It’s been a long time coming, but Walkers has officially confirmed that Prawn Cocktail Wotsits are making a return.
After there have been numerous calls from fans throughout the years to bring back the fan-favourite flavour after it was discontinued and ripped from shop shelves more than a decade ago, the leading crisps manufacturer hinted on its social media platforms a couple of weeks ago that “something big is coming” on 18 February.
Given that Walkers has been teasing the possible return of discontinued crisp by cryptically responding to fans as far back as 2010 using a prawn and side-eye emojis, followed by the hashtag #WotsThis, fans immediately started to speculate its comeback.
And now that the big day has arrived, Walkers has finally given the people what they want by confirming that Prawn Cocktail Wotsits are back, but there’s a twist – they’re giant.
Fans of the flavour can be among the first to try the in-demand snack by pre-ordering a stash on Amazon from today, and have it delivered to their doors as soon as they go on sale in all other major shops and supermarkets from Monday 7 March.
They’ll set you back just £2 per bag when they arrive in stores.
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The highly-anticipated return comes after around two years ago, Walkers announced that the sizzling steak and flaming hot Wotsits flavours would be making a comeback, and then prawn cocktail Quavers were also reintroduced last year too – but despite this, there was no word of Prawn Cocktail Wotsits.
There was even petitions made fighting for the cause – including by us here at The Manc, which over 8,309 ended up putting their names to.
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Speaking on the return of Prawn Cocktail Wotsits, Josephine Taylor at Walkers says: “After being inundated with requests, tweets and petitions over the years, we know just how excited everyone is going to be to try this legendary flavour again [and although] it’s been a challenge keeping this giant secret under wraps, we can now officially announce that our most requested flavour of all time is back.
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“Following a challenging two years, I’m sure we could all benefit from a moment of melty Wotsits enjoyment and we hope that devotees of the original flavour agree that this giant version is worth the 20-year wait.”
You can now pre-order Prawn Cocktail Wotsits on Amazon here.
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Manchester has been crowned one of the best cities in the UK for student nightlife
Clementine Hall
We already knew Manchester was bursting at the seems with brilliant late-night venues for students, but now it’s officially been confirmed.
Our city is one of the best cities for student nightlife in the UK.
And it’s all down to accommodation provider Canvas, which analysed key nightlife factors such as drink prices, the number and ratings of venues, and local safety scores to reveal the best cities in the UK for a night out.
If you’ve got Manchester as your student city of choice, then you’re in for a brilliant three years, as we claimed second place on the top 10 list. Get in.
Manchester is home to the highest number of bars and clubs on the list overall – with 606 venues, 15 for every 10,000 people, strong average ratings of 4.37 stars, and a pint costing slightly less than Bath – which has claimed the top spot – at £5.50.
In third place was Newcastle, fifth place was York, and Sheffield was at seven, so it’s safe to say that the North dominated the top spots… and rightly so.
Top 10 best cities for student nightlife in the UK
Bath
Manchester
Newcastle
Leeds
York
Coventry
Sheffield
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Leicester
Elsewhere on the list, outside of the North, other major UK cities like Coventry, Leicester, Glasgow, and Edinburgh feature in the top 10.
AO Arena are hosting an ‘Evening 4’ Ricky Hatton in memory of the legendary Manchester boxer
Danny Jones
Manchester is set to host a night of remembrance and celebration in honour of the late, great, local boxer, Ricky Hatton.
Coming this summer, the AO Arena – where Hatton enjoyed so many of his iconic moments – will be holding the first-ever ‘Evening4Ricky’ later this year.
Held at the legendary sports and live entertainment venue just in time for summer, we still know very little about what the actual event will entail.
Sharing the news on social media, AO Arena said: “Join us for an unforgettable night of entertainment as Manchester comes together for Evening4Ricky.
“This will be a spectacular, unique celebration of the life, spirit and legacy of one of the city’s most beloved icons – Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton.”
With seats priced at £25, fans are being encouraged to join the early bird sign-up to secure access to discounted tickets.
They go on to add: “Hosted at the legendary AO Arena, home to so many of Ricky’s big fights, featuring a superstar cast of legends from the worlds of boxing, music, comedy and entertainment.”
So, we do at least know there’ll be some famous faces coming along to help make it a memorable Manc moment, just a few months on from the city and beyond uniting for his public funeral procession.
Ricky was beloved not only by the Greater Manchester community but was a popular figure and friend to many in the sporting and showbiz industries.
The homegrown ‘Pride of Hyde‘ tragically left us on 14 September 2025 at the age of just 46, but his passing has once again helped reassert the importance of having more conversations around wellbeing, suicide prevention, and most specifically, men’s mental health.
You can find more information and see how to grab tickets right HERE.
This isn’t the only charitable in memoriam event happening across the region in the coming weeks, either, as Mancs will be gathering to pay tribute to another fellow inspiring sportsman.
Emily Sergeant -
18th February 2022 
