NOT only do cats Tiger-Lily and Lomu have nine lives, they also have 14 extra toes between them. The sibling pair, known as Polydactyls are cared for at Middlewich Veterinary Surgery, where trimming their nails takes that little bit longer. The felines had a tragic start in life when a dog savaged their litter, killing […]
A FIRST class team of Bolton travel agents is celebrating winning a top award after helping holiday makers cruise their way almost four times to the moon and back. The high-flying staff at Hays Travel in Bolton town centre are over the moon after being named best cruise store for the second year running at […]
An appeal has gone out to people called Jones to take part in a bid to break a world record. They are being invited to join the largest collection of runners called Jones, just before the start of the Jones Crisps Anglesey Half Marathon. Already more than 800 athletes have signed up for the race […]
Vital equipment to keep power connected at data centres through to hospitals around the UK is being sped on its way thanks to delivery company Delsol. Couriers from the parcels and pallets firm, which is based on the Chester border, transport products from Riello UPS Ltd to critical locations across the country. Getting parts speedily […]
A mum and daughter have realised their long-held dream of launching a hair and make-up academy that is fast becoming the talk of South Manchester’s beauty scene. Farah Ariya and her mum Hamieda have combined their brains and beauty skills to establish Glam Academy at Stretford Mall. After just a month in business it is […]
PET owners across the Wirral can get their first sneak peek inside a state-of-the-art veterinary surgery about to open in West Kirby. The transformed Acorn Veterinary Centre in Acacia Grove, run by the independently-owned Willows Veterinary Group, is set to open its doors early in the new year. The former buildings attached to the end-of-terrace […]
A FISH AND CHIP shop has served its landmark millionth portion of chips, as it celebrates 20 years in business at Stretford Mall. The popular Kingfisher chippy is now being run by the third generation of the Cartwright family, after it recently moved into a new café premises at the shopping centre. Jack Cartwright, 29, […]
A TEENAGE carer hailed a ‘second mum’ to her little brother who was born with kidney failure and has an incurable brain disorder, has thanked family firm Astley Hire for giving a boost to the charity that helped rebuild her childhood. Since the age of four Grace Lynch, from Orrell, Wigan, has played an active […]
A DOG whose life was saved after a vet spotted a cancerous tumour on his nose has revisited the Knutsford surgery team who looked after him to celebrate an award they received for their client care. Nine-year-old cocker spaniel Zak has been looked after at Holly House Veterinary Surgery, part of the independently-owned Willows Veterinary […]
A ten-year-old girl who helps look after her two younger brothers was among ten young carers who got a Christmas treat, when they launched Santa’s grotto at Stretford Mall. Selfless Jessica Whelan, is a vital support to her seven-year-old brother Mason, who has autism, and also helps care for her one-year-old baby brother Noel. Their […]
