Gary Usher – one of the most celebrated chefs on the North West food scene – is set to star in a new Channel 4 show hitting screens soon.
Presented by Anna Richardson, How to Save a Grand in 24 Hours sees a team of experts help cash-strapped families to cut costs and reduce outgoings “amidst one of the most unpredictable financial periods of our times”, and is set to feature a different family each week.
The families will be given a financial makeover from the “crack team” of specialists.
According to Channel 4, the team will perform a money-saving pincer-movement on every area of the families’ lives, from DIY and home-improvement, to cookery, beauty and lifestyle, and “genius financial tips” will be combined with the practical skills that we all need to keep our bills to a minimum.
The Elite Bistros boss – home to KALA in Manchester city centre, HISPI in Didsbury, and a number of other restaurants across the North West region – will handle the food side of things, sharing tips for cooking affordable, tasty, healthy meals.
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He is well-known for his crowdfunding success, which has helped to finance his restaurant group.
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Joining Usher for the task, is Eve Humphreys, who will show the families a series of budget DIY and decorating tips, and Peachy Clean, who will provide organisation hacks, and as the team reveal how to reduce everyday spending and the savings mount up, the clock counts down as they show us “how possible it is to save £1,000 in 24 hours”.
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While often shying away from television and other media appearances, this will be the second Channel 4 show Usher has starred in, following the documentary The Rebel Chef: My Restaurant Revolution in 2019.
Although no official air date has been confirmed for the show as of yet, if Gary’s recent tweets are anything to go by, it should be on screens in the coming weeks.
Speaking ahead of the show’s air, Clemency Green – Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 – said: “I’m so excited to be bringing this brilliant gang together. They’re a crack team who will really help people wrangle their finances and learn some amazing new skills [and] I can’t wait to see them in action.”
Keep your eyes peeled.
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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 -
8th January 2021 
