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The UK’s biggest fashion thrift market is returning to a legendary Manchester building

Hold my (second-hand) bag.

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia - 24th September 2024

Manchester is in luck, as the city is housing the UK’s largest thrift market for the fourth year in a row this weekend.

Clothes Cycle – which is the biggest pop-up sustainable fashion market in the country – brings together everything from sustainability and affordability, to fashion and community, and it’s heading our way in just a few days time.

Alongside rooting through racks of vintage garments, shoppers will be treated to pop-up jewellery and accessory shops, which are even offering nail and tooth gem services by qualified artists.

Manchester is already known for its love of vintage fashion and pre-loved clothing, with plenty of shops dotted around the streets of this city – especially the giant vintage store that just opened earlier this month.

The UK’s biggest fashion thrift market returns to Manchester this weekend / Credit: Clothes Cycle Markets

The lucky site which gets to host this fashion-focused event is Victoria Baths, which is just outside of the city centre.

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More than 100 sellers will be there on the day, so all guests attending will be sure to find something that matches their style, without having to break the bank.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own tote bags full of clothes ready to swap on the day.

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This really will be a shopper’s paradise too, as not only will there be clothes and accessories to shop, but there will also be handcrafted cocktails, art classes, street food, and so much more, alongside the retail therapy.

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Clothes Cycle returns to Victoria Baths in Manchester on Sunday 29 September from 11am – 5pm, with tickets starting from £4.50 here.

Featured Image – Clothes Cycle Markets

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McDonald’s is launching shareboxes of mini hash browns in the UK next month

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

McDonald’s is launching loads of new limited-edition items to its UK menu next month, but all eyes are on one thing.

One thing. Three words… mini hash browns.

Hash browns are an integral part of British cuisine at this point, right? Those little crispy potato creations prove time and time again to be an ideal snack for anyone who finds themselves a bit reliant on fried food to get through a hangover from hell, or merely just to wake up on a lazy Sunday morning.

McDonald’s is already pretty well-loved for its hash browns, but the fast food chain is set to take that love up a notch as it’s set to add mini bitesize versions to the menu next month.

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McDonald’s is adding loads of new items to its menu for autumn next month / Credit: Geograph

With autumn now officially here, McDonald’s is updating its UK menu for the new season, with the McRib, McCrispy Deluxe, and the return of the Double Big Mac all sounding set to be fan favourites, as well as seasonal sweet treats like the Toffee Apple Pie, the M&M Halloween McFlurry, and Toasted Marshmallow Lattes.

Foodie fans on social media also seem to like the sounds of the new Smokey Caramelised Onion Bites too, which look like little onion rings.

But nothing quite beats the anticipation for the new Mini Hash Browns.

The star of the new autumn menu has to be the mini hash browns / Credit: McDonald’s

Set to be available in individual portions of five for £1.49, or Shareboxes of 15 for £2.99 if you’re feeling a little more peckish, the Mini Hash Browns are the same golden crunchy and fluffy potato goodness that Maccies is known for, but in a new and fun style.

McDonald’s is hoping this tiny take on the classic hash brown will be the perfect treat to “brighten your morning”, whether you’re on-the-go, or enjoying a leisurely breakfast.

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Mini Hash Browns will be available exclusively during breakfast hours (6am-11am) for a limited time only from Wednesday 16 October.

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Co-op has launched a 24-hour grocery delivery service in Manchester city centre

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Co-op has just launched a new grocery delivery service in Manchester city centre that’s running 24-hours a day.

In a bid to “respond to growing demand” for quick and easily-accessible groceries from consumers, such as shift workers, parents of young families, and late-night revellers in particular, the supermarket retailer has decided to begin offering 24-hour grocery delivery services in three major city centres – London, Leeds, and of course, Manchester.

It comes after new research from Co-op apparently shows that more than 40% of online shoppers would use an 11pm to 5am delivery service if it was available.

This figure then rises to around almost one in two consumers who are aged between 18-44, with the service believed to be most popular for Gen Z shoppers aged 18-24 (52.3%) out of everyone.

Co-op has launched a 24-hour grocery delivery service in Manchester city centre / Credit: Co-op (via Flickr)

he new research also revealed than an estimated six million UK adults believe the main reason they would use the extended 24-hour service if it was available to them would be due to their work pattern or their shifts.

Co-op says it’s launching the new service this month in places where there is strong online grocery demand at “non-traditional times”.

Stores have been selected based on the local demographic, a concentration of delivery driver availability, and where the premises is already staffed around the clock for replenishment purposes.

Groceries will be delivered through Uber Eats, Just Eat, and Deliveroo / Credit: Co-op (via Flickr)

Groceries will be delivered through Co-op’s e-commerce partners Uber Eats, Just Eat, and Deliveroo.

 ”Meeting the needs of our customers is at the heart of our approach,” explained Chris Conway, who is Co-op’s E-Commerce Director, as the new 24-hour service was announced.

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“We focus on ease, speed, and convenience from our local stores, which are well placed in the heart of communities, and as societal behaviours including changing lifestyles and shift working are increasing, so is the requirement for online groceries to be delivered quickly and conveniently at non-traditional times of the day.”

Featured Image – Jon Super (via Co-op)

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