Harry Styles paused his show in Manchester last night so that he could track down a very special guest in the audience – his first ever school teacher.
The star was performing a massive show at the Emirates Old Trafford to tens of thousands of (very giddy) fans.
Halfway through his set, he asked the sea of screaming, feather boa-clad faces to be ‘very quiet’ while he hunted out a VIP.
It didn’t take long for Mrs Vernon – Harry’s primary school teacher – to make herself known.
Shouting: “There she is! MRS VERNON!”, Harry dropped to his knees and bowed down to his former tutor.
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Harry grew up in Holmes Chapel in Cheshire, where he attended Hermitage Primary School.
The Watermelon Sugar singer was visibly emotional to be performing back in the north west, calling it his ‘home show’ and saying that some of the happiest years of his life were spent here.
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Harry Styles’ old teacher Mrs Vernon on the big screen at the concert. Credit: The Manc Group
Harry Styles on his knees after finding his old teacher in the crowd. Credit: The Manc Group
After a bit of polite chatter (“How are you?! I heard you’re retiring!”) he delivered a heartwarming speech to Mrs Vernon.
He said: “I’d just like to thank you for everything in those formative years, and erm, yeah thank you so much, it means a lot to me that you’re here tonight. Thank you.
“You were truly wonderful teachers and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you did for me. Thank you. I’m gonna dedicate this next song to you.”
He then joked to the audience: “Make some noise for Mrs Vernon everybody!
“Can you imagine dealing with me when I was four?! I was very fun.”
Harry Styles will play the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground for a second night today. You can see all the info you need here.
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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.”
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16th June 2022 
