You can order GIANT buckets or bags of premium quality pick n mix, filled with sweets of your choosing, to be delivered to your home this Christmas.
Once you’ve made your selection, you can add a custom festive message or picture to your bucket or bag of sweets, free of charge for that personal touch.
Sweet Cheeks, a business based here in Greater Manchester, is also joining in with the massive Black Friday discounts and is slashing prices on their website right now.
Through its easy to use website, you can choose from classic pick n mix sweets like fizzy cherries, cola bottles, giant strawberries, jelly snakes, fried eggs and sour dummies.
Credit: Sweet Cheeks
There’s also giant dolphins, gummy meerkats and jelly Minions up for grabs, as well as some festive Christmasthemed sweets. In fact, you can select your own custom mix from over 100 different varieties of sweets.
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Having had masses of the sweets delivered to The Manc office, we can wholeheartedly vouch for them being absolutely delicious, with varieties of pick n mix we didn’t even know existed. They even had The Manc branding on the bags and buckets.
Stockport-based Sweet Cheeks stocks options to cater to vegans, vegetarians and people with gluten or dairy allergies too.
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For Black Friday, which falls on 25 November this year, Sweet Cheeks will be offering a 25% discount, so you can get your Secret Santa gifts or stocking fillers sorted.
The family-run business was first launched during lockdown in 2020. Owner Donna McCafferty told The Manc it was ‘a way for people to send a sweet little customised message or picture on custom bags or buckets of sweets to help cheer people up when they were not allowed to meet up’.
She continued: “It really helped put a smile on people’s faces during the hard times and we have continued to do this for people since then.
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“We do get quite a few very cheeky messages from time to time too! ‘I love you Chippy Tits’, ‘Sorry for being such a d*ck’, and ‘I love you more than fizzy cola bottles’ being some that stick in our minds.”
Sweet Cheeks pack all their orders fresh on the day of ordering, ready for delivery all over the UK – including free delivery in the SK6 postcode in Stockport.
You can browse the massive range of pick n mix sweets and place your order at www.sweetcheeks.store.
You can follow Sweet Cheeks on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok at @sweetcheekspicknmix.
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Sweet Cheeks is also doing bespoke corporate orders for events.
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The massively underrated rooftop terrace in Manchester with great views and top cocktails
Daisy Jackson
Manchester city centre is generally STARVED of outdoor space, but we’ve found the perfect sun-soaked oasis where you can enjoy a bit of fresh air and a whole lot of great food and drinks.
Tucked up on the sixth floor of the award-winning boutique hotel King Street Townhouse, you’ll find a rooftop terrace with beautiful views of the city’s skyline.
As Manchester buzzes along beneath you, you can tuck in to everything from full charcuterie grazing boards to seasonal snacks and small plates, all served alongside an impressive wine and cocktail list.
This often-overlooked local spot is a firm favourite of those in the know, thanks to its sheltered location that basks in the sun all afternoon.
And although it’s in a prime city centre location, just a stone’s throw from Deansgate, St Peter’s Square and Market Street, it’s a luxurious escape from it all – as is the entire boutique hotel it’s part of.
Whether it’s a post-work social, a relaxed date night, or a cheeky afternoon cocktail, the King Street Townhouse Terrace is open to the public and available for walk-ins or bookings when it isn’t privately hired.
On the menu you can expect locally-sourced dishes like Pollen sourdough served with whipped butter, a meat or cheese grazing board loaded with British produce, and larger plates like a beef and bone marrow burger or a fried fish roll topped with crisps.
British charcuterie grazing boardSpritzes on the King Street Townhouse terrace
Pairing perfectly with a spritz or a beer are snacks like deep-fried Gordal olives, stuffed with fennel sausage, and a brioche garlic bread packed with cream cheese.
The hotel has a cocktail list that celebrates classic drinks and a few of their own signature concoctions, and it doesn’t feel much more luxurious than when you treat yourself to a glass of sky-high champagne with views like this.
The South Terrace can also be hired privately for leisure or corporate events, with tailored catering options including summer BBQs.
And you can ramp up your trip to this oasis by staying overnight in one of the boutique hotels’ rooms, or visiting the King Street Townhouse ESPA spa for a treatment.
Find out more about the terrace at King Street Townhouse HERE.
The terrace at King Street Townhouse hotelThe terrace at King Street Townhouse hotelDeep-fried olivesGarlic bread with creamed cheeseKing Street Townhouse hotel
A massive Manchester United fan zone is being set up for the Europa League final
Danny Jones
With Man United officially booking their spot in the Europa League final, a massive fan zone is being set up in Manchester for fans to watch it.
The Reds are going to Bilbao, but flights and tickets aren’t cheap, so a huge fan park will have to do.
Supporter park specialists 4 The Fans – the same team behind the huge sites at the likes of Manchester’s Secret City, Love Factory and the Progress Centre for Euro 2024 – are putting one of the biggest fan zones yet for the game on Wednesday, 21 May.
4 The Fans are committed to putting on a huge fan zone over in Stretford, and with well over 50,000 fans attending their events over the last three years, it’s sure to be a mega atmosphere.
A massive Man United fan zone is on the cards for this year’s Europa League final. (Credit: 4 The Fans)
Having seen the atmosphere at some of their previous events first hand, this latest fan zone plan is giving us real Euros vibes.
Set to take over the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, a.k.a. the BEC Arena over in Stretford, the enormous events space will be transformed into one of their biggest fan zones to date, with the biggest screen in Manchester.
VIP seated tickets are also available, and parents are welcome to bring their kids along to the family-friendly event.
Tickets are already available and, in fact, they were so confident in the result against Athletic Club that supporters were guaranteed their money back if Ruben Amorim’s side managed to capitulate.
No harm, no foul and, turns out, no need to worry anyway.
Past scenes from international tournaments. (Credit: Supplied)
If the idea of being surrounded by fellow Reds for the game isn’t an attractive enough prospect on its own for you, United fans, the event is also set to be hosted by a club legend (still yet to be announced), with DJs and music, as well as special effects throughout.
Of course, there’ll be plenty of pints and scran to fuel the promoter’s famous fan energy on offer too, so you really will be sorted from start to finish.
Doors to the BEC open at 5:30pm, with last entry at 7:30pm ahead of the 8pm kick-off; tickets start from just £8. Until then, you can watch back the highlights from the previous match down below. You can grab yours HERE.
How are you feeling for the final – are Ruben’s Reds going to lift the Europa League trophy?
Daisy Jackson -
23rd November 2022 
