Wigan Evening Post Saturday, October 13, 2012

Wigan Evening Post, Saturday, October 13, 2012
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Local restaurant named as one of best in UK
it’s the best bar naan!
TASTY: Abdul Kalam, left, with chef Huseyer Ali, Sultan Miah and head waiter Shahel Choudhury
Lynda’s delight at cash win
IN THE MONEY: Congratulations to Lynda Bond who is the lucky winner of our first fantastic Bill Buster Competition! Lynda, aged 66, has scooped a cheque for £1,500 to help pay
for her energy bills for a year, and was thrilled to hear of her win.
Take bowel cancer screening seriously
WIGANERS are being urged
to take part in a bowel cancer
screening programme - and win
shopping vouchers.
The NHS Bowel Cancer
Screening Programme will be
held at Morrisons, in Ince, on
Wednesday, from 11am until
2.30pm, to encourage people who
haven’t sent back their screening
kits to do so, as it could save lives
As an extra incentive, shoppers can guess the value of a trolley of goods and the closest will
win vouchers. The winner will
be announced on the Magic 1152
breakfast show the following
morning.
Over 60 year olds who haven’t
completed a Bowel Cancer
Screening kit in the past two years
can order one by phoning 0800
707 6060. More information on
www.bowelscreening.org/dates.
A POPULAR Wigan curry house is celebrating being named one of the best in the country.
The Raj restaurant, on Woodhouse Lane,
Springfield, was listed among the top names in
the UK for its cuisine by TripAdvisor, a website where customers log on and rate hotels
and eateries across the world.
And this week, they have announced that
the Raj has had some of the best feedback in
the whole of the country,
To celebrate National Curry Week,
TripAdvisor has revealed the UK’s top five
curry houses with the Wigan restaurant
coming fifth.
The Raj is the only one in the group from
the North West too, outshining all those on
Manchester’s famous Curry Mile.
Head waiter Abdul Kalam said: “When
I received the news I was immensely proud
of the Raj and the people of Springfield and
beyond.
“For Wigan to boast one of the best restaurants in the country is amazing and I am especially proud of chef Sultan Miah.
“He has dedicated his life to ensure his
people taste the perfect curry each and every
time, cheffing for over 30 years.
“We are a small restaurant on Woodhouse
Lane and to get this recognition is something
the whole community should get credit for.
“Thank you for your continued custom and
support.
“Our regulars have translated the RAJ into
Wiganese as ‘Really Awreet Jackbit.’
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“We are continually trying to improve our
service and interactions with all our customers. We have a full website, Facebook, twitter,
and we play a DVD slideshow of our dishes
and pictures of our regulars as well as special
offers.”
The news comes in what is the restaurant’s
10th year at its Springfield home and they
have a number of plans to celebrate the milestone and have recently completed a refurbishment of the premises.
Abdul added: “We are taking Christmas
and New Year’s party bookings and Christmas
Day dinner for the 10th year running with this
recognition we hope to make this Christmas
the best so far.
“We’re celebrating spicing up Springfield
and beyond since 2002.”
Paul Simpson, Managing Director of Visit
Manchester, said: “Greater Manchester has a
reputation for being good at many things and
food – in particular the curry – is certainly one
of these.
“As well as our famous Curry Mile throughout Rusholme, just outside Manchester city
centre, Greater Manchester is also home to
some excellent Indian restaurants.
“This has clearly shone through via
TripAdvisor, just in time for National Curry
Week, and I can only express my delight both
for Wigan and The Raj.”