× A NEWSAGENT who hatched a plan to provide Christmas dinner to families in need was shocked at the size of his bill - when he found shop staff had clubbed together to cover the cost. Gordon Bird, who’s spent the best part of his 85 years running Mellor’s News on Barnsley Road, Cudworth, arrived at Marks and Spencer on Queen Street to pay for the 25 families’ meals he had ordered last week. But unbeknown to him, employees had collected enough to account for turkeys, veg, and trimmings. Gordon worked with Father David Nicholson, of St John’s Churc...