Who knew a simple photo could cause so much controversy!
30.11.2023 - 17:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
One of the most famous streets in the country is set to undergo another change - with the residents of Weatherfield are getting a new shop on Coronation Street. Soon, viewers of the ITV soap will have their first sight of Hays Travel's new branch on the cobbles.
Hays Travel announced its new partnership with the world’s longest-running soap opera to coincide with HM The King’s Coronation in May. Since then, a storefront on the famous cobbles has been produced and eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted a ‘coming soon’ hoarding from October 24.
The travel agent opens next to Weatherfield’s Co-Op branch, in the storefront that was previously home to EE. The location was also previously a Costa Coffee.
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But the first glimpse of the new store will be seen in the episode set to air on Monday, Decemebr 4. Dame Irene Hays, owner and chair of Hays Travel, visited the Coronation Street set where she met Peter Fergusson, ITV Business Development Controller and Anthony Privilege, branch manager of Hays Travel Prescot - who was selected to be ‘Honorary Manager for the Day’ of Weatherfield’s Hays Travel.
Dame Irene said: "Our thanks to the team at ITV who worked with our in-house property team on our shop’s design and production. The on set branch had to look just like all our Hays Travel shops on high streets across the UK; we are proud of the finished result and look forward to seeing it on TV in December."
Jason Spencer, Business Development Director ITV said: "We are really proud of our ongoing partnership since Hays Travel returned to TV advertising at the start of
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