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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 […]

Britain’s Got Talent dance sensation Signature to headline charity ball

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 […]

100 musicians set to get Liverpool smiling with World Ukulele Day charity singalong, 80 years after “You Are My Sunshine’ first recorded

More than a hundred ukulele players are set to get Liverpool smiling with a mass singalong of the classic lullaby ‘You Are My Sunshine’, to celebrate World Ukulele Day. Musicians from ten Merseyside ukulele bands will join together for the biggest open air uke jam the city centre has ever seen, on Saturday February 2. […]

Hays travel Rochdale officially opens its doors creating six new jobs

A NEW branch of the UK’s fastest-growing independent travel agency has opened its doors in Rochdale creating six new jobs. Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd and the Deputy Mayor Councillor Billy Sheerin were among the VIP guests for the official opening at the new Hays Travel store on Yorkshire Street, which is part of Rochdale Exchange […]

New foodhall and social hub to open at Stretford Mall creating 15 jobs

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 […]

High flyers Simone and Toni help strengthen management team at rapidly expanding firm

A high-flying travel firm which has opened 10 new stores in the last 12 months has strengthened its management team to cope with the rapid growth of the business. Hays Travel North West, which is the UK’s fastest growing independent travel agency and has its Head Office in Wrexham’s Lord Street and stores in Connah’s […]

New football hub and social club to open at Stretford Mall creating 15 jobs

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 […]