A fish and chip shop has launched the ultimate Friday night chippy tea challenge, daring its customers to devour a whopping 2.5kg of the good stuff in just one hour.
If you've ever scranned a chippy tea and felt like it hadn't quite hit the spot, this challenge is probably perfect for you.
Launched by The Anker Fish Bar, which was founded in Tamworth, the behemoth chippy tea is comprised of three massive portions of their signature battered cod, three slices of thick, buttered white bread, and three large portions of chips.
On the side, there's also the option of beans, mushy peas, curry sauce, or gravy. If you're feeling cocky, you can probably get away with asking for them all - but beware, because if you don't finish it all in an hour you will be paying for the privilege.
Image: Anker Fish Bar
Known as 'The Collosus,' the mammoth feast weighs in at roughly 3,000 calories and is deceptively huge, served on a concave tray that makes it look like there's less than there actually is.
At 500 more than the average recommended intake for a man and 1,000 more than that which is recommended for a woman, you'd be killing quite a few birds with one stone if you manage this feast in a one-hour sitting.
Launched earlier this year by The Anker Fish Bar's co-owner Elizabeth Forrester, the only person to successfully complete the challenge so far is Youtuber and professional competitive eater Adam Moran, who hails from Leeds.
Leeds Youtuber and professional eater Adam Moran is the only person to complete it to date / Image: Beard Meets Food
In his video, which has been viewed more than 1 million times online so far, he tucks into the mammoth chippy tea with gusto - grabbing the chips with his hands and pouring on gravy, before picking up a fork and commenting to the camera: "there are a few people in the shop now, so it's time to get civilised."
A woman comes into the shop and comments: "you'll never eat all that" - little does she know, he was about to successfully devour the whole thing.
Better known online as Beard Meets Food, Adam is known to be one of the world's top competitive eaters and often travels the country to complete challenges.
Watch how he got on when he tackled the mammoth chippy tea below.
Did you know you can watch The Devil Wears Prada 2 for free across Leeds just by taking a quick trip to the shops?
If you’re eager to watch Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) and the Runway Magazine crew on the big screen once again, you can do so for free.
After making its cinema premiere earlier this month, 20 years since the first film, The Devil Wears Prada 2 continues the story with more iconic quotes and a whole host of celebrity cameos.
One of these is pop phenomenon Lady Gaga, who also appears on the soundtrack for this stylish sequel alongside artists like Miley Cyrus, Doechii, and Brit acts Raye and Olivia Dean.
Just like real life, the story follows the real-life fashion news outlet and media brand, Runway Mag, undergoing some major changes.
For instance, they’re wrestling with scrapping print editions of their beloved publication and swapping this for online short-form content.
The sequel to this fashion-focused film also sees role reprisals from Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt, with new additions from Lucy Liu, Kenneth Branagh and Justin Theroux.
Now, enough of us talking at “a glacial pace”, let’s get all of you fashion fans those free cinema tickets before they go out of style.
An all-new promotion courtesy of not one, but three notable names: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Diet Coke and Sainsbury’s
The UK Supermarket chain is currently running a promotion during the film’s big-screen run, where if you purchase a 30-pack of Diet Coke, you can get free tickets to The Devil Wears Prada 2.
Simply purchase one of the big crates of Diet Coke between Wednesday, 29 April and Tuesday, 19 May, before snapping a picture of your receipt and uploading it online.
So it really is that simple, all you have to do is buy a 30 pack of Diet Coke and get a free cinema ticket for doing so – did somebody say girl maths?
For more info and to upload your receipt, visit the promotional website HERE.
Passengers across the North warned as new train timetables are being introduced this month
Emily Sergeant
Passengers across the North are being told to plan head as new train timetables with ‘targeted adjustments’ are being introduced this month.
Forming part of the national timetable change – which takes place twice a year each May and December – train operator Northern is reminding customers about changes which are going live next week following recent feedback from customers on how to improve.
While most of Northern’s services set to see little to no change this month, there are some ‘targeted adjustments’ taking place.
In the North West and Greater Manchester, there will be some small changes on a few routes to ‘help with punctuality’, but it’s elsewhere across the region where more significant changes are set to take place.
Image: Northern
In the North East, more customers will be able to travel between Newcastle and Whitby on Sundays without changing trains, and there will be some small tweaks to the timetables on other lines.
Then, over in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, trains running between Sheffield and Lincoln will now call at all stations along the route on Sundays.
“We’ve listened to feedback from our customers and have focused on improving reliability when the May timetable change takes place,” commented Toby Higgins, who is the Head of Business Performance at Northern, ahead of the timetable changes being introduced next week.
“Whilst there won’t be widespread changes to times, I’d advise customers to check before they travel as some services will leave a few minutes earlier than they do now to help with overall punctuality.”
New train timetables go live from next Sunday 17 May, and the full details of all of the changes taking place across the network can be found on Northern’s website here.
Georgina Pellant -
3rd September 2021 
