Dozens of pubs across Greater Manchester will soon be serving pints in limited-edition Remembrance Day poppy glasses.
In a fitting nod to all those Brits who’ve taken pub glasses home with them without permission to do so, this time it’s actually encouraged, as pub group Marston’s has joined forces with The Royal British Legion to create a new poppy-themed glass in a bid to raise vital funds for veterans during this year’s Poppy Appeal.
132 pubs in the North West will be taking part in the campaign, including 39 here in Greater Manchester.
Both pint and half-pint poppy glasses will be available to buy at more than a thousand Marston’s pubs from this Saturday (26 October) – with popular pubs in Manchester, Salford, and Wigan being just a few of the locals you can head on down to.
Dozens of Greater Manchester pubs will be serving pints in limited-edition poppy glasses / Credit: Flickr
Glasses will be available to purchase empty, as well as with a drink of your choice to be enjoyed in the pubs themselves before taking them home, with a pint glass costing you £2.50 and half-pint glasses costing £2.
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100% of the profits from glass sales will go to The Royal British Legion.
“Brits have been known to take glasses home with them from the pub, but this time we’re encouraging it,” commented Jared Sedgwick, who is the Director of Operations at Marston’s.
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“We’re so proud to be working in partnership with The Royal British Legion to give our customers another way to raise awareness and crucial funds for veterans, who are such a large part of the Marston’s community, and we want to welcome everyone to their local pub for what will be a month to remember, and join us in saying cheers to our heroes.”
The poppy glasses are just of the things Marston’s is doing to commemorate Remembrance Day this year, and alongside that, traditional pin-on poppies will also be available to buy at pubs.
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.”
Emily Sergeant -
24th October 2024 
