The 'first pint' pub punters supping Guinness at 6am - and planning to stay as long as they can

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Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Delighted punters enjoyed their first pint in the pub as early as 6am this morning as beer gardens reopened.

Pints of Guinness were poured just after sunrise today at the Sportsman in Whitworth, with dozens of other pubs across the region opening early doors.

Jenny Dempsey was one of the first to arrive at the Sportsman with friends Alison Brook and Emma Buckle. "It was pretty cold when we got here", she told the M.E.N from her spot in the pub garden. "But we've got our big coats on, I've got a big jumper on, we've got gloves and blankets." Jenny said it feels great to be 'supporting her local business' again.