12 h. ago The town with a high street dripping with bling, supercars and celebrities

"It's buzzing... We’ve got a lot of stuff you would only normally find in a city centre but we're a town."

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14 h. ago Eggs are perfect every time in air fryer by following simple 10

If you're a fan of eggs, then you'll be pleased to know that a Michelin-trained chef has shared the 'perfect' way to cook them - and you can use an air fryer for a fail-safe method

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23 h. ago Town's 'most objectionable' proposal among significant plans for Greater Manchester region

These are all the most recent planning applications tabled with councils across Greater Manchester recently

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27 h. ago The Greater Manchester town centre criminals are avoiding because it is 'flaming'

'That's the highest praise we can get, from someone like that'

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32 h. ago ‘I like making people do a double take’: Darren Soh’s best phone picture

By rotating the picture 180 degrees, the photographer produced an abstract image of the Potong Pasir housing estate in SingaporeOne morning, Darren Soh drove to the Potong Pasir housing estate in Singapore to take some photos. His initial focus was on the buildings themselves: the government-built blocks, dating from 1984, are characterised by their ski slope-style roofs.“We only get two kinds of weather in Singapore – rainy and overcast, or sunny and warm,” Soh says. “This day was in the latter category. The puddle wasn’t made from rainwater, but a jet-wash machine. A community basketball court was being cleaned. As an architecture photographer, I usually make images with correct perspective, but on this occasion I wanted to see if I could create something more abstract.” Continue reading...

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36 h. ago The seaside town near Greater Manchester named among UK’s top summer destinations

Enjoy a walk on a huge beach, tuck into ice creams or hire out a beach hut

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57 h. ago Town centre to be hit by MONTHS of disruption with 'key route' shut down

A section of Market Street in Bury will be closed until October as a bridge is shored up

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61 h. ago Helen Goh’s recipe for coconut, vanilla and almond cake with strawberries | The sweet spot

Tropical and floral notes mix with the fresh tang of lime in this glorious cake that’s made for sharingThis cake is inspired by the scent of the gorse bushes along the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, where my family and I go walking on summer holidays. The scent can be elusive, but occasionally, on a warm, sunny day, the breeze catches those golden flowers and diffuses their distinct, sweet scent – a mingling of coconut, vanilla and almond. I’ve added lime to freshen things up, should those flavours prove a little heady or rich. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Eamonn Holmes, 65, and girlfriend Katie Alexander, 43, go Instagram official in loved

Eamonn Holmes and his girlfriend, Katie Alexander, have shared a rare insight into their relationship as they went Instagram official with new sweet snaps of a sunny day out

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6 d. ago The Greater Manchester town's HSBC bank closed two years ago, now it could become apartment block

In 2023, the bank closed it's doors for good - it has been vacant ever since

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6 d. ago New school for the town left without secondary education for a decade

New images show the scale of construction at the new Star Radcliffe Academy after just two months of building work

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7 d. ago Alert at Greater Manchester Primark after man climbs onto roof

Police have issued a statement

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7 d. ago The Greater Manchester lake with walking trails, watersports and a pub

It's got everything you could want on a sunny day out, from pedalos and a chippy to ice cream and an amusement arcade

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7 d. ago The seaside town near Greater Manchester with a beach bar and amazing sunsets

One social media user said they thought it 'was Malibu'

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8 d. ago We visited the idyllic riverside pub that's perfect for a sunny day

The interior is just as impressive, with wooden beams and twinkling lights offering a cosy relaxed vibe.

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1 week ago This is how a Greater Manchester town centre could look after HUGE facelift

The transformation is part of a huge overhaul coming to the town over the next few years

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1 week ago The tranquil waterside spot off the M60 to visit on a sunny day

There's a number of picturesque parks and waterside gems worth exploring as the warm weather continues

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1 week ago Anger erupts as council reveals plans for Greater Manchester town

Backlash against removal of swathes of land from Green Belt

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1 week ago As Kate Moss’s brand Cosmoss seems to wind down, Rose Beer bulk orders her scent & wonders what went wrong

Thinking back to 2022 when Kate Moss introduced her wellness brand Cosmoss to London’s beauty editors at a pre-launch breakfast on the Harrods Garden Terrace on a sunny day in early September, I was certainly excited to be there, curious as to what might come from the famously private model with the catchphrase “Never complain, never explain.” There had been no teasers or briefing. We were in the dark, albeit happily.

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1 week ago New block of flats will be built in the heart of one Greater Manchester town

The new flats will be just a stone's throw away from the town centre

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