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Salford Quays – A trip into the future

Salford Quays – A trip into the future

Travelling up very busy motorways to what the Prime Minister hopes will become part of his “Northern Powerhouse” scheme, I wondered how many more vehicles can use our already overstretched ...
Remember the delights of the Pleasure Garden?

Remember the delights of the Pleasure Garden?

Long before the invention of Disneyland, Georgians enjoyed their own type of amusement park: the pleasure garden. For a modest entry fee, people from all walks of life could escape the noise and squal ...