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Man becomes two-time World Black Pudding Throwing champion in Ramsbottom

Andrew Ferrier was the first winner since 2019, as the championships were cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 13th September 2021

A Wolverhampton man became two-time world champion at the Black Pudding Throwing Championship in Ramsbottom yesterday.

After having previously won the iconic event – which is held annually in Ramsbottom town centre – in 2018, Andrew Ferrier once again clinched the title and was crowned the winner in front of hundreds of spectators.

Mr Ferrier was the first winner since 2019, as the championships were cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

If you’re unfamiliar with what the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship actually is, the rather unique and traditionally northern event sees competitors knock over Yorkshire puddings on a 20ft-high plinth with a Bury black pudding.

Participants stand on a golden grid and have three attempts to knock down as many Yorkshire puddings as possible by throwing the black puddings underarm.

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The unique event sees competitors knock over Yorkshire puddings on a 20ft-high plinth with a Bury black pudding / Credit: The Manc Group

Legend has it that the tradition of lobbing black puddings dates back to the War of the Roses and a 1455 battle in Stubbins, between the House of Lancaster and the House of York, where the two sides are said to have run out of ammunition and resorted to throwing food at each other.

The House of Lancaster’s choice of food weapon was black pudding, while the House of York picked Yorkshire puddings from the white rose county.

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The competition was revived in the 1980s, and now sees thousands flock to Ramsbottom to battle it out for the crown.

Previous winners have come from as far away as Turkey and Australia.

After winning this year’s prestigious contest, Mr Ferrier was presented with a Yorkshire pudding crown and a silver trophy.

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The competition sees thousands flock to Ramsbottom to battle it out for the crown / Credit: The Manc Group

Speaking on the successful return of the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship in 2021, event organiser Jim Cunliffe told the MEN: “It was sad to have to cancel it last year, but it’s great it was able to go ahead this year.

“After the year everyone has had, it’s great to see crowds back and people having a good time.

“Due to COVID and travel restrictions, we haven’t got the usual international visitors we get, but we’ve got people coming from around the country.

“Past winners come and join in, it’s just fun and it’s great to see.”

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The celebrities who could come to Manchester for the MTV EMAs this week

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson The MTV EMAs are in Manchester - here are the rumoured celebrities attending

The MTV EMAs will touch down in Manchester this week, bringing a mass of famous faces and celebrities to our city for a night celebrating the music industry.

The star-studded event will be taking place at the Co-op Live on Sunday 10 November, and also streamed and broadcast live.

Now in its 30th year, the MTV EMAs celebrates the biggest and best of the music industry across genres, with categories honouring the best music videos, collaborations, live shows and even fanbases.

This is the first time the global music celebration has ever been held in our city and it’s expected to attract some of the hottest names in the industry.

There’s a big chance, based off the nominees and already-announced performers, that we’ll have some of the world’s biggest A-listers staying in Manchester, booking up luxury hotel rooms and restaurants.

Host venue Co-op Live has sent the rumour mill into overdrive this week by sharing photos of famous faces who have previously attended the EMAs.

It posted photos of celebrities like Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, all of whom have graced the MTV EMAs stage either as performer or to receive an award over the years.

Not since last year’s surreal Chanel Metiers D’Art show, where the Northern Quarter was turned into a catwalk and Hugh Grant and Kristen Stewart popped up in town, have we been so excited about a potential event guest list.

We do know quite a few celebrities who will definitely be attending the MTV EMAs, including those who are performing, presenting or hosting at the glittering ceremony.

British R&B queen Raye, the iconic Pet Shop Boys, and backflipping crooner Benson Boone are all among those performing at the MTV EMAs in Manchester.

Also on the bill will be Shawn Mendes, Teddy Swims, Tyla, The Warning, Le Sserafim, and Peso Pluma.

Busta Rhymes is also set to receive the 2024 EMA Global Icon Award.

Taylor Swift could be among the celebrities at the MTV EMAs in Manchester
Taylor Swift could be among the celebrities at the MTV EMAs in Manchester
Credit: Instagram, @beyonce

Then there are the presenters, including the main awards host Rita Ora, plus awards presenters already announced like Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Turner-Smith and Lucien Laviscount.

But then there are all the big names on the nominees list, who may appear in person or may just opt to send pre-recorded messages of acceptance.

Taylor Swift herself is leading the nominations for the MTV EMAs for a second year running, with seven nods, with other top contenders including Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and Ariana Grande.

It’s a huge deal for Manchester to be the host city, especially with our very own Liam Gallagher going up agains rock icons like Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Lenny Kravitz and The Killers in the Best Rock category.

Beyonce herself is nominated for a few, as is this summer’s music darling Chappell Roan, plus nods for Post Malone and Lady Gaga.

You can see the full list of nominees for the MTV EMAs – and thus the potential celebrities you could spot – HERE.

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Has Liam Gallagher just casually confirmed that a new Oasis album is coming?

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Liam Gallagher is playing his usual social media mind games to perfection as it looks like he might have just revealed that a new Oasis album is on the way.

Keeping close watch on his social media needs to be someone’s full-time job, honestly.

The younger Gallagher sibling and his older brother Noel have finally patched things up after a decade and a half and barring a big bust-up on the first day of their upcoming reunion shows, the world will soon be able to see them back touring again next summer.

A comeback on its own was something we never thought we’d actually live to see come to fruition but now it looks like not only will be once again seeing the Burnage boys performing their many hits but they may or may not have been working on a new Oasis album. It all started back in September, actually.

Liam, 52, has been enjoying some playful back-and-forth with Oasis fans ever since the comeback was confirmed in August and the talk of new/unreleased music has been rumbling for a while.

Responding to a fan on 7 September, who asked point blank if it was true that a new album was on the way, “Yep it’s already finished.”

Then, as the days rolled into November, LG began swapping out the usual ‘RASTAS’ and ‘BUMBALCART’ tweets with two very random on-brand and what we presumed were merely innocuous words: “SPIRITUAL” and, most recently, “CELESTIAL”.

For a man who’s said the word ‘biblical’ more times than he’s had hot dinners, we didn’t make too much of it initially, but it was in his response to other fans on Saturday, 2 November and earlier this week that’s started to grab attention, even responding to a so-called leak about the number of the track listing.

As always, take this stuff with a big ol’ pinch of salt.

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All that being said, the last time he did this sort of stuff it was about the support acts for the Oasis reunion tour and he wasn’t lying then, so who knows? Maybe we really are going to get the long-awaited eighth album from Oasis for the first time since 2008.

Elsewhere, the frontman has been joking that he and Noel are practically the best of friends nowadays and almost pretending that there was never any bad blood, adding that he’ll be on his “best behaviour” when they head out on the road for their first tour date at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff in July.

In the meantime, lots of fans are now in the awkward position of having to sort out new plans after more than 50,000 tickets purchased through resellers were cancelled and re-listed.

Liam has also made it clear he’d much rather keep the Oasis reunion train rolling after the ‘Live ’25 World Tour’ ends than return to a solo career – as for Noel, he could always go back to his High Flying Birds project or maybe even switch industries…

‘Game’s gone’: Manchester City had an unexpected commentator in the Champions League last night – Noel Gallagher

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