Five Greater Manchester pubs with wonderful waterside views
Ian Brown famously said 'Manchester has everything except a beach' - though that will change with the arrival of the £250m Therme water park in a couple of years time.
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Robert Stanjek hopes to move on from ‘disaster’ for Guyot environnement in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race
GUYOT environnement – Team Europe team member Robert Stanjek admits pulling out of Leg 3 of The Ocean Race was a ‘disaster.’ The team and the German crew-mate were anticipating the “longest downwind leg of my life,” which would have been the first time he had rounded Cape Horn. Ad However after little more than three days into the leg, the team’s skipper Benjamin Dutreux decided to pull out when parts of the hull were delaminating under the repeated exposure to forceful waves. The Ocean Race'I thought that was us done' — Enright reflects on 'brutal' Leg 3 of Ocean RaceYESTERDAY AT 07:57 “At the very beginning, it felt super scary,” said Stanjek.
The Ocean Race 2023: 11th Hour Racing Team's Charlie Enright reflects on 'brutal' Leg 3 to Itajai, Brazil
Charlie Enright (11th Hour Racing Team) says Leg 3 of The Ocean Race was «brutal right from the start» after 38 days at sea. Team Malizia finished in first, completing the record-breaking leg in 34 days, 17 hours, 10 mins and 28 seconds. 11th Hour Racing Team came third after 37 days, 20 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds on the water, covering 14,840 nautical miles.
World Snooker Championship 2023 live – Neil Robertson chases last-16 spot as Mark Williams begins title bid, live stream
Sunday 16 April (order of play) Ad 10:00 World Championship'What a way to win a frame!' — Vafaei wins 40 minute frame with 'mammoth fluke'2 HOURS AGO Ding Junhui (16) 5-4 Hossein Vafaei Stuart Bingham (14) 10-4 David Gilbert 14:30 Mark Williams (8) 0-0 Jimmy Robertson Neil Robertson (6) 6-3 Wu Yize 19:00 Luca Brecel (9) 0-0 Ricky Walden Ali Carter (11) 4-5 Jak Jones Ding 5-3 Vafaei (15-119) And a delightful double on a black to finish off with a break of 87. Crowd loving that. They play to a finish on Monday morning at 10am with Ding holding a slender 5-4 lead.
'The day never leaves me': 10 years later, Bostonians remember deadly marathon bombing
With a bagpiper playing The Bells of Dunblane and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early Saturday by slowly walking together to the memorial sites near the finish line and laying wreaths.
'We added £230,000 to the value of our house - and one £400 change made a huge difference'
A pair of first-time buyers have managed to add a huge £230,000 in value to their property after renovating it themselves. Ellie Rimmer, 27, and James Lawrence, 28, bought an 'uninhabitable' two-bed bungalow for £400,000 back in September 2021 with the ambition to turn it into a four-bed house.
'It’s a dream come true' - Will Harris relishing prospect of captaincy of Team Malizia in Leg 4 of The Ocean Race
Will Harris is counting down the days to when he takes charge of Team Malizia for Leg 4 of The Ocean Race. As part of a scheduled change, Harris will take on the role from Boris Herrmann when the race gets back under way in Itajai. Ad It has been five years in the making for Harris, who worked as shore support in the 2017/18 edition.
Dream barn house on the outskirts of Greater Manchester nestled between two stunning reservoirs
If you have ever pictured yourself living out in the countryside, then this property would most likely be your dream home. Set on the outskirts of Greater Manchester, this beautiful barn house has just come on the market with a whopping £1,175,000 price tag.