The Mancunian Way: 'The best thing that's ever happened to Oldham'

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What did you have for your dinner? If you lived or worked in Oldham you may have well have gone to the new Greggs Outlet which opened in the town centre last weekend.

It sells heavily discounted items left over from the day before. The aim is to reduce food waste with a percentage of all sales go towards tackling food poverty.

I think we can all agree that's very admirable. But if you're anything like me what you really want to know is exactly how cheap the sausage rolls are. Read on to find out.

In today's newsletter we'll also hear from the manager of a Gay Village adult store that's been targeted by vandals for the fourth time in six weeks and find out which swish Manchester city centre cocktail spot has been named the UK's best bar.

And ahead of a crunch meeting on Friday we'll take a look at the crucial questions facing an under-fire NHS trust.

Two pals are browsing the shelves of a brand new Greggs. "This is the best thing that's ever happened to Oldham,” one tells the other.

It’s a bold statement that perhaps downplays what the likes of Joe Royle, Annie Kenny and the Industrial Revolution did for the town. But then again lots of people really do like Greggs.

And Oldham’s newest branch isn’t any old Greggs, it’s a Greggs Outlet. Last year, the bakery revealed plans to open a number of discount stores across the country.

Thirty have already opened their doors and the new branch on Henshaw Street, opposite Oldham's Tommyfield Market, is the first to arrive in Greater