People making their way through Manchester Arndale this weekend can grab bags filled with food that’s “too good to go to waste”.
With the rising cost of living crisis unfortunately continuing to make its impact felt, and climate change concerns only growing, the city centre‘s shopping hub Manchester Arndale has decided to partner up with Too Good To Go in a bid to spread awareness about food waste and promote the different ways to reduce it.
The food waste initiative explains that globally, more than one third of all food produced is wasted, and this accounts for 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
In the UK alone, recent statistics have shown that we bin 20 million slices of bread each day, which is almost 3,000 times the height of the Arndale Tower, and we also throw away 3.1 million glasses of milk, meaning that we waste enough to fill the Manchester Ship Canal every nine days.
You can grab bags filled with food that’s “too good to go to waste” from Manchester Arndale this weekend / Credit: Too Good To Go
This isn’t just a problem that starts and ends at home either.
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Every day, plenty of delicious and fresh food goes to waste at cafes, restaurants, hotels, shops and manufacturers across the city centre, and all just because it hasn’t sold in time.
This is why the team from Too Good To Go is stopping off in Exchange Court on the lower mall of Manchester Arndale on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 September to give shoppers the chance to speak to experts for tips on reducing food waste in their homes and businesses.
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The team will be on hand to offer advice on how to make “simple changes that have a big impact”.
18 food and drink stores in Manchester Arndale are currently part of the Too Good To Go scheme / Credit: Manchester Arndale
Did you know that 18 food and drink stores in Manchester Arndale are part of the Too Good To Go scheme at the moment? This has already helped the shopping centre and its visitors save over four tonnes of food so far, and this good work is only set to continue through the event this weekend.
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The Too Good To Go app also lets you buy and collect ‘Magic Bags’ of food waste at a great price, so it gets eaten instead of wasted.
You won’t know exactly what’s in your bag until you pick it up either – it’s all part of the surprise.
Both Manchester United and Manchester City named as teams with the least amount of local fans
Emily Sergeant
Both Manchester United and Manchester City have been identified as being teams with the least amount of local fans, according to a new survey.
We all know that supporting a local team can be seen as a mark of credibility among a certain kind of football fan, while on the flip side of that, not following a local team is often associated with being a ‘glory hunter’. But which Premier League clubs have the highest – and lowest – proportion of supporters living close to home?
Well, YouGov decided to use its profiles data to analyse the fanbases of all 20 Premier League clubs for the 2026-27 season to get the answer to this once and for all.
And it’s fair to say that it’s not looking the best for the Manchester teams.
The study found that, overall, Brighton & Hove Albion is the Premier League’s most local team – with 56% of fans based in the South East.
Sunderland (50%) and Nottingham Forest (49%) supporters are the next-most likely to live in the same region as their teams, followed by Aston Villa, Brentford, Ipswich, Leeds, Fulham, Hull, and Crystal Palace fans rounding out the top 10.
At the other end of the table, Manchester United has the second-lowest proportion of local supporters, with only a quarter based in the North West (23%), with one in six (17%) actually living in London instead.
And then as for Manchester City – who are widely considered to be the most successful team of the modern era – it has ranked fourth-bottom for local fans, as a quarter of the club’s supporters are based in the North West, with a fifth based in London (19%).
But although both United and City have found themselves towards the bottom end of the ranking, they are not the worst offenders.
That title, unfortunately, does belong to another North West team though – Liverpool.
Liverpool is the club with the lowest proportion of ‘local’ supporters, as just a fifth are based in the North West (21%) with the next highest concentration of fans can being found in London.
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Data reveals Manchester hotel prices have ALREADY surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates
Emily Sergeant
Manchester hotel prices have apparently already surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates, some new data has revealed.
Of course, absolutely nothing is set in stone yet and we are still yet to receive any form of announcement.
But with rumours having been swirling for months now that Oasis will be touring again in 2027, and several videos shared on the band’s social media platforms this week also hinting at that, it’s been revealed that searches for ‘when are Oasis tickets going on sale?’ have soared by 5,000% in the last seven days alone.
After recent data has pointed towards soaring searches for tickets, the experts at SeatPick decided to analyse the average cost of accommodation in Manchester on the suspected concert nights in June 2027 to uncover if prices have surged along with the searches.
Data reveals that Manchester hotel prices have already surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates / Credit: The Manc Group | Simon Emmett (Press Picture)
And lo and behold, it appears that they have.
The ticketing platform has revealed that hotel prices have surged by up to 462% during Oasis’ rumoured concert nights in Manchester.
The rumoured weekend date of 19 and 20 June has experienced the most noticeable price surge – with a two-star hotel costing an average of £216 for just one overnight stay.
The data also reveals that the rumoured finale on the 27 June has just a £95 difference between two-star hotels (£200) and five-star hotels (£295).
“Our analysis uncovered an enormous markup for local accommodation on nights that Oasis is rumoured to perform in Manchester,” explained Gilad Zilberman, who is the CEO at ticket platform SeatPick.
“Being aware of these accommodation costs and additional expenses can help fans plan and avoid being caught off guard by inflated prices on concert nights.
“To find the best deals on hotels, concertgoers should scan budget chains in the city or look slightly outside of the centre in hotspots served by local bus routes or regional trains, such as Salford and Trafford.
Emily Sergeant -
15th September 2022 
