begun trialling giving away food that’s close to expiring away to shoppers for free at the end of the day.
You’ve heard of reduced-price food, but now Tesco is taking things one step further.
Food waste continues to be a growing problem, with the latest Government statistics revealing that the UK throws away approximately 9.52 million tonnes of food every year, which is why Tesco has decided to begin a trail at selected Express stores nationwide where it gives away some already-discounted ‘yellow sticker’ items for free after 9:30pm, reports The Telegraph.
Tesco is one of the UK’s major supermarket chains with a partnership to send surplus food to food poverty charities and foodbanks.
Although the chain is already donating its expired food, bosses say they are taking this next step to try to meet its goal to halve food waste by the end of this year.
Tesco is trialling giving away expired food for free to shoppers at the end of the day / Credit: The Manc Group
During this new trial – which is currently underway at selected stores across the UK – the company said the expiring food would be offered to charities and shop workers first, before customers could take it home for free.
Usually the items would be marketed at a cut-off of a 90% reduction, but under the new system – which is the first of its kind in the UK – food will be free of charge.
“We are constantly looking for innovative new ways to reduce food waste,” a Tesco spokesperson commented on the trail.
“In all our stores we offer unsold surplus food to charities and community groups, donating millions of meals each month.
“This trial, in a small number of our Express stores, will allow customers to take any remaining yellow stickered items for free at the end of the day, after they have first been offered to charities and colleagues.”
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Flash sale launches with two-for-one tickets to some of Manchester’s biggest gigs
Thomas Melia
Two upcoming Manchester gigs are having a flash sale where you can get your hands on some very limited 2 for 1 tickets.
The two biggest arenas in Manchester are hosting exclusive discounts on two of the biggest upcoming Manchester gigs.
If you’re after tickets to Co-op Live’s offering you’ll have to act fast as they have a legend in attendance, quite literally, as John Legend is set to take to the stage on Thursday 29 May.
It’s a very special gig for the singer-songwriter as he celebrates 20 years of ‘Get Lifted’ where Mr. Legend will be playing tracks from his debut album like ‘Ordinary People’, sprinkling in more hits too.
AO Arena are also running a limited 2 for 1 ticket discount and we’re certain it’s about to get ‘Hot In Herre’ as St. Louis MC Nelly brings his UK tour to this very stage along with a troupe of famous stars.
Anyone interested in finding ‘Where The Party At’ doesn’t have to look much further than Saturday 7 June when Nelly brings his tour to Manchester with Eve, St. Lunatics, Jermaine Dupri and Fabolous.
Co-op Live is running a limited 2 for 1 offer on John Legend tickets.AO Arena have a 2 for 1 flash sale on tickets to see Nelly and special guests.Credit:Publicity Picture (via Supplied) / Flickr
‘Let Me Blow Ya Mind’ because these tickets are too good to pass on especially when you get the opportunity to see all these rap legends under the same roof for less than three figures at £90.
And we’re giving you the ‘Green Light’ about John Legend and his upcoming ‘Get Lifted – 20th Anniversary Tour’ when we say these 2 for 1 tickets total at £70, It’s ‘Written In The Stars’.
Anyone after 2 for 1 tickets for John Legend and his upcoming ‘Get Lifted – 20th Anniversary Tour’ can find this exclusive running until 28 May HERE.
And there’s no ‘Dilemma’ in sight as you can get 2 for 1 tickets to see Nelly and his music crew on their ‘Where The Party At’ tour HERE.
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26th November 2021 
