25 h. ago The Manchester suburb three miles from town which could become the place to be

A £60m revamp is set to be approved on Wednesday, weeks after the area won £20m from the government. Earlier this year, a new square opened up and there's a promise of an improved market - so will it make a difference?

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4 d. ago UK seaside town with '3 miles of golden sand' perfect for a coastal walk

It's the perfect place to spend a sunny afternoon with its blue flag beach, promenade, arcades, amusement park and traditional English fish and chips

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6 d. ago Charming town with a 'friendly feel' just 14 miles from the Welsh border

If you find yourself in south Shropshire, be sure to visit Ludlow, a charming market town with a rich history and plenty of things to see and do

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1 week ago Courageous Scot takes on gruelling challenge after suffering tragic family loss

Callum Pigott 36, is running a whopping 53 miles from Edinburgh to Crail, a seaside town near St Andrew's to raise funds for the Mental Health Foundation.

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1 week ago Manchester synagogue stabbing map shows exactly where two were killed in horror attack

A harrowing attack on a Manchester synagogue has made headlines across the world, with the unassuming suburb of Crumpsall becoming the site of a devastating bloodbath

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1 week ago Black swan is banned from town and exiled 150 miles away after 'terrorising' tourists and birds

The bird - nicknamed Reggie by locals - has been tormenting mute swans in Stratford-upon-Avon for the last nine months.

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2 w. ago Footballer 'in a world of his own' travels 200 miles to the wrong town for match

A non-league footballer unbelievably travelled 200 miles to the wrong stadium after mistakenly driving to a different town before having to drive to the correct location in time for a midweek match

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3 w. ago Scotland's first nuclear site now hailed as best town for natural environment

The small town sits on the Solway Firth, just a few miles from the English border, and has played an important role in Scottish history.

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3 w. ago One more shot: can nightlife be saved by letting clubbers bring their own booze?

Amid the venue crisis, Manchester nightclub XLR is trying a new model to stay afloat. On opening night, intoxication is down and women say they feel safer from spiking‘If it doesn’t work, I can say I tried something,” shrugs Chris Hindle. We are sat in XLR, his 200-capacity club in Manchester’s student-filled Withington suburb, discussing the figurative anvil dangling over club culture.The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) recently reported that the UK has lost three venues a week in the past three months, seven in 10 venues are failing to make a profit and a quarter of towns and cities that had nightclubs in 2020 now have none. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The 'ghost town' high street just two miles from Cheshire Oaks outlet village

It was once a bustling town centre with market traders, banks and shoppers - but now many units are empty and locals describe it as a "ghost town"

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy claims ‘important success’ as troops push back on Russian advances

President says Ukrainian forces in east have reclaimed 160 sq km of land and cleared another 170 sq km as counteroffensive ‘achieving results’. What we know on day 1,304See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkrainian forces have pushed back some of the gains Russia made over the summer, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, calling the operation an “important success” after months of battlefield setbacks. The Ukrainian president said his troops had reclaimed 160 sq km (62 sq miles) of land near the eastern coalmining town of Dobropillia, where Russia pierced Ukraine’s defences in August. Russia did not immediately comment on the claims. Zelenskyy said after meeting troops in the eastern Donetsk region on Thursday that his army was “achieving results” in an ongoing counteroffensive there. In addition to reclaiming the 160 sq km, Ukrainian forces had “cleared” Russian troops from an additional 170 sq km of land but had not yet formally taken the territory, he said in a video address. Zelensk...

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3 w. ago Innocent family escapes serious harm after double shooting in north Manchester suburb 'plagued by drug

One man - who police believe was not the intended target - suffered minor head injuries

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3 w. ago Police update after two shootings just 700 yards apart rocks Manchester suburb

An investigation is 'moving at a pace', GMP have said

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