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Set in the heart of the rural Cheshire village of Dunham Massey, Red House Farm has been under the direction of the Clare family for over 100 years. Though the farm has taken on many guises through the years, it has steadily developed into the thriving farm shop, tea rooms and tourist attraction that you [...]

The mill is one of the best preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It is a Grade II* listed building. The mill was founded by Samuel Greg in 1784 in the village of Styal on the River Bollin. Its original iron water wheel was designed [...]

A recent survey has found out which city in Britain buys the anti-impotence drug Viagra the most. And the winner is: Bristol. To make matters worse, men in nearby Swindon need the sex-boosting drug the least.  A survey of Viagra sales at Tesco stores showed that men in Solihull, London’s Lea Valley, Bursledon, Hants, and [...]

It was recently reported in the MEN that a baby-faced thug has been slapped with an ASBO for harassing rail passengers in Altrincham. Connor Matthews, who is just 11-years-old, was hauled before Trafford Magistrates Court and given a five year anti-social behaviour order for ‘persistent abusive and intimidating behaviour’. Matthews, of The Mount in Hale [...]

The Council’s Free after 3pm parking scheme is being reintroduced for two months to cover the Christmas and New Year period. From 18 November until 16 January in ALL Council-run car parks and on-street parking facilities Monday to Saturday. Car parks and on-street parking places are also free on Sundays. Executive Councillor Alan Mitchell said: [...]

The Hollyoaks actress, 27, is already hard at work practising for the ITV1 series which starts in the New Year. She signed up after her dream of competing on Strictly Come Dancing was foiled by her commitments to the Channel 4 soap. Jen, who plays Mercedes McQueen, is learning her stuff at a rink in [...]