Keen cook? Know your way around the kitchen? Rate yourself as a bit of chef?
Well it’s time to put your money where your mouth is, as everyone’s favourite Channel 4 cooking competition Come Dine With Me is heading back to our TV screens for another new series, and people from Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas being encouraged to stick an application in.
Gearing up for its 18th and 19th series on air, producers ITV Studios and Come Dine With Me’s casting directors are currently on the look out for new contestants who enjoy cooking with a competitive streak.
First airing all the way back in 2005 and now having more series’ than we care to count, Come Dine With Me is a real pillar of British 00s television, with a voice-over presenter armed with a never-ending list of witty comments and comebacks, and a theme song that builds tension like no other.
Come Dine With Me is a real pillar of British 00s television / Credit: Channel 4
It’s also known for having some of the quirkiest ‘characters’ to grace our television screens.
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But while we all have our favourite contestants from over the years, there’s always room for more to make an impact – so if you consider yourself a decent home cook and reckon you can handle entertaining four strangers over the course of a week, what are you waiting for?
That £1,000 cash prize could be yours before you know it.
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If you want to be a part of the new series, you just have to be over 18 years and a legal UK resident to apply, and get your application in before the closing date of 10 September 2021.
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 -
6th August 2021 
