An animal rescue organisation in Wigan has successfully passed the milestone of saving 30,000 hens from the slaughter and they’ve done it with help from a celebrity adopter.
Lucky Hens Rescue in Amberswood, Wigan held it’s first a rescue day since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began at the weekend and it provided a chance for people to adopt birds that were due to have been slaughtered and provide a new home for them.
Members of the public from all across Greater Manchester went down to the rescue day and one particular famous Mancunian face was among them.
It was none other than Shaun Ryder.
You may remember @officialswr 😊 on @C4Gogglebox recently, telling the nation that he was getting ready to adopt some “battery operated chickens.” 😂Well yesterday, Shaun and his fabulous family visited us to collect four very lucky hens to go live with the Ryders! 🍉🍉🍉 pic.twitter.com/UYEH1qRIEl
Attending the Lucky Hens rescue day with his family, the Happy Mondays star – who had previously spoken about rescuing former caged hens during his appearance on Celebrity Gogglebox back in June – played a critical role in helping the sanctuary surpassing its 30,000 rescue milestone by rescuing four ex-battery hens.
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According to posts and accompanying pictures on his official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, the four hens are now “settled in their new coop in their forever home” and are “all cosy in their hand knitted jumpers”.
They have been named Edna, Mabel, Dusty and Flo.
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He also said that there was “lots of hen love in the Ryder household” and that the hens are “settling into their forever home, exploring their new garden and getting lots of cuddles”.
How brilliant is this?
Lucky Hens was founded in 2010 by Alison Thorpe to rescue caged hens that have been involved in commercial egg production and re-home them in Wigan and further afield to enjoy a new lease of life as much-loved pets. It’s not just hens that the rescue helps either, sheep, pigs, horses and ducks among the other creatures they have cared for over the years.
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Lucky Hens re-homed a total of 564 hens on the particular rescue day that the Ryders attended, and they were all hens which would have been killed had they have not been saved and given new homes and that included the 30,000th hen to be rescued since the organisation was launched.
She was named Melonie – inspired by Shaun Ryder’s visit.
Lucky Hens will hold its next rescue day on Saturday 10th October – with dates in November and December yet to be confirmed – and you can find out more via their website here.
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 -
4th September 2020 
