TravelStay, the pub might be a honeypot for tourists during the day - but there is a significant shift in the clientele as the night draws in. After an evening show at the Globe Theatre (these start at 6.
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Prestwich has been named one of the best places to live in the UK, according to The Sunday Times. The north Manchester suburb has made its debut on the prestigious list, thanks to a fast-improving roster of bars and restaurants including Osma, Keg, Cask and Bottle and many more.
Just four miles from the city centre, the area is also home to a fish and chip shop voted as one of the best in the country. It comes just week after it was announced the town will undergo a huge £100 million pound project that is set to 'transform' the area and give it ‘a new community heart’.
The Longfield Centre is set to be redeveloped over the next few years with a mix of new shops, homes, public space and a health centre. So the Manchester Evening News visited the shopping centre in the heart of Prestwich to find out from residents about what it's like living in one of the best places in the UK.
James Boylan grew up in t he area and has witnessed a change in the town over the years. He said: "It ’s great to live in P-Town. It’s got a balance of everything you need in a suburb.
"There's good transport links, loads of green space, it's family-focussed and there's good places to eat and drink. Even ten years ago, P-Town was totally different.
"When I was younger, it was quite rough. It was all old man boozers that werea bit dodgy, there used to be fighting, and no eat-and-drink bars that you’ve got now.
"It’s a totally different demographic in Prestwich now. I think it's because of the people coming into the area. "It’s really nice area to live in. I've got mates from all over the country who have ended up moving to Prestwich, and 15 years ago, they’d never have moved here.
"It’s all very well having the amenities here in a suburb,
TravelStay, the pub might be a honeypot for tourists during the day - but there is a significant shift in the clientele as the night draws in. After an evening show at the Globe Theatre (these start at 6.
Central Cee, Machine Gun Kelly and Avril Lavigne have been named among the artists who have the best-selling cassettes of 2022 so far.The near-obsolete format has been enjoying a revival in recent years; last year sales of cassettes increased by 13 per cent to its highest total since 2003.While it’s yet to be seen how well the format will perform in 2022 in comparison to previous years, the Official Charts Company has revealed the best-selling cassettes of the year so far.Central Cee boasts the best-selling cassette of 2022 so far with his second mixtape ’23’. The project, which topped the UK Album Chart back in March, has shifted the most first quarter cassettes, helped on by a now-sold-out, special edition yellow cassette, made available alongside its standard edition.The second best-selling cassette of the year is Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘Mainstream Sellout’, who managed to sell enough copies to make the chart in just one week of chart sales.
A man and a woman who were found dead in neighbouring flats have been named as David Harry and Monika Eisen.
“It doesn’t feel like five years ago, in some ways that feels like another life".
A chippy in Cheshire has been named one of the best in the UK - and now it's revealing the secrets of its success. The Codfather, in Northwich, accepted the accolade in honour of its former owner, who died tragically in a crash two years ago.
A nurse who has dedicated her life caring for the Wythenshawe community is now in need of their help after being diagnosed with inoperable bowel cancer.
This weekend will see the highly-anticipated return of Record Store Day - an annual event held every April to celebrate the cultural significance of the independently owned record store. The international event brings together fans, artists and thousands of record shops around the world, including more than 260 shops in the UK.
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has admitted the force were "borderline incompetent" in their handling of the Rochdale grooming gangs.
Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Manchester United's game with Liverpool tonight after the death of one of his newborn twins. "Family is more important than everything and Ronaldo is supporting his loved ones at this immensely difficult time," Manchester United said in a statement on the club's website. "As such, we can confirm that he will not feature in the match against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday evening and we underline the family's request for privacy.
There are going to be changes to school bus services in nine of Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs, transport chiefs have announced. The new services come into effect from next Monday (April 25).
The search is on to find an unclaimed £1,000,000 EuroMillions prize from a ticket bought in Trafford.
Warrington has been named the third best night out in the country according to a recent study. It comes after the town's food and drink sector was praised for 'bouncing back' strongly. A new study, carried out by door safety security company Get Licensed, ranked Warrington as the best night out in Cheshire and the third in the UK.
Drive around the leafy lanes of Christleton in Cheshire and it's not hard to see why this village was selected as one of the best places to call home in the UK. Christleton was listed, along with five other areas of the north west, in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live 2022 guide last weekend.
A mum has told of her nightmare after her family's suitcase which had 'everything in' failed to show up in Ibiza after catching a flight from Manchester Airport. Lucy Taylor, 33, her partner Adam and two children, aged one and four, boarded a Ryanair flight to the island yesterday morning (Thursday).
Father John Misty has shared the video for his ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’ track ‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’ – watch below.The cinematic video is directed by David Raboy. It stars Annie Hamilton and Alexander Zuccaro as they spend the night at a bar as various drama unfolds around them.In a five-star review of ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’, NME’s Sophie Williams wrote: “Besides its flirtations with big band-style instrumentals, ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’ serves as a gorgeously crafted highlight reel of the singer’s many previous styles and guises, rather than a complete reinvention.“Much of it is delivered with a wink, and is as dramatically brooding as his past work; every track is vivid yet still quietly dark as it conjures various kinds of lamentation.”A deluxe edition of the new album includes a set of bonus seven-inch singles.
Hannibal has admitted he thinks Manchester United are 'the biggest club in the world'.
An Islamic State fanatic has been found guilty of murdering MP Sir David Amess at a constituency surgery in Essex. Ali Harbi Ali stabbed the politician to death in a Leigh-on-Sea church on October 15 last year.
Manchester United on Saturday travel to Merseyside where they take on Frank Lampard's Everton at Goodison Park. Both sides can ill-afford to drop points as their battles at either end of the table continue.
A 13-year-old schoolgirl found hanged at her home "did not intend to end her own life", an inquest has heard.