A WIRRAL travel agent who has clocked up more than 200,000 air miles in her career is marking 30 years of working in the same store. Construction on The Channel Tunnel was just starting, London City Airport opened its doors for the first time and tennis superstar Andy Murray was born during the year that […]
A search has been launched to find a local supermum with a heart of gold – with the winner set to receive a fantastic Mother’s Day treat package worth over £200. Stretford Mall has launched a search to find a deserving Mum of the Year, in a competition being run to celebrate Mother’s Day, which […]
A PLUCKY pooch called Patch has cheated death thanks to a Wirral vet who discovered he had a rare tumour. The seven-year-old black Shih Tzu was showing no signs of being unwell but unbeknown to owner Cheryl Dolan, from Seacombe, he was a ticking time bomb and months away from certain death. Cheryl, 44, had […]
An industrial equipment hire firm is on the road to helping create a greener planet, by helping to plant more than 3,342 acres of new woodland. Family firm Astley Hire, based in Leigh, is among the signatories to a pioneering scheme set up to help businesses offset the carbon emissions from their vehicles. It means […]
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 […]