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Butlin's launches Black Friday sale with up to 30 per cent off
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The discounts include Family Breaks and Big Weekenders
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Warner Hotels offering free nights away or 25 per cent off
Travel
The Black Friday deals are valid for breaks booked this week and taken on dates this year or next year
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Winter staycations with the best chance of enjoying a white Christmas
Travel
Sykes Holiday Cottages has rounded up a selection of properties in these snowy spots
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Ben has 'the best job' in 'most Christmassy place on Earth'
Travel
There are few people whose job involves hundreds of elves and thousands of reindeer
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What life was like for Cheshire's lost community of Quarry Bank Mill workers
Nostalgia
The once thriving working class estate of Quarry Bank Mill employees stood just a stone's throw away from Manchester Airport
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The last surviving 'milk bar' found in Cheshire is reminder of once thriving chain
Ellesmere Port
The National Milk Bars chain is now predominantly confined to the annals of history - except in Ellesmere Port
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Eurocamp adds 57 more destinations to its range for 2024
Travel
There will be 150 more coming online in the New Year
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Christmas
The festive spirit is set to be in full swing with unforgettable Christmas party nights and so much more
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How to keep children happy on long car journeys this half-term
Travel
We have several tips and tricks parents could try out to resist the inevitable ‘are we there yet?’ questions
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Crewe Works pictures from 1970s might show some familiar faces from the training school
Crewe
Archive pictures from Crewe Works training and the Mechanics' Institute show those who had a hand in Crewe's proud industrial past
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Couple turn 'tired' Cheshire cottage into stylish 'forever home'
Wilmslow
Helen Pexton, 56, and her husband wanted a home renovation project that they could really 'get their teeth into'
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You could get a holiday to Corfu for pennies with Jet2holidays
Travel
The break is for a family of four at a four-star resort
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Holidaymakers experiencing Fear of Switching Off when they travel
Travel
Travellers were asked why they can't unwind when on holiday
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Hotel group offering adult-only winter-themed breaks
Travel
There will be music, dancing, ice sculptures, entertainment and lights
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Seven spooky staycations you can enjoy this Halloween
Travel
Castle is said to be haunted by Henry VIII’s sole surviving wife
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easyJet Holidays launches £99 package holidays to Greece, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco and Cyprus
Travel
There are 60 flight and hotel deals for five night stays
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UK staycation operator Away Resorts brings Halloween spirit to life this October
Travel
Holidaymakers are invited to carve out some good times and create spell-binding memories
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Win a lavish 5-night winter sun escape to Turkey with Cook’s Club Alanya hotel
Travel
Enjoy some winter sun with Cook’s Club, as they're jetting off one lucky reader and a guest to their lavish adults-only hotel in Alanya, Turkey. Enter now!
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Staycation locations for foodies near to some of the country's most popular culinary delights
Travel
From a newly renovated farmhouse near Altrincham’s renowned food markets to a cosy cottage in the hometown of the Bakewell tart
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Student nurse bags five-star, seven night trip with Jet2 for £2.42
Travel
Jet2 says similar trips are to be had in Greece, Turkey and Tenerife
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Teen has to bin clothes infested with black mould in Jet2 hotel
Travel
Molly Mcquillan was holidaying with friends but their delight turned to horror in their 'damp and smelly' hotel room
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Best value ski passes for winter 2023-2024
Travel
Sunweb has analysed the cost of a six-day ski pass in 21 of Europe’s top ski destinations
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You can now book to stay in the Woodland Resort at Legoland
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Lodges can be home to between 2 and 7 people and a stay includes entry to the resort
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Leave the stress of the festive season behind with a restful stay at Macdonald Hotels and Resorts
Christmas
Take some time to relax over Christmas at Craxton Wood Hotel and Spa, New Blossoms Hotel, Portal Hotel, Golf and Spa and Hill Valley Hotel, Golf and Spa
What life was like for Cheshire's lost community of Quarry Bank Mill workers
Nostalgia
The once thriving working class estate of Quarry Bank Mill employees stood just a stone's throw away from Manchester Airport
The last surviving 'milk bar' found in Cheshire is reminder of once thriving chain
Ellesmere Port
The National Milk Bars chain is now predominantly confined to the annals of history - except in Ellesmere Port
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Let Macdonald Hotels & Resorts plan your festive celebrations with incredible food, drinks, and endless fun
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The festive spirit is set to be in full swing with unforgettable Christmas party nights and so much more
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Pubs in Chester
Popular Chester pub with views over River Dee reopens after major refurbishment
The Mount Inn in Boughton has undergone a major refurb
Met Office issues weather warning across Cheshire with thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast
Cheshire weather
The Met Office says some areas will experience flash floods
Beautiful village on Cheshire border with secluded beach 'unlike anywhere else'
Wirral
Thurstaston is a small village on the Wirral Peninsula, just over the Cheshire border near Neston
New species of spider discovered in UK with no previous record of it anywhere in the world
Museums
Dmitri Logunov, Europe’s leading jumping spider expert, based at Manchester Museum, was sent to identify the spider
'Poshest' farm shop The Hollies opens new store on Cheshire village high street
Tarporley
The Hollies has opened a new boutique-style shop in the middle of Tarporley - the village named one of the best places to live in the UK
Crewe
Crewe woman banned from entering Co-op and Heron Foods stores in town
The shoplifter has been ordered by the courts to stay away from three shops in Crewe
Firefighters called to house fire on Lache Lane, Chester
Lache Lane
Two fire engines from Chester were rushed to the scene
Inside Instagram-haven new cocktail bar now open in Cheshire town
Congleton
Bench Bistro Bar has opened its second cocktail bar in Cheshire
Met Office issues weather warning across Cheshire with thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast
Cheshire weather
The Met Office says some areas will experience flash floods
Manchester Airport Border Force officers find 'biggest' drugs haul in years in suitcases
Manchester Airport
Border Force officers found 278 packages inside eight separate bags