Month: March 2019

Familiar face Sarah leaving vet surgery reception after 36 years

A POPULAR vet receptionist whose help to thousands of pet owners once won her an Oscar of the veterinary world is leaving her role after nearly four decades. Sarah Bowler, 54, has been the familiar face behind the counter at Holly House Veterinary Surgery in Knutsford, which is part of Willows Veterinary Group, for a […]

High-flying Emma is first-class travel agency manager

THE high-flying manager of a first-class Maghull travel agents has landed a top award after helping holidaymakers travel around the world more than 400 times. Emma May who leads a team of nine staff at Hays Travel in Maghull, has been named Manager of the Year at a glittering ceremony hosted annually by Hays Travel […]

First surviving Romeo and Juliet film to be screened at Stretford Mall

The first surviving film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is to be screened at Stretford Mall more than a century after it first wowed silent movie audiences, as part of a unique pop-up cinema event. Audience members are set for a magical experience as the film, directed by Gerolamo Lo Savio in Italy in 1912, […]

School children design artwork for two giant murals to celebrate Manchester icons as part of Stretford Mall redevelopment

SCHOOLCHILDREN are designing two huge murals featuring Manchester icons including LS Lowry, John Rylands, the Essoldo cinema, Frances Lennon MBE, and even a number 256 bus, as part of the multi-million pound redevelopment at Stretford Mall. The seven-foot-high by fifteen-foot-long foot long community art panels are being designed by pupils at Lostock College secondary school […]