Greater Manchester Police has taken to social media this morning to share a comical story of the recovery of a stolen motorbike in Stockport.
In what is the latest in a recent string of stolen bike recoveries by the GMP Stockport policing team, officers recovered the bike – which was stolen from Denton – from the north-eastern Stockport suburb of Brinnington yesterday evening.
This was far from your average vehicle theft recovery though, in fact, it’s one that officers said “you couldn’t make up”.
Recounting the story of the recovery to members of the local community on Facebook, GMP Stockport said: “Another stolen bike recovered,
“Stolen from Denton and recovered from Brinnington, after a youth on the stolen bike [had] seen a police vehicle down the street and while turning the bike around to make good his escape, got the bike stuck in mud and fell off it.
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Another stolen bike recovered. Stolen from Denton and recovered in Brinnington. A youth got stuck in mud before abandoning it and running off. Moments later the youth’s mother arrived giving officers abuse for being in the area causing her cherub to fall off a STOLEN bike 🤦🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/reEjXgFeEC
“The youth dusted himself off and made off on foot while the officers remained with the stolen bike,
“For moments later, the youth’s mother to turn up and give the officers abuse for being in the area to cause her little cherub to fall off the STOLEN bike.
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“You couldn’t make it up”.
Given the comical nature of the bike recovery, the post has already gone on to rack up hundreds of interactions, shares and comments across various social media platforms, with many praising the officers in their recovery of the stolen property, and expressing disbelief at the irony of the situation.
One person also aptly commented “what a great start of the week” it was for the officers though, with another saying it was “a great story to wake up to” if nothing else.
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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.”
The Manc -
16th November 2020 
