The water level in the Bridgewater Canal has been lowered this week, revealing long-lost secrets of the deep.
Locals have noticed some new objects sticking up from the water of the waterway in Castlefield.
And while they look a bit creepy, Mancs are – naturally – seeing the funny side.
The water has apparently been deliberately lowered for some maintenance work, but we imagine the engineers getting a bit of a surprise to find a knackered Golf GTI sunk into the canal bed.
The rusted, window-less vehicle is now clearly visible from the towpath – and it’s not alone.
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The second car in the Bridgewater Canal. Credit: Reddit
People have also spotted another car, in a similarly rusted state, abandoned underwater further up the canal.
Since the images of the Golf were shared on Reddit, people have been making the same joke, referencing an old viral video showing a man stuck in a ditch being told ‘You can’t park there sir.’
Another recurring theme has been people trying to work out how the car has ended up so far into the canal – a good few metres from any roads or access points.
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People have theorised that it must have been driven at some speed to end up in its position.
One asked: “Im impressed by how far in it is.”
Another said: “It’s so far in it. How did they do that?”
Richard Hillman in Coronation Street. Credit: ITV
Someone else made a connection to Coronation Street, referring to notorious soap villain Richard Hillman, who drove his family into the canal in 2003 while 19.4 million viewers watched on.
But most surprising of all is the person who’s come forward and claimed the car as their own – genuinely.
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They wrote: “I sh*t you not I had a golf mark to GTI stolen in Manchester about 20 years ago and it was never found. If that’s an E reg and ends with KWK we might have just found it.”
Think it might take quite a bit of TLC to get this poor little car back on the road…
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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26th August 2022 
