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The Queen Anne is a small family-run pub in Golborne.
A local pub in a popular Wigan town has been dividing opinion after putting out a job advert for a new boss to join his team.
With the hospitality industry currently experiencing high levels of staff shortages post-pandemic and amid the rising cost of living crisis, seeing job advertisements for new recruits in the window or on chalkboards outside establishments is a pretty common sight across Greater Manchester at the moment.
But a pub in Golborne has certainly grabbed attentions with calls to fill its latest vacancy.
The Queen Anne – which is a small family-run pub in the heart of the town on the border of Wigan and Warrington – took to Facebook last month to share that it was looking for a new chef to join his dedicated and “busy” kitchen team, and asked people to get in touch if they were interested.
The job advert was shared to Facebook alongside a photo of a chalkboard outside the venue.
The pub says on its website that it “prides ourselves on serving good beer and great homemade food” and even claims to serve up “the best homemade food that Golborne has to offer”, so understandably, a chef is an important hire for the business , but one requirement the pub has for any potential applicants has got people talking – “no snowflakes”.
The advert reads: “Boss wanted. Please ask inside for details. No snowflakes please!!!”
The pub elaborated in its call for the new staff member: “We are still looking for chefs to join our busy kitchen team, so if you want to be involved with serving and making the best homemade food that Golborne has to offer, are hardworking and not a snowflake, pop in and have a chat with us or drop us a message.”
The derogatory slang term ‘snowflake’ is generally defined as being an “overly sensitive or easily offended person”, or someone who believes they are “entitled to special treatment on account of their supposedly unique characteristics”.
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Given the choice to include the term in the vacancy, The Queen Anne’s job advert seems to have split opinion online – with one person commenting on Facebook: “Snowflakes are taking over the world”, while another didn’t seem too keen on the recruitment tactics, and added: “I genuinely hope you find no one.”
Wigan pub divides opinion by asking for ‘no snowflakes’ in job advert for new chef / Credit: The Queen Anne
“Please define your snowflake,” another person questioned.
Another person also questioned whether or not the pub was “still looking” for applicants to fill the role “because they’re all snowflakes?”.
But offering some clarity on the situation and the decision to use the word snowflake in response to the criticism, Christopher Darnbrough – who is the landlord of The Queen Anne – told the MEN that they are simply looking for “a hard-worker”.
“Since the lockdown, we have had a lot of flaky people who don’t want to work and just breeze in and out and are constantly wanting time off,” he explained.
“Most people have seen the funny side.”
Featured Image – The Queen Anne (via Facebook)
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Millions of ‘sex-crazed’ spiders to begin invading UK homes as mating season begins
Emily Sergeant
It’s that time of year once again.
We’re waving goodbye August and saying hello to September, with the record high temperatures of the summer already looking like a thing of the past and autumn on the horizon – and that, of course, unfortunately means it’s spider season.
According to experts, the giant “hand-sized” house spider is gearing up to rear it’s ugly head in households across the UK as it searches for somewhere warm to escape the harsh outdoor conditions.
Oh, and it’s also looking for a mate too and has been described as “sex-crazed”.
In what is bound to be bad news for Greater Manchester’s arachnophobes, it’s been confirmed that around the first or second week in September, there’ll be a rise in the number of large, male spiders wandering through homes, and females will tend to stay in places like underneath windowsills and webs.
Of the 650 species of spider in the UK, most are too small to be able to bite, but the Tegenaria Domestica and Eratigena Atrica – also known as the giant house spider – are “generally quite large”, and according to The Wildlife Trusts, can be identified by its dark, hairy body and long legs.
It typically has a leg span of up to 7.5cm, and can run up to half a meter per second.
Millions of ‘sex-crazed’ spiders to begin invading UK homes as mating season begins / Credit: Pxfuel
Professor Adam Hart – Entomologist at the University of Gloucestershire – said that we don’t really need to worry though as they are relatively “harmless”.
He also revealed that peak time for spotting spiders indoors is around 7:35pm.
He continued: “There’s nearly always a way to get in the house, they can also come in through things like towels that are left outside. Keeping your house tidy and keeping clothes off the floor may reduce places for them to hide, but it’s very difficult to keep them out.”
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Whilst he did state that this is the typical time for spider mating season, he added that it won’t stick around for long and should come to end at the start of October.
So, what are some of the best ways to deter spiders from your home then? Lucy Askew – spokesperson for Hillary’s – has shared her six top tips on how to keep spiders at bay this autumn/winter:
- Put conkers in the corners of your rooms.
- Create your own natural spider deterrents using citrus juice, essential oils, and vinegar.
- Seal the cracks in your home—especially near windows.
- Keep your windows closed at night.
- Maintain / keep on top of your cleaning routine.
- Turn off your outside lights.
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TV channel playing Christmas films 24/7 launches in the UK next week
Emily Sergeant
Today is the last day of August, which means the temperatures are soon to drop and the festive season is practically right around the corner.
But whether or not you feel it’s too early to be thinking about Christmas at this point, it’ll soon be too tricky to escape from – and especially not when there’s a free TV channel showing festive film favorites non-stop set to launch in the UK next week.
You heard that right – Christmas films, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
If you’re in need of a little help getting into the festive spirit this year, then, by all accounts, it sounds like the return of the TV channel that charmed audiences in 2021 will do just that.
GREAT! movies christmas is the UK’s biggest seasonal channel that’s back “earlier than ever” this year and ready to get festive from Thursday 8 September.
A TV channel playing Christmas films 24/7 launches in the UK next week / Credit: 20th Century Studios | Universal Pictures
“Let’s face it – it’s never too early for Christmas,” the broadcaster claimed.
The 24-hour, feel-good and free-to-air channel will be bursting with non-stop Christmas spirit, and will be showing a heartwarming lineup of festive films – including some absolute fan-favorite classics that make it to screens every year without fail, alongside some cheesy Hallmark classics, new channel premieres, and so much more.
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As well as a “sparkling lineup of Yuletide delights”, there’ll also be themed days too, such as ‘A Romantic Christmas’ and ‘Santa Sunday’.
GREAT! movies christmas is the UK’s biggest seasonal channel / Credit: New Line Cinema
GREAT! movies christmas will be temporarily replacing GREAT! movies classic, and will be free to watch on Freeview 52, Sky 319, Virgin 424, and Freesat 303.
It’ll be on air right through until Monday 2 January 2023.
Featured Image – Universal Pictures
