58 festive favourites are now on offer for way less than usual.
Morrisons has just cut the cost of dozens of Christmas dinner essentials in a commitment to "keep prices low" until the end of the year, reports The Manc.
Stuffing, roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, and even tin foil have all seen their prices slashed as the retailer aims to help those struggling amid the rising cost of living crisis.
With a whopping 58 festive food and drink favourites now available to get your hands on from the supermarket's 497 stores all across the UK, Morrisons' decision to make the price cuts well in advance of the big day itself means shoppers can "stock up and spread the cost" of their Christmas staples.
The supermarket says it's investing over £4 million to keep costs low for customers this Christmas.
All the classic Christmas dinner must-haves and trimmings, like roast potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, cocktail prawns, and sherry trifles are now on offer for an average of 20% less than usual.
Morrisons has slashed the prices of loads of Christmas dinner essentials this year / Credit: Morrisons | Flickr
On top of that, there's also a wide range of drinks and nibbles, including Bucks Fizz, tonic, Wensleydale and cranberry cheese, and peanuts, of offer too.
Shoppers can even stock-up on kitchen essentials, such as kitchen foil and napkins, while key ingredients needed to create seasonal bakes have also been cut - including mincemeat, sultanas, pastry, and whipping cream.
According to Morrisons, the 58 items have all been chosen to have their prices cut as they were "particularly popular at Christmas last year".
The sales of these items were said to have soared by up to 90% throughout the last festive period.
The supermarket is aiming to help those struggling amid the cost of living crisis / Credit: Morrisons
Morrisons' Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, Rachel Eyre, says the supermarket is "working hard to help" people who are struggling to cover Christmas costs this year.
"We know that Christmas is an expensive time of year and that our customers are having to make tough choices about what to put in their baskets," she commented.
"We are working hard to help them when it comes to their festive grocery shopping and want to protect them from rising costs, so despite the significant inflation we have seen over the last 12 months, our basket of 58 festive items is cheaper than it was in 2022."
She's big, she's green and she's ready to ruin your figure.
A lot of you will have seen the viral ‘Bertha’ cake by Leeds born beloved sweet treat specialists Get Baked.
They recently opened another site in Manchester's Northern Quarter, where queues literally formed round the block of hungry punters wanting to get their hands on the infamous sugary treats.
And now it's going to happen all over again, as they've recently unveiled their newest flavour which is sure to go down a storm.
We’ll give you a hint: it’s a current food and drink trend that’s about as big as Bertha herself – it’s not matcha, it’s not hot honey (duh), and it’s not Guinness…
Images: Get Baked
Yes—scratch that; HELL YES!Get Baked is set to welcome Bertha’s equally beautiful twin sister, and she’s officially a pistachio girlie.
Having started out life simply as ‘Bruce’, after taking inspiration from the iconic scene from Matilda, this thing has become a phenomenon in its own right, and who doesn’t like more flavours of a good thing?
Probably one of the biggest foodie crazes going at the minute, thanks to the popularity of pistachio cream, cookies, lattes and the similar social media sensation that is the ‘Dubai Pistachio Bar' people are rather fittingly going nuts for this particular flavour of almost absolutely anything.
With that in mind, the Leeds-born bakery and dessert shop – founded by Rich Myers over in Headingley back in 2011 – have shown no hesitation in hopping on the bandwagon and creating a new twist on their own viral menu item.
Teasing the full details in a post on their Instagram this week, they wrote: “What’s big, green, and is going to destroy your life in a couple of weeks’ time? Pistachio Bertha. Strictly limited to 5,000 slices. Coming oh so soon. GB.”
In case you were wondering just how mad those with a sweet tooth could possibly go for a slice of cake, just look at the recent queues when they finally launched in Manchester city centre:
Speaking on the grand opening here on our turf and his partner Amy’s hometown, Myers said simply: “Manchester, what a launch. Thanks for much for the warm welcome. Stay baked.”
Leeds Tattoo Expo to return to the First Direct Arena for 10th anniversary
Clementine Hall
The tenth annual Leeds Tattoo Expo will showcase some of the best in tattooing both local and internationally.
If you fancy getting yourself a fancy new bit of ink, then look no further than the iconic Leeds Tattoo Expo that will be returning to the First Direct Arena this June.
Taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025, over 200 tattooists and 70 traders will be flocking to the city to show off their skills.
And not only that, but there’ll also be a whole host of market traders for you to browse as well as live music to have a boogie to.
The artists will be tattooing with options for both pre-booked appointments and walk ups available throughout the weekend.
Image: Leeds Tattoo Expo
There will also be a piercer, tooth gems and a henna artist ready to adorn your body.
Alongside getting tattooed, there’s plenty to do and to see over the whole weekend; there'll be an alternative drawing class, an illustrators market with kids’ workshops provided by Art Gecko, an art fusion event on the main stage, burlesque performances and competitions, a small vintage clothing pop-up, fire breathing and break dancing demonstrations in the square outside the arena.
The annual tattoo competitions will also be taking place each evening, where tattooists showcase their work to a panel of judges, sponsored by Killer Ink!
To celebrate Leeds Tattoo Expo's tenth anniversary, they'll be hosting a Pre-Party at Belgrave Music Hall on Thursday 5 June which is a completely free entry event complete with live music and free pizza.
You can find out more about the event and book your tickets here via the First Direct Arena's website.
Emily Sergeant -
13th November 2023 
