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ED SHEERAN ANNOUNCES RUN OF ARENA SHOWS LATER THIS YEAR WITH ONE IN MANCHESTEREd will be hitting the road in December 20...
03/09/2025

ED SHEERAN ANNOUNCES RUN OF ARENA SHOWS LATER THIS YEAR WITH ONE IN MANCHESTER

Ed will be hitting the road in December 2025, with the upcoming shows being a rare chance to see the stadium-selling superstar perform in more intimate venues.

The arena tour comes to Manchester on 7 December, where he’ll be playing at the Co-op Live.

Co-op members get early access to tickets, with the presale going live at 10am on Wednesday 10 September. General sale launches at 10am on Thursday 11 September.

Become a Co-op member to get early access to tickets here: https://bit.ly/4m1oBSa

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE ANNOUNCE HEADLINE SHOW AT CO-OP LIVEFlorence + The Machine are returning to Manchester next year,...
29/08/2025

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE ANNOUNCE HEADLINE SHOW AT CO-OP LIVE

Florence + The Machine are returning to Manchester next year, with a transcendent performance at the Co-op Live.

Expect haunting vocals, sweeping melodies, and the kind of raw emotion that only Florence can summon, when they come to town on 20 February 2026.

Co-op members are first in line for tickets, with the Co-op Member Presale going live at 10am on 3rd September. General sale will follow at 10am on 5th September.

Become a member and get early access here: https://bit.ly/3URPuwD

MANCHESTER CHRISTMAS MARKETS ARE RETURNING TO ALBERT SQUARE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2019While summer is still going strong ...
28/08/2025

MANCHESTER CHRISTMAS MARKETS ARE RETURNING TO ALBERT SQUARE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2019

While summer is still going strong (sort of), there's been some HUGE festive news already: the Manchester Christmas Markets will be returning to Albert Square for 2025.⁠

This will be music to the ears of Mancunians, who’ve been waiting patiently for the markets to return to the Town Hall.

A Taste of Christmas will open on Albert Square from Friday 7 November 2025 until Sunday 4 January 2026, bringing the space back into the heart of the city's countdown to Christmas festivities and staying open throughout the festive season.⁠

The offerings at Albert Square include an enormous 50-metre-high Ferris Wheel giving a Santa's sleigh view of the ongoing work to restore the Alfred Waterhouse designed Town Hall.⁠

There’ll also be a vintage Carousel for kids, alongside other Christmas fairground-style attractions, and a festive mini-market with wooden chalets selling crafts and gifts, alongside independent food and drink vendors.⁠

Manchester's Christmas Markets will open across the city on Friday 7 November and close on Monday 22 December, except for A Taste of Christmas on Albert Square and the stalls at Cathedral Gardens which will remain open throughout the Christmas period until 4 January 2026.

GET FREE PIZZA WITH TOPPINGS INSPIRED BY FAMOUS BEARS LIKE PADDINGTON’S MARMALADE SANDWICH SLICEIf you like your pizza w...
27/08/2025

GET FREE PIZZA WITH TOPPINGS INSPIRED BY FAMOUS BEARS LIKE PADDINGTON’S MARMALADE SANDWICH SLICE

If you like your pizza with unusual toppings, then we have just the thing for you this weekend.

AO is launching Bear’s Pizza, a pop-up van dishing out free pizzas inspired by famous fictional bears’ favourite foods.

This means everything from marmalade sandwiches to edible ants and scotch eggs, as well as banana, and porridge.

To claim a free slice, all you have to do is BYOB (Bring Your Own Bear, be that a teddy, a picture, a storybook, or otherwise) - don’t worry if you don’t have one, because AO will be handing out bears to anyone missing a furry friend.

You’ll then be able to sample unusual pizza toppings, like the Marmalade Sandwich Slice, a traditional pizza dough base smothered in tangy-sweet marmalade and topped with a slice of fluffy white bread.

There’s also a porridge-based slice for the Three Bears (creamed oats cooked in milk, dolloped on a base of blueberry compote and topped with a drizzle of honey) and The Bear’s Necessities slice - a sweet papaya base topped with bananas and toasted coconut flakes, and finished with a sprinkling of edible ants.

To claim some free bear-themed pizza, simply head down to Spinningfields Square this Sunday, 31 August, from 11am - available while slices last.

19/08/2025

Mention you’re heading to visit Carrs Pasties to anyone from Bolton, and you’ll get the same reaction as if you’d said you were heading to W***y Wonka’s chocolate factory. That’s the level of devotion these pasties inspire.

Carrs has been woven into Bolton life since 1938, when Nellie Carr started selling her homemade pasties from the tripe shop she ran with husband Joe on Halliwell Road. The tripe didn’t last, but the pasties did – queues of mill workers soon made their meat-and-potato the fuel of the local cotton industry.

Three generations on, brothers Joe, Liam and Matt Carr now run the business, which makes over four million pasties a year from its Manchester Road factory. Their golden, thin-crust classics now feed fans at Bolton Wanderers (they’ve got their own family stand at the stadium) and even Anfield.

While a curried pasty, a cheese-and-jalapeño number and a steak option have joined the line-up, the formula remains simple: locally sourced fillings, crisp pastry, and the kind of consistency that’s made them a North West staple - weddings, christenings, birthdays simply don’t happen in Bolton without a few Carrs Pasties on a trestle table.

You can grab one from their four Bolton shops – or even nationwide too these days.
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📍Various locations
💰 Pasties from £2.45

Scottish rock legends Biffy Clyro are returning to the stage in support of their 10th studio album Futique. Simon, Ben a...
24/07/2025

Scottish rock legends Biffy Clyro are returning to the stage in support of their 10th studio album Futique.

Simon, Ben and James will bring their signature volume and raw energy to the stage at Co-op Live on 17 January 2026.

Co-op members will be first in line for tickets, with the Co-op pre-sale launching on Tuesday 29 July at 10am.

Become a member here: https://bit.ly/4f3QVl3

Aldi has confirmed the Aldeh sign at its Prestwich store WILL remain in place following an outpouring of public support,...
24/07/2025

Aldi has confirmed the Aldeh sign at its Prestwich store WILL remain in place following an outpouring of public support, including a letter from the local MP 👏😂

RICHARD ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES HEADLINE SHOW⁠⁠Richard Ashcroft has announced a Manchester show at the Co-op Live on 8 Novemb...
14/07/2025

RICHARD ASHCROFT ANNOUNCES HEADLINE SHOW⁠
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Richard Ashcroft has announced a Manchester show at the Co-op Live on 8 November 2025.⁠
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Co-op members can get early access to tickets, with the Co-op pre-sale launching on Wednesday 16 July at 9:30am. ⁠Tickets then go on general sale this Friday 18 July at 9:30am.⁠
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Become a Co-op member and grab tickets early here: https://bit.ly/4lQTsRz

SWEATBANDS AND WHITE SHORTS AT THE READY... WATCH THE WIMBLEDON FINALS ON A FREE OUTDOOR SCREEN THIS WEEKEND ☀️Make the ...
11/07/2025

SWEATBANDS AND WHITE SHORTS AT THE READY... WATCH THE WIMBLEDON FINALS ON A FREE OUTDOOR SCREEN THIS WEEKEND ☀️

Make the most of the weather and grab yourself a deckchair at Screen on the Square - the free open-air cinema running throughout summer at Deansgate Square, New Jackson.

You can soak in the Wimbledon atmosphere and watch this year’s men’s and women’s finals, with some of the traditional accoutrements. Courtesy of Grue Patisserie, there will be strawberries and cream waffle cups, hand-crafted tennis ball pastries that look just like the real thing and Grue’s own signature Basque cheesecake.

It’s free, and kicks off at 12pm.

📍Screen on the Square, Deansgate Square, New Jackson. M15 4TN

11/07/2025

This afternoon, Stevie SQ went mad for the Co-op bucket hats ahead of the Oasis gig!

Have a great time everyone!

Going to Oasis? Co-op are giving away a limited number of their iconic bucket hats to fans tomorrow at 1.30pm in the Nor...
10/07/2025

Going to Oasis? Co-op are giving away a limited number of their iconic bucket hats to fans tomorrow at 1.30pm in the Northern Quarter's Stevenson Square.

Grab a hat and wear with Manc swagger.

ONE OF THE BEST BÁNH MÌ IN THE CITY IS SERVED FROM THIS SHOP ON OLDHAM ROADOver on Oldham Road, you can get yourself one...
08/07/2025

ONE OF THE BEST BÁNH MÌ IN THE CITY IS SERVED FROM THIS SHOP ON OLDHAM ROAD

Over on Oldham Road, you can get yourself one of the best bĂĄnh mĂŹ in the city.

Wow Bánh Mì is the dream project of Susan and Michael Diep, Vietnamese-Mancunians who’ve lived in the city for over 40 years. After careers in IT and beauty, they finally opened their own place in late 2023.

Bånh mÏ is a Vietnamese classic, French baguettes - first introduced in colonial times - filled with goodness like grilled pork, sticky chicken skewers, fried tofu, pickled daikon, pâtÊ, coriander and hot sauce.

Their phở is superbly executed too, with brisket, tofu, seafood or meatballs, and the summer rolls, broken rice plates, papaya salad and a vast selection of bubble teas round out the menu.

Walk-ins are always welcome, and if you’re a bánh mì fan, you’ll be in very good hands.

Order through Uber Eats and you can buy one, get one free on summer rolls, chicken skewers bĂĄnh mĂŹ, salt & pepper tofu bĂĄnh mĂŹ from 3-19 July.

Get your order in here: https://bit.ly/3TznFsb

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