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As many of you no doubt realised this was just our little April Fools joke. For those of you that missed it, the full item is left here for posterity!

Development continues quickly at the new home of the Phoenix, The Altrincham Ice Dome. The Oakfield Road site will shortly have its first facility to cater for Phoenix fans - literally!

A large number of dedicated fans have been coming down in their lunch hours and after work to see the site and to watch the building of the long-awaited new rink. In response to this unprecedented interest, Manchester Phoenix owner Neil Morris has signed a deal with a local catering firm to launch the first ever Phoenix Cafe next to the site.

The new facility opens its door next Wednesday and will sell a special range of food from a large hockey-themed menu. Some of the cuisine on offer includes Bultje Burgers, Skytta Shakes and for fans with the largest of appetites, there is the chance to try Big George Awadas Big Happy Meal. The Phoenix Cafe will operate from a specially converted caravan next to the proposed entrance to the rink and offers seated dining facilities for almost five hungry fans. All meals are prepared fresh on the premises and to order by specially trained chef Malcolm Reynolds, who fans may remember from his guest appearances on BBCs Junior Masterchef programme.

Launching - or should that be "lunching"! - the new venture, Morris said "I've always believed in catering for our fans every need and in this case I'm taking that literally. The new Phoenix Cafe will be the ideal way for hungry Phoenix fans to recharge their batteries whilst watching their new home being built."

When questioned about the quality of the meals on offer, he simply said "Well, they are used to eating the food at ice rinks around the country for the last couple of years, so by now I reckon our fans could swallow just about anything."