Marcus Rashford is to be honoured with a City of Manchester award for his “outstanding” contribution to ending child food poverty.
At just 22 years of age, the Wythenshawe-born Manchester United star is to be specially recognised with a City of Manchester Award, which has been introduced as a way of recognising an individual’s “outstanding and exceptional contribution to the city”.
It follows his ongoing campaign to #endchildfoodpoverty, which enabled thousands of children to claim free school meal vouchers throughout the summer holidays in the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Wythenshawe councillor Tommy Judge will give the award as his first act as the new Lord Mayor of Manchester at the Full Council meeting today, and then Marcus himself will be invited to formally receive the award at a future meeting of the Council when social distancing rules allow.
This City of Manchester Award joins a long list of plaudits for the Manchester United star.
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Cllr Tommy Judge – incoming Lord Mayor of Manchester – said:
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“From one Wythenshawe lad to another, this is a truly memorable moment.
We could never have known that Marcus was going to become the world-famous footballer that he is celebrated for today, but perhaps his recent campaign to feed needy young people will become his true legacy.
The way he and his wonderful family has stood up for what they believe in, the way they have given a voice to the powerless has been remarkable to see, and the pride we feel in Wythenshawe for what he and his family have done is huge, so, it’s with great honour that as my first act as Lord Mayor of Manchester we bestow the City of Manchester Award to Marcus.
Thank you for everything you have done for young people in this city and across the country.”
Cllr Tommy Judge
The ‘City of Manchester Award’ is a unique honour, which is separate to the ‘Freedom of the City’.
The ‘Freedom of the City’ is an award which is given to recipients as recognition for a lifetime’s contribution to the city, and has been previously awarded to United greats such as Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Alex Ferguson, and Sir Matt Busby.
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Emily Sergeant
Three tiny ‘chaos potatoes’ have been born at Chester Zoo… and they’re really flipping cute.
Born to parents Maris and Albert in late summer, the three rock hyrax pups – only affectionately known as ‘chaos potatoes’ – have just passed their first vet check with a clean bill of health, and now weigh roughly 350g.
Hyraxes are found across sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, where they live among rocky landscapes and are most active in daylight.
The litter includes two boys and one girl, and keepers at Chester Zoo have decided to give them potato-themed names – Russ, Spud, and Jackie.
Three tiny ‘chaos potatoes’ have been born at Chester Zoo / Credit: Chester Zoo
Currently, the three pups are a fraction of the size of the adults, which can weigh up to 4kg, but despite their small stature, they have an unlikely relative.
Believe it or not, rock hyraxes are actually a part of the same evolutionary group as elephants, as well as sirenians, which are the family of aquatic mammals that includes dugongs and manatees.
“Hyraxes are one of those species that you have to look for, but once you’ve seen them, they are fascinating to watch,” explained Megan Carpenter, who is a Keeper at Chester Zoo.
“The pups are little chaos potatoes. They are much more energetic than their parents and sometimes get the zoomies, darting about and testing their climbing and parkour skills.
“In contrast, the adults often wedge themselves into corners and grip on to steep rock faces for hours at a time. They’re incredibly well adapted to living among rocks and are much better climbers than you might expect.”
Featured Image – Chester Zoo
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Do you think it’s too early for the ‘C word’? Never mind, you’ve already clicked on this article.
Sure, we may only be into our second full week of September, but given the fact the weather these past couple of days hasn’t exactly screamed summer, it already feels like the festive season is around the corner – but whether or not you think it’s too early to be talking about Christmas, it’ll soon be too tricky to escape from.
Especially not when the famous TV channel showing festive film favourites non-stop is now back on air in the UK.
Yes, you heard that right – Christmas films, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
If you’re ready to wave goodbye to summer, and in welcome autumn and winter with open arms, then there’s arguably no better way of getting into the festive spirit than with the long-awaited and highly-anticipated return of the TV channel that’s charmed audiences for over half a decade now.
GREAT! Christmas the UK’s biggest seasonal channel, and it’s now live on Sky, Freesat, Freeview and Virgin Media.
You can expect almost four months of back-to-back seasonal movies.
The 24-hour feel-good and free-to-air channel will be bursting with non-stop Christmas spirit, and will be showing a heartwarming lineup of festive films – including some absolute fan-favourite classics that make it to screens every year without fail, alongside some cheesy Hallmark classics, new channel premieres, and so much more.
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28th October 2020 
