A postman in south Manchester has been dressing up as his favourite cartoon character while doing his rounds as a way to put a smile on peoples faces.
Gary Young, 40, from Longsight, started wearing the novelty outfit as a laugh but he says he never expected the reaction it got from people. “I saw the costume online - it was just one of those suggestions that came up on eBay and I thought it’d be funny,” Gary tells the Manchester Evening News. “Everyone’s on a bit of a downer at the moment and I thought it’d be a fun way of cheering people up.” He says he’s had a great response from the outfit, which he had only ever intended to wear a couple of times. “I’ve been getting requests from everyone asking to do it again and dress up,” he laughs.