Travel website Big 7 Travel has been compiling data on singles, dating apps, social life, and the opinions of residents all across Europe to come up with what it’s calling the official 2021 list of the ‘Best Cities for Single People’.
Manchester has made the top 20.
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Big 7 Travel has been compiling data on singletons, dating apps, social life, and the opinions of residents all across Europe / Credit: Unsplash (Priscilla Du Preez)
Explaining why Manchester secured its place on the list, Big 7 Travel said in a description: “Dating site eHarmony recently revealed that 51% of Mancunians have been without a partner for 10 years or more, so now is the chance to get back on the dating horse.
“The city has one of the highest concentration of singles across the UK, so surely you can find a date here.”
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As it turns out, a lot of dating luck depends on the location.
According to Big 7 Travel, Tinder swiping among Gen Z users increased by 39% in the first few months of the COVID-19 lockdown, with many users engaging ‘passport’ mode to swipe in major cities such as London and Stockholm.
Paris, Geneva, Tallinn, Oxford, and Berlin all claimed places in top 10, with the capital London taking fourth place (also being dubbed the best city in the world when it comes to dating apps, according to Tinder).
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Oslo and Madrid took third and second place respectively, but just narrowly missed out on the top spot – which went to Sweden’s capital Stockholm.
You can view the full list of the 50 best cities in Europe for single people here.
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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 -
20th August 2021 
