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Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Home Bargains' 'beautiful' £4 garden lights that 'sell out fast'
Shoppers love Home Bargains' viral solar lights that look 'beautiful' in gardens and outdoor spaces Home Bargains has excited shoppers after a fan spotted hot air balloon lights on shelves. Earlier this year, the retailer delighted shoppers with its"magical" range of solar lights, featuring various hot air balloon designs. The popular designs quickly sold out, but the retailer kept shoppers on their toes, restocking the decorations and updating the range. While the Firefly Hot Air Balloon Spiral Solar Light is currently out of stock on Home Bargains' website, eagle-eyed shoppers have spotted the £3.99 light in stores. Posting on a Facebook group for 'Bargain Lovers', a shopper wrote: "How beautiful are these different coloured solar lights in Home Bargains?" Viewers quickly recognised the range, and many were keen to shop the viral lights. However, commenters warned shoppers to be quick. Someone wrote: "Love these. They always sell out really fast." A fan tagged a friend, writing: "They are back!!!" Another shopper shared: "I love mine. I bought one (left 5 on the shelf) when I put it up I was instantly gutted I didn't get more. Went back the next day and all were gone. I waited 2 weeks for them to be restocked. They are a must in the garden, so beautiful. I have 5 of them now." In the comments, lots of shoppers praised their previous purchases, and others said they're keen to add to their collection. One such buyer replied: "Oh dear I promised myself I wasn't buying anymore solar lights because I've got loads, looks like I'll be buying more now." A fan revealed: "My garden is full of them (14) I'm obsessed." A different shopper commented: "They look so nice it up I have the mobile one the string lights and one like this it looks like there's a real flame inside them when they lit up." Another response read: "I've got them all I'm so in love with them," and a similar comment added: "I've got few of these beautiful at night." Someone else said: "I've got these they are lovely." The product description on Home Bargains' website explains that the light has a flame LED effect. It says: "Add a whimsical glow to your outdoor space with the Firefly Hot Air Balloon Spiral Solar Light. "This charming light automatically turns on at dusk, creating a beautiful flame LED effect that adds warmth and ambiance to your garden or patio. It's easy to install and comes with a rechargeable battery, so you can enjoy hassle-free lighting all night long. "The spiral hot air balloon design adds a fun, decorative touch to any outdoor setting. Perfect for brightening up your space with minimal effort!" Alternatively, shoppers may prefer Home Bargains' £4 Solar Hot Air Balloon Light, which is available in four different colours. Once more, shoppers will likely need to be quick to avoid disappointment, as the website says they are low in stock.
Web Release
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Web Release
Tee Off and Turn Up: Swingers Dubai is bringing the Party to Bluewaters Island
Web Release Selection Entertainment By Editor_wr On Apr 17, 2025 The wait is officially over, and the party is in full swing with Swingers Dubai having recently opened its doors, shaking up Bluewaters Island with its electrifying vibe. Dubai's newest playground for music, cocktails, unforgettable nights out, and fun-fuelled brunches, Swingers is where crazy golf is just the beginning of the fun. Already a global sensation, this fully-fledged entertainment destination marks an exciting new chapter as it lands in the region in partnership with Rise Hospitality. A Multi-Sensory Playground Located on the vibrant Bluewaters Island at the foot of Ain Dubai, Swingers Dubai wows guests from the very first step inside. Spanning 22,000 square feet across a two-storey art deco clubhouse, the venue is a visual feast, brimming with lush greenery, playful English country club charm, plush seating, and, of course, cocktail bars around every corner. Adding to the spectacle is its Instagram-worthy crazy golf course, featuring three themed adventures — the Hot Air Balloon Course, the Waterwheel Course, and the Clocktower Course — each one more fun and frustrating than the last. At Swingers, crazy golf is just the beginning. As the night unfolds, this electric playground becomes the ultimate pre-party or all-night hangout, soundtracked by a resident DJ spinning non-stop feel-good beats. With vibrant lights, infectious energy, and plenty of spots to dance or vibe between rounds, it's impossible not to get swept up in the fun. Fuel for Fun Of course, dancing and competitive fun can work up an appetite, and Swingers Dubai has just the ticket, serving up a mouthwatering array of street food from top-tier vendors that will leave guests spoiled for choice. Try out Patty&Bun's juicy burgers — a fan favourite at Swingers London — for a proper bite, grab a slice (or three) of authentic New York-style pizza from Matteo's Pizzeria, or spice things up with Burro Blanco's burritos and bowls, packed to the brim with bold Mexican flavours. Whatever you're craving, there's plenty to keep you fuelled for another round. As for refreshing sips, the venue boasts an extensive cocktail menu featuring signature creations such as the Frozen Watermelon Margarita and Swinging Punch.?Alternatively, those looking to play it safe can enjoy classic cocktails alongside premium spirits, mocktails, hops, and grape. Best of all, there's no need to leave the course — the attentive team will deliver your drinks straight to the fairway, keeping the fun flowing. Level Up Your Night From breaking the ice with workmates to pulling out all the stops on a date, Swingers has packages to suit every vibe and occasion. Opt for The Competitive Set at AED 180 per person, including a round of crazy golf and two house drinks, or go big with The All Set, starting from AED 295, complete with unlimited drinks for two hours, AED 85 in street food credit, and your own reserved area. For those really looking to make it count, The Ultimate Set ups the ante with three hours of free-flow beverages, a feast of street food, and plenty of time to soak up the fun, all starting at AED 395. Secret Brunch Crazy Golf Get ready for the ultimate all-swinging, all-dancing Secret Brunch at Swingers Dubai, every Friday from 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm. The perfect way to kickstart your weekend, gather your friends and dive into the three-course immersive mini golf experience. Complementing the experience, guests can also sway to the beats of a live DJ, sip on free-flowing beverages, and soak up the party atmosphere, with packages starting from AED 299. To keep you well-fuelled, indulge in a mouthwatering spread of street food, including juicy burgers, New York-style pizzas, and hearty burritos. Don't miss your shot — book now and experience the craze for yourself. When: Every Friday from 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm Offer: Evening brunch featuring 1 round of crazy golf, street food, live DJ, and choice of free-flowing beverage package Packages: Soft Drinks Package: AED 299 inclusive of 3 hours of unlimited soft drinks, selected mocktails, and water House Package: AED 349 inclusive of 3 hours of unlimited house spirits, hops, and grape Premium Package: AED 449 inclusive of 3 hours of unlimited cocktails, house spirits, hops, premium grape, and sparkling *For more information on the Secret Brunch Crazy Golf, click here *For bookings and more information on Swingers Dubai, please visit Comments are closed.
What's On
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
15 new date 'day' ideas for fun dates this summer
More fun ideas for dates that don't suck… We've established that date 'days' are actually the better version of date 'nights'. Fun activities you and your date can do together instead of just sitting mute in a movie theatre or making painful small talk over dinner. Nail the planning game with these ideas and thank us later when you ride off into the sunset. Make personalised charm keepsakes The Charm Bar is your one-stop-shop for all things charm and cheer related. Here, you can build your own charm bracelets and necklaces, and even create charm accessories for your shoes, bags, keychains and more. Basically, personalise anything and everything. It's a super fun way to bond, get to know each other in a whimsical way and take away a keepsake to remember the date. @thecharmbarofficial Go swinging Swingers Dubai is spread over an impressive 22,000 square feet and two floor. It boasts three crazy golf courses, with different vibes in each. Check out the Hot Air Balloon, the Waterwheel and the Clocktower courses each with fun moving obstacles, and stunning decor and friendly competition. Get together, take a swing, get competitive and end the night with some great food. @swingers_uae Learn some woodworking at The Makers Society The Makers Society is a quiet, peaceful environment, stillness and silence in the air as you work away. It's a great way to bond over the beauty of learning a new skill and enough space for you to get real with each other. This spot offers not just beginners classes, but also courses for you to get the low down on woodworking, so if it becomes your thing, you'll keep coming back together. @dubaimakerssociety Go deep sea diving Perhaps a bit intense, but if you and your date are adventure sport lovers, then this is the one for you. Deep Dive Dubai is the world's deepest diving pool, reaching up to a 60-metre depth and containing 14,000,000 litres of fresh water. You're provided everything you need from start to finish, from the wetsuit to an expert diving instructor who'll guide you no matter what level you are on. It's great for both beginners and professionals, and you and your date can explore the different levels of the sunken underwater city. @deepdivedubai Soar away in a hot air balloon If your lot is a bit more fun and experimental, a hot air balloon experience may be très fun. Hero Balloon Flights has a luxurious hot air balloon ride, complete with a scenic ride in the latest Land Rover Defender 130, a mesmerising drone show to begin the day, a breathtaking hot air balloon flight over the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, an in-flight falcon show and a gourmet breakfast inspired by the ancient Greek philosophy of the Four Elements. If you're extravagant in your gestures like that, this is for you. @heroballoonsdubai Be big kids You're never too old for the arcade, especially not for Loco Bear, where the possibilities are endless and the options too many to count. Indoor obstacle courses, bowling alleys, arcade games, virtual reality, ball pits, rock climbing, ziplining – you name it, they have it and it's like a wonderland you can get lost in for a whole day. Great thing is that it's all indoor, so matter the weather, the fun is guaranteed. @ Go rollerskating at RollDXB This has to be straight out of a romcom – RollDXB is a sweet vintage dream, with the discotheque music, the massive flashing disco ball and the colourful graffiti everywhere. You can bring your date here, occupy the rink for a rollerskating session and skate away together into the sunset. Doesn't matter if you're just starting out or you're already professional – we can help each other out. @rolldxb Put your heads together at an escape room Game Over features features 12 escape rooms, 11 meta-escape rooms which use VR headsets plus a board game cafe with more than 50 plus titles for board game fans. The escape rooms have been designed by professional animators and creators of dramatic alternative universes for films. If you and your date are into brain games, riddles and puzzles, this is it for you. Go tote bag and pouch painting Take it nice and slow with this fun, artsy activity at afterwork studios – the space holds workshops for tote bag and pouch painting, another keepsake you can. take away with you at the end of the date. They offer all the materials you need, from the bags and the canvas to the paint and even mirrors to paint on. Relax and get to know each other as you paint away. @ Go to a cat cafe (if that's your thing) If you and your date are cat people (which everyone should be), then chilling at a cat cafe and getting to know each other surrounded by cats can be a great idea. Meowtropolis Cat Café is located in JLT and and has not only some of the cutest cats you'll ever see but also an extensive menu of coffee, tea, milkshakes and other specialty beverages. The drill is that you choose a package from the five different kinds with different time windows and beverage options and you're all set. @meowtropoliscatcafe Catch an arthouse flick We know we said we're straying away from the boring standard here, but Cinema Akil comes loaded with vintage charm and atypical movies that will create oodles of conversation between you and your date. Each month they have a fantastic line-up of classics and new flicks – choose one, settle in and enjoy. You can also catch the Franco Film Festival before it ends this week. There's loads to do in Alserkal Avenue post your movie as well. @cinemaakil Go to a coffee shop rave Coffee shop raves are the rage, an emerging a trend of essentially sober parties where the cool currency of the night is a cup of artisanal joe. The formula is simple – a visually aesthetic location, a high-octane DJ with a playlist of the most popular house music mix right now under his belt and of course, coffee, and BOOM. Head over for a day of dance, caffeine and a lot of fun – perfect for an unconventional pair. Read all about Dubai's coffee shop raves here. Get into pottery Nothing like a calming pottery session to create some chemistry, especially if you and your date like fun activities or learning new skills. Keepsakes are always sweet to take away from dates and CRN Art Design offers two pottery techniques for two age groups, including the basics of ceramics using different hand-building techniques as well as the wheel. Explore stunning digital art Arte Museum by the masterminds at digital media design company, d'strict is already renowned around the world. And you can find the magical multi-sensory experience here in Dubai at Dubai Mall. Armed with a fully-charged phone, make your way around 13 immersive spaces ending your journey at the tea bar which also comes with a pretty floral immersive experience. @artemuseum_dubai Go on a street food tour of Dubai We all know the fancy-pants restaurants of Dubai, with the big chandeliers and high ceilings and expensive menus, but the the city has some of the most incredible, local, homegrown and streetside eateries, little cafeterias in nooks and corners that offer real soul food. Follow our street food map of Dubai here and go on a sweet street food hop – involves a nice long car ride and the potential for karak . What's not to like?
What's On
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
15 new date 'day' ideas for fun dates in Summer 2025
More fun ideas for dates that don't suck… We've established that date 'days' are actually the better version of date 'nights'. Fun activities you and your date can do together instead of just sitting mute in a movie theatre or making painful small talk over dinner. Nail the planning game with these ideas and thank us later when you ride off into the sunset. Make personalised charm keepsakes The Charm Bar is your one-stop-shop for all things charm and cheer related. Here, you can build your own charm bracelets and necklaces, and even create charm accessories for your shoes, bags, keychains and more. Basically, personalise anything and everything. It's a super fun way to bond, get to know each other in a whimsical way and take away a keepsake to remember the date. @thecharmbarofficial Go swinging Swingers Dubai is spread over an impressive 22,000 square feet and two floor. It boasts three crazy golf courses, with different vibes in each. Check out the Hot Air Balloon, the Waterwheel and the Clocktower courses each with fun moving obstacles, and stunning decor and friendly competition. Get together, take a swing, get competitive and end the night with some great food. @swingers_uae Learn some woodworking at The Makers Society The Makers Society is a quiet, peaceful environment, stillness and silence in the air as you work away. It's a great way to bond over the beauty of learning a new skill and enough space for you to get real with each other. This spot offers not just beginners classes, but also courses for you to get the low down on woodworking, so if it becomes your thing, you'll keep coming back together. @dubaimakerssociety Go deep sea diving Perhaps a bit intense, but if you and your date are adventure sport lovers, then this is the one for you. Deep Dive Dubai is the world's deepest diving pool, reaching up to a 60-metre depth and containing 14,000,000 litres of fresh water. You're provided everything you need from start to finish, from the wetsuit to an expert diving instructor who'll guide you no matter what level you are on. It's great for both beginners and professionals, and you and your date can explore the different levels of the sunken underwater city. @deepdivedubai Soar away in a hot air balloon If your lot is a bit more fun and experimental, a hot air balloon experience may be très fun. Hero Balloon Flights has a luxurious hot air balloon ride, complete with a scenic ride in the latest Land Rover Defender 130, a mesmerising drone show to begin the day, a breathtaking hot air balloon flight over the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, an in-flight falcon show and a gourmet breakfast inspired by the ancient Greek philosophy of the Four Elements. If you're extravagant in your gestures like that, this is for you. @heroballoonsdubai Be big kids You're never too old for the arcade, especially not for Loco Bear, where the possibilities are endless and the options too many to count. Indoor obstacle courses, bowling alleys, arcade games, virtual reality, ball pits, rock climbing, ziplining – you name it, they have it and it's like a wonderland you can get lost in for a whole day. Great thing is that it's all indoor, so matter the weather, the fun is guaranteed. @ Go rollerskating at RollDXB This has to be straight out of a romcom – RollDXB is a sweet vintage dream, with the discotheque music, the massive flashing disco ball and the colourful graffiti everywhere. You can bring your date here, occupy the rink for a rollerskating session and skate away together into the sunset. Doesn't matter if you're just starting out or you're already professional – we can help each other out. @rolldxb Put your heads together at an escape room Game Over features features 12 escape rooms, 11 meta-escape rooms which use VR headsets plus a board game cafe with more than 50 plus titles for board game fans. The escape rooms have been designed by professional animators and creators of dramatic alternative universes for films. If you and your date are into brain games, riddles and puzzles, this is it for you. Go tote bag and pouch painting Take it nice and slow with this fun, artsy activity at afterwork studios – the space holds workshops for tote bag and pouch painting, another keepsake you can. take away with you at the end of the date. They offer all the materials you need, from the bags and the canvas to the paint and even mirrors to paint on. Relax and get to know each other as you paint away. @ Go to a cat cafe (if that's your thing) If you and your date are cat people (which everyone should be), then chilling at a cat cafe and getting to know each other surrounded by cats can be a great idea. Meowtropolis Cat Café is located in JLT and and has not only some of the cutest cats you'll ever see but also an extensive menu of coffee, tea, milkshakes and other specialty beverages. The drill is that you choose a package from the five different kinds with different time windows and beverage options and you're all set. @meowtropoliscatcafe Catch an arthouse flick We know we said we're straying away from the boring standard here, but Cinema Akil comes loaded with vintage charm and atypical movies that will create oodles of conversation between you and your date. Each month they have a fantastic line-up of classics and new flicks – choose one, settle in and enjoy. There's loads to do in Alserkal Avenue post your movie as well. Find March's full schedule here. @cinemaakil Go to a coffee shop rave Coffee shop raves are the rage, an emerging a trend of essentially sober parties where the cool currency of the night is a cup of artisanal joe. The formula is simple – a visually aesthetic location, a high-octane DJ with a playlist of the most popular house music mix right now under his belt and of course, coffee, and BOOM. Head over for a day of dance, caffeine and a lot of fun – perfect for an unconventional pair. Read all about Dubai's coffee shop raves here. Get into pottery Nothing like a calming pottery session to create some chemistry, especially if you and your date like fun activities or learning new skills. Keepsakes are always sweet to take away from dates and CRN Art Design offers two pottery techniques for two age groups, including the basics of ceramics using different hand-building techniques as well as the wheel. Explore stunning digital art Arte Museum by the masterminds at digital media design company, d'strict is already renowned around the world. And you can find the magical multi-sensory experience here in Dubai at Dubai Mall. Armed with a fully-charged phone, make your way around 13 immersive spaces ending your journey at the tea bar which also comes with a pretty floral immersive experience. @artemuseum_dubai Go on a street food tour of Dubai We all know the fancy-pants restaurants of Dubai, with the big chandeliers and high ceilings and expensive menus, but the the city has some of the most incredible, local, homegrown and streetside eateries, little cafeterias in nooks and corners that offer real soul food. Follow our street food map of Dubai here and go on a sweet street food hop – involves a nice long car ride and the potential for karak . What's not to like?
