It’s fair to say travel will be different this summer. Overseas travel is being actively discouraged, leaving many feeling their options for a holiday are limited. Staycations are here to stay – for 2021 at least. So, here’s some inspiration for...
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How good is your pop knowledge? Do you know which song was the first UK No1 hit for Cliff Richard?Or, can you name the year The Killers released ‘Hot Fuss’? Are you up for the challenge or will you be ‘one year out’? Based on...
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Cartoon favourite, Maya the Bee is back for her third full-length cinematic escapade. And don’t worry if you haven’t seen the first two, because this computer animated movie can be enjoyed without any prior knowledge of the earlier...
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National Walking Month in May is the perfect time to pull on your walking boots and discover new trails across the urban, countryside and coastal regions with a UK walking break. From a leisurely stroll to an active hike, here are 7 wonderful UK...
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Alan Ladd Jr is, as his daughter, Amanda describes: ‘The most influential executive you’ve never heard of’. Unless of course you work in the movie business, where anyone who is anyone has a story to tell about him, with the names signed up to this...
Paul Thomason spends a creative, fun and competitive afternoon playing Taskmaster which brings all the silliness of the TV show to your front room. It must have been the ultimate task for board game producers, Ginger Fox but somehow they’ve...
During these uncertain times, many of us are taking the time to explore the pathways of our local parks. Some of us might stop and reminisce about our childhood and comment about the size of the climbing frame in the park’s playground: ‘It must have...
Theatre returns to Salford Quays in May with an immersive outdoor production, ‘C-o-n-t-a-c-t’. The show premiered in Paris under social distancing conditions last summer and comes to Salford Quays and Central Manchester for a 6-week run in a...
DJ and live event host, Tom Finkill has been connecting communities during Covid with his weekly quiz, Never Gonna Quiz You Up. He talks to Carmel Thomason about adapting to a year of virtual events and why quizzes are bringing families together...
Martin Thomasson describes how lockdown encouraged him to rediscover his family’s past and write a collection of memoirs ‘Random Notes from Life’ When my Auntie Madge (my great aunt Madeleine) died, I was very sad; sadder than I’d...
Dementia doesn’t care if you are a parent of a pauper, a prince or a celebrity. Actress, Shobna Gulati witnessed this first hand when her mum, Asha, was diagnosed with vascular dementia. In this deeply moving yet humorous memoir, a daughter sets out...
Carmel Thomason
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