As people up and down the country continue to struggle with the cost of living crisis, one pub in Greater Manchester has launched a scheme offering to help with the burden. The Bridgewater, in Eccles, is serving up free food and hot drinks every Wednesday for anyone that comes into the pub.
While the pub doesn't usually serve food, they are plating up dishes including beef stew and warming bowls of chilli, plus free tea and coffee. The heart-warming idea was devised by pub landlord Tony Hudson, who says people from "all walks of life" are taking up the offer, which he says is a "reflection" of how rising prices and energy bills are affecting a wide spectrum of society.
“We get so many different people coming in – from parents who come in with children after school to make sure they get a nice warming meal," Tong explained. "To those who might not look like they need the help yet are really struggling to keep up with the bills.
