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, […]
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 […]
BRITAIN’S Got Talent dance sensation Signature will take centre stage at a charity ball organised by a Wrexham businessman to raise funds for children with a rare disease. The world’s number one Michael Jackson dance tribute, who came runners up in the second series of the hit TV talent show and have been complimented by […]
CROWDS joined in singing and dancing as Liverpool’s biggest ever open-air ukulele jam saw more than a hundred musicians burst into a rousing rendition of You Are My Sunshine, at the heart of the city’s busy shopping district. More than a hundred ukulele players were greeted with cheers and applause at the megabusk sing-along organised […]
A dog who broke his leg while chasing a car has gone on to have a successful career in the canine sport of flyball. Bryn the Border Collie has come on leaps and bounds since the accident when he was a pup. But thanks to vets at Willows Veterinary Group, the plucky pooch has put […]
THE entrepreneur behind one of Manchester’s trendiest convenience stores and community hubs has announced he will be opening a new foodhall with shop, bar, and social meeting space at Stretford Mall creating 15 jobs. Mital Morar, the man behind Ancoats General Store, in the heart of the Ancoats area of Manchester, has signed a 15-year […]
THE entrepreneur behind one of Manchester’s trendiest convenience stores and community hubs has announced he will be opening a new foodhall with shop, bar, and social meeting space at Stretford Mall creating 15 jobs. Mital Morar, the man behind Ancoats General Store, in the heart of the Ancoats area of Manchester, has signed a 15-year […]
A dad who was left at rock bottom and tried to take his own life after his drinking spiralled out of control has turned his life around and is now helping other people overcome problems with alcohol. Former soldier Gary Cooke is urging anyone who might be concerned about the amount they are drinking to […]
A travel agency manager whose baby was born two months prematurely has helped raise £4,600 for the Wirral neonatal unit which helped save the life of her ‘miracle’ boy. Natalie Price, 36, and her eight strong team at the Birkenhead branch of Hays Travel, recently joined forces with the travel firm’s Bebington store to fundraise […]
A Stretford veteran who has dedicated 25 years to fundraising for the Royal British Legion in honour of his father and grandfather who served in the First and Second World Wars, has launched this year’s Poppy Appeal at Stretford Mall. Carl Horne, 71, from Stretford, is urging shoppers to dig deep to support this year’s […]
