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The full list of Wetherspoons pubs reopening on April 12th
Is your local Spoons on the list?
Wetherspoons has confirmed that it will be reopening hundreds of pubs next month.
The pub chain announced that 394 venues would open their doors on April 12th, after the government’s roadmap out of lockdown was revealed.
Stage two of this roadmap will see pubs and restaurants open for outdoor service, although customers will still have to follow the rules around mixing households.
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Spoons is only opening a limited number of its 875 UK pubs, as not all of them are equipped for outdoor drinking and eating.
This includes plenty across Greater Manchester and the North West, like the Castle in the Air at Trafford Park, the Bishop Blaize in Stretford, the Gateway in Didsbury, and Chorlton’s Sedge Lynn.
Spoons owner Tim Martin confirmed the news today, Thursday March 4th, releasing a statement.
The full list of Wetherspoons pubs reopening on April 12th:
- Tollemache Inn, Grantham
- Ritz, Lincoln
- Sugar Loaf, Market Harborough
- Samuel Lloyd, Corby
- Kettleby Cross, Melton Mowbray
- Saxon Crown, Corby
- Stamford Post, Stamford
- Captain Noel Newton, Oakham
- Temeraire, Saffron Walden
- Standing Order, Stevenage
- Six Templars, Hertford
- Battesford Court, Witham
- William Aylmer, Harlow
- Harpsfield Hall, Hatfield
- Port Jackson, Bishops Stortford
- Angel Vaults, Hitchin
- Manor House, Royston
- Bottle Kiln, Harwich
- Wouldhave, Southshields
- Sir William De Wessyngton, Washington
- Ward Jackson, Hartlepool
- Bishop’s Mill, Durham (Lloyds)
- Wicket Gate, Chester Le Street (Lloyds)
- Harry Clasper, Whickham
- Last Post, Beeston
- Red Lion, Ripley
- Waggon and Horses, Alfreton
- Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, Nottingham
- William Peverel, Bulwell
- Woodthorpe Top, Nottingham
- Free Man, Nottingham
- Six Chimneys, Wakefield
- Richard Oastler, Brighouse
- Obediah Brooke, Cleckheaton
- Union Rooms, Batley
- Horse Shoe, Wombwell
- Turls Green, Bradford
- Joseph Bramah, Barnsley (Lloyds)
- Picture House, Morley
- Crossed Shuttle, Pudsey
- Commercial Inn, Sowerby Bridge
- Winter Gardens, Harrogate
- Devonshire Inn, Skipton
- Postern Gate, York
- Livery Rooms, Keighley
- Bowling Green, Otley
- Plimsoll Line, Redcar
- Ralph Fitz Randal, Richmond
- Stanley Jefferson, Bishop Auckland
- Grand Electric Hall, Spennymoor
- Angel Hotel, Whitby
- Swatter’s Carr, Middlesbrough
- Half Moon Inn, Billingham
- Ironstone Miner, Guisborough
- Three Hulats, Chaple Allerton
- Glass Blower, Castleford
- Winter Seam, Castleford
- Cuthbert Brodrick, Leeds
- Blue Bell, Pontefract
- Old Unicorn, Bramley
- Briggate, Leeds
- Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield
- Church House, Wath Upon Dearne
- Blue Coat, Rotherham
- Sheffield Waterworks Company, Sheffield (Lloyds)
- Rawson Spring, Hillsborough
- Sheaf Island, Sheffield
- Francis Newton, Sheffield
- Queens Hotel, Maltby
- Wagon and Horses, Sheffield
- Steel Foundry, Sheffield
- Standing Order, Derby
- Portland Hotel, Chesterfield
- Red Lion, Doncaster
- Dominie Cross, Retford
- Pillar of Rock, Bolsover
- Company Row, Consett
- Rohan Kanhai, Ashington
- Fire Station, Whitley Bay
- Quayside, Newcastle
- Mile Castle, Newcastle Upon Tyne (Lloyds)
- Five Swans, Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Red Lion, Bedlington
- Ritz, Wallsend
- Bell Hotel, Norwich
- Troll Cart, Great Yarmouth
- Cricketers, Ipswich
- Glass House, Norwich
- Whiffler, Norwich
- Queen of Iceni, Norwich (Lloyds)
- Grover & Allen, Sudbury
- Willow Tree, Stowmarket
- Romany Rye, East Dereham
- Joseph Conrad, Lowestoft
- Kings Head Hotel, Beccles
- Limes, Fakenham
- William Adams, Gorleston
- Yarborough Hotel, Grimsby
- Sweyn Forkbeard, Gainsborough
- Blue Bell Inn, Scunthorpe
- Prior John, Bridlington
- Three John Scotts, Kingston Upon Hull
- Admiral Of the Humbar, Kingston Upon Hull
- City and County, Goole
- Joseph Morton, Louth
- White Horse, Brigg
- Cross Keys, Beverley
- Giant Bellflower, Selby
- Coliseum Picture Theatre, Cleethorpes
- High Cross, Leicester
- Moon and Bell, Loughborough
- White House, Leicester
- Gooseberry Bush, Nottingham
- College Arms, Peterborough (Lloyds)
- Regal, Cambridge (Lloyds)
- Golden Lion, Newmarket
- Globe Hotel, Kings Lynn
- Draper’s Arms, Peterborough
- Sandford House, Huntingdon
- George Hotel, Whittlesey
- Hippodrome, March
- Whalebone, Downham Market
- Regal Moon, Rochdale
- Ash Tree, Ashton-Under Lyne
- Calverts Court, Stockport
- Society Rooms, Macclesfield
- Society Rooms, Stalybridge
- Wilfred Wood, Stockport
- White Hart, Todmorden
- Kingfisher, Poynton
- Sir Henry Segrave, Southport
- Willow Grove, Southport
- Leyland Lion, Leyland
- Court Leet, Ormskirk
- Commercial Hotel, Accrington
- Old Chapel, Darwen
- Twelve Tellers, Preston (Lloyds)
- Lifeboat, Formby
- Woodrow Wilson, Carlisle
- Furness Railway, Barrow
- Trawl Boat Inn, Lytham St. Annes
- Miles Thompson, Kendal
- William Rufus, Carlisle (Lloyds)
- Layton Rakes, Blackpool (Lloyds)
- Jolly Tars, Cleveleys
- Railway Hotel, Lytham
- Dog Beck, Penrith
- Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Keswick
- Poulton Elk, Poulton le Fylde
- Velvet Coaster, Blackpool
- Picture House, Stafford
- Lord Burton, Burton On Trent
- Plaza, Rugeley
- Wye Bridge House, Buxton
- Bradley Green, Biddulph
- Arnold Machin, Newcastle under Lyme
- Hippodrome, Market Drayton
- Wheatsheaf, Cheadle
- Buttler’s Bell, Stafford
- Shoulder of Mutton, Ashby De La Zouch
- Green Dragon, Leek
- Eccles Cross, Eccles
- Sedge Lynn, Chorlton
- Tim Bobbin, Urmston
- Bishop Blaize, Stretford
- Robert Shaw, Westhoughton
- Wallace Hartley, Colne
- Boot Inn, Burnley
- Bull’s Head, Walkden
- Sir Thomas Gerard, Ashton
- Premier, Widnes
- Brocket Arms, Wigan
- Ferry Boat, Runcorn
- Looking Glass, Warrington
- Nine Arches, Newton le Willows
- Raven, Liverpool
- Navigator, Liverpool
- Childwall Fiveways Hotel, Liverpool
- Barkers Brewery, Huyton
- Captain Alexander, Liverpool
- Frank Hornby, Maghull
- Penny Black, Northwich
- Counting House, Congleton
- Brass Balance, Birkenhead
- Dee Hotel, West Kirkby
- Wheatsheaf, Ellesmere Port
- Queens Arms, Winsford
- Master Mariner, New Brighton (Lloyds)
- Bull and Stirrup Hotel, Chester
- Castle in the Air, Manchester
- Gateway, East Didsbury
- Moon and Stars, Romford
- Elms, Leigh on Sea
- Blue Boar, Billericay
- Parsons Barn, Shoeburyness
- Cornfield Garage, Eastbourne
- Oxted Inn, West Oxted
- Lynd Cross, Horsham
- Jack Fairman, Horley
- George Hotel, Hailsham
- Crowborough Cross, Crowborough
- Standing Order, Southampton
- Giddy Bridge, Southampton
- Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
- Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
- Wagon Works, Eastleigh
- Crown Inn, Fareham
- Six Bells, Lymington
- Red Lion, Southampton
- Railway Bell, New Barnet
- Moon and Sixpence, Hatch End
- Admiral Byng, Potters Bar
- Ice Wharf, Camden (Lloyds)
- Mossy Well, Muswell Hill
- MUW, Watford
- Catherine Wheel, Henley on Thames
- King and Castle, Windsor (Lloyds)
- Bear, Maidenhead
- Red Lion and Pineapple, Acton
- Moon on the Hill, Sutton
- George, Staines
- William Morris, Hammersmith
- Botwell Inn, Hayes
- Rocket, Putney
- Tollgate, Haringey
- MUW, Enfield
- Spouters Corner, Wood Green
- Moon and Cross, Waltham Cross
- Waterend Barn, St Albans
- Star, Hoddesdon
- Leading Light, Faversham
- County Hotel, Ashford
- Golden Lion, Rochester
- Saxon Shore, Herne Bay
- Royal Victoria Pavilion, Ramsgate
- Peter Cushing, Whitstable
- Sir Norman Wisdom, Deal
- Thomas Waghorn, Chatham
- Belle and Lion, Sheerness
- Golden Hope, Sittingbourne
- Old Manor, Bracknell
- Back of Beyond, Reading
- John Russell Fox, Andover
- Angel, Basingstoke (Lloyds)
- Dockle Farmhouse, Swindon (Lloyds)
- Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon (Lloyds)
- Ivy House, Alton
- Bridgehouse, Chippenham
- Hatchet Inn, Newbury
- Bell, Amesbury
- J J Moons, Wembley
- J J Moons, Ruislip Manor
- Village Inn, Pinner
- Greenwood Hotel, Northolt
- Crown, Berkhamsted
- Penny Black, Bicester
- Golden Bee, Stratford upon Avon
- Swan and Castle, Oxford
- White Hart, Aylesbury (Lloyds)
- Moon and Stars, Penge
- Harvest Moon, Orpington
- Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood
- Surrey Docks, Rotherhithe
- Richmal Crompton, Bromley
- New Cross, Welling
- Brockley Barge, Brockley
- Furze Wren, Bexleyheath
- Flying Boat, Dartford
- Greyhound, Bromley
- New Fairlop Oak, Barkingside
- George, Wanstead
- Great Spoon of Ilford, Ilford
- Goldengrove, Stratford
- Eva Hart, Chadwell Heath
- Half Moon, Mile End
- Hudson Bay, Forest Gate
- Ledger Building, Docklands
- Fox on the Hill, Denmark Hill
- Asparagus, Battersea
- Capitol, Forest Hill
- MUW, Norbury
- Assembly Rooms, Epsom
- Sir Julian Huxley, Selsdon
- Watchman, New Malden
- Prince Arthur, Fleet
- Queens Hotel, Aldershot
- Humphrey Bean, Tonbridge
- Society Rooms, Maidstone
- West Quay, Brighton
- Picture Playhouse, Bexhill on Sea
- Hatters Inn, Bognor Regis
- Parchment Makers, Havant
- Star, Gosport
- Sir Alec Rose, Port Solent
- Man in the Moon, Newport IOW
- Red Lion, Petersfield
- Denmead Queen, Waterlooville
- Lord Palmerston, Southsea (Lloyds)
- Union Rooms, Plymouth (Lloyds)
- Panniers, Barnstaple
- Britannia Inn, Plymouth
- Duke of Wellington, Minehead
- Admiral Colingwood, Ilfracombe
- Talk of the Town, Paignton
- Stannary Court, Plympton
- White Hart Hotel, Okehampton
- Jolie Brise, Teignmouth
- White House, Luton
- Red Well, Wellingborough
- Earl of Dalkeith, Kettering
- Pilgrim’s Progress, Bedford
- MUW, Milton Keynes
- Saracen’s Head, Daventry
- Gary Cooper, Dunstable
- Swan Hotel, Leighton Buzzard
- Cordwainer, Northampton
- Railway Inn, Rushden
- Crown Hotel, Biggleswade
- Captain Ridleys Shooting Party, Bletchley
- Rann Wartha, St.Austell
- Green Parrot, Perranporth
- King Doniert, Liskeard
- Coinage Hall, Helston
- Bottle Of Sack, Sutton Coldfield
- Bellwether, Wednesbury
- Bole Bridge, Tamworth
- Mare Pool, Mere Green
- St Matthews Hall, Walsall
- Bloxwich Showman, Bloxwich
- Avion, Aldridge
- Hedgford Lodge, Hednesford
- Perkin Warbeck, Taunton
- Imperial, Exeter
- Powder Monkey, Exmouth
- George’s Meeting House, Exeter
- Lantokay, Street
- Cerdic, Chard
- Carnival Inn, Bridgwater
- White Ball Inn, Tiverton
- Reeds Arms, Burnham on Sea
- Sawyer’s Arms, Exeter
- Chevalier Inn, Exeter (Lloyds)
- Cabot Court Hotel, Weston Super Mare
- Quarter Jack, Wells
- Star Inn, Honiton
- Figure of Eight, Birmingham
- Bishop Vesey, Sutton Coldfield
- White Swan, Solihull
- Dragon Inn, Birmingham
- Regal, Gloucester (Lloyds)
- MUW, Cheltenham (Lloyds)
- Waterfront Inn, Brierley Hill
- Britannia, Rowley Regis
- Crown, Worcester
- Abraham Darby, Dudley
- Royal Hop Pole, Tewkesbury
- Foley Arms Hotel, Great Malvern
- Chequers Inn, Stourbridge
- Lord High Constable of England, Gloucester
- Flying Standard, Coventry
- Golden Cross Hotel, Bromsgrove
- Old Swanne Inne, Evesham
- City Arms, Coventry
- Thomas Lloyd, Warwick
- Black Horse, Birmingham
- Spon Gate, Coventry (Lloyds)
- Royal Enfield, Redditch (Lloyds)
- Pump House, Shirley
- Moon in the Square, Bournemouth
- Lord Wimbourne, Poole
- Royal Oak, Dorchester
- Kings Head Inn, Salisbury
- Quay, Poole
- Blackwater Stream, Broadstone
- Kingswood Collier, Bristol
- Staple Hill Oak, Bristol
- St George’s Hall, Redfield
- V Shed, Bristol (Lloyds)
- Knight’s Templar, Bristol
- Glassmaker, Nailsea
- Thorn’s Farm, Yate
- Jolly Sailor, Hanham
- Bear, Melksham
- Palladium Electric, Midsomer Norton
- Bath Arms, Warminster
- Posset Cup, Portishead
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Manchester has a new Indian bottomless brunch with fizz and cocktails like mango mimosas
The Indian bottomless brunch combo we never knew we needed is here
Big news in the foodie world: Mancunians can now feast upon an Indian Delhi brunch with bottomless cocktails and fizz.
The Delhi House Cafe, located in the Corn Exchange, is marking its first birthday this week and, to celebrate, has launched its brand new bottomless brunch offer.
Available every Thursday to Sunday between 12pm and 4pm, guests can choose one starter, one main and then receive ninety glorious minutes of bottomless booze for just £31.95 per person.
On the drinks front, diners will get the choice of fizz, lager or some of Delhi House Cafe’s notoriously impressive cocktails, such as their Spiced Bloody Mary, Mango Mimosa and Rose Sangria.
And their food menu boasts an equally impressive selection: For starters, there is a choice of Dahi Poori; a popular street food snack of puffed puri shells filled with a mint and tamarind yoghurt, A.A.C; a tasty fried avocado and potato dish, and Moong Dall Ladoo; sweet lentil fritters served with radish and a tamarind yoghurt.
And as for mains? Diners will be able to choose from one of five dishes from Delhi House Cafe’s menu, including their famous ‘Not My Burger’; a tandoori chicken tikka naan sandwich served with chips, salad and homemade curry mayo, Creamed Chicken or Achari Paneer Kathi Rolls; rolled in a crispy paratha and served with salad and chips, or the Masala Chicken Scrambled Eggs served with hash browns and a toasted bun.
This epic brunch menu launches TODAY, so make sure to get down to try it out for yourself.
For bookings and more information, visit the Delhi House Cafe website here.
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Recreate the iconic school dinner cake at home with this simple recipe
The best pudding in the world is making a comeback
Remember those really tasty and sugary puddings dished up during school dinners? You know, the one’s you’d get before Jamie Oliver had stuck his nose in?
Well, there’s a new recipe that will enable you to recreate the iconic vanilla sponge cake from the comfort of your own kitchen.
Rekindling those childhood memories, Instagram baker @cakeontherun recently shared her recipe for a vanilla traybake, complete with icing and sprinkles on top.
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The recipe for Laura’s vanilla cake tray bake uses no eggs, so a vegan version can easily be made using dairy-free milk. So, what are the rest of the ingredients?
All you’ll need is 400g self raising flour (or all purpose flour with 1 tsp extra baking powder, or gluten free flour), 250g caster sugar, 200g margarine, 200g vanilla or plain yoghurt, 200ml milk, 2 tsp vanilla essence/extract, 1 tbsp baking powder, a splash of lemon juice, 400g powdered icing sugar, a splash of cold water and sprinkles for the icing.
The method is straight forward, too: Firstly, you’ll need to pre-heat your oven to 180C/350F/ gas mark 4 before creaming the margarine and sugar together in a large bowl. Then, you’ll need to sift in the flour and add all of the other ingredients.
Mix together until combined – though be careful not to over mix! Once this has been done, line a baking dish with parchment paper and bake for thirty minutes (or when the top is golden and the sponge is cooked in the middle.)
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Then, remove the cake from the tin and paper and leave to cool on a wire rack. You can then make the icing sugar by slowly adding water to the powder in a deep bowl. When it’s runny and the cake is cooled, pour over the top and then scatter sprinkles. Then, you can cut into chunks and serve with custard to live out your primary school dream.
Other fun twists you can try is coconut (using coconut milk and desiccated coconut instead of dairy and sprinkles), almond (with almond milk and almond slices) and lemon.
Make sure to follow Laura’s Instagram page for more baking inspiration.
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Manchester kebab joint launches seafood kebab with deep-fried calamari, soft shell crab and octopus
If you’re wanting one of the best kebabs in Manchester, look no further…
BAB, the Northern Quarter gourmet kebab joint after all our hearts, has launched its new menu and as you’d expect, it has some incredible new kebabs up for grabs.
BAB’s August menu boasts a number of new additions to its famous mezze dishes, including a Spinach and Feta Stuffed Flatbread with a feta and mozzarella dip for £6.50, Prawn Saganaki,£7, Octopus Terrine, £8.50, and Moussaka Croquettes filled with spicy minced lamb, aubergine and feta cheese, £6.50.
But, perhaps most excitingly, the new menu has brought with it a seafood version of their massively popular Mixed Kebab.
The new Seafood Mixed Kebab, priced at £15, features deep-fried calamari, soft shell crab and octopus, alongside a staple kebab shop salad, a creamy coriander and lime dressing and BAB’s special sauce.
It joins the OG Mixed Kebab, which comes topped with lamb adana, aleppo chicken and a portion of cheesy chips, all costing £14.50.
Also new on the menu is a vegan King Oyster & Mixed Mushroom Shawarma for £10, Octopus with a butternut squash tarragon puree, priced at £13.50, and a Chickpea Shawarma with huge fried halloumi chips, costing £10.50.
You can still also get BAB’s famous Flat Iron Steak Kebab, their Greek Fries and the always popular Scotch Bonnet Chicken Wings, and they’ve even added a Cookie Skillet (£6) that perfect for sharing, and a Pistachio Frangipani (£5.50) to the desserts.
For bookings, the full menu and more information, visit BAB’s website and official Instagram page.
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