A ping pong prodigy who developed a passion for the sport by accident is urging other youngsters to try the sport for free, at Stretford Mall this half term. Ibrahim Abdullah may only be 11, but since picking up a bat less than a year ago, his potential has been recognised by former Scottish international […]
A NEW pirate ship playground at a refurbished Sale pub has scored highly with a team of young footballers. Members of Brooklands Dragons JFC had a ball when they helped unveil the £12,000 pirate ship-style play area at Jackson’s Boat Pub which was designed, manufactured and installed by family firm Creative Play. Pub manager Dionne […]
A motorsport fan has had a dream start to his career after being taken on by the firm which first recognised his potential as a work experience student aged 14. Danny Martin, now 20, has just celebrated recruitment into a full time post with the Leigh family firm, Astley Hire whose bosses have long been […]
An enterprising group of pupils who persuaded their Oldham primary school to provide better outdoor play facilities are celebrating a new playground. The youngsters, members of the school council at Fir Bank Primary School in Royton, helped to transform the school’s play area after appealing for an improved outdoor space for key stage two pupils. […]
The North West construction industry faces a skills time bomb as an aging workforce heads towards retirement, a leading building industry figure has warned. Tom Anwyl, Director of The Anwyl Group, which has over £100 million of projects in the area, is concerned for the future of one of the region’s key economic sectors. Construction […]
A LITTLE boy with cerebral palsy met a vet who has helped raise money for the riding centre where he takes part in a horseback form of physiotherapy. The parents of five-year-old Maks Butrym, from Ewloe, were warned he may never walk after he developed the condition following his premature birth at just 25 weeks. […]
Award-winning comic Dave Rothnie has got them rolling in the aisles after setting up a regular comedy night at a venue dedicated to Monty Python star Terry Jones. Dave, who picked up the North West Comedian of the Year award while still a student in Salford, has performed alongside Peter Kay and Caroline Aherne. A financial […]
A LITTLE girl with cerebral palsy who doctors said would never walk is now able to “push her boundaries” at a new £30,000 nursery playground after having life-changing surgery in America. Ten-year-old Ria Stonehouse has overcome obstacles since she was born, and five years ago became the focus of a massive fundraising drive to send […]
A CHESTER firm helped celebrate the opening of a new playground which they built for the North Wales Rhug Estate of Lord Newborough. Lord Newborough asked a group of schoolchildren to be the first to test out the new £11,000 playground which was designed, manufactured and installed by Creative Play based on Sealand Road. The […]
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Rugby League fan who beat life-threatening cancer will have his dream come true, when he carries the ball onto the pitch at his beloved Leigh Centurions’ first home game of the season. Riley Agent, from Leigh, was chosen for the honour after Leigh Centurions’ owner Derek Beaumont heard Riley’s story from his mum […]
