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You can get biscuits delivered by a butler straight to your door in Manchester

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 9th February 2022

McVitie’s has launched a biscuit delivery service, and it means snack lovers in Manchester can get treats brought by a butler straight to their front door.

Ahead of Valentine’s Day next week and to celebrate the new McVitie’s Blissfuls, the leading snack food brand has teamed up with food delivery app Uber Eats to launch a new ‘Biscuit Butler’ service that’s available in London, Birmingham, and of course, Manchester for three-days-only.

Those who book the ‘Biscuit Butler’ will get a platter of McVitie’s Blissfuls delivered, alongside some luxurious hot chocolate, a mug, and a scented candle.

And it’s all free of charge.

McVitie’s has described the new Blissfuls as being “a baked golden biscuit housing a Belgian milk chocolate cream filling”, and they come in two different varieties – hazelnut or caramel flavour.

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McVitie’s said the butler roll-out was inspired by a recent survey of 2,000 Brits which revealed that 50% would love to get their favourite movie snacks delivered direct to their sofa.

Speaking on the new collaboration and the limited-time delivery service, David Titman – Marketing Director for McVitie’s UK & Ireland – said: “We all love a night in with a good movie or binge-worthy boxset, and our favourite treats on hand [and] McVitie’s Blissfuls were made with these moments in mind, as the perfect indulgent treat to elevate an evening in.

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“We hope they bring a bit of bliss to all biscuit fans.”

McVitie’s has launched a biscuit delivery service in Manchester / Credit: McVitie’s UK & Ireland

So, how does this biscuit delivery service actually work then?

Well, all you need to do is search for ‘McVitie’s Blissfuls’ on the Uber Eats app to book a slot between 9-11 February on a first come, first served basis.

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Mancs can get a visit from the ‘Biscuit Butler’ this Friday 11 February.

Featured Image – McVitie’s UK & Ireland

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Kirstie Allsopp threw a banana skin at a driver in Stockport in littering row

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TV personality Kirstie Allsopp has admitted that she threw a banana skin at a driver in Stockport after she caught them littering.

In a furious rant on Twitter, the Location, Location, Location star said that she ‘leapt out of the car’ in order to pick up the fruity peel that was thrown out of another car window.

She then lobbed it straight back into the car, at the littering offender.

Saying that she’s been ‘horrified’ by the state of litter across the UK, Kirstie detailed the incident from her visit to Stockport.

Kirstie said: “In the last few weeks, travelling around the UK, I’ve been horrified by how bad roadside litter has become. Why is litter so much worse, who thinks chucking an empty red bull, for example, out of a moving car is acceptable?

“Last week in Stockport a banana skin flew out of the window of the car in front, we were at [traffic lights] and I was a passenger so I leapt out of the car, picked it up and threw it back into the car, the driver just threw it back out again.

“But that’s not how to solve the problem. What is the solution…… £££ fines? In some places police take litter very seriously, I don’t feel that in the UK though. Closing roads to clear the litter? This would inconvenience us all, but would be a reminder of the cost of litter. Asking roadside landowners to clear their patch? What do you think?”

She later added: “I have a pet theory on this, I think a lot of litter is guilty eating, people consuming things they know they shouldn’t, and not wanting to dispose of the evidence at home.”

One fan replied to her: “Ohh you have been to my neck of the woods i have wrote to Stockport Council several times about cleaning all this litter up and there answer was ‘yes we are rotared to do a clear up in May’, i said ‘how about every month’, they replied ‘we do a clear up once a year only’. I just laughed.”

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Another person wrote: “The level of drama, I’m here for it.”

Someone else said: “That’s pretty brave to do that….potential banana skin situation.”

One user replied: “Would love to have seen that. You go girl! Be careful mind there are some crazies.”

Featured image: Instagram, Kirstie Allsopp

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Snoop Dogg says he’s a massive Coronation Street fan and is ‘determined’ to get a role on the show

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Snoop Dogg says he’s a massive Coronation Street fan.

Yes, it’s true – in what is news that admittedly sounds fake, but somehow actually isn’t, one of the best rappers of all time has revealed himself to be an avid watcher of Britain’s longest-running soap, and is such a fan of it, in fact, that he said he’s “determined” to make an appearance on it sometime in the future.

The iconic ITV soap – which is set in the fictional Manchester suburb of Weatherfield, and celebrated an impressive 60 years of entertaining the masses back in 2020 – currently averages around six million viewers per episode, and has developed a well-deserved legion of loyal fans over the last six decades.

And it turns out, one of those loyal fans is chart-topping rap superstar Snoop Dogg.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun this week, the 51-year-old first spoke about how he’s “down to perform” at King Charles III‘s Coronation in a couple of months time, before he launching into how much he loves another type of coronation.

“Coronation Street, I love it,” the 17-time Grammy Award nominee admitted.

Snoop Dogg says he’s a massive Coronation Street fan / Credit: ITV / The Manc Group

“If they call me I’ll do it. I’ll play whenever they need. I love the cinematography, acting, the storylines and just the reality.

“I’d like to be a part of it because they’ve been a part of my culture.”

As bizarre as it all sounds, this surprisingly isn’t the first time the rapper – whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr – has publicly revealed he’s a fan of the soap, and even famously admitted all the way back in 2010 that he had his agent get in touch with ITV to see if there was any chance he could make an appearance.

“I had my agent reach out to them to see if they could try to get me on and they said they were interested so hopefully it might happen,” Snoop told the BBC.

“It would be perfect for me to be on the show.”

The chart-topping rapper says he’s ‘determined’ to get a role on it / Credit: ITV

The Drop It Like It’s Hot and The Next Episode rapper isn’t the only famous name who’s revealed himself to be a fan of Coronation Street in recent months.

One of the greatest and most well-respected singer songwriters of all time, Bob Dylan, also admitted in an interview with WSJ back in December 2022 that he loves binge-watching the soap.

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Dylan explained that that he’s “no fan of packaged programs or news shows”, and that the ITV soap makes him “feel at home” despite being “old-fashioned”.

Featured Image – ITV / The Manc Group

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