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ASDA is introducing new vegan aisles to supermarkets across Greater Manchester

23 locations in Greater Manchester are among the 359 ASDA stores set to see vegan aisles introduced.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 30th September 2020
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ASDA has announced it will be introducing new aisles dedicated to vegan foods at hundreds of stores across the UK.

This decision will see the chain become the first UK supermarket to devote two bays to plant-based products.

Reportedly having already started being introduced from 21st September, the new vegan aisles are aimed at making ASDA the top-choice destination store for those who follow a plant-based diet.

Currently, food items suitable for vegans and plant-based eaters are spread around different locations in stores, which tends to make it difficult for shoppers to find the products they are looking for, but with ASDA’s new set-up, one side of the vegan aisle will be stocked with savoury products – including proteins, cooking sauces and condiments – and the other will contain snacks and sweet lines.

A total of 359 stores are set to see new vegan aisles introduced in due course.

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ASDA has also confirmed that the vegan-only aisles will be introducing 104 new products including ASDA’s own brand vegan range, as well as items from brands such as Bosh, Galaxy, Mrs Crimbles, and Vego.

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Speaking on the launch of the new aisles, Sarah Thornewill – Buying Manager at ASDA – said: “We understand that customers want a quick and simple shopping experience, and this shouldn’t be restricted by dietary requirements.

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“By merchandising all our vegan items together, we hope to save customers time and offer inspiration, whether for those following a plant-based diet, or those looking to reduce their meat consumption.”

This announcement has already garnered high praise from plant-based eaters on social media this week.

Many have said it will make for “a simpler shopping experience”.

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ASDA has made the decision to introduce a vegan-only aisle after revealing that searches for vegan lines on its website increased by 275% since 2019, and research carried out in January found that 17% of households were reducing their meat intake or following a plant-based diet.

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At present, it’s believed that 23 ASDA stores spread across Greater Manchester are set to benefit from new vegan aisles.

Other locations in the region will potentially see them introduced at a later date.

ASDA Stores with Vegan Aisles in Greater Manchester
  • Altrincham
  • Ashton-under-Lyne
  • Bolton (Astley Bridge, Burden Park, Farnworth & Horwich)
  • Bury (Marketside & Pilsworth)
  • Eastlands
  • Hulme
  • Hyde
  • Leigh
  • Longsight
  • Radcliffe
  • Rochdale
  • Shaw
  • Stockport (Warren Street, Hazel Grove & Reddish)
  • Swinton
  • Trafford Park
  • Wigan
  • Wythenshawe

You can find more information via the ASDA website here.

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Paddy McGuinness teases potential return of Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere

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Right, we don’t mean to alarm you all, but Max and Paddy might finally be coming back after nearly 20 years. In other entirely unrelated news, there is a god.

We only ever got one solitary season of Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere, but it only took six episodes for it to leave us with lasting memories of rolling on the floor laughing and quoting lines all these years later.

The Phoenix Nights spin-off went on to be not just a cult favourite but an iconic British sitcom that rivalled the show that spawned it, cementing both Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness as even greater household names than they already were.

Cut to nearly two nearly full decades later and Paddy himself has teased that the hit Northern comedy might not be done after all. Battle stations, people — we’re on the campaign trail now.

Speaking to Capital Breakfast this week, McGuinness came on to the subject of Max and Paddy return, saying that “the interesting thing about Max and Paddy, and Phoenix Nights is now, we are kind of all of an age of the people we played back then.”

He admitted that while they “do talk about it and what have you” and would love to see the full cast return someday, he just “can’t see it at the minute”.

However, he did go on to insist “never say never” and, more promisingly, that the comedy duo’s comeback, specifically, could very well be on the cards.

“Like Max and Paddy, for instance, we wrote a couple of Christmas specials, and we’ve still got them”, says McGuinness. “We never got around to doing one for whatever reason back in the day. But we’ve actually got them.”

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The 49-year-old went on to clarify that more than one script has already been written for some time, but they’ve just been kept on the backburner given that he is admittedly “inherently lazy” and likes “doing as little as possible”, it just never came to fruition.

“If you’re doing a scripted comedy show, it does take a long time. So to do something like [this], you have literally got to blank out 12 months of your life.

“He [Kay] is on tour. I’ve got all kinds of stuff going on, and it’s just sort of going ‘right, let’s get together. Let’s get our diaries together. And let’s blank out for that time'”. We don’t know a single person that wouldn’t want to see a Max and Paddy return in some form.

While hosts Roman Kemp and Siân Welby urged people to get flooding them with texts and posting all over social media, the former Take Me Out presenter joked it “won’t make a blind bit of difference.” Come on, Paddy, don’t let us down now.

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Lidl’s iconic trainers have been spotted back in Manchester stores

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Lidl’s sell-out trainers are once again back in its Manchester stores – and streetwear enthusiasts are already filing in in their droves to stock up.

The shoes, which usually sell out within days of going live, have hit shelves once again – and are already re-selling for hundreds online.

The iconic £14.99 trainers, which come in the budget supermarket chain’s signature red, blue and yellow colourway, have previously been amongst the Lidl’ clothing range’s most popular items.

When they first launched in 2021, the trainers were priced at just £12.99 but ended up selling online for upwards of £1,000 as sneakerheads outbid each other on Ebay and Depop for the last few pairs.

Now they’re back in a new look – and it’s fair to say that lidl shoppers are just as excited the second time around.

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Donning the retailer’s logo on the tongue and heel, the new-look trainer design focuses on a white shoe with brightly-colored insets and seaming.

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Items from the range are already on eBay for £150 – so you’ll need to be quick if you want to cop anything for yourself.

Previously released as a one-off, the trainers are being sold in both women’s and men’s sizes, with women’s ranging from sizes 4 to 7, and in men’s sizes 7 to 11 and a half.

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As well as the trainers, Lidl’s in-demand clothing line has previously featured sports socks (from 99p), men’s swimming shorts and a foldable shopping bag.

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