Closure threatened Howden Park Centre is thrown a lifeline - but only until next year

Courteeeners performed one of their biggest hometown shows to date at Heaton Park, Manchester last night (June 9) to celebrate 15 years of their debut album ‘St.Jude’.The Mancunian indie veterans performed in front of a 50,000 strong crowd with a two-hour set that saw the band perform their 2008 debut LP in its entirety, along with choice cuts from across their catalogue.On the same day that ‘St Jude’ hit platinum status – following it finally hitting Number One upon re-release back in January – the band kicked off proceedings with ‘Aftershow’, before launching into a flurry from the celebrated debut including ‘Cavorting’  ‘Bide Your Time’ and ‘Fallowfield Hillbilly’.Courteeners Heaton Park tonight pic.twitter.com/VzaAiEtL9U— Neil (@Harryhatch) June 9, 2023Speaking to NME moments after coming offstage at the end of the night, frontman Liam Fray attempted to process the palpable sense of occasion. “That was really, really special, I’ll tell you next week how it was because it won’t sink in for a while,” he said.“I don’t know whether it’s because we’re getting older but we’re enjoying these moments more,” he continued.

"Jon & Kate Plus 8" reality star  Jon Gosselin admitted that he wasn't in attendance for all of his children's graduations this year. The 46-year-old reality star shares twin daughters Mady and Cara, 22 and 19-year-old sextuplets Hannah, Collin, Aaden, Leah, Joel and Alexis with his ex-wife Kate Gosselin, 48. In an interview with People Magazine, Jon shared an update on the current state of his relationships with his children "I had eight graduations this year," Jon said.

Proposals to close care homes in West Lothian have been described as ‘the final straw’ by local Labour councillors as they confirmed they would oppose the plans.

Parklife has arrived at Heaton Park with a host of headliners including Aitch, the 1975 and Little Simz.

Emmy Rossum and Tom Holland play mother-son in Apple TV+’s The Crowded Room. The Shameless alum is opening up about being cast in the role while only being 10 years older than the Super-Man star.

More than 80,000 festival-goers will be heading into Heaton Park in Manchester this weekend as Parklife festival returns for 2023. The annual event is the biggest metropolitan event in the UK and attracts some of the biggest names in music.

get presidential hopeful Tim Scott to do just that, asking in regards to discrimination: “How can you get your party to stop trying to stop the progression people are making?”Scott immediately deflected, saying that it’s not a Republican issue, but a human issue.

America’s Richest Self-Made Women” list published Thursday — but only one of them is still a billionaire.On the 2023 list, Jenner, 25, is ranked 38th with $680 million, and Kardashian, 42, is ranked 21st with $1.2 billion.Jenner was originally crowned Forbes’ youngest self-made billionaire in 2018, only to have the title taken away after a recalculation of her net worth.The founder of Kylie Cosmetics launched her line of lip kits in 2015, using $250,000 of her modeling earnings. In January 2020, she sold 51% of Kylie Cosmetics to Coty Inc.

Billy Joel will complete his 10-year tenure at New York’s Madison Square Garden in July 2024.

Sex and the City franchise. The actress will appear as her iconic character, Samantha Jones, for the season two finale of Max’s revival of HBO’s Sex and the City, And Just Like That…Sources confirmed the news to Variety, revealing she will only appear in one scene, and did not see or speak to the stars of the series, including Sarah Jessica Parker, or showrunner Michael Patrick King. The scene will be a phone conversation between Samantha, who had moved to London, and Sarah's Carrie Bradshaw, although it is reported that Kim will be seen on screen.

Ali Wong is discussing her new life as she catapults into superstardom as her smash series, “Beef”, earns the praises of critics and the viewing public.

A leisure centre is set to close due to soaring energy bills and continuing inflationary pressures. Whitworth Leisure Centre, in Whitworth, Rochdale, is set to shut its doors in July as the council which manages the site, Rossendale Borough Council, looks to cut costs.

Ray Liotta’s fianceé Jacy Nittolo is reflecting on their memories together in a heartfelt tribute one year after his untimely passing.

Victoria Beckham has divided her fans after posing in a £1,000 black and white ballgown from her latest collection. The Spice Girls star, 49, revealed her incredible figure in the halter neck frock as she posed for some pictures to her 30.9million followers on Instagram. In the first shot, the fashion designer looks gorgeous as she stands in front of a backdrop of delicate white flowers in the flowy ivory gown.

Director Ric Roman Waugh’s drab film fumbles and grumbles through Iran, the United Arab Emirates and eventually Afghanistan as the hunt for CIA Agent Tom Harris (Butler) intensifies. “Kandahar,” to its credit, aspires to be deep. Geopolitics come up, as does the Taliban’s mangled interpretation of the Quran, along with ISIS and other aftershocks of American wars in the Middle East.Really, though, it is just another tiresome and impenetrably brooding Gerard Butler movie in which no event seems to matter any more than the next one — and grimaces are mistaken for drama. Before ho-hum Harris goes on the run, he is posing as a utility worker in Iran while attempting to destroy a nuclear plant.

Kandahar is the latest from director Rick Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen, Greenland), starring frequent collaborator Gerard Butler, along with Travis Fimmel, Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal, and Bahador Foladi in an action drama that lacks imagination. With the script penned by Mitchell LaFortune, these particular types of stories often suffer from narrative sameness: westerner travels to the Middle East, things go boom, westerner saves the day, the end. 

Tyson Fury is reportedly in talks to fight Australian heavyweight Demsey McKean as his next opponent.

The police watchdog has announced it will assess whether it will carry out an independent probe into a crash that tragically killed two teenagers and sparked a riot, with heartbreaking tributes paid to the pair.

As expected, “Fast X” was released on Friday and debuted at #1 pretty much all over the world. It’s clear, even after 10 main films and one spinoff, Vin Diesel’s action franchise is still beloved by fans.

Olivia Plath is honoring her brother Micah Meggs.