A new study has revealed that Bolton has ranked higher than Manchester on the leaderboard of sex that lasts longer than 15 minutes.
Well, this is interesting.
It may have seemed like all doom and gloom for Bolton over these past few weeks, but if it’s any consolation at all, the neighbouring Greater Manchester town has beaten the city of Manchester itself to place in the top five of this rather unique leaderboard.
When surveyed by leading mattress company Nectar Sleep, 37% of participating couples in Bolton revealed that sex broke the 15 minute barrier, which puts the town in fourth place.
Manchester came in at eighth on the list – also tying with three other places for the slot – with just 32% admitting to sex lasting longer than a quarter of an hour.
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Who took the top spot though?
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That would be the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield, where a whopping 46% of couples revealed sex exceeded the 15 minute mark, followed by Bradford in second place with 41%, and Bournmouth and Preston tying for third place with 38% each.
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Other Northern towns and cities featuring on the list include Liverpool, Newcastle, Middlesborough, Sunderland and Leeds.
Speaking on the motivation behind conducting the survey, Angela Crouch – spokesperson Nectar Sleep – said: “For many people, their bed is their happy place, which is why we were interested to see how long sex lasted.”
Fair enough.
Here’s the full Top 15 list:
Sheffield – 46%
Bradford – 41%
Bournemouth & Preston – 38%
Bolton – 37%
Newcastle & Birmingham – 36%
Middlesborough – 35%
Leeds, Leicester & London – 33%
Sunderland, Norwich, Manchester & Luton – 32%
Wolverhampton – 30%
Cardiff & Milton Keynes – 29%
Liverpool & Reading – 28%
Derby – 26%
Peterborough & Nottingham – 25%
Brighton – 21%
Portsmouth – 19%
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Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Hundreds of katsu curries are being given out for FREE in Manchester this week
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of katsu curries are being dished up and given out for free in Manchester this week, but only for certain people.
And those lucky people will be students.
That’s right… a new semester is upon us, and thousands of freshers and returning students are descending on the city and Manchester‘s many universities for another year. But the life of a student isn’t exactly the cheapest sometimes, especially for those who haven’t had to live on a budget before moving out or into halls.
But to make things a little easier, Tampopo has announced it’ll be serving hundreds of one of its most popular dishes for free this week.
Tampopo is celebrating National Katsu Curry Day in the most delicious way possible, by giving away 700 Katsu Curries with rice for free, exclusively to freshers and students this Sunday (27 September).
Whether you’re brand new to the city, settling back into uni life, or you’re simply in need of a katsu fix, students can head to their nearest participating Tampopo and tuck into a hearty meal without needing to spend a penny.
100 katsu curries will be available each from 12-2pm at both Tampopo restaurants in Manchester city centre – which are on Albert Square, and in the Corn Exchange – or if you head over to the Trafford Centre, both the Tampopo there and the East Street sites are taking part.
“[Our] Katsu Curry has long been one of our most-loved dishes, so National Katsu Curry Day felt like the perfect excuse to give students a proper welcome to the new academic year,” Tampopo said in a statement.
So, are you feeling hungry then? The offer is exclusively available for takeaway only to freshers and students with a valid student ID, which they must present on collection.
100 portions are available at each participating location, and just one free katsu curry with rice will be available per person.
Emily Sergeant -
29th September 2020 
