A World War Two battle re-enactment group that rehearses its manoeuvres in Manchester is set to make a massive splash at a seaside 1940s festival on April 21-22. The supercharged display will be put on by North West Military Collectors group (NWMIL), whose pyrotechnic experts strive to make the action as authentic as possible. As […]
A COFFEE shop is on track to recycle a whopping 40,000 takeaway cups in the next five years, while customers will save nearly £7,000 during that time by playing their part in saving the planet. Costa Coffee at Stretford Mall is currently recycling a quarter of all its disposable, cardboard cups having launched two schemes […]
A GYM boss is preparing to push his body to the limits by cycling the first stage of the 2018 Tour de France in a gruelling 195km charity expedition to raise vital funds for research into one of the biggest killers of men in the UK. Personal trainer James Brereton is assistant manager at Pure […]
A KIND-HEARTED team of travel agents are raising vital funds for a charity-run play centre which has provided a ‘safe sanctuary’ for the store manager’s autistic nephew. Staff at Hays Travel Bolton have chosen the Boomerang multi-sensory play centre based in Bury as the charity it wants to support during 2018 – a cause which […]
A super-mum who nursed her daughter through a life-threatening illness has won a Stretford Mall Mother’s Day competition with a £200 pamper package. Beverley Wallace is ‘the rock that holds their family together’ according to daughter Jessica Wallace, 28, who was struck with the potentially fatal blood-poisoning condition, Sepsis. Gall bladder stones caused a blockage […]
THE estate team boss at a luxury wedding venue has trekked to the foot of Mount Everest to raise awareness about autism which affects his young daughter. Shane Fallon, of Bardsley, near Oldham, who heads up estate maintenance for Elle R Leisure which owns Soughton Hall near Northop, Flintshire, made the seven-day slog to the […]
A replica of an Edwardian miner’s cottage complete with 1900s furniture, coal fires, and restored period flooring is to open as a new visitor attraction in Astley, after museum trustees enlisted the support of a hire firm that originated in the town. A traditional style tea rooms will also open alongside the miner’s cottage in […]
A DOG who sparked an unlikely rescue mission involving a team of vets and a binman had a lucky escape when he became impaled on a barbed wire fence. Plucky Parson Russell Terrier Toby has since made a full recovery following his traumatic ordeal, thanks to the team at Abbeycroft Veterinary Surgery in Northwich. The […]
A campaign is being launched to help protect children from cyber-crime, with a series of pop-up workshops at Stretford Mall, to pass on top tips about how to avoid bullies, abusers, hackers and viruses. Parents and carers from across Trafford are being urged to attend the free advice sessions being run by gurus from O2, […]
A trek to the summit of Snowdon is set to raise thousands of pounds for a charity caring for children from Cheshire with life-limiting conditions. Supporters of Hope House at Oswestry and Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospice in the Conwy Valley will make the trek on July 1. The two hospices provide care and support to life-limited […]
