Trafford Centre 25th anniversary - original map and ALL the stores that originally opened at the mall

Beanie Feldstein Guest Columnist I grew up in West Los Angeles, surrounded by a lot of Jewish people. My family belonged to a Reform synagogue where we would observe the high holidays and I would attend twice-weekly Jewish studies afterschool classes. Eventually, I would become a junior cantor there, duetting on the bimah with the cantor on Yom Kippur.

Bosses at the Trafford Centre have confirmed the details for its Christmas Grotto for 2023 - and a new indoor Christmas Market will surround it. The shopping centre's Santa's Grotto is always one of the most popular in the region and in previous years has had themes including Paddington and Peter Rabbit.

Dozens of buses serving communities across Greater Manchester have been hit by delays after a horror lunchtime crash opposite the bus station at Piccadilly Gardens.

While walking the picket line Thursday outside of Netflix, SAG-AFTRA‘s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland expressed his frustration over the suspension in talks the studios called last night.

After knowing each other for a mere matter of days, Married at First Sight stars Ella Morgan and JJ Slater stunned viewers at home, when the news emerged that they were going to kiss behind the backs of their spouses and re-enter the experiment as a brand new couple in the wake of the cheating scandal. As regular viewers will already know, Ella’s husband Nathanial Valentino revealed at the start of the experiment that he had left during filming, but in a surprising moment it was soon revealed that his departure was actually because Ella and JJ were unfaithful in an explosive twist to the original couple's rocky tale.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Any fan seeing “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” won’t be in for a huge number of surprises when it comes to the movie setlist, which largely follows the template that was locked into place — with a few exceptions or switch-outs — through the entire five-month 2023 U.S. tour. But there are a few choices that couldn’t exactly have been predicted.

A total of 10 picturesque areas are in the running to be designated as Scotland's next National Park.

Kendall Jenner and reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny, supporting the groundbreaking achievements of emerging companies like Selia.One of the highlights of the Summit was the Forbes Under 30 Latinx Pitch Competition, where startups vied for recognition and investment. Amidst fierce competition, Selia, a mental health platform dedicated to connecting Spanish-speaking individuals with certified psychologists, emerged as the winner, securing a significant prize of $300,000.

Marks & Spencer has shared more details about the highly anticipated opening of its vast new Trafford Centre store. The retailer has taken over the former Debenhams department store inside the Trafford Centre which is currently being transformed ready to open as an M&S megastore before Christmas.

Martin Scorcese has featured again on his daughter Francesca’s TikTok account, this time revealing the exact moment he realised The King Of Comedy was deemed unsuccessful.READ MORE: Martin Scorsese almost quit Hollywood after ‘Gangs Of New York’The TikTok video shows Scorcese trying to guess various Gen-Z slang. When quizzed on the phrase “slept on” his daughter helped him out by using it in a sentence, saying, “The King Of Comedy was slept on.”She was referring to the 1982 movie starring Robert De Niro, in which a sociopathic stand-up comedian carries out a series of disturbing acts to try and achieve fame and success.Scorcese agreed with his daughter and said, “People hated it when it came out.”Despite a generally positive reception from critics, the movie made a significant loss at the box office, making just $2.5million from a budget of almost $20million.However it was not a wholly unsuccessful venture, as Scorcese did receive a nomination for the BAFTA award for Best Direction at the 1984 ceremony, losing out to Bill Forsyth for Local Hero.Having clearly not forgotten the criticism, Scorcese then recalled the precise moment he knew that it was “the flop of the year.” He said, “That’s what it was called on Entertainment Tonight, New Year’s Eve ’83-’84.”Reflecting on making the movie in a previous interview with Vanity Fair from 2015, Scorsese said, “[The King of Comedy] is about a certain aspect of our culture, and also about not taking yourself too seriously, even though I do.

James and Remini reminisced about the milestone and shared some of their favorite memories of the show on social media.“25 years ago today, we aired. I am so incredibly blessed to have taken this ride with the insanely talented @leahremini and Jerry Stiller.

Zara McDermott's second Strictly Come Dancing performance will be particularly special for the ex-Love Islander, with the dance having a sweet link to her grandparents.The ex-Love Islander, 26, is competing on this year's series of the BBC One show with professional dancer Graziano Di Prima, 29, with the duo proving to be a perfect match on the dance floor. Zara performed the quickstep with Graziano on Saturday's show and her mum Karen has revealed that the quickstep has a special link to her parents - Zara's grandparents - who would dance the quickstep together when they were dating.

Charna Flam Although Henry Cavill has hung up his Superman cape, the star is set to save the world once more, this time as an international spy in Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming spy thriller, “Argylle.” Apple Original Films released the first trailer for the movie, teasing Cavill’s super-spy, Argylle, who travels around the globe conducting top-secret missions. The film, out Feb. 2, 2024, was previously said to be based on a forthcoming novel from first-time author Elly Conway — but with the trailer and movie’s official synopsis, it’s been revealed that Conway is also a character in the film.

Want your home to smell like Taylor Swift‘s house? It’s time to pick up this candle!

Asda is urging customers to pre-book their festive food delivery as the retailer gets ready for one of its busiest times of the year.

The Princess of Wales always looks chic, even when her royal engagements involve chilly walks in the countryside, and she has been spotted wearing Barbour jackets on a number of these occasions – including during the royal couple’s tour of Wales in April this year. And now the iconic British clothing brand has just released a limited edition version of its classic wax jacket – and we bet this gets the royal seal of approval too.

Marks and Spencer has finally revealed its highly-anticipated Christmas food range - and loads of it can be cooked in the airfryer. All new party nibbles launched this year come with air frying instructions for the first time, so they can be cooked using a fraction of the energy they would in the oven.This includes pulled beef and potato tower rostis, what M&S are calling Our Best Ever prawn toast, which now contains larger chunks of black tiger prawn along with spring onion, fragrant ginger and a zingy ponzu dip and the show-stopping Collection Truffle Arancini which is the veggie option of choice, tasting incredible while also actually looking like a truffle.

While most people are aware of some symptoms for lung cancer, there are lesser-known warning signs that are important to know.

An Oldham landlord has spoken of his horror after his partner was left dripping in blood after being attacked by violent burglars.

The father of a police officer murdered while on duty in Tameside has urged the government to award posthumous medals to emergency workers killed in the line of duty.