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Hotels in Manchester, Liverpool, the Lake District, Blackpool, Chester and the NW
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Destinations
Manchester
Visitors who haven’t been to Manchester for a while may no longer recognise the city. In the last decade huge construction projects have transformed the landscape of the world’s first industrial city [more]
Liverpool
Liverpool was already well known around the world for its architecture, football, literature and music. This reputation was further enhanced when it received the accolade of European Capital of Culture 2008 [more]
Lake District
There are few places on earth that can match the beauty of the Lake District. Each year over 12 million visitors come to experience its famous lakes, snow-capped mountains and picturesque villages [more]
Chester
Chester is undoubtedly one of the UK's most beautiful cities. It is also one of the best preserved, with some parts of the city walls dating back more than 2,000 years [more]
Blackpool
Cluttered with souvenir shops and fast food restaurants, many see Blackpool as the archetypal tacky British seaside resort [more]
Latest News
Jul 4, Stevie Wonder adds second MEN Arena show
Stevie Wonder has added a second Manchester date to his European tour later this year. In addition to the concert at the Manchester Evening News Arena on September 9 he will also appear on October 3. Tickets go on sale today and are available here.
Jul 3, Free parking introduced in Chester
Free parking after 3 pm is to be introduced in Chester. The scheme, ‘It’s Free After Three’ will start on July 14 on council car parks on Princess Street and Gore Street and run for a 3-month trial period. The move is intended to encourage residents of Chester to shop in the city centre. A recent survey revealed that residents preferred to shop on retail parks such as Broughton Shopping Park and Cheshire Oaks, where parking is free.
Jul 3, Curtis gravestone stolen
The gravestone of former Joy Division singer Ian Curtis has been stolen from Macclesfield Cemetery. Cheshire Police said the memorial was taken sometime between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning and are appealing for anybody with information of its whereabouts to contact them.
Curtis was born in Manchester in 1956 and spent his early years in Macclesfield. In 1976 he formed Warsaw with Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook. The band changed their name to Joy Division the following year. In 1980, at the height of their success, Curtis committed suicide. The gravestone bears the inscription ‘Ian Curtis 18 – 5 – 80 Love Will Tear Us Apart’, a reference to Joy Division’s best known song.
Jun 26, Work begins on the new Anfield
Preparatory work on Liverpool FC’s new stadium at Stanley Park has commenced. Contractors Laing O’Rourke began enabling works on Monday under a licence granted by Liverpool City Council. No major construction will commence until a lease agreement between the two parties has been finalised.
Co-chairman George Gillett said, ‘This is a significant milestone for the club and I am delighted that the design received full planning consent and that we are now on site. We have been working very hard over the last six months to move the details of the design along but this is the first tangible evidence for fans that a new LFC stadium will be built.’
Providing all goes to plan, the new stadium is expected to open in time for the start of the 2011/12 football season.
