The UK’s leading food delivery company Deliveroo has today announced that it has made a £100,000 donation to Manchester Foundation Trust Charity.
The donation – which has been raised through a fundraising campaign launched by Deliveroo earlier this year – recognises the ongoing heroic work of NHS staff across the Trust and has been described as just a “small gesture” to express the enormous gratitude of Deliveroo customers towards NHS staff for their incredible efforts to keep the nation safe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The campaign – Supporting the NHS – has already delivered 750,000 meals to NHS workers earlier this year.
Meals were initially delivered to NHS workers’ homes through vouchers and directly to hospitals – including 25,000 meals to Manchester hospitals alone – and now the food delivery company has re-launched the campaign with the aim to reach more than one million food deliveries before Christmas.
Deliveries are being made to North Manchester General Hospital, North West Ambulance NHS Trust, Salford Royal Hospital & Tameside General Hospital.
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The food has been generously donated by Pizza Hut and Rosa’s Thai Cafe.
The £100,000 donation to Manchester Foundation Charity Trust will go towards the charity’s wellbeing fund and will help staff both on the frontline and in support services to deal with the effects of COVID-19 and their wellbeing.
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The Trust and its Charity is one of five NHS Trusts across the UK to receive a donation from Deliveroo.
Speaking on the generous donation, Will Shu – CEO and Founder of Deliveroo – said: “NHS staff have played an invaluable role in keeping us and our loved ones safe during the pandemic.
As a British business, we feel duty-bound to use our network to support the NHS staff who are working night and day and face a difficult winter, [and] that’s why our customers have been so incredibly generous, showing their enormous gratitude for all the amazing staff at the Manchester Foundation Trust Charity.”
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Rachel Laycock – Senior Corporate Fundraising Manager for Manchester Foundation Trust Charity – added: “Deliveroo has been fantastic at supporting our staff throughout the pandemic and we’re very grateful for this latest donation too.
“This money will go a long to way ensuring our wellbeing fund can really make a difference to the 25,000-plus staff working at our hospitals and community services.”
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The Manc Group has partnered with Deliveroo to help local restaurants deliver during lockdown as part of our #StillServingMCR campaign.
Working alongside Deliveroo, The Manc will ensure all restaurants on the service will get the amplification they need across our social platforms. We’ll update our one million-strong audience on your latest updates and deals and we’ll create conversations with the masses about our favourite scran from your menus.
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Basically, we will champion you, and we will go above and beyond to do it.
Manchester crowned UK’s best-value stag do destination for 2026
Emily Sergeant
Prague, Amsterdam, Benidorm, and now… Manchester?
Jetting off to some of Europe’s cheapest capital cities for a boozy night out with your mates before tying the knot is pretty common-place in the world of stag do culture nowadays.
But some new research has now revealed the UK cities that deliver a legendary last hurrah without the price tag, or the need to hop on a plane.
Chillisauce, the UK’s leading hen and stag organiser, has analysed 81,000+ recent group bookings alongside survey feedback from 4,738 stag groups, cross-referenced against live 2026 travel fares, accommodation, and pint prices.
To devise its top 10 list, real price data has been blended with verified group satisfaction to guarantee stags and their pals the best experience.
With the pull of a major city with music, sport, food, and nightlife without London prices, Manchester was crowned the best-value city for a stag do in 2026 overall.
Manchester has been crowned the UK’s best-value stag do destination for 2026 / Credit: Manchester City Council | shawnanggg (via Unsplash)
The average pint runs a little higher in Manchester than the smaller cities on the list, but groups rated the sheer scale and quality of the night out well above the cost, calling it ‘much more affordable than the South of England’ and ‘cheaper than London’.
For a weekend in Manchester, research found that the average cost per person includes £86.36 for accommodation, £36.66 for an activity, £25.08 for a drinks package, £29.35 for a meal, and the average pint coming in at £6.
“We send thousands of groups to Prague, Amsterdam, and Benidorm every year,” said Robyn Davis, Head of Stag and Hen at Chillisauce,”but Manchester keeps delivering nights out that groups tell us beat their expectations.
“There are also those only-in-Manchester touches too, like catching a match at Old Trafford or the Etihad on the same trip.
“Groups describe the locals as up for a laugh and the whole city as ‘built for a stag weekend,’ with a huge number of them already planning to go back, which is the real test of a great destination.”
Other northern destinations on the top 10 list include Newcastle, Leeds, and Liverpool.
Manchester furniture outlet LOFT is hosting a major closing-down sale with up to 70% off
Emily Sergeant
Manchester furniture outlet LOFT is hosting a major closing-down sale with up to 70% off.
Okay, so it’s not technically closing down per se, but the current LOFT premises off Hyde Road near Piccadilly will officially close doors on 30 September, as the business consolidates its operations and relocates to its newly completed headquarters over at Trafford Park.
Unlike a typical closing-down sale, the stock isn’t old or unwanted. Instead, it’s a live snapshot of LOFT’s day-to-day business, and everything must go.
LOFT is known for furnishing properties across the build-to-rent, student accommodation, co-living, private rented, and social housing sectors, and that constant turnover naturally generates surplus – whether it be project overstock, end-of-line pieces or discontinued items making way for new collections.
The move over to Trafford Park is said to be a moment to clear the warehouse ‘completely’ and start the new chapter with a clean slate.
Manchester furniture outlet LOFT is hosting a major closing-down sale with up to 70% off / Credit: Supplied
This means that everything, from sofas and beds, to dining sets, armchairs, and home accessories, must go before the move, with prices already reduced by 50 to 70% below RRP.
Benjamin Hall, who is the Founder and CEO of LOFT, says this is the ‘biggest and best value’ sale the company has ever offered.
He explained: “As we settle into our new home at Trafford Park, we want a completely clean slate. Whether you’re a homeowner after a one-off bargain, or a landlord, agent or developer furnishing multiple units on a budget, there has never been a better time to visit.”
Emily Sergeant -
11th November 2020 
