Home from home for Corrie’s Tyrone - Alan Halsall swaps garages for The Co-operative Motor Group launch

Alan Halsall who plays Coronation Street’s Tyrone Hobbs traded Webster’s’ Garage for The Co-operative Motor Group, Preston, in the official ribbon cutting ceremony last week (19 November).

Alan joined staff at the branch’s launch event to mark the rebrand of The Co-operative Motor Group Renault Preston (Riversdale Motor Park, Admirals Way) to The Co-operative Motor Group is part of The Co-operative’s £1.5 billion re-branding exercise – the largest in UK corporate history.

David Freer, Manager of The Co-operative Motor Group, Preston said, “The Co-operative Motor Group has worked hard to establish a trusted reputation in Preston and we’re delighted to build on that by adopting The Co-operative’s strong brand.”

“The official launch was a big day for all of us and we were very pleased to be joined by Alan Halsall, it was the perfect place to practice his mechanic skills too!”