Has it ever crossed your mind where abouts the biggest stores of each UK supermarket chain are located throughout the country?
There’s a very good chance it hasn’t, but we bet a couple of you nodded your head to that.
If it is something you’ve spared a thought for over the years, then you might be interested to know that the largest branch of supermarket chain, Tesco – which was founded in 1919, and is the UK grocery market leader, as well as the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues – is actually right here in Greater Manchester.
Yes, that’s right – Boasting 17,230 square metres (185,500 sq ft) of floorspace, Tesco Extra in Walkden is the largest branch in the UK.
Greater Manchester has a lot to be proud of, so we might as well add this to the list.
Tesco Extra shops are the largest model in the Tesco family and, as a rule, are mainly out-of-town hypermarkets that stock nearly all of Tesco’s product ranges – occasionally alongside partner ranges – although some are in the heart of town centres and inner-city locations, and in Walkden’s case, the store is connected to and can also be accessed via the adjoining Ellesmere Shopping Centre.
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At the Walken Extra – which is popular among local residents – shoppers will find a cafe, pharmacy, Tesco Mobile shop, Vision Express, Travel Money, and menswear, womenswear and kidswear from Tesco’s fashion brand F&F Clothing, alongside the usual grocery offering.
On top of that, there’s also both hot and cold deli counters, and customers can even get their hands on a range of Krispy Kreme doughnuts too.
No wonder it’s popular.
So, there you have it – For what it’s worth, which we’re aware isn’t really very much at all, you now know that the UK’s largest Tesco is right on our doorstep.
If nothing else, perhaps you can just remember it in the bizarre instance it ever comes up on a pub quiz.
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Viral Manchester beauty brand P. Louise to open first ever flagship store in Trafford Palazzo
Thomas Melia
Beauty brand and viral cosmetics giant P. Louise has announced her first ever flagship store, and it’s opening at Trafford Palazzo.
Droylsden-born beauty guru, turned makeup mogul, P. Louise, is opening her first ever flagship store in Manchester in one of the region’s biggest shopping centres.
Titled P. Louise City, the pastel pink viral cosmetics company is launching its very-first physical site in Trafford Palazzo.
The beauty brand has become a social media sensation, as well as a Greater Manchester hotspot thanks to its P. Louise Empire headquarters located in Stockport.
This pink-furnished warehouse site offers customers an immersive experience with makeover sessions, shopping DIY activities, a cafe, and lots of photo opportunities.
The upcoming P. Louise City is set to build off this success with a 19,000 sq ft store that houses a variety of distinctive zones with iconic names.
You’ll be able to quench your thirst at the ‘Bad B*tch Juice Bar’, find all the latest pink-hued goodies at ‘Juicy News’, and pick up all your essentials at the ‘P. Louise Supermarket’.
P. Louise may not be a medical company, but her ‘P. Louise Pharmacy’ will cure all your retail therapy needs, and although many of her fans already knew her products were liquid gold, the ‘P. Louise Vault’ definitely confirms this.
As well as lots of shopping areas throughout this massive Trafford Palazzo site, there will be lots of hands-on activities – including makeup education zones, and even a dancefloor to bust a move or two.
P. Louise is set to open its first ever flagship store titled P. Louise City in Trafford Palazzo / Credit: Supplied
In an Instagram post on her personal social media account she calls this physical store ‘a dream come true’, adding: “[It’s] truly a pinch me moment – here’s to my next chapter”.
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The man saving Manchester’s city pigeons from ‘stringfoot’
Daisy Jackson
A man has been patrolling the streets of Manchester to save our city’s pigeons from a condition known as ‘stringfoot’.
We all walk past hundreds of the birds every day in the city centre and they often get a bad rap – but one now-viral TikTok account is hoping to change all that.
In a series of heartwarming videos, one man has been heading out in his free time to treat pigeons afflicted with the dreaded ‘stringfoot’.
It’s a common sight now to see pigeons missing toes or walking around Manchester on deformed feet, which is often caused when the poor birds become tangled up in foreign matter.
Sometimes this is bits of string, plastic, thread, hair or a number of other things usually dropped by humans.
But with quick intervention from Tom, he can save these pigeons from a life of limping around town.
He’s been heading out armed with bags of seed to lure groups of pigeons close to him, before carefully catching the afflicted animal and carefully cutting away the material around its foot.
He uses things like stitch pickers to remove the thread, before cleaning up the pigeon’s foot with saline spray and antiseptic and gently releasing them again.
Tom said he started helping pigeons ‘sort of by accident’ when a bird with stringfoot came up to his flat.
In one month alone, he was able to catch and treat 15 pigeons, saving them from infection and injury.
And the account is getting lots of love and driving awareness for stringfoot and changing people’s perception of pigeons.
One person wrote on one of Tom’s videos: “We did pigeons so wrong as a society. Thanks for helping!”
Another said: “Pigeons Are NOT TRASH, they are a birds, who need help like cats, dogs and every living animals.”
And someone else commented: “These sort of videos make me cry because we’re so mean to pigeons, this might be the first time someone’s done something kind to them.”
You can find out more on how to help pigeons in your area HERE.
Emily Sergeant -
9th March 2021 
