The Sunday Times has named Prestwich as one of the best places to live in the country in its prestigious annual guide.
But locals say they were ‘surprised’ to see that the paper has listed their suburb as being in an entirely different county.
The official Sunday Times Best Places to Live list was published in print this weekend after being released online on Friday.
And while the online version hit the nail on the head, there were a couple of glaring errors in yesterday’s newspaper.
The Mark E. Smith mural in Prestwich. Credit: Prestwich Arts Festival
It was named as being in Cheshire, which is about 20 miles away from actual Prestwich, in Greater Manchester.
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There was another error too, when The Times wrote that there were ‘craft beers, cocktails, oat lattes and smoothies on New Bury Road’ – which presumably was meant to be Bury New Road.
Mistakes aside, it was a glowing account of all the things that make Prestwich such a popular town, from its street art murals to its award-winning chippy to its green spaces.
One person wrote: “Very surprised to find #Prestwich in North Manchester has been moved to Cheshire by @thesundaytimes in its Best places to live guide. Mark E Smith, one of the towns famous sons, hated Cheshire and would not be pleased.”
Another said: “That is monumentally stupid. Makes the only 400 Park Runners rather than the 800 usual attendance seem trivial. Did they even come here?”
Someone else suggested that maybe ‘New Bury Road’ would be how Yoda would pronounce the town’s main street.
One tweet said: “So my village Prestwich has been named one of the best places to live in the @thetimes on Sunday today! Whilst I absolutely agree, their editor needs to double check where it is! We most certainly are not Cheshire (perhaps a predictive text from Prestbury!)”
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide also named Altrincham as being a gem, thanks to its ‘magical market’ and ‘enviable green spaces’.
Featured image: Prestwich Arts Festival
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Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Hundreds of katsu curries are being given out for FREE in Manchester this week
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of katsu curries are being dished up and given out for free in Manchester this week, but only for certain people.
And those lucky people will be students.
That’s right… a new semester is upon us, and thousands of freshers and returning students are descending on the city and Manchester‘s many universities for another year. But the life of a student isn’t exactly the cheapest sometimes, especially for those who haven’t had to live on a budget before moving out or into halls.
But to make things a little easier, Tampopo has announced it’ll be serving hundreds of one of its most popular dishes for free this week.
Tampopo is celebrating National Katsu Curry Day in the most delicious way possible, by giving away 700 Katsu Curries with rice for free, exclusively to freshers and students this Sunday (27 September).
Whether you’re brand new to the city, settling back into uni life, or you’re simply in need of a katsu fix, students can head to their nearest participating Tampopo and tuck into a hearty meal without needing to spend a penny.
100 katsu curries will be available each from 12-2pm at both Tampopo restaurants in Manchester city centre – which are on Albert Square, and in the Corn Exchange – or if you head over to the Trafford Centre, both the Tampopo there and the East Street sites are taking part.
“[Our] Katsu Curry has long been one of our most-loved dishes, so National Katsu Curry Day felt like the perfect excuse to give students a proper welcome to the new academic year,” Tampopo said in a statement.
So, are you feeling hungry then? The offer is exclusively available for takeaway only to freshers and students with a valid student ID, which they must present on collection.
100 portions are available at each participating location, and just one free katsu curry with rice will be available per person.
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11th April 2022 
