A young rapper and a teenage jazz singer who had their lives turned around by music after spending time in care will be among the stars of a festive concert set to launch the Christmas shopping season at Stretford Mall. Rapper Demi Lang, 15, and jazz singer Liam Mercer, 17, will be the final acts […]
A BOLTON charity which has been a lifeline for deaf people for nearly 150 years has received a major cash boost from a kind-hearted team of travel agents. Hays Travel Horwich Manager Emma Unsworth made a special visit to Bolton Deaf Society to find out for herself the valuable work which the charity centre on […]
A 97-YEAR-old great-grandmother thought to be the UK’s oldest foodbank volunteer, has launched a call for more people get involved in the charity. Veteran volunteer Joan Hibberd is the oldest volunteer with Stretford Foodbank, which has just marked a year of collections at Stretford Mall with a landmark 10,000 meals donated by kind-hearted shoppers. The […]
THE pioneering Cheshire plastic surgeon behind a vegan skin cream which uses the healing power of green tea to reduce scarring, has been named the best plastic surgeon in the UK for scar management. Douglas McGeorge MBE is Medical Director of expanding North West skincare company Science Of Skin. Now he has been named Best […]
A CARING group of travel agents are set to launch their annual appeal for warm clothing to help homeless people through the winter months. The team from Hays Travel, Ellesmere Port, led my manager Shona Hughes, are asking for donations of clothes including waterproof coats, puffer jackets, warming woollies, socks, underwear, sleeping bags, boots, shoes […]
A recycling guru has created the ultimate “suburban hideaway” – a luxurious spa in the garden of his Cheshire home. Businessman Tony Gibbons, 49, who lives in Runcorn, has treated his sport-loving family to a five-star spa experience – every day of the week– courtesy of Deeside firm Rubicon Garden Rooms. The plush room measures […]
Bike, blade and roller fans from across Manchester went off-road for the day as Stretford Mall’s multi-story carpark was transformed into a giant skatepark. Organisers declared the M32 Circuit event a major success as more than 500 adventure loving toddlers, teenagers, their parents and grandparents joined in a day of car-free fun. One floor of […]
A NEW branch of the UK’s fastest-growing independent travel agency has opened its doors in Northwich creating seven jobs. Northwich Town Mayor, Councillor Kevin Rimmer, was there to cut the ribbon at the official opening of the new Hays Travel store in Witton Street. Around £100,000 has been spent on transforming the former shoe shop […]
A NURSERY which has launched pioneering baby massage, yoga and meditation classes to help reduce anxiety and stress in children has won a top Manchester business award. Fleximinder, based at Stretford Mall, offers a unique childcare service and has been rewarded by being named Small Business of the Year at The Manchester Awards 2019 during […]
A POP-UP market featuring organic cheese makers, music, free bike repairs, vegan dog treats and plant-based cleaning products has been launched at Stretford Mall with a mission to inspire more eco-friendly shopping. The new Stretford Precinct Market, which will take place outside the entrance to the mall on the last Saturday of every month with […]
