Expect all your favourite childhood sweets like cola bottles, jazzies and jelly snakes back in store.
Wilko is bringing back its popular half price Pick & Mix cup just in time for the Easter holidays.
The store has confirmed that its popular selection will be back in stores across the UK from Friday 8 April, reports The Manc.
Stocking up on sweet treats to satisfy those sugar cravings is always tempting at the best of times, but it’s perhaps even more tempting when you can save yourself a few pennies while you’re at it.
This is probably why Wilko’s half price Pick & Mix always goes down so well.
Now that schools are out for half term, and Easter being the ideal time to treat yourself to something sweet, the retail chain has confirmed that it will be bringing back its popular 50% off discount for a limited time only from Friday 8 April.
This means that cups of sweets will be priced at £1 for a standard size, rather than the usual price of £2.
A medium cup will be reduced from £3 to £1.50, and the large cup will cost £2 instead of £4.
Wilko Pick & Mix typically features a wide variety of retro sweets that take you right back to your childhood, including cola bottles, chocolate jazzies, jelly snakes, gummy teeth, and so much more.
The 50% discount is back for a limited time only / Credit: Wilko
All you’ll need to do is pick your choice of cup, fill it up to the top with your favourite sweets chocked inside – remember to keep it so the lid still fits securely – and then head over to the till where the discount will be automatically applied.
As has been the case when the deal has been available in the past and shoppers have flocked to their nearest store, Wilko is expecting it to be popular – and it seems like the retailer might be right, as a post spreading the word of the limited-time offer has been shared on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook, and amassed over 3.4k comments in less than 24 hours.
There are currently over 400 Wilko stores in the UK, and the half price deal applies to all branches that sell Pick & Mix, so if you want to make the most of the savings, the offer runs until Sunday 17 April.
You can check opening times via the Wilko store locator here.
IKEA will be launching its own online marketplace full of second-hand furniture.
Just like the ever-popular Facebook Marktplace, the IKEA second-hand marketplace is a dedicated space where pre-loved IKEA products can find a new home.
In bid to make affordable second-hand home furnishings easily accessible, the new online platform will enable customers across the UK to connect with one another directly, so they can buy and sell pre-owned IKEA items locally.
Designed specifically for IKEA products, the marketplace will provide everything shoppers need in one place.
The Swedish retailer is already known and loved for its 'functional' and 'affordable' home furnishings, all produced with care for people and the environment, but the launch of the new IKEA second-hand market place will make it just as easy to pass on an old favourite as it is to find a new one.
IKEA is launching its own online marketplace full of second-hand furniture / Credit: Supplied
"At IKEA, we are always looking for new ways to make life at home even better and help our customers discover products they love," a spokesperson for the retailer said.
"With the launch of IKEA second-hand marketplace in the UK, we’re taking a meaningful step toward creating a destination that simplifies access to pre-owned IKEA furniture.
"Our goal is to make passing on beloved IKEA pieces as seamless as possible.
"We’re creating a trusted and vibrant space to make it quick and easy for our IKEA Family members to trade directly with one another. We want the process for buying and selling pre-owned IKEA products to be simple, accessible and rewarding."
Detailed information regarding the official launch and how customers can get involved will be made available in the coming months.
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New TV adaptation of classic Yorkshire-inspired novel Jane Eyre to air on BBC starring Aimee Lou Wood
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Manchester actress Aimee Lou Wood is set to lead a new BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre, it has been reported.
It was announced earlier this year that Working Title are producing a new TV adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre - which will be led by The White Lotus and Sex Education star in the titular role - and Deadline has now exclusively revealed that the BBC has joined the production as the broadcaster.
The new TV adaptation has been penned for the screen by Miriam Battye - an award-winning writer best known for her work on HBO's Succession.
Published all the way back in 1847 and set across a number of fictional Northern England settings - mainly inspired by the Brontë sisters' upbringing in Yorkshire - the classic novel explores the moral and emotional development of orphan Jane Eyre as she searches for love, independence, and social equality in the 19th century.
Throughout the novel, Jane overcomes a harsh and unloving childhood and goes on to find work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, before falling in love with her moody master, Mr Rochester, and discovering a dark secret in his attic.
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline hears that 'The White Lotus' and 'Sex Education' star Aimee Lou Wood is attached to star in a new TV adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel Jane Eyre.
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The novel is widely considered to be ahead of its time due to how it approaches topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism.
Jane Eyre has been the subject of a number of adaptations of the years - most notably the last major TV version being in 2006, also for the BBC, and a 2011 film starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender - but there hasn't been any in 15 years now, and 2027 marks the 180th anniversary for the iconic story.
Aimee Lou Wood is also riding high at the moment after her Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe nominations for Season 3 of The White Lotus, and after having also been cast as George Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd, in Sam Mendes' four Beatles biopic movies, all set to be released in 2028.
As of yet, further information on when and where the new adaptation will be being filmed is yet to be released, and there is no indication of air dates either.
The BBC is expected to reveal more details in due course, so stay tuned.
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