Millions of pounds in funding is being directed at anti-social behaviour hotspots across Greater Manchester. Three boroughs will benefit from the £2.4 million of cash, called the ‘Safer Streets Fund’.
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The restaurant where waiting staff are purposely rude to customers is on a recruitment drive for new front-of-house staff. Karen's Diner, an Australian dining concept that prides itself on rude staff and terrible service, opened its doors in Manchester last week, and had already seen a huge demand for tables.
The interactive dining experience, which also encourages customers to ‘complain until the cows come home because we literally don’t care’, has had a surge in bookings since it opened, and to accommodate the demand has put a call out on its social media channels for more 'Karen’s'.
Taking to Facebook, Karen’s Diner said: “more opening hours, means smiling customers, smiling customers need sh*t service from new Karens. To do this, we need more front of house Karens NOW.”
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A great restaurant experience always starts with a warm welcome, though in the case of Karen’s Diner, it may not be the welcome you expect. And if you’re thinking of applying, bearing in mind a few tips also shared on the restaurant’s Facebook post might just get you an interview.
While they’re encouraging people to email their CVs, they warn following up on applications will “p**s off” the HR director. They also don’t care about if you send a cover letter, and most importantly, “Do Not tell the HR Director what a b**ch you are, it’s old and boring, think creative not cringey".
The post also encourages applicants to be ”feisty, strong and sassy”, and if you get an interview research the restaurant through its social media channels, “or don’t it affects your life not mine”.
Many people already seem keen to join the front-of-house team, with one
Millions of pounds in funding is being directed at anti-social behaviour hotspots across Greater Manchester. Three boroughs will benefit from the £2.4 million of cash, called the ‘Safer Streets Fund’.
A petrol station boss in Salford which cut fuel prices in a bid to offer the cheapest fuel in the country has dropped prices once again, claiming to now be ‘around 30p cheaper than the supermarkets’.
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As millions of Brits recover from the recent heatwave that swept across the country last week, you may either be delighted or horrified to know that rain and overcast sky will persist across Greater Manchester today.
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New Order, Manchester classics and 90s summer jams”, according to an official announcement.“He swings in for pizza quite a bit so we asked him if he fancied Djing, He said…He’d absolutely love to,” the post reads.Burnham’s set is due to begin at 8pm BST, and it will also be airing live on Mixcloud (via Mixmag). You can check out the announcement post below.A post shared by R A M O N A (@ramonamcr)Back in 2020, Andy Burnham participated in a charity DJ battle against Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram.
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Rising costs are hitting households from the poorest to the wealthiest, with more misery to come, a leading economic think tank warned. The latest inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 9.4% in June, up from 9.1% in May.
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Temperatures have soared to new heights again in Greater Manchester as the region saw its record high temperature broken for the second day running. Official Met Office records had only just been smashed yesterday (July 18), when the two nearest weather stations to Manchester recorded their highest temperatures to date.
It is officially the hottest day we've ever experienced in the UK with temperatures soaring close to 40 degrees in some parts of the country. Earlier today the Met Office revealed that a temperature of 39.1C was recorded in Charlwood, Surrey, beating the previous UK record of 38.7C in Cambridge on July, 25 2019.
Temperatures have now hit record highs today as the heatwave unfolds across the country. NHS chiefs have sounded alarm bells that an already stretched system, dealing with ever-increasing demand on A&Es combined with a rising Covid tide, will suffer as people are hit with heat-related illnesses and injuries.
A melting road, buckling railways and a new record temperature that might not even last 24 hours. Greater Manchester has sweltered in the sun as the region lives through the extreme heat warning that was issued by the Met Office.
The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for extreme heat today for some parts of England and Wales, including Manchester.
Schools across Greater Manchester have announced closures and early finish times amid the heatwave. Extreme temperatures have been affecting the region, where a rare red weather warning is in place until Tuesday night.
The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for extreme heat today for some parts of England and Wales, including Manchester.