Manchester rap star Aitch has taken to social media to explain his swollen face after his incredible headline set at Parklife.
The 23-year-old star closed the Parklife Stage on Saturday night, bringing out surprise special guests AJ Tracey and ArrDee.
But after wowing the crowds with his blistering set, Aitch was in a world of pain the next day (like a lot of us Parklife-goers, to be honest).
He took to his Instagram stories to write ‘Look at the state of my face though’ and spoke to the camera with a noticeably stuffy voice.
Aitch confirmed that he’d been struck down with something that pains thousands of Brits every summer – hay fever.
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He joked that you could headline a massive festival in your own city, deliver a ‘f**king religious’ performance, and still be wiped out by those bloody allergies.
Aitch said: “All I’m saying is you can headline Parklike in your own city, and do a f**king… f**king… what I done last night was absolutely f**king religious, yeah, f**king trademarked the city, but you f**king still wake up with hayfever like this. F**k me.”
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The young Moston-born musician is a firm fan favourite and all-round nice lad, as he also welcomed an autistic super-fan to meet him backstage at the festival.
12-year-old Marlee Matthews posed for photos with Aitch in the backstage area at Parklife, wearing ear defenders and a massive grin.
The young boy had caught the rapper’s eye at a gig last year after he spotted him dancing at one of his gigs.
Marlee’s mum Chelsea has shared photos of the lovely meet-and-greet moment on social media, writing: “IT HAPPENED GUYS! Marlee is literally on cloud 9!
“Meet & greet, backstage passes & meeting a few other famous faces too!
“Marlee even told Aitch some of his fav dad jokes haha! Couldn’t be more greatful to everyone who helped me make this happen!”
Sacha Lord had previously shared a story about Marlee and wrote: “Feel good story of the day. We’re aware of this and Marlee is about to have the best day of his life this Saturday.”
Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
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12th June 2023 
