Outside (above) and inside (below) Darlington's original Wimpy when it opened in Bondgate, next to the Old English Gentleman, in 1961. It was a franchise, opened by local businessman Leonard Bilton.

Iconic hamburger chain Wimpy’s only Merseyside restaurant will reopen tomorrow (Saturday) a month after it closed suddenly. The restaurant, famed for its Mr Wimpy mascot and its hamburger ...

The fast food restaurant was incredibly popular in the 70s and 80s. (Picture: Andrew Hasson) Currently, there are 63 Wimpys across England and Scotland, filled with bright red booths, serving up ...

That nostalgia for Wimpy means Sanjay’s restaurant attracts regulars from across the UK and beyond. “Last Saturday we had people from Portsmouth. In January we’ll have people over from Ireland.

A remarkable 10% of all Wimpy restaurants are in Kent, don't you know. It could not, however, compete with the garish delights of McDonald’s. Its, at first, slow spread across the UK was once ...

One Bendy and Cheese arrives, £4.95, an all day Sausage and Egg Mc oops not Mc just plain Muffin £4.70; A Wimpy Cheeseburger Meal £6.75, fries all round; A chicken Stack Meal, er, £8.95.